William Dustman
William Dustman, farmer, P. O. Deerfield, was born in Berlin, Mahoning Co., Ohio, February 6, 1836; son of Daniel and Catherine (Goodman) Dustman, natives of Mahoning County, where they still reside, and parents of the following children now living: Jacob, William, Hannah (wife of Hugh Swartz), John, Abraham, Mary Ann (wife of C. Harman), Isaac, Louisa (wife of E. Harman). The maternal grandfather, John Goodman, and paternal grandfather, Jacob Dustman, were among the early founders of Berlin Township, Mahoning Co., Ohio. Our subject was married at Berlin, in 1860, to Miss Sarah A. , daughter of Henry Goodman, by whom he has two children—Milton H. and Minnie V. In 1864 Mr. Dustman settled on his farm of eighty acres in this township, also retaining the ownership of his farm of ninety acres in Mahoning County. He has served in several official positions in Deerfield Township, this county. He advocates the principles of the Republican party; is a citizen highly esteemed. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885