Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and others previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Joseph J. Kust, an energetic farmer of Section 5, Oak Grove Township, was born in Bohemia Dec. 7, 1886, the son of Joseph and Anna (Kovrick) Kust, also natives of that country. The father died in Bohemia in 1894. In 1901 the mother and Joseph J. came to this country and located in Ashland County, this state. There she married Thomas Kvalovec, who brought the family to Barron County in 1905 and located in Oak Grove Township. Joseph J. worked with his stepfather for some years and thoroughly mastered farming. In 1908 he bought 120 acres in Section 5, Oak Grove Township. He has continued the improvements, has fixed over the buildings, and cleared more of the land. Here he successfully carries on general farming and dairying. He is well liked for his genial temperament and is already well along the road to success. Mr. Kust was married April 30, 1917, to Cecilia Hrdlicka, who was born Nov. 15, 1902, in Ledgewood, N. D., the daughter of Alois and Anna (Tomek) Hrdlicka, natives of Bohemia, who now live in Woodburn, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Kust have two children: Joseph B., born July 30, 1918, and Anna C., born April 4, 1920. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 357-358.