Eliza Benson Rust Born Jan28, 1832 in Clinton County, Indiana. Died March 24, 1905 one week before husband Charles Wesley Rust died. Picture between 1900-1905 in Loraine, Illinois.

This is Ida Mae Rust's great grandmother.

They were well known and well liked in their community of Loraine, Illinois.

Charles Wesley and Eliza Rust's second oldest son was Charles F. Rust, the grandfather of Ida Mae Rust.

George F. Rust. He is the son of Charles Wesley Rust and Eliza Benson. He was also the husband of Rachel Roseann Annie Littleton Rust (shown next).

George F. Rust is Ida's grandfather.

This is the only known picture ever taken of him.

When George's family moved to Guthrie, Oklahoma, George took a job in law enforcement. So his two twin sons, Frank and George H. (Ida's father) found a man's head in an alley there. They ran to their dad to tell them what they found. So he investigated the incident and that's all they knew about it.

This is Rachel Anna Littleton-Rust, the grandmother of Ida Mae Rust.

When she passed away she was living with her son George H. Rust and George's wife, Bonnie Mankins-Rust.

Annie Littleton-Rust holding June Rust. June Rust was a baby that was left on her youngest son (Sam) and wife's doorstep. Her son, Sam, owned a grocery store in Okemah, Oklahoma. So whoever left the baby figured it would get fed.

Sons of George and Rachel Littleton Rust.

Left to Right: Charles Henry, George, Frank, and Sam. George and Frank are twins. Picture taken near Welston, Oklahoma about 1920.

George H. Rust (second from left) is Ida Mae's father.

Here are the twins, Frank and George Rust. George (Ida's father) is the one on the bottom.

They were about 16 years old.

Uncle Frank Rust with his wife Cordelia Buntin Berry Rust. Taken near Welston, Oklahoma about 1920.

George H. Rust's baby sister was Rose Rust. She married John Conley and had two boys, Claude and Clyde.

She's holding a slice of a watermelon.

When Ida went to see her, her husband, John Conley, was living in the back yard in his own little shack, and Aunt Rose lived in the front house.

This is George Harrison Rust, the father of Ida Mae Rust.

Story: George was a sergeant. He had to transport a deserter to another brig. The deserter was wearing handcuffs. George took the handcuffs off of him to reduce discomfort and embarrassment. George did get the deserter to the other brig; unfortunately, George was demoted to private for breaking rules about a prisoner not being handcuffed.

According to Ida Rust, George was his own man and did what he thought was right.

This is George Rust with Gene Costello (husband of Ida Costello). The baby is Ryan Forman, son of Dennis Forman and Debbie Costello (daughter of Ida Rust).

The photo was taken about a mile from where Ida's home was. George and Bonnie were living in some single level apartments.

This is Ida M. Rust and George H. Rust dressed up in Sunday's clothes.

Company was coming, so that was the real reason for dressing up. Ida put on a hat and dress shoes on for the occasion. Bonnie Rust took the photo.

This photo was taken in Hugo, Oklahoma in front of their home. This house was in the city but still had an outdoor toilet and no running water in the house. The family thought they were having it pretty good.

Ida was 17 in this photo and was working for the only bakery in town. She started working there when she was 16. Her wages was $27 a week, which was pretty good for the time.

MANKINS:

In the back and middle is Bonnie Mankins-Rust (mother of Ida Rust). On the left is Bonnie's sister Eula. On the right is her brother, Bill. The baby's name is unknown (he died during childhood).

MANKINS:

From left to right is Eula, Bonnie, Irene, and Bill. siblings not shown are Lester, Jan, and Virgie.

Ida said, she called Eula, Aunt Eula, but Irene, simply Irene eventhough she was also her aunt. Bill, was called Uncle Bill. Another son not shown is Lester. Also, Bonnie's sister, Jan Mankins-Copher is not shown. As of April 2010, Jan is the only one still living. She's had a home outside of San Diego for many decades.

Location of photo: Shawnee, Oklahoma.