A. J. Gusting, photographer,
Strawberry Point, was born on April 19, 1842 in
Lincolnshire, England. He emigrated to America with his
parents when ten years of age, and six years later
settled in Iowa. He enlisted from Dubuque in 1861 in the
volunteer army, and served until 1863. He participated in
the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh, where he was
taken prisoner, and sent to Tuscaloosa prison, where he
was confined four months, then sent to the hospital. He
was honorably discharged at St. Louis, Mo. On Feb. 1,
1863. He was married Aug. 15, 1863, to Maria A. Guerrin.
Their marriage life has been blessed with eight
children--Olive, Emma, Lenore, Milton, Henry, Fred,
Grace, and Beatrice. Mr. Gusting is the only photographer
in Strawberry Point, and is the recipient of a good
trade. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 695-96 |