Have just come across a GUSTINE connection while researching my MOON line:

Thomas H. GUSTINE married Alma H. MOON on 16 August 1857 in Fulton County, Illinois.

They appear on the 1860 Federal Census, Waterford Township, Fulton County, Illinois:
Thomas GUSTINE, 25, M, Farmer, 50, Ohio
Alma, 22, f, Penn
Mary E, 1, f, ILL

apparently Thomas died while serving in the Civil War. There is a Pension file. The widow's application date appears to be 10 Oct 1863. A second "guardian" application was filed 17 Aug 1875 for John GUSTINE. I have not located the family in 1870, but this would indicate that Thomas and Alma had a second child, John H., born between 1860-1864 (since he did not appear on the 1860 census and would have to be born no later than 9 months after his father's death)

A MOON family record in Alma's brother's pension file states that Alma H. GUSTINE died 18 February 1872. No place is indicated.

Would like to find out what happened to the children, Mary and John and any descendants.

Joy Kersteter
jkersteter@aol.com or joysmail@aol.com