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Born 1828
From A centennial biographical history of Crawford County, Ohio .. (1902)
DAVID LUST.
The career of no man in Crawford county, Ohio, more forcibly illustrates the value of industry and integrity than that of David Lust, of Lykens township. Mr. Lust is a native of Ohio, and was born in Marion county, October 26, 1828, a son of Jacob and Mary (Stoneman) Lust. Jacob Lust and his wife both died in 1829, and their son Jacob, their only other child except the subject of this sketch, is also dead. David was reared by his grandfather Lust and began active life by working on farms in Chatfield township, Crawlord county. After working by the month for four years he located on his present farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He now owns another farm of one hundred and forty-two acres and another of eighty acres, his land aggregating three hundred and eighty-two acres. He has acquired this fine property by industry and good business management, and those who know him best
As printed in A centennial biographical history of Crawford County, Ohio .. (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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