James Luster, a wagon-maker and farmer in the Twenty-first District, was born April 18, 1826, in Greene County, where he has since resided. He began life for himself when about twenty-two years old, a poor man, and what he is now worth is the fruit of his own industry and economy. He learned the wagon-maker’s trade at that age, which he followed in connection with farming. He owns a fine farm of 800 acres where he resides. He enlisted in the spring of 1863 in Company A, Fourth Tennessee Infantry of the Federal Army, and was mustered out of service in 1865 at Nashville, Tenn. He was corporal of his company. He was married in September, 1850, to Miss Lorinda O. Harmon, a daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Bowman) Harmon, natives of Greene County. Mr. P. Harmon was a soldier under Capt. “Bob” Maloney in the war of 1812. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon , were of Dutch descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Luster eight children have been born: Elizabeth, Peter, Catherine, Elender (dead), Nancy, Mary J., William A. (dead) and Eliza A. Mrs. Luster is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Luster is a Democrat in politics. He has served as school commissioner and road overseer for some time. He was the second of nine children of William and Catherine (Young) Luster, early settlers of East Tennessee. Mr. Luster had four children by his first wife. He followed teaming and blacksmithing.
