Johaunn August Wilhelm “J.A.W.” Iusti
20 Feb. 1817 – 1 Nov 1895
This is my great-great-great grandfather or grandfather’s brother–still working out some of the details. He is credited with the wrought iron gates at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Charleston, SC as well as many other grand ironworks throughout the Charleston area. He is buried at Bethany Lutheran Cemetery in Charleston, SC. His direct descendants now live in Laurens County, SC.
Johaunn August Wilhelm (J.A.W.) Iusti
20 Feb. 1817 – 1 Nov 1895
Christina Rebecca Grabbe Iusti
Unknown 1823 – 2 Jan 1895
John H Iusti
3 Aug 1863 – 19 Jun 1944
Henry William Iusti
13 May 1861 – 6 Mar 1939 (Tattnall County, GA)
Anna P Moseley Iusti
Wife of Henry William Iusti, married 28 Jan 1900
13 Aug 1870 (Bulloch Co. GA)– 21 Feb 1908 (Tattnall Co. GA)
Jesse O. Iusti
5 Aug 1902 – Oct 1979
Iusti, Mae White
Sept. 22, 1910 – Dec 25, 1980
Jesse “Jack” Cecil Iusti
Margaret Crowe Iusti (wife of Jack Iusti)
Danny Cecil Iusti
Jesse “Jack” Cecil Iusti, Jr
Gale Iusti Whiteford
Terry Iusti Underwood
7 August 1956
Kenneth Alan Underwood (husband of Terry Iusti)
18 December 1953
David Ryan Underwood
9 April 1984
Mandy Turner Underwood (wife of David Underwood)
12 January 1984
Documents With References
I have found many documents referencing JAW’s work in the Charleston area. A Google search of “J.A.W. Iusti” will yield a lot of the same Google books data. Some I collected from the archives in Charleston, SC and from a visit to St. Michaels. These are available as PDF downloads before the gallery at the end of this post.
Photos of the Gates and Cemetery
In the photo gallery below I highlight images at Bethany Lutheran Cemetery where JAW Iusti is buried. In addition I have various photographs I took at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Charleston. These photos show the gates wrought by Iusti as well as a family cemetery gate. These are all mentioned in the various documents and books I posted above.
File Downloads and Photo Gallery
PDF Files of Scans, Documents
The Wrought Iron Gates of Charleston
The American Antique Journal, July 1947
SC Register of Historic Places – St. Michael’s S10817710006
Book Excerpt St. Michaels 1751-1951
