Benjamin
W.
[uncertain]
Rustin
Born about in Liberty County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Rustin
and Jane Eunice (Weathers) Rustin
Brother of
John Paton Rustin, Gilliann Elizabeth Rustin, Sarah Jane (Rustin) Swindell, Seaborn Bird Rustin, Julia Rustin and William Allen Rustin [half]
Husband of
Susan Caroline (Driggers) Rustin
— married
23 Nov 1845 in Tayler's Creek, Liberty County, Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
John William Rustin, Mary Eunice Rustin, Brainard Wesley Rustin, Walter Knox Rustin and Clara Eugenia Rustin
Died
at about age 42
in Elmira, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2013
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This profile is part of the Driggers Name Study.
Biography
Benjamin Rustin Died while a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.
Benjamin W. Rustin was born in 1822 in Liberty County, Georgia. He enlisted 29 August 1863 in Bryan County with J.L. McAllister. Pvt. Rustin was with the Hardwick Mounted Rifles, Co. B until, through consolidation of units, he was transferred to Co. H, 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry.
Pvt. Rustin was present at roll calls through May, 1864. He was captured 11 June 1864 during the Battle of Trevillian Station. He was sent to Fortress Monroe, VA., then to Point Lookout, Maryland, and after that transferred to Elmira Prison Camp, Elmira, NY.
Pvt. B.W. Rustin died of remittent fever on 19 August 1864. He was buried in Woodland Cemetery, section 2, grave 67, Elmira, Chemung County, New York. [1]
Sources
FamilySearch L4QZ-7ZD
- ↑ Entered by Peter Roberts, Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry by Ernie Iler
William Rustin and his Descendants by Lugh John Lemley, Jr. and Kathryn Moseley Reynolds, p. 19.
Georgia's Confederate Soldiers Who Died as Prisoners of War 1861-1865 by James E. Stallings, Sr., 2008.
- Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950, database with images, FamilySearch Georgia Marriage, Benjamin Rustin and Susan C. Dregors, 23 Nov 1845; citing Marriage, Liberty, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 175,152.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 April 2020), memorial page for Pvt Benjamin W Rustin (unknown–19 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 66218495, citing Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939). Find A Grave: Memorial #66218495
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Wally Rustin
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-Z198, FTDNA kit #18349, MitoYDNA ID T10629 [compare]
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~6.25%
William Dekle :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T559569 [compare], FTDNA kit #15373
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~6.25%
Wally Rustin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T440170 [compare], FTDNA kit #18349
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~6.25%
Nan (Dekle) Barrett :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL605548 [compare]
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~3.12%
Peter Roberts :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member peterebay
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RN449431C1 [compare], yourDNAportal PET66d076b1, FTDNA kit #8867
+
Living DNA
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~3.12%
William Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T655183 [compare], FTDNA kit #371246
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~3.12%
Chris Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T134879 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK38024
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~3.12%
Anonymous Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T048625 [compare], FTDNA kit #373541
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~1.56%
W Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LM3057095 [compare], FTDNA kit #1007743
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Julius James :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jejamesjr
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~0.39%
Windell Smith :
23andMe
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