Christiana (Steiner) Zust (1837 - 1918)

Born 5 Mar 1837 in Switzerland

Ancestors

Wife of Lorenz Zust — married 9 May 1860 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1918 at age 80 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Christina was the daughter of Christian Steiner and Anna Ammann.

Christiana Steiner was born on March 5, 1837, in Switzerland.

Christiana married Lorenz Zust

The 1860 U.S. Census for Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, finds the following family: L. Zust, male, age 26, born Switzerland; Christina Zust, female, age 23, born Switzerland; John F. Steiner, male, age 18, born in Switzerland; Chas. Glattle, male, age 17, born Switzerland; W. J. Gilbert, male, age 25, born OH; C. M. Smith, male, age 21, born NY; T. A. Spottswood, male, age 29, born PA.

The 1880 U.S. Census for Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, finds the following family: L. Zust, head, age 46, married, white, born Switzerland, parents born Switzerland; Christiana Zust, wife, age 43, born in Switzerland; Anna Zust, daughter, age 18; Christian Zust, son, age 15; John F. Zust, son, age 13; Lily A. Zust, daughter, age 11; Albert F. Zust, son, age 9; May H. Zust, daughter, age 7; Herbert L. Zust, son, age 5; Elmira B. Zust, daughter, age 2; Lawrence Zust, son, in infant. All the children were born in Iowa. Also listed is Anna Brau, female, age 25, born in Iowa.

Lorenz died in 1893, leaving Christiana a widow.

The 1905 Iowa State Census for Dubuque, Iowa, finds the following family: Robert Zust, age 2, born in IA, parents born IA. This census is on separate cards for each family member. The next cards are for: John F. Zust, age 5, born IA, parents born in IA; Miriam Zust, female, age 7, born IA, parents born IA; Nellie E. Zust, female, age 29, born IA, parents born in OH; John L. Zust, male, age 37, born IA, parents born in Switzerland; Walter Zust, male, age 24, born Iowa, parents born in Switzerland; Christian Zust, male, age 40, born in Iowa, parents born in Switzerland; Almira B. Zust, female, age 26, born Iowa, parents born in Switzerland; May H. Zust, female, age 31, born Iowa, parents born in Switzerland; Christina Zust, female, age 67, born Switzerland, father born in Germany, mother born in Switzerland.

Christiane Steiner Zust died on February 6, 1918, in Dubuque, Iowa. She is buried in Linwood Cemetery in Dubuque.

Sources

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJKQ-PQ7 : 4 November 2017), Lorenz Zust and Christiana Steiner, 09 May 1860, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; citing reference bk 2 p 161 cn 94, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,386.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD2Z-2HX : 14 August 2017), Christiana Zust in household of L Zust, Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 178, sheet 315A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0338; FHL microfilm 1,254,338.

• Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934

• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-Z1G?cc=1473181&wc=7QL9-TFB%3A1589426666%2C1589426876%2C1589427243 : 24 March 2017), Iowa > Dubuque > Dubuque City > image 58 of 329; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBN-S93?cc=1417683&wc=XW43-829%3A1589394762%2C1589403082%2C1589403081%2C1589396822 : 24 December 2015), Iowa > Dubuque > Dubuque > ED 178 > image 5 of 37; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Christiana Steiner Zust