Ruston, Robert b. 26 Jun 1833 Laynam, Nottingham, England d. 11 Dec 1922: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1833 - 1922 (89 years) Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Ruston, Robert
Born	26 Jun 1833	Laynam, Nottingham, England
Gender	Male
Immigration	Abt 1865
Biography	1911
History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 0605
ROBERT RUSTON, one of the old and honored residents of Outagamie county, Wisconsin, who owns and operates a fine tract of land in section 6, Seymour township, came to this section at a very early day, and deserves more than passing mention for the part he took in the development of this part of the state. Mr. Ruston is a native of England, born at Laynam, Nottinghamshire, June 26, 1833, a son of Robert Wilson and Mary Maria (Knight) Ruston, and a grandson of Robert and Mary (Crawford) Ruston, of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Both Mr. Ruston's father and grandfather were sailors by occupation, the latter being lost at sea and the former dying October 14, 1862, at the age of fifty-seven years. Mr. Ruston had these brothers and sisters: Wilson, William, John, Mary Ann, Eliza and Sarah. Robert Ruston came to the United States in 1865 and first located at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he remained until the railroad was built through to Seymour in 1872, when he drove through to the latter place, bringing with him his baggage and a cow, while his wife and family made the trip by train. He had purchased eighty acres of wild land in Seymour township, and here he built a log shanty, with boards laid on the sleepers for the stove, and other furniture consisting of a table, rude chairs and a bed. He first started to work in the woods, and during the next spring worked on the Seymour main road, which was then building, and his first crop was put in his land with an axe. Mr. Ruston can tell many interesting experiences of the early days of Seymour township, when hardships were many and conveniences none. He relates of a period when the gnats and mosquitoes became so troublesome that returning from his work one day he was almost unable to recognize his family on account of the severe bites of the little insects. Year after year Mr. Ruston worked untiringly, clearing the brush and timber from his land, digging out stumps and filling in mires, grading and planting, erecting new buildings and building fences, and in time he had made his property one of the valuable farms of Seymour township. On November 7, 1853, at Rotterham, Yorkshire, England, Mr. Ruston was married to Ann Kitson, who shared with him all the hardships and privations of pioneer days. She was born on April 18, 1833, at Man, Yorkshire, England, a daughter of Robert and Frances (Autey) Kitson, whose other children were: George, Alfred, William, Robert, James, Bessie, Mary, Annis, Abigail and Rachel. Mr. and Mrs. Ruston have had the following children: Robert, born February 13, 1858, died March 13, 1858; Mary Ann, born August 4, 1859, married Louis Conklin May 24, 1885; Eliza, born April 20, 1861, married Edward C. Weymouth November 16, 1887, and died June 15, 1895, leaving three children named Robert Edward, Lillian Odetta and Frances; Maria, born March 15, 1863, married William E. Lane July 26, 1888; William, born February 25, 1865; Louisa, born September 16, 1867, died September 28, 1868; Frances, born December 25, 1870, died November 7, 1906; Bessie, born March 31, 1873, married Samuel D. Westlake August 5, 1905, and Isabella, born August 29, 1875. Prior to coming to this country, Mr. Ruston worked for twenty-one years in the iron works, first as underhand and later as a puddler. He helped to make the iron that entered into the construction of the "Great Eastern," and at the Parkgate Iron Works, Yorkshire, helped roll the first armor plate manufactured. Upon coming to this country Mr. Ruston studied the political conditions of the country with the result that he cast his first presidential ballot for General U. S. Grant in 1868, and has ever since been a stanch advocate of Republican doctrines and the candidates of the Republican party.
	Ruston, Robert Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
Died	11 Dec 1922
Obituary	12 Dec 1922
Appleton Post Crescent
See Image Robert Ruston 6/26/1833 12/11/1922 Post Crescent 12/12/1922 6
	Ruston, Robert Obituary
Reference Number	2440
Buried	Seymour Community Cemetery, Seymour, Wisconsin, USA
	Ruston, Robert Seymour Community Cemetery, Seymour, Wisconsin, USA
	Ruston, Robert Seymour Community Cemetery, Seymour, Wisconsin, USA
Person ID	I307100	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	25 Aug 2018