Samuel Charles Tustin (1791 - 1863)

Born 7 Mar 1791 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Mary Frances (Flannagan) Tustin — married 1 Aug 1815 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1863 at age 71 in Petaluma, Sonoma, California, United States

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Biography

Samuel Tustin was involved in the westward expansion of the USA. See Westward Ho!.

Samuel Tustin was a Californian.

Samuel Charles Tustin was born on 7 Mar 1791 in Pennsylvania, PA. Son of William Tustin and.

He moved to Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, and in 1812, he married Mary Frances Flanagan. In 1825 he moved back to Pennsylvania and then on to Marshall County, Illinois in 1837 where he lived for about 10-12 years.

In 1845, Samuel migrated west upon the Oregon Trail with his wife and nine children to Oregon, and then two years later he traveled south to northern California in the search for gold in 1847.

Samuel built and ran a Lumberyard in Petaluma from 18 Dec 1855 which was sold in 1870 by his son Columbus after Samuel, his father, died in 1863.

On 19 Apr 1858, the Petaluma charter election took place and Samuel Tustin was elected as one of the city's original Trustees along with four other men.

Sources

• Death Notice published in The Sacramento Bee on 9 Mar 1863, page 3.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73789774/samuel-charles-tustin : accessed 17 January 2022), memorial page for Samuel Charles Tustin Sr. (7 Mar 1791–4 Mar 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73789774, citing Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, USA ; Maintained by Stacinator (contributor 49423547) .

See Also:

• https://petalumahistorian.com/tag/samuel-tustin/