Andrew Mustain
I am starting my seach anew for my paternal side of the family.
Starting with my father what I have found is the following,
Andrew Loranzo Mustain son of William Harvey Mustain, might actually be Andrew Lorenzo Mustain.I have a record search going on for his birth record.Hopefully I will hear something soon.Dad was born in Moscow, Stevens, Kansas April 26, 1919.Someone just looked in the 1920 census for Kansas and the only person found in Stevens during that census was a Loranzo Mustain who was 57 years old and said he was born in Texas.
Now from what I have found, my dads grandfather was Lorenzo Dow Mustain, who was born in Texas.So it is possible that the Loranzo found in this census is my great grandfather.Other information was that "Loranzo" was married to a Judy/Jody who was born in Pennsylvania.Now this would not be my great grandmother as she is listed as being a Mary Ann Lawson/Lawsen and she died in 1892.
Since the last time I posted I have received William Harvey Mustain and Andrew Loranzo Mustain's original applications for a social security number.Williams states that his father is Dow Mustain, and mother is Marry Ann Lawson.Everything I have found says that William was born in Tunas, Dallas, Missouri but according to his social security application he was born in Buffalo Missouri.
On Andrew Mustains application is father, William Harvey Mustain and mother, Dolly Dimple Kelley.The thing that is wrong according to other documents that I have is the date that dad gave for his birthday, which is listed as April 26, 1915.All his military records, his death certificate, and internet sources his date of birth is April 26, 1919.This would put him older then one of his sisters whom I know was older.So there was some bit of untruth here.There was no help for the middle name as the document is not clear and the spelling shows "Lor??zo"so no answers there.Dad's number is very different then most I have found and I did discover that is because it is a railroad number.
I tried to get Williams birth record but was told that there was no record of him being born in Tunas Dallas Missouri.So now I wait for dads documents and see what information I can get from that.
So I have not gotten much further then I was when I first started and have only added more questions then I gotten answers to.I will update as I get more information.
Mary Mustain Pettit