Name Charles Bustill Died 1890 | ||
Children Maria Louisa Bustill, Gertrude Bustill Mossell Grandchildren Paul Robeson, Reeve Robeson, Benjamin Robeson, Marian Robeson, William Drew Robeson Jr. Similar People Maria Louisa Bustill, Gertrude Bustill Mossell, Paul Robeson | ||
Great grandchildren Paul Robeson, Jr. | ||
Charles Hicks Bustill (c.1815–1890) was an African-American abolitionist and conductor in the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia before the American Civil War. He made a living as a plasterer.
Bustill's grandfather was Cyrus Bustill and he was a member of the city's prominent Bustill family. His children include Gertrude Bustill Mossell and Maria Louisa Bustill, mother of Paul Robeson.
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