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Castor Association of America
The News
Caster
Volume XXX, Issue 1
JD.0.06.06.03 Robert John Castor From Ontario to Oklahoma
March 2012
By Addict Hanson
In this article I plan to complement the information written by Ardis Kamra about John DeCastorer's grandson (through Rufus Castor), James Asa Castor, and his descendants'. He was my great-great-grandfather, and
the third child of Rufus. Robert John Caster, son of James Asa, was my great-grandfather, who lived the majority of his life in Marshall, Oklahoma, near where I live.
Just as Ardis Kamra's family history quest started with photographs, so did mine. I inherited a box of photographs of scenes in and around Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, which after a few years, I deteimined to give
to the museum in that town and research into the Castor line. A trip to the Archives of Ontario, and then to the
Collingwood Archives and Libraries resulted in much information about James Asa, and also about a contemporary cousin, Ardis Kamra, who has since supplied me with much more inforniation.
Robert John was born 1 July 1861 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, where his father
had a photography studio. He is the third child of James Asa and the first of his second
wife Ruth McAlister. Robert John grew up in Collingwood and learned the photography
trade from his father as did all six of James Asa's surviving sons. He left Collingwood
sometime before 1880 along with two brothers, William Henry Castor and Rufus Harvey
Castor.
It is unknown if the three brothers made their way to Missouri at the same time. One
source reports that they went first to Chicago and spent an unknown amount of time
there before moving on to Carthage, Missouri.' The 1880 census reports William Henry
was a hotel waiter in Kansas City, Missouri. They were together in Carthage Missouri
where they opened a photo studio in 1881 called Castor Brothers. They may have chosen
Robert John Castor
that area of Missouri to settle because one of their paternal uncles, Harvey J. Castor was
Carthage, Missouri
already there'.
Robert John met his wife-to-be, Lula Belle Johnson (see photo at left) in Carthage. They married 19 July
18864. The Carthage City Directory of 1890-1891 lists Robert John continuing as a photographer. Their first son, Chester Asa, was born in Carthage, 5 June 18915.
One of the Castor Brothers, William Henry, left Carthage in 1900 to move his studio to Denver.6 Sometime before 1893 Robert John gave up photography for general
merchandise store keeping. This might be understandable because of several economic
recessions during the 1880s and 1890s. In September 1893
he made the Cherokee Strip Land Run and won a spot in the
townsite of Perry, Oklahoma, which was on the existing Santa
Fe RR line. He then returned to Arkansas City, Kansas, (a major
northern starting point of the run) to get the RR carload of groceries he had on a side track ready to roll. We know about this
from
an interview by Oklahoma historian, Angie Debo, for the
Lula Belle Johnson
Federal Writer's Project interviews of pioneers in 1941.7
Photo by
Castor Brothers
Robert John settled first in Perry, Oklahoma Territory, and
Casthage, Missouri
began selling his merchandise from a tent, as all stores and
homes began immediately after the run. Soon he built a wood
Castor Store
frame store with living quarters above and continued there until 1903'. That year he
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moved to the nearby town of Marshall where he spent the rest of his career as a store keeper. Later he moved
into a brick building in the next block after a 1921 fire9 .
He and Lula had two more children besides 1) Chester Asa. They were 2) Ruth Elizabeth, born 1902 in
Perry and died young in 1916, and 3) Ralph Johnson Castor, born 5 August 1906 in Marshall, and married
Patricia Barnes. He was a newspaper man in Houston, Texas. He died 5 January 2000 in Houston. They had two
children Ruth Jane, born 21 April, 1939, died in 2000, and their living son'°
Robert John's wife Lula died on the 28 June in a hospital in the nearby city of Guthrie. She was buried beside her daughter Ruth in the 100F Cemetery in Marshall.' 1
surprise conversation with Hugh O'Neill, an 80 year old Marshall resident who had
once been a neighbor of the Castors, informed me that Robert John married again. In July,
1935, he married Elizabeth (Haken) Stoll, a younger widow with three small children whom
Hugh recalls playing with when he was a child'2 . The later marriage produced no children.
Robert John died the 29 March, 1944 and is also buried at the Marshall IOOF Cemetery.
I am descended from Robert John's oldest child, Chester Asa. He received his common
school education in Marshall, Oklahoma, followed by the business school at Valparaiso
University in 1910-1911.'3 Later in 1911 he moved to Edmonton,
Alberta and got his first job as a book keeper at International Harvester
Company and later as an accountant for Campbell and Ottewell in the
same city'. In April 1913 he married Beatrice Georgiana Smith, from Robert John Castor
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, who had English and Scots roots. She also
had her first job in Edmonton, Alberta Canada after attending a secretarial school. Their
first two sons were born during the Edmonton years, Robert Graham Castor, in Edmonton
and Chester Harold Castor, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where Beatrice returned to give
birth at the family home.15 Sometime between 1916 and the U.S. entry into World War I,
they moved back to Chester's home state and settled in Oklahoma City.
Chester served in the U. S. Army during
Chester Asa Castor the 1917-1918 war years." In Oklahoma City,
Chester held several jobs. He worked as a traveling salesman for the Empire Oil Company, a motel operator, and a
grocery store owner. He was a member of the American Legion, and
a 32nd Degree Mason. He died at a Veterans Administration hospital
in Temple, Texas, on the 17 August, 1956. He is buried in the Castor
family plot in Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City.
Together Chester and Beatrice had three children. 1) Robert GraChester in last row 4th from the left
with WWI Group
ham born 31 Oct. 1913, 2) Chester
i d Harold born 13 Sept. 1915 in Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, and 3) Charles William Castor born 9 June, 1920
in Oklahoma City. All three boys were schooled in Oklahoma City, and they
le
I were graduated from Central High School.
Robert Graham was in the Corps of Engineers in WWII, and followed the
Allied invading troops through France and he was in the group that built the
first bridge over the Rhine while the war was in it's final weeks. He returned to
college on the G.I. Bill and he was graduated from Oklahoma State University
as an architect. He worked his whole career in the Corps of Engineers. He mar
ried Louise Elizabeth Eubank on the 4 September, 1971. He retired in May of
Robert Graham Castor
1976. They had never had any children. He died on 15 February 1996, and was
WWII Corp Engineers Drafting
Car (former German RR coach)
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buried in the Castor plot in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
Chester Harold (he went by Harold and often signed his name Harold C. Castor) was my father. He married
Delia Franklin in 1937 when both were in the art program of the University of Oklahoma. They had two children, 1) Adelia Nell Castor (me) and 2) William Harold Castor (who sent the photos
which were published in the September 2010 News Caster). About 1940, Harold was
employed as an art teacher at Central High School, Oklahoma City. About 1945 Harold
and Delia were divorced and Harold moved to New York City to pursue a career as a
sculptor. In New York he married Amanda Wall and they had three children, 1) Roberta
Castor, 2) Douglas Castor, and 3) Victoria Castor. Harold died on 5 January 2000 in
Rincon, Georgia at the home of his youngest daughter, Victoria.
Charles William (called Bill) joined the army at the beginning of WWII and was
trained in the Army Air Force as a plane mechanic. He was sent to the Philippines
where he died in a prison camp after being captured by the Japanese. His date of death
is estimated to be 12 January, 1943, judging from letters from the War Department to
his mother Beatrice.'7 After the war his family had the body moved to Oklahoma City,
Charles William Castor
for burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
My father Harold wrote stories about visiting his grandparents, Robert John and
Lula, in Marshall, but that will have to be for another article.
Sources:
1. Ardis Kamra, News Caster, September 2005, March 2008, March 2010. A complete genealogy and mazzy items of
documentation on the Castors have been provided to me by Mrs. Kamra.
2. A clipping, dated 29 Jan. but no year, from the Sclzrantz scrapbook in the Jasper County Historical Society shows
is a photograph of the Castor Brothers. Photograph Gallery and these words: "The Castors, previously photographers
in Chicago, came to Carthage and opened a gallery here in 1881. The Jasper County History of 1883 shows the proprietors to have been Robert J. and Rufus H. Castor and classifies William H. Castor as Stenographer. The 1890-'91
directory lists Robert J. and William H. as the photographers and does not mention Rufus H. The picture is from The
Press of 12 September 1889." Rufus H. may have already moved to Denver, followed soon after by William H. They are
both buried in the Castor family plot in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver according to Ardis Kamra in News Caster Sept.
2005, pp. 46-47.
3. Ardis Castor genealogy from Rufus. Harvey J. Castor born abt. 1826 in Oswego New York, died 08 Oct., 1909 in
Carthage, Missouri. He was son of Rufus and brother of James Asa. After several years in Waushara County, Wisconsin, he left sometime after the 1860 census for the Carthage Missouri area and engaged in farming and ranching.
4. Marriage record from Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, accessed on Ancestry.com; Lockhart-Johnson
genealogy records provided by Andrew Lockhart. Her name is often spelled Lulu, but I'm using Lula as found on the
marriage license.
5. Copy of the birth record provided by Ardis Kamra.
6.Ardis Kamra's, genealogy from Rufus, contains the information that William H. married Stella G. in about 1885. He
was counted in the 1900 census, both in Carthage and in Denver, Colorado. Stella died in 1913. Wm. H. then married
Alice, who was born in France, who then died in 1920. He continued as a photographer in Denver until about 1930.
He married Gertrude Milton Harris either before or after moving himself and the business to San Francisco where
he is counted in the 1930 census. He taught her son Forest photography, and then retired and was separated from his
wife. She and Forest continued to operate the studio. William H. died the 25 September, 1936 and was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Denver in the Castor family plot.
7.Angie Debo, loaned me her notes and photos of Main St. Marshall, Oklahoma, to copy in the 1980s. She was an
important Oklahoma historian and neighbor of the Castors in Marshall.
8. Date gotten from the obituary for Lula Johnson Castor in The Marshall Tribune, 5 July, 1929, p. 1
9. Hugh O'Neil, 1910 interview with a Marshall, Oklahoma native who reported the fire started in the movie house and
spread to the whole block which still was mostly wood frame stores.
10. Dates from records supplied by Adelia Hanson, genealogies by Ardis Kamra, and Andrew Lockhart. Photographs
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of four generations: James Asa, his son Robert John, his son Chester Asa, and his son Chester Harold were printed in
the News Castor of September, 2010, page 1.
11. Lula Johnson Castor Obituary, op. cit.
12. Hugh O'Neil, interview November 2010; marriage license from the Logan County Courthouse.
13. Valparaiso University grade cards and graduating class photo in the files of Adelia Hanson.
14. Edmonton research provided by Ardis Kamra.
15. Information and documentation supplied by Ardis Kamra , and from A. Hanson's files.
16. Letter, from A. Hanson's files: 17 January 1916 to Chester in Edmonton from his mother, Lula in Marshall,
begging him not to join the Canadian armed forces, first because he had two young children, and second he wasn't
Canadian so it wasn't his fight. But we know he joined the American Army sometime during 1917-1918 while his family waited for him in Beatrice's hometown, Hamilton, Ontario. We have photos of him in uniform and with his unit,
but don't otherwise have information about his service. The whole family is enumerated in Oklahoma City in the 1920
Census, and his obituary states he moved to Oklahoma City in 1920, The Daily Oklahoman, 19 August, 1956.
17. Letters from the War Department are in Adelia Hanson's files, as well as the source for other recent family information in the last few paragraphs.
Book Donation by Paul Castor The Echoes of Distant Thunder
Paul Castor of Kansas City, Missouri, has presented a book, The Echoes of Distant Thunder, to The Castor
Association of America.
Frank P. Slaughter is the author The Echoes of Distant Thunder; however, Paul has informed us that Frank
is actually a Castor who was adopted by a relative following the death of his parents. The main character, Will
Castor, is loosely based on one of Paul's ancestors.
The book is described on Amazon.com as follows:
Echoes of Distant Thunder is a breathtaking saga that begins with the crushing Union defeat on the final day
of the Battle of Chickamauga and ends with a life or death confrontation between two sworn enemies in the
virgin pine forests of Northern Michigan.
This is not the kind of Civil War novel we have come to expect. This book shows us the war in stunning detail
through the eyes of a twenty-year-old artillery soldier.
On the bloody fields of Chickamauga Will Castor's artillery battery is over-run by the enemy in fierce handto-hand combat, every member of his gun crew, including his best friend are killed and his final violent act of
compassion will haunt him for the rest of his life. Caught behind enemy lines with a broken leg and unable
to walk, he makes a pact with a war weary Confederate deserter and ends up falling in love with his former
enemy's beautiful sister. Will Castor comes home from the Civil War a broken man.
This is the story of his journey as he struggles to regain his footing in a world he no longer understands.
Along the way he will work in a lumber camp and experience the rough and tumble, and often violent world of
the lumberjack. Guilt and alcohol slowly consume him. Guilt from being the only survivor of his gun crew and
guilt from killing a Georgia farmer and his son during the hopeless confusion of a fifty thousand man Union
army in headlong retreat.
When he can go no further, alone in the vast wilderness of North America, five years after the last shot of the
Civil War was fired, the war for Will Castor is finally over. Echoes of Distant Thunder will make you laugh and
cry. Richly detailed and elegantly written, the characters of Frank Slaughter's novel will draw you in!
http://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Distant-Thunder-Frank-Slaughter/
The publisher has encouraged Frank to write another book, and Frank is considering basing the main character of this book on another of Paul's ancestors, his father Cleo Daniel Castor. Cleo served in the 356th Infantry
of the 89th Division during World War I.
Thanks to Paul for the donation. It's worth reading.
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The Wife of Peter Custer 1760-1841
By John B Roose, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2 December 2008
jbroosegsmail.com
"The Descendents of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters" page 217 provides: "Peter Custer, born 21 February
1760, Berks County, Pennsylvania; baptized 1760, Trappe, Pennsylvania; married Catharine (--?--); married
Elizabeth Cudimagester; died 8 March 1841 in what is now Berkeley County, West Virginia"
"Ball Cousins" page 242 gives: "Peter Custer born 21 Feb 1760 Montgomery County (Trappe) d by 8 Mar
1841 Berkeley Virginia (now West Virginia) married circa 1780 Elizabeth Cudimagister who survived him.
Peter's will named his wife, Elizabeth; . . ."
Other sources/researchers/genealogists/family historians have the same basic information re: Peter's wife
or wives. The main difference is in the spelling of the name Cudimagester, Cudimiagister, Cudgimaegester, etc.
Whether the other sources were independent of the first two or derived from them is not known. The CAOA
Archives contain two references to an Elizabeth Fleisher as being Peter's wife.
Berkeley County, Virginia Deed Book 19, p 302 shows ". . . Peter Custer and Elizabeth, his wife . . ." purchased property in Berkeley County on 22 Apr 1805.
From the foregoing we know that Peter's wife when he migrated to Berkeley County, Virginia [West Virginia] in 1805 was Elizabeth, and she was still his wife when he died in 1841.
Just who was this Elizabeth and who was her family?
Peter Custer's forbearers were among the early German immigrants arriving in Germantown before 1700.
Soon they were followed by a steady wave of newcomers, the crest of which was reached in the years 17491754. The large majority, perhaps ninety percent, of Germans who came to Colonial Pennsylvania were socalled "church people", almost all of whom were affiliated with the Lutheran or Reformed church in Europe.
These two groups initially formed separate congregations. Over time because of intermarriage, shortage of
pastors and lack of funds, they often combined in building one church and/or one school. Benjamin Franklin,
among others, wondered if the "Palatine Boors" who "by herding together" were threatening to "establish their
Language and Manners to the Exclusion of ours." Instead of limiting or prohibiting their coming, Franklin
recommended distributing the Germans more equally in the province, mixing "them with the English," and
establishing English schools for their children to attend. While a brief effort was made at establishing English
schools, the Germans preferred and established church-based German language schools.
Jonathan Custer, Peter's father, moved north and west in Philadelphia (now Montgomery) County and on
into Berks County, Pennsylvania. Peter was born 21 Feb 1760 and was baptized at Providence (St Luke's) Reformed Church, Trappe, Pennsylvania.
Johannes (often called John) Fleischer brought his young family from Gennany to America on the Ship
Sandwich, taking the Oath of Allegiance on 30 November 1750 in
Philadelphia. Shorty after the Fleischers arrived, their young daughter, Eleanora (1747-1752), died and was buried 10 Jan 1752 at the
Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trappe, Pennsylvania. The
family, John, Eva Margaret and son Georg (1744-1831) settled in
Upper Salford Twp in Philadelphia Co and joined the Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church. Church records show: "The following
persons attended the Lord's Supper [21 Mar 1754] . . . John Fleischer
Newcomer & Eva Margaret, his wife." It was in this church that his
second son, Johannes, was baptized 12 Feb 1755.
Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg arrived in Providence and preached
Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church
Trappe, Pennsylvania
in a barn there in 1742. He married Ann Marie Weiser, daughter of
Conrad Weiser, the famed Indian negotiator. Pastor Muhlenberg as5
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sumed the role of pastor and schoolmaster at the Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trappe, Pennsylvania.
The school was a joint undertaking with the Providence Reformed Congregation. The next schoolmaster (17511754) and organist was Gottlieb Mittleberger who brought with him from Germany a church organ. Because
Mittleberger was highly unsatisfied with conditions in Colonial Pennsylvania, he returned to Germany. Shortly
after he left, Johannes Fleischer was installed as the schoolmaster at the Trappe/Providence school.
John and Eva Margaret had their next child, a daughter, Maria Elizabeth, baptized by Pastor Muhlenberg
at Augustus Church on 18 May 1759. John Fleischer is recorded as a sponsor at several baptisms at Augustus
during his service there. Henry H. Muhlenberg and his wife often travelled west to Reading to visit his fatherin-law Conrad Weiser. A fledgling Lutheran church was growing slowly in Reading. As with many Reformed
and Lutheran churches it was difficult to recruit and retain pastors; they
were often served by itinerant or part time pastors. Conrad Weiser tried
to get Muhlenberg to
become the pastor in
Reading. Muhlenberg
declined. Nevertheless,
Weiser gave land for the
establishment of a church
(Trinity) and school in
Reading. The school was
initially staffed with an English speaking schoolmaster — he
lasted but a few weeks! Johannes Fleischer became the school's
next schoolmaster (church history identifies him as the first) in
1762. He taught in German and was the schoolmaster thru 1782.
Johannes also served as the church organist, common among
ScaonLHOUSE AT SIXTH Aku tWAVV5iCTON STREETS. READING.
churches at that time.
The Fleischer family continued to grow: Johan Jacob (1761?), and Eva Margaretha (1763-1768). Heinrich Solomon was born 23 October 1765 and baptized at Trinity
Lutheran, Reading, 3 November 1765; Catharina was baptized at Trinity 24 July 1768, died 9 March 1769; and
lastly Andreas was born 13 Apr 1770, baptized 3 June 1770. The oldest son, Georg, married Margaret Haveracker 25 Jul 1769 in St Gabriel's Lutheran Church, Berks County. When their daughter, Elizabeth, was baptized
at Trinity 8 December 1776, Georg's sister Elizabeth was the sponsor. Johannes, second son, married Elizabeth
Schultz on 8 November 1777. Their first child was baptized 11 October 1778 at Trinity; his sister Elizabeth was
the sponsor. According to Muhlenberg's Journals:
"July 20, Wednesday. . . . Visit from Schoolmaster Fleischer's daughter, of Reading, who brought me a letter from
Widow Bottler, of Robison Township, regarding her son, Johann Georg Butler, whose superior officers are Colonel Georg Weltener and Captain Jacob Bonner "
Elizabeth was Johannes's only living daughter at this time.
Rev. John William Boos was pastor of First Reformed Church, Reading, from 1771-1781 and again from
1792-1809. During this time he served at Schwartzwald, Spies, Oley, Bern and for many other Berks County
churches. Rev. Boos married Elizabeth Fleischer and Peter Coster in Reading on 28 Februry 1781. When their
first child, John, was born 10 December 1781 he was baptized at Trinity on 30 December 1781. The sponsors at
the baptism were "Johannes Fleischer Ludimagister and Eva Marg." At the baptism of their second son, Jonathan, at Trinity on 8 January 1784, Elizabeth's brother Heinrich was sponsor. Again, from Muhlenberg's Jour* Gottlieb Mittleberger wrote a highly recommended, critical account of his journey to, and stay in, America and his
return to Germany: "Journey to Pennsylvania." Coincidently, Frederick Roose, this author's namesake ancestor, was
on the Ship Osgood with Mittleberger!
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nals:
"September 4, [1785] Sunday. Divine service in the Lutheran and Reformed church here. Widow Custer spent
the night with us in order to attend divine service today. Also had a visit from a woman I had baptized thirty and
more years ago and who came with her child. The woman is the daughter of the former schoolmaster, Fleischer:"
Johannes Fleischer began losing his hearing about 1785 and was told to vacate the school house and schoolmaster abode on 29 April 1782. He refused until a financial settlement was made, there being no pension plan.
He also visited Pastor Muhlenberg seeking financial help; from Muhlenberg's Journals:
"August 21, [1782] Wednesday. . . . Mr Johannes Fleischer visited us with his little son [Andreas] . He was the
schoolmaster here in Providence twenty-one years ago, and since then he has been schoolmaster and organist in
Reading for twenty one years. He has lost his hearing completely and now has nothing to live on because he cannot work any more. He has a letter of recommendation and is seeking contribution from good folk."
Johannes Fleischer died and was buried at Trinity Church, 18 March 1787. Georg moved his family west to
Cumberland County; Johannes moved further west in Berks County (now Dauphin County); Heinrich, Andreas
and presumably their mother Eva Margaret, moved to Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Peter Custer, wife
Elizabeth and their family migrated to Berkeley County, Virginia [West Virginia] about 1788.
Where did the name of Elizabeth Cudgimagester originate?
Note above that when Johannes Fleischer took communion at the Old Gosshenhoppen Church he was listed
as "Johannes Fleischer Newcomer . ." Newcomer was descriptive, it was NOT his surname. The same is
true when he was sponsor at the baptism of Peter and Elizabeth's child at Trinity Lutheran Church: Johannes
Fleischer Ludimagister . ." Ludimagister was descriptive; it was NOT his or Elizabeth's surname. Ludimagister comes from the German: the primary or elementary school was known as the Ludus, the teacher or master
of which was known as a Ludi magister Johannes Fleischer was a "Newcomer" in 1754, and a "Ludimagister"
or school master from 1757 to 1782. Perhaps Cudgimagester was a misreading of Ludimagister; and perhaps it
was assumed to be a surname, rather than Fleischer.
No record has been found to support a first wife of Catharine.
The foregoing clearly shows that Elizabeth Fleischer, daughter of Johannes Fleischer, was Peter Custer's
wife.
Selected Sources:
1.The Pennsylvania Germans, Charles H. Gladfelter
2. Church Record of Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, Upper Salford Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1751-1828, William J. Hinke
3. Pennsylvania German Church Records, 1729-1870, Pennsylvania German Society
4. The Journals of Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, Tappet and Doberstein
5. Records of Rev John William Boos (1780-1809), Laurel Miller
6. History of Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Pennsylvania, Jacob Fry; Same title, R. L. Unger
Thanks to Barbara Andrews for additional information and to John Roose for the photographs
The congregation of the Augustus Lutheran Church in Trappe, Pennsylvania, was organized in 1730.
The old church was built in 1743 following the arrival of Reverend Dr. Henry Melchoir Muhlenburg in November 1742.
The church is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the
same congregation.
The church was designated a National Historic Landmark in1967.
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Robert H. Castor 1838-1915 PK.0.01.01.11.04.02.08
Robert H. Castor was born on 18 September 1838 in Ohio. His parents were Samuel and Nancy Castor. At
age 24 in 1862 he married Jane Wantling. It is not known whether they were married before or after he enlisted
on 10 August 1862 in Napoleon, Indiana. As a Private he served in the Civil War with Company F, 68th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry until he was honorably discharged on 25 June 1865.
His military record shows him to be 5' 9 1/2" tall, with a light complexion, and blue eyes and auburn hair.
His occupation was listed as a farmer. He saw action at Munfordville, Kentucky, on September 16-17, 1862 and
was taken prisoner, was paroled at Chattanooga, Tennessee. He saw action at Decatur, Alabama, on 31 October
1864.
Robert divorced Jane in September of 1866 in Ripley County, Indiana. He then married Mary Matilda
Samuels who died in 1868.
Robert married his third wife, Elizabeth Jane McDonald, on 17 November
1868 in Napoleon, Indiana. She was born 18 October 1852 in Napoleon. She
is the daughter of (--?--) McDonald and Rosina Brunt. They lived in Champaign County, Illinois, for about three years before moving to Frontier County,
Nebraska arriving in Cambridge on 8 September 1844 where they stayed for
26 years. In 1870 they were living in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County,
Indiana. In 1880 they were in Jackson Township, Ripley County Indiana. By
Maple Grove Cemetery
1900 they had moved to Howell Precinct, Frontier County, Nebraska. Their
last move was to Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas before 1910 where he
died on 31 December 1915. Elizabeth also died in Wichita on 14 November 1925. Both are buried at Maple
Grove Cemetery in Wichita.
Robert and Elizabeth's children:
1.Nancy Ann Castor was born on 25 November 1869 in Napoleon, Indiana. She was married four times first
to Thomas S. Treadway on 26 June 1884, second to (--?--) Drary, third to William J. Howey, fourth to (--?--)
Miller. She died on 12 January 1923 in Lorain, Ohio.
2. Rosezella Castor was born on 13 January 1872 in Napoleon, Indiana. She was married on 18 April 1889
to Ezra Hinton. They had one child Joseph R. Hinton who was born circa 1891 in Nebraska. She died on 31
August 1935 and is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
3. Hettie Viola Castor was born on 8 September 1874 in Napoleon, Indiana. She married Otto Schmidt on 6
August 1893. She died on 21 September 1959 and is buried in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, in Wichita,
Kansas.
4. Mary Ellen Castor was born on 30 March 1877 in Napoleon, Indiana. She was married to Otto Schmidt
on 3 March 1895. Otto was born in August of 1875 in Illinois. His father was born in West Virginia and his
mother was born in Illinois. Mary and Otto had two children, Minnie D. who was born in Decembert of 1895
and Elmer who was born in June of 1898. Both children were born in Kansas. Mary died
on 2 April 1961.
5. Lottie May Castor wsas born on 30 December 1879 in Napoleon, Indiana. She married Charles Barker on 15 January 1901 in Sedgwick County, Kansas. She died in February
of 1970.
6. Thomas Edward Castor was born 4 March 1883 in Seymour, Champaign County,
Illinois. He married Ida Pearl Duncan on 19 October 1904. She was born 2 July 1887 in
Wilton Junction, Mustigen County, Iowa. He died 7 March 1964 in Wichita, Kansas. She
died 27 February 1967 in Wichita, Kansas
7. Lida Bell Castor was born on 21 October 1885 in Farnam, Frontier County, Nebraska. She married Charley Jason on 7 December 1902 in Wichita, Kansas. She died 29
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December 1942.
8. Jessie Cordelia Castor was born on 6 June 1888 in Farnam, Nebraska. She married John Carl Faulk on 14
April 1906. She died 4 June 1953 in Potwin, Kansas.
9. Josephine Castor was born on 25 December 1890 in Farnam, Nebraska. She married Will (Willie) C. Blue
on 25 December 1909. He was born circa 1898 in Kansas.
10 Vida Blanche Castor was born on 15 June 1895. She married three time first Albert Schwardsfager, second Harry Hull, and third C Shaughnessy.
Sources:
I. Application: Marcile Nelson CA OA Application #262 22 February 1983
2.Application: Trisha Cobb CAOA Application #841 May 1999
3. Application: Dana Kay Castor CAOA Application #569 21 February 2001
4. letter Mrs Marcile Nelson -- 12 January & 8 April 1982
5. letter Mrs R. J. McDowell -- 6 April 1982
6. Census Records
1870 census Indiana, Decatur Co, Salt Creek Twp, p 2/128, #14
1880 census Indiana, Ripley Co, Jackson Twp, ED 156, p 19
1900 census Nebraska, Frontier Co, Howell Pct, ED 182, p 4, #67
1910 census Kansas, Sedgwick Co, Wichita, ED 138, #105
7.Photographs
Castor-Davis Family Tree, owned by danac814
Castor Family Photograph: ht0://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8561273/person/-930795798?pgNum
Elizabeth Jane's Tombstone: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8561273/person/-930795798/mediatl?pgnum=l&pg=0
&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum
Ford Family Tree
Mary Ellen Castor (Child 4): http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6668041/photadflfab93-cef5-417b-alf7c640ac8b84c4 Owner: Ohillips70, Phillips/Ford Family Tree
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Vida Blanche
Aunt Vida
Nancy Ann Maly Ellen Thomas Edward
Aunt Nanny Aunt Molly Edward
Jessie Cordelia Lida Bell Lottie May Josephine
Aunt Lida Aunt Lotty Aunt Jose
Aunt Deal
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Elizabeth Jane
Grandma
Robert H.
Grandpa
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News Caster Volume .X7CV Issue 1
Hettie Viola (Caster) Schmidt 1874-1959 PK.0.01.01.11.04.02.08.03
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From the CAOA Archives:
Hettie Viola Caster, the daughter of Robert H.
and Elizabeth Jane (McDonald) Caster was born 8 September 1874 in Napoleon, Ripley County, Indiana. She
died 22 February 1959 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas and is buried in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita. She married Otto B. Schmidt who was born 18 February 1864 in Germany. (probably Eisenach) He died 30 October 1942 in Kansas. (probably Butler County, Kansas)
Their Children:
?. Louise Jane Schmidt was born 29 December 1909 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas_ She died
25 March 1989 in Potwin, Butler County, Kansas, She married Vernon Elmer Minard, who was born _6 March
1911 in Furicy, Sedgwick. County, Kansas. He died 24 October 1972 in Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas.
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News Caster Volume )00C Issue 1
White Chapel Memorial Gardens Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Thanks to www.findagrave.com new information was found
for Hettie Viola and her family. Page 10 has all of the information we had for her. Only one child, Louise Jane was known. She
was buried in the McGill Cemetery in Potwin. Three more possible children were buried in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens
with Otto and Hettie. The headstones are all associated with the
Schmidt headstone and they are all of the same design. The next
step will be to search for records to confirm the relationships and if
there are more children.
If you have any information on
Hettie and her parents please let me
know. Patricia Caster
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Schmidt Family Plot
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Lillian A. Schmidt 1894-1986
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Lena Schmidt 1907-1993
Are Otto, Lillian and Lena the children of Otto B and Hettie?
McGill Cemetery Potwin, Butler County, Kansas
Louise J. Minard Dec 29, 1909 - May 25, 1989
Vernon E. Minard Mar 6, 1911 - Oct 24, 1972 Married Dec 3, 1932
Louise is the daughter of Otto B and Hettie V.
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Personal Glimpses of my Castor Ancestor George Vee
By Judy Geisler
I don't remember my great-grandfather George Voorhees Castor but I've heard some stories that bring him
alive.
On the day before his 77th birthday 5 August 1941, my mother, then Augustine Castor, wrote her fiancé
(my dad Edmond Geisler):
So when I came home there was Grandaddy opening the door for me with a great big grin all over his face—
George Vee was up from his home in Florida visiting his only son, J. Dallas Castor, in New Jersey.
Oh he and his dad are real pals. Dad just stopped the truck and asked if he didn't want to go to Port Norris with him so he ran over
to him just as if he weren't all of 77 years old. He will be tomorrow, so a cake it gives. He's 14 he says, 7 plus 7.
I have another picture of my great-grandfather from Wayne Castor, his grandson and my uncle. In 1944,
George Vee was again visiting his son and my grandfather, Dallas. He wanted to get married but he wanted his
son's approval. Wayne said he heard his dad say, "You're over 21, you don't need my permission." My greatgrandmother Marietta Eliza (Gunyon) Castor (1864-1926) had died a long time before, and George Vee was
probably lonely. He had been going out dancing a few times a week (note that he was now 80 years old) and he
had met a lovely lady, Mabel Mittendorf. Good for him.
The third image of George Vee was in 1948, when he was 84. My Uncle Wayne told me the following story.
He was 17, going to a military school, and a very fit young man. He and George Vee ran a race, and the old man
won. Immediately after, George Vee got up on the porch and danced a jig. My aunt made a movie of it, which
was unfortunately lost. Sadly, I can only see it in my mind.
+Great-grandaddy, I wish I'd had the pleasure when I'd been a bit older.
George Voorhees Castor JC.0.01.06.06 1864-1956
J. Dallas Castor JC. 0.01.06.06.02 1887-1967
Augustine Castor Geisler JC. 0.01.06.06.02.02 1914-1999
Wayne Castor JC. 0.01.06.06.02.04 1931-2006
Mabel Mittendorf
George Voorhees Castor
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Jack K. Castor 1929-2012
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/greatfallstribune/
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Former Great Falls and Carter resident Jack Kriebel Castor, 82, of San Rafael, Calif., died of
complications from Alzheimer's disease Wednesday, Jan. 18, in San
Raefael.
A celebration of his life will take place in March in San Rafael.
Private burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of
Schnider Funeral Home.
Jack Kriebel Castor was born Oct. 30, 1929, in Great Falls,
Mont., to Lewis and Mamie Castor, who were the original homesteaders on their wheat farm near Carter. He attended grade school in
Carter, high school in Great Falls, and then moved to Los Angeles,
where he graduated in 1949 from Woodbury College with a degree
in interior design. After graduation, he traveled throughout northern Mexico and began his interest in painting with watercolors. His
passion for travel intensified and he worked for United Airlines in
Chicago for two years and then migrated to the San Francisco area in
Jack blowing out the
search of warmer weather. QANTAS Airlines was his employer for 28
CAOA 25th aniversary candles in 2008
years, where he was the training manager until his retirement in 1985.
On Aug. 28, 1966, Jack married Anita Ashmun in Fairfield,
Conn., and then moved her and her three sons across the country to San Rafael. Travel was important to Jack and Anita
and they visited more than 100 countries and they always enjoyed other cultures and experiences.
After retirement, Jack immersed himself in art and Spanish classes at a local junior college, pursued genealogy and
was an officer for Castor Family of America. He was one of the founding members of Indian Valley Artists (now known as
MarinMOCA), their president for many years, and he became very prolific with oil paintings. He also loved trains, ghost
towns and gardening, all giving him more subjects for his artistic talent.
Jack lived an incredibly full life and he was truly loved by all who met
him. He is survived by his brother Ray Castor of Great Falls; niece Nancy and
husband Tom Knott of San Rafael, Calif.; nephew Jan and wife Debra Castor
of Salt Lake City, Utah; stepsons Jeffrey and wife Chris and sons Dylan and
Connor Ashmun, all of Medford, Ore., and Craig and wife Mickey Ashmun of
San Rafael.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Anita; stepson Scott Ashmun; sister,
Lois Castor; and brother Edward Castor.
Jack was one of the three founding members of The Castor Association of America. At
one time or another he
served on the board
as President, Vice
President, Trustee and
served on many of the
committes. He will be
missed by many of us.
Jack traveling 2004
Jack in his studio 2006
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News Caster Volume )00( Issue 1
Mary Lou Bacon 1923-2011
Mary Lou Bacon passed away on November 16, 2011 at Northern Michigan Hospital following a 25-year
battle with diabetes and complications. She was born in Flint, Michigan, on August 15,
1923, daughter of Bruce Graham and Magdalena Brady. After graduating from Deckerville High School and attending Baker Business School in Flint, she worked throughout her
professional career as a bookkeeper, a librarian and an executive secretary. Her passion,
though, has been doing genealogical research, which she enjoyed doing right till the end.
She is survived by her husband, Jack, their six children and their families: son Dr.
Michael Bacon and wife Jane of Petoskey; their daughters: Tricia and husband, Ben Robinson and family, Jack and Katie, Kathleen and Maureen Bacon; daughter Charlene and
husband, Lyne Cook of Oakland, CA; daughter Barbara Bacon and husband Ronald Sacchi
of Pleasanton, CA; son Douglas Bacon of Lansing, MI and his daughter Betsy; daughter Dr. Mary Bacon and
husband, Peter Belanger of Oakland, CA, their daughters, Kira, Courtney and Annie Belanger; son Lt. Col. John
D. Bacon and wife Cheryl Perko of Alexandria, VA and family, daughters Sofia and Braedyn and step-son Adorn
Tesereau.
Services were in Petoskey. A visitation and rosary was held at Stone Funeral Home on Sunday, November
20. The funeral services were held at St. Francis church on Monday, November 21st at 2 p.m. with a burial following at Greenwood Cemetery.
Source: Flint Journal, 19 November 2011, Flint, Michigan.
Thanks to Barbara Andrews for sharing this sad news with us.
Mary Lou Bacon became a member of the CAOA in 1988. She was interested in the JK.0 John Michael Kuster 17251801 line through his son JK.0.03 Leonard Kester 1746-1839.
Loral L. Castor 1900-1996 JC0.07.06.03.02
Bloomington, Illinois, ---Loral L. Castor, 95, formally of Lapel, Indiana
and Spencer, Indiana, died Friday, April 12, 1996, in a Normal, Illinois healthJC. 0 John Caster Sr. 1754-1822
care center.
JC.0.07 Reason Caster 1797-1874
Mr. Castor operated a grain elevator in Lapel for many years.
JC.0.07.06 Albert Caster
He was born December 14, 1900 in Hamilton County to Howard and Ida
JC.0.07.06.03 Howard Castor
May (McDonald) Castor. He married Elsie M. Willhide August 15, 1936. She JC. 0.07.06.03.02 Loral L. Castor
died in 1989. He was a member of the Prairie Baptist Church in Noblesville,
the Clarksville Masonic Lodge No. 118 and the Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis.
He is survived by one son, Loral L. Castor Jr. of Bloomington
Illinois; one brother, McDonald "Mac" Castor of Anderson and one
grandchild.
Services will be held at 10 AM Monday at Scott E. Hershberger
Funeral Home in Lapel. The Rev. Thomas Greenslade will officiate.
Calling will be from 2 to 4 PM
Castor (Headstone)
at the funeral home. Burial will
Elsie May
Loral L.
be in Prairie Memorial CemApril 5, 1908
December 14, 1900 etery in Noblesville.
October 27, 1989
April 12, 1996
Thanks to Sandee Lacy for sending the obit, Lineage and 1994 headstone reading to us several years ago, and to Barbara Andrews for locating the photograph of his headstone.
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Francis Woodrow Castor 1919-1948 JC.0.07.04.05 .07
In Memory and Honor of Our Fallen Hero Frank W Castor August, 1919 - July 28, 1948
On the evening of July 28th, 1948 at
approximately 8:30 p.m., the City of Nobles- JC.0 John Caster Sr. 1754-1822
JC.0.07 Reason Caster 1797-1874
ville and Noblesville Police Department
JC.0.07.04 Alexander Gaston 834- 1897
tragically lost one of their own in a motorcy- JC.0.07.04.05 Walter Castor 1879-1947
cle accident on the north side of Forest Park. JC.0.07.04.05.07 Francis W Castor 1919-1948
Patrolman Francis W. Castor, 28, was
on duty at the time of the accident operating a department issued motorcycle. It is
believed that Patrolman Castor was possibly chasing a speeding vehicle just prior
to colliding into the rear of another automobile. Patrolman Castor was thrown from
the motorcycle and suffered severe injuries to his head and neck. Patrolman Castor
passed away before arriving at the hospital. The speeding vehicle was never located.
Patrolman Castor was hired by the Noblesville Police Department on July 16th,
1948. He had only been with the department for twelve days prior to his death. Patrolman Castor was buried in the Prairie Baptist Cemetery and he left behind a wife, Mrs. Mildred (Lavely); his
mother, Mrs. Effie Castor and six sisters. The couple had no children of their own.
Prior to joining the Noblesville Police Department, Patrolman Castor served three years with the 13th Air
Force, serving in Africa and the In the India, Butma, China theater.
The City of Noblesville and the NoblesNational Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
ville Police Department honor the memory of
Patrolman Castor each year in the third week of
May during National Peace Officer's Memorial
Week. Patrolman Castor's name is inscribed on
the National Memorial Wall located in Washington, DC on Panel 26E, Line 8.
E
Panel
Henry E. "Hank" Kester 1932-2010 WKes. 0.01.01.03
Thanks to Terry O'Conner for sending this to us from the Des Moines Register
http://localobituariesonline.com/obituaries/2010/12/29/henry-kester-1932--2010/147463885
Henry E. "Hank" Kester, 78, entered into eternal rest on December 23, 2010, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston,
Iowa. Memorial Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, December 31 at the Redfield Christian Church with
burial at Morrisburg Cemetery at a later date. McCalley funeral home in Adel is handling the arrangements.
Henry was born on May 25, 1932, to Everett and Florence (Heath) Kester in Waukegan, Illinois. Henry
graduated from Redfield High School in 1949. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1951 and worked as a plane handler
and a rescue man on the flight deck of the USS Philippine Sea during the Korean War.
Henry married Donna Rae Haubrich on September 12, 1953 at the Redfield Christian Church, and together
they had four children. Henry received both his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Drake University and
worked as an art teacher, art consultant, and as Art Supervisor for the Des Moines Public Schools. Henry was
very talented and had a prolific career as an artist. He produced oil paintings, sculptures, pottery, sketches,
watercolors, and photography. Following retirement, Henry and Donna moved to Rockport, Texas, where they
enjoyed their next years together traveling, fishing and sailing. Henry taught advanced navigation courses is
for the Coast Guard auxiliary. Henry's passion was sailing, but after an accident resulted in a severe foot and
ankle injury, he sold his sailboat and got a fishing boat. He and Donna became avid fisherman. Henry developed
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COPD and his health issues prompted their move back to Redfield in 2008 to be near family.
He will be remembered for his many talents, wisdom, integrity, calmness, patients, and sense of humor.
Henry will be lovingly remembered and missed by his wife, four children; Randy (Mary and her sons Shawn),
Dennis (Barb), Deb (Stu) Milligan, and Mike (Lisa); grandchildren, Stacy (Rob) Jaeger, Amber (Jonas) Chaladek, Zebin Kester, Curt (Tara) Lantz Jr., Nicole (Nick) Kettler, Micah Milligan,
Henry and his family have
and Emily Baum; and nine great-grandchildren. Henry was preceded in death by his not yet been found in the
CAOAArchives. Any help
parents, sister and brother. Memorial contributions will be donated to the Mercy
will
be appreciatett
hospice in Johnston.
Thanks to Barbara Andrews for finding additional information about Henry and his Ancestors
Henry's great grandfather William Kester was born on 4 Feb 1825 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. He
married Elizabeth Catherine Hemstreet circa 1845. He died on 26 Feb 1912 in Kodell, Kansas, at age 87. He
was buried in Doby Springs, Oklahoma.
They had nine children. The only known child was named George Alvin Kester. He is Henry's grandfather
and was born on 15 Aug 1859 in Ontario, Canada. He married Sarah Malinda Baldwin circa 1890. She is the
daughter of Henry Harrison Baldwin and Mary Elizabeth Clardy. She was born on 1 Feb 1871. He and Sarah
appeared in the census of 16 Apr 1910 Valley, Polk County, WKes.0 William Kester 1825-1912
Iowa. The 1915 Census shows that they had moved to Des
WKes.0.01 George Alvin Kester 1859-1942
Moines, Polk County, Iowa and George owned a pool hall.
WKes.0.01.01 Henry Everette Kester 1893It also shows that he was a Christian. They were still in Des WKes.0.01.01.03 Henry Everette Kester 1932-2010
Moines in 1920. He died on 8 Nov 1942 at age 83. Sarah died
on the 13th of June in 1947.
George and Sarah had four children. Henry Everette, Henry's father, was born 20 April 1893 in Oregon
County, Missouri. Their next three children were Mary circa 1898, Lester circa 1900 and Charles E. circa 1909
were all born in Iowa.
In the 1930 Census of Kings County, New York, Henry Everette, son of
George, was working as an electrical engineer. He had married Mary Florence
Heath earlier and they had a daughter Florence L. who was eleven months old.
Florence, his wife was born circa 1893 in Iowa and her parents Granville A. Heath
and Laura Wimmer were born in Indiana. Her father Granville was born in 1857
and died in 1940. Granville is the son of Milton A. Heath, who was born in 1821
and died in 1857 and Rachel E. Smith, who was born in 1833 and died in 1899.
Henry and Florence had two more children one of whom is Henry Everette
who was born on 25 May 1932 in Waukegan, Illinois.
Henry E. Kester 1932
Sources:
Ancestry.com family tree for Henry E. "Hank" Kester 1932-2010
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4718010/person/-667145094
1910 US Census Iowa, Polk County, Valley T624_418 p2B ED 0181 ancestry.com George Kester
1915 Iowa State Census Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines Roll IA1915 399 ancestry.com George A Kester
1920 US Census Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines T625_508 pl2B ED 92 ancestry.com George Kester
1930 US Census New York, Kings County, Brooklyn T626_1513 p13A ED 1497 Henry E Kester
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No Debates, Noo Super PACS, but Elections Are Corning!
The 2012 Slate of Candidates for Castor Association ofAmerica Officers follows:
Barbara Andrews
Edward E. Castor
Marianne Eaton
Joe Lacy
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Buckeye, Arizona
Logansport, Indiana
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Natalia, Texas
Ballots will be mailed to
members 15 May 2012.
Please return ballots by 15
June 2012
Barbara Andrews:
I am a former high school teacher and bookseller. My interest in genealogy
began in childhood when I begged my parents to tell me who their parents were
and their parents' parents etc. My parents never had enough answers to assuage
my curiosity. While I was in high school and with no knowledge of standard genealogical research techniques, I discovered that my grandparents and other relatives were listed in "old" city directories. I also interviewed one of my father's
elderly cousins and found direction for the search that would follow.
Many years later I was delighted to discover the surname of my 4th greatgrandmother, Mary Kasten This happened long after I had discovered Mary's
husband, James Stackhouse, and had researched his line. Shortly after the discovery of Mary's maiden surname, Eugene Stackhouse told me about The Castor Association of America, and I joined immediately.
I was amazed with the massive amount of infoHnation held in the archive, and the possibility of collaborating with others interested in researching this family line.
I provided research for my own line for the yet-to-be-published revised edition of the Benjamin Caster/
Custard line; I am a contributor to and a proofreader for The News Caster and I label and mail them. Currently I
serve as the Coordinator of the Custer Y-DNA Surname Project. I have also been Vice President of CAOA, and
currently serve as president following the resignation of our former president. Last summer I launched the first
of the Ambassadors' Circles to represent members of various regions.
The Castor Association of America is a useful organization to anyone interested in genealogy and history.
My greatest desire is to maintain the validity of all information held by the organization by careful research and
documentation and to make that information available to our members.
Edward E. Castor:
I became a member the Castor Association several years ago. They had records
archived that helped me trace my lineage back farther then I was previously able to. I
could depend on the accuracy of the research that the members of the association had
already done. In many cases, doing online research that is not authenticated can lead us
down the wrong family line. In appreciation for the research that other members had
already done and documented, I felt an obligation to contribute back to the association in
whatever small way I could.
The Castor Association was formed to create and build interest in preserving and collecting genealogical
and historical records relating to the Caster, Castor, and related families. The association encourages sharing
genealogical information with other members who may have interest these lines. I feel it would be a great idea
if all members could somehow find ways to share information that would be relevant to the other members in
the association.
In being a member of our society, you should have the right to vote on issues that concern the running of the
society. Being a member should also give you the right to participate with other members in indexing, recording, and preserving records for the future. As a member you should also be able to participate in different kinds
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of ways, such as workshops, to help others who are looking for family and family history that would be relevant
to their direct lineage.
If anyone who is a member of the Castor Association feels they have anything to share, time, talent, or information, you should get in touch with us. You should never feel like your time or talent doesn't matter. Or you
should never feel like we would be asking too much of you. If we could all do a little bit together, we may get
more accomplished then we'd ever imagine.
Marianne Rinehart Eaton:
My father named me Marianne partly after his name Marion. I grew up in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, until age 12 when our family moved to Bellflower, California. I graduated
from Bellflower High School in 1958. I started grocery checking for Von's Food Co. that
September. The next year I met my husband, Thomas. We were married at my parents'
home in 1960. We had three children and bought a house in Rowland Heights, CA. We
lived there for 40 years. During that time many relatives came to visit my parents. I
would go to see them and write down who their parents or children were and how they
were related. I just threw that information in a file.
When my youngest child started school I went to college. It was a struggle, but I got my BA in Psychology,
from California State University at Long Beach in 5 years, while working part time and raising a family. Next I
taught at Elsinore High School, teaching a vocational class, Retail Merchandising to Jr. & Sr., then in La Puente
at the Puente Hills Mall teaching Retail Fashion. I sold Mailing machines for Pitney Bowes. Next I sold Real
Estate in Diamond Bar and Walnut, CA. In 1994 my father became ill and I took care of him. He passed in December of that year. Mother moved into an assisted living facility near me in Rowland Heights.
During this time I talked to her and her older brother about the Todds. I recorded that on my first lap top
computer. In my father's family there was always the rumor we were related to the Custers, including the boy
General. When mother passed in 2005, Tom retired from the Bureau of Automotive Repair of the State of California, we moved to Albuquerque, NM. In 2010 we went to Iowa and met a Rinehart cousin. He had proof the
Rinehart's were related to the Custers. I copied his manuscript. We took pictures of the 1810 Rinehart-Custer
Bible he owned. I met Lynda Katonic who was a member of the Caster Association. She told me how to join,
so here I am a member of our Caster Association.
Some of the other genealogical societies I belong to are Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the War of 1812; I am president of the Albuquerque Genealogical Society. I am working on joining the
Valley Forge Society & First Family of Ohio. My daughter, Marie, a project manager for Boston Scientific is
joining DAR and my sons, Neil and Jason, both California State employees, will join SAR this coming month.
I think it is important to hang these certificates on the wall for our future generation to see and know what contribution our family made to history. I think young children should be taught to take pride in American History
and knowing about their ancestors is important.
Joe and Sandee Lacy:
In 1972 when I married Sandee Van Kleef, a Castor descendant, I was a mathemat1 ics teacher. Later I became a business consultant, bookkeeper and prepared income tax
returns for clients.
Sandee joined The Castor Association of America in 1992 and I began a long career as treasurer for the association.
My loyalty to Sandee and her love for this organization has kept me at it, and the
association gets a 2-for-1 deal. I keep track of the money and oversee all of the association's banking. Sandee keeps track of the members' renewal status. If you haven't paid your dues on time,
you probably know her voice as she calls with a "dues are due" reminder message.
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From the President Barbara Andrews
Fellow members, I have been your president for about 7 months, and it has been my pleasure to have email
and phone conversations with many of you. Getting to meet a number of you in person last summer at the
launching of the Ambassadors' Circles was a wonderful experience, because this organization is full of wonderful people!
Our ambassadors' Circles are beginning to share regional information, which might prove to be crucial in
helping our members with their personal research. Members have shared interesting and informative research
articles for The News Caster as well as vital records information, and news items. Our preservation partners
have digitized numerous records and organized materials held in the archive.
My interaction with members and trying to stay true to our goals as an organization from a leadership position has convinced me of our potential to be the best of family genealogical organizations. However, as we
look forward to our 30th anniversary next year, it is also clear that we will have difficulty making it, because of a
single and serious problem.
We do not have enough members helping to carry out the business of the organization.
We pay for the printing and mailing of The News Caster and the membership directory. Our members do all
other work performed by the association.
It is easy to put your feet up and read the current issue of The News Caster without realizing that this could
be the last edition of this treasured benefit of membership.
Without consistent help from volunteers, publication of The News Caster is in jeopardy.
Help in producing the News Caster is needed to:
*Provide articles for The News Caster based on your own knowledge and research.
(All documents are proofread; don't worry if you don't have excellent writing skills.) 15-20 articles are
needed for 4 issues.
*Proofread articles.
* Write articles using provided materials from the archive. (If there are not enough submitted articles, articles are created from archival materials. Some basic research skills —searching census records etc-may be
needed)
Our archive files grow constantly. This is great news, but constant attention to organizing and maintaining the archive is required.
I am confident that there are members who can give a small amount of time to complete small tasks in order
to maintain and preserve The Castor Association of America Archive Files and relieve the burden of duty placed
on a handful of members.
Help is needed to organize, maintain and preserve the archives :
0 A coordinator is needed to work with the Archive Coordinator to manage task assignments to Preservation Partners.
0 Research needed to verify the birth order of the ancestors and their children.
0 Data entry into a genealogy program that can be imported into The Master
Genealogist. Data consists of materials found in the archives, including cemetery
readings, marriage records, baptism records, family group sheets and family archive
files.
Be a hero, keep CAOA functioning, no super powers required!
I know that some of you have just been waiting to be asked.
Email caoaboard-gen.org or give me a call at 623-386-8541.
Let CAOA know how you can help.
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Casters—Casters, let's get together and solve the mystery: Who is John Sr. s Father
I have noticed that there are more researchers who are showing that PK.0.01.01 Conrad Custer is the father
of JC.0 John Caster Sr. This is either good news or bad news. It would be good news if we had the documentation to prove it. The bad news is that so far the CAOA does not have any documentation to prove it. As the
CAOA Archive Coordinator and the wife of a descendant of John Caster Sr., I have been working on this for a
long time.
The research data found in the CAOA Archive files and discussions with John Caster Sr. researchers does
not support Conrad as John's father. It does, however, point to three men, one of whom is most likely John's
father. These three men are PK.0.01.01 Conrad Custer, his son PK.0.01.01.02 Arnold Custer or his son
PK.01.01.06 Paul Custer.
DNA test of 13 men indicates that John Sr. is a descendant of PK.0 Paulus Custer through his son Arnold
and grandson Conrad.
Help is needed to find hard copy research. Help which I am now asking the descendants of John Sr., Conrad Custer, Arnold Custer, and Paul Custer and anyone else who would like to help, to do. We can solve this
issue.
What is needed:
0 Copies of any documentation you may have for the above four men for the time period of 1745 to
1774.
0 One reason there is little documentation is that the Rockingham land records were destroyed in a fire.
There are reconstructed land records for Rockingham County, Virginia since land owners had to re-register their deeds and land documents. They are available on film and will require a page by page search.
0 DNA tests of descendants of PK.0.01.01.02 Arnold Custer and PK.01.01.06 Paul Custer.
Contact me by email caoaboard@caoa-gen.org, and caoapaac@cwnet.com with John Sr. Research as the
subject. (Please put both addresses in the To: column to ensure that the email is received.) I will contact you as
soon as possible. Patricia
Year End Financial Report by Joe Lacy
January 2011 to December 2011
Income
General Fund Income
Gaylord Castor Fund
Total Income
Expenses
Travel
News Caster
Other
$3396.00
440.00
215.00
$4051.00
$1086.00
1763.72
490.00
Assets
Checking Account
Savings Account
Gaylord Castor CD
Pub Fund CD
$21283.57
6654.03
2454.34
12,412.94
Total
$42804.88
Liabilities
Prepaid dues
$
$38765.38
3369.50
$42804.88
Total Expenses
$3339.72
Equity
Retained earnings
net income
Net Income
$ 711.28
Total Liabilities & Equity
20
670.00
March 2012
Index
Symbols
(--?--)
Alice 3
Catharine 5
Chester Asa 1, 2, 4
Chester Harold 2, 3, 4
Forest 3
Jack 14
James Asa 1, 3, 4
Lisa 16
Robert J. 3
Robert John 1, 2, 3, 4
Ruth Elizabeth 2
Shawn 16
Stella G. 3
Widow Bottler 6
A
Andrews
Barbara 7, 14, 16, 17, 19
Ashmun
Anita 13
Connor 13
Craig 13
Dylan 13
Mickey (--?--) 13
Scott 13
B
Bacon
Barbara 14
Betsy 14
Braedyn 14
Charlene 14
Cheryl (Perko) 14
Douglas 14
Jack 14
Jane (--?--) 14
John D. Lt. Col. 14
Kathleen 14
Katie 14
Mary Dr. 14
Mary Lou 14
Maureen 14
Michael Dr. 14
Sofia 14
Tricia 14
Baldwin
Henry Harrison 16
Mary Elizabeth (Clardy) 16
Sarah Malinda 16
Barker
Charles 8
Lottie May (Castor) 8
Barnes
Chester Harold
Harvey J. 1, 3
Howard 14
Ida May (McDonald) 14
Jack Kriebel 13
James Asa 1
Jan 13
J. Dallas 12
Jessie Cordelia 9
Josephine 9
Lewis 13
Lida Bell 8
Lois 13
Loral L. 14
Loral L. Jr. 14
Lottie May 8
Louise Elizabeth (Eubank) 2
Lula (Johnson) 3, 4. See
also Johnson, Lula
Belle
Mamie (--?--) 13
Marietta Eliza (Gunyon) 12
Mary Ellen 8, 9
Mary Matilda (Samuels) 8
McDonald "Mac" 14
Mildred (Lavely) 15
Nancy 8
Nancy Ann 8
Paul 4
Ralph Johnson 2
Roberta 3
Robert Graham 2
Robert H. 8
Robert J. 3
Robert John 1, 2
Rosezella 8
Rufus 1
Rufus H. 3
Rufus Harvey 1
Ruth Elizabeth 2
Ruth Jane 2
Ruth (McAlister) 1
Samuel 8
Stella G. [--?--] 3
Thomas Edward 8
Victoria 3
Walter 15
Wayne 12
Will 4
William H. 3
William Harold 3
William Henry 1
Cemetery
Colorado
Denver
Fairmont Cemetery 3
IOOF Cemetery
Oklahoma
Marshall 2
Memorial Park Cemetery
Patricia 2
Baum
Emily 16
Belanger
Annie 14
Courtney 14
Kira 14
Mary (Bacon) Dr. 14
Peter 14
Blue
Josephine (Castor) 9
Will (Willie) C. 9
Bonner
Jacob, Captain 6
Boos
John William, Rev. 6
Brady
Magdalena 14
Brunt
Rosina 8
Butler
Johann Georg 6
C
Caster
Albert 14
Elizabeth Jane (McDonald)
10
Hettie Viola 10
John Sr. 14, 15, 20
Reason 14, 15
Robert H. 10
Castor
Adelia Nell 3
Alexander 15
Alice [--?--] 3
Anita (Ashmun) 13
Ardis 3
Beatrice Georgiana (Smith)
2
Charles William 2, 3
Chester Asa 1
Chester Harold 2
Cleo Daniel 4
Dana Kay 9
Debra (--?--) 13
Delia (Franklin) 3
Douglas 3
Edward 8, 13
Edward E. 17
Effie (--?--) 15
Elizabeth (Haken) Stoll 2
Elizabeth Jane (McDonald)
8
Francis W. 15
Francis Woodrow 15
George Voorhees 12
Gertrude Milton (Harris) 3
Harold C.. See also Castor,
21
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City 2, 3
Oklahoma
Marshall
IOOF Cemetery 2
Oklahoma City
Memorial Park Cemetery
2, 3
Chaladek
Amber (--?--) 16
Jonas 16
Clardy
Mary Elizabeth 16
Cobb
Trisha 9
Cook
Charlene (Bacon) 14
Lyne 14
Coster
Peter 6. See also Custer,
Peter
Cudimagester
Elizabeth 5. See
also Fleischer, Elizabeth
Custer
Arnold 20
Catharine (--?--) 5
Conrad 20
Elizabeth (--?--) 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10. 16
Elizabeth Cudimagester)
5. See 71so Fleischer,
Elizab _h
Jonathan 5
Paul 20
Peter 5, 7
Widow 6
D
Debo
Angie 1, 3
Drary
(--?--) 8
Nancy Ann (Castor) 8
Duncan
Ida Pearl 8
E
Eaton
Marianne 17
Marianne Rinehart 18
Eubank
Louise Elizabeth 2
F
Faulk
Jessie Cordelia (Castor) 9
John Carl 9
Fleischer
Andreas 6, 7
Catharina 6
Eleanora 5
Elizabeth 6, 7
Eva Marg (--?--) 6
Eva Margaret 5, 6, 7
Eva Margaretha 6
Georg 5, 6, 7
Heinrich 6, 7
Heinrich Solomon 6
Johan Jacob 6
Johannes 5, 6, 7
Johannes, Ludimagister 6,
7. See also Fleischer,
Johannes
John 5, 6
Maria Elizabeth 6
Franklin
Benjamin 5
Delia 3
Fry
Jacob 7
G
Gladfelter
Charles H. 7
Graham
Bruce 14
Greenslade
Thomas Rev. 14
Gunyon
Marietta Eliza 12
H
Hanson
Adelia 1, 3, 4
Harris
Gertrude Milton 3
Haubrich
Donna Rae 15
Haveracker
Margaret 6
Heath
Florence 15
Granville A. 16
Laura (Wimmer) 16
Mary Florence 16
Milton A. 16
Rachel E. (Smith) 16
Hemstreet
Elizabeth Catherine 16
Hinke
William J. 7
Hinton
Ezra 8
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Joseph R. 8
Rosezella (Castor) 8
Howey
William J. 8
Johannes Fleischer 6, 7
M
McAlister
Ruth 1
McDonald
(--?--) 8
Elizabeth Jane 8
Ida May 14
Rosina (Brunt) 8
McDowell
R. J., Mrs 9
Miller
(--?--) 8
Laurel 7
Milligan
Deb (Kester) 16
Micah 16
Stu 16
Minard
Louise J. 11
Louise Jane (Schmidt) 10
Vernon E. 11
Vernon Elmer 10
Mittendorf
Mabel 12
Mittleberger
Gottlieb 6
Muhlenberg
Henry H. 6
Henry Melchoir 5, 7
Pastor 5, 6, 7
Jaeger
Rob 16
Stacy (--?--) 16
Jason
Lida Bell (Castor) 8
Johnson
Lula Belle 1
K
Kamra
Ardis 1, 3, 4
Kester
Barb (--?--) 16
Charles E. 16
Deb 16
Dennis 16
Donna Rae (Haubrich) 15
Everett 15
Florence (Heath) 15
Florence L. 16
George 16
George A. 16
George Alvin 16
Henry E. 16
Henry E. "Hank" 15
Henry Everette 16
Lester 16
Lisa (--?--) 16
Mary 16
Mary (--?--) 16
Mary Florence (Heath) 16
Mike 16
Randy 16
Sarah Malinda (Baldwin) 16
William 16
Zebin 16
Kettler
Nick 16
Nicole (--?--) 16
O'Neil
Hugh 3, 4
O'Neill
Hugh 2
L
P
Lacy
Joe 17, 18
Lantz
Curt Jr. 16
Tara (--?--) 16
Lavely
Mildred 15
Lockhart
Andrew 3
Ludimagister
Perko
Cheryl 14
N
Nelson
Marcile 9
Newcomer
Johannes Fleischer 7
0
R
Robinson
Ben 14
Tricia (Bacon) 14
Roose
Frederick 6
22
S
Sacchi
Barbara (Bacon) 14
Ronald 14
Samuels
Mary Matilda 8
Schmidt
Elmer 8
Hattie. Mrs. 10. See
also Castor, Hettie
Viola
Hettie V. 11
Hettie Viola (Castor) 8
Lena 11
Lillian A. 11
Louise Jane 10
Mary Ellen (Castor) 8
Minnie D. 8
Mrs. Hattie 10
Otto 8, 11
Otto B. 8, 10, 11
Schultz
Elizabeth 6
Slaughter
Frank P. 4
Smith
Beatrice Georgiana 2
Rachel E. 16
Stoll
Elizabeth (Haken) 2
T
Tesereau
Adorn 14
Treadway
Nancy Aim (Castor) 8
Thomas S. 8
U
Unger
R. L. 7
Wall
Amanda 3
Wantling
Jane 8
Weiser
Ann Marie 5
Conrad 5, 6
Weltener
Georg, Colonel 6
Willhide
Elsie M. 14
Wimmer
Laura 16
March 2012
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theFrontier
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Belong-et to
Which Parents Belonged
to 3/71liam
William Custer
Custer —
— Conrad or George?
(or Custard,
Custard, etc.) was born
about 1732,
1732, estimated from
from the
the date
dateof
ofbirth
birthofofhis
hisfirst
-first child
child in
in
William Custer (or
born about
I 75;-1755. His
death is
is estimated
estimated to
to be
beabout
about1783
1783based
basedon
onthe
t probable
he
probable date
date that
thathis
hiswife
wifewas
w,.s
about 1753-1755.
His date of death
captured by
by Indians
Indiansand
andthe
thedate
dateshe
shereturned
returned
Virginia,
chronicled
later
in this
sketch.
children
captured
to to
Virginia,
as as
chronicled
later
in this
sketch.
His His
children
werewere
4ary or
orPolly,
Pony,who
whomarried
married
Edmund
Cain
Arnold
born
in /55William,
Williamborn
bomabout
about1757
1757and
and
probably
three
Mary
Edmund
Cain,
Arnold,
born
in 1755,
probably
three
younger
younaer children.
children.
parentsof
ofWilliam
Williamhave
havebeen
beensuggested
suggestedtotobe
beeither
either/Custar/Custard,
./Custar/Cus ard
brothers,
sons
Arnold
The parents
brothers,
sons
of of
Arnold
andand
,ranGsonsofof
Paulus
uster.
mou0
- 11- that Conrad
grandsons
Paulus
Kuster.
It isisthought
Conradwas
wasborn
bornininGermany
Ctermany
totoArnold
Arnold
and
and
hishis
first
first
wife
wife
Gertrut
uertrut
onrads before his father
a ht .e and
Conrads
Zndgrandfather
grandfatherimmigrated
immigrated
totoGermantown,
Germantown,
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania.
George
George
was
w born
as
born in
in Ger( Jet•
.
mantown to
to Arnold's
Arnold'ssecond
secondwife.
wife.Both
Bothparental
parental
possibilities
sup lortebybycertain
certain
items
"circumstantial
mantown
possibilities
areare
supported
items
ofof
"circumstantial
evidence" but
butneither
neitherhas
hasbeen
beenproven.
proven.
evidence"
I researched
researchedGeorge
Georgeand
andhis
hisfamily
familyusing
usmor
allall
sources
sources
available
avai able
to me
to me
andand
provided
provided
some
some
of of
thethe
results
results
in an
in an
in the
the June
June2011
2011issue
issueof
of_
The
NewsCaster,
Caster,InIn
that
a Iagreed
article published in
The
News
that
article
rticle
agreedwith
with others
others that
thatWilliam
William
son of
of George.
George. After
After vacationing
vacationingrecently
recentlyininthe
theShenandoah
Shenan.doati
Valley
and
beautiful
was probably the son
Valley
and
thethe
beautiful
areaarea
of of
Greenbrier County,
County. West
West Virginia, and
and doing
nowfavor
favorConrad
ConradCuster
Custer
father
Greenbrier
doing some
some on site research,
research, IInow
asas
thethe
father
of of
Wiliam.
thews Trading
Postfrom
fromthe
the1770's,
770's, now
now held
heldby
by the
theGreenbrier
GreenbrierHistorical
Historical
2ociety,
William.AAledaer
ledger of
of the
the Ma
Mathews
Trading Post
Society,
revealed unpublished
unpublisheddetails
detailsnot
notpreviously
previouslynoted
notedby
byCuster
Custerresearchers.
researchers.
Followina are
arethe
thecircumstances
circumstancesthat
thatlend support to the
the supposition
supposition that
thatConrad
Conradwas
wasthe
thefather
_father
ofWilliam,
Following
of William,
upon_later
laterinin
this
sketch.
Reuel
Custer
stated
1913
reminiscences:
".My
F:reat
grandwhich are expanded upon
this
sketch.
Reuel
Custer
stated
inin
hishis
1913
reminiscences:
"My
great
grandWilliam. Custer, was bom
- nd lived in the Shenandoah
ShenandoahValley, Virginia. His
father, William
bornz-and
His fami_of
family consisted
consistedofofsix
sixchilchi,
dren, three
threesons
sonsand
andthree
threedaughters.
daughters.His
His
father
had
SOPS..."
dren,
father
had
2424
sons..." (1) This reference
reference would
would seem
seem to
torefer
refertotoConrad
Conrad
Custer,
C uster,totowhom
whomhas
hasbeen
beenattributed
attributeda alarge
large
number
number
of of
children
children
in in
various
various
sources.
sources.
ro : "1811
in an
an1889
1889 reference
referencetotoWilliam's
Willia
A similar statement was made in
son
Arnold
Custer:
"1814---Arnold Custer,
ms son Arnold Custei
Custer..
his sons,
sons, James,
James„ Jesse
iesse and
with three of his
andNVilli
William,
am. came
came to
to Jefferson
Jeffersoncounty
countyduring
durin,this
thisyear....
year...He
Hewas
wasthe
the
oldest
oldest
grandson of
of William
William Custer,
Custer,the
thepioneer
pioneerofof'that
that
familyinin
America.
had
t
grandson
family
America.
HeHe
had
twenty-four
sons, from
wenty-four
from whom
whom came
came
the host
host of
of Custers
Custers in
inthis
thiscountry.
country.He
Hewas
wasaacitizen
citizenofofVirginia..."
Virginia..."(2)
(2
) Although this sketch attributes
attributes 24
2.4sons
sonsto
Amlds
\Williamwas
wasprobably
probablymistakenly
mistakenly
used
instead
Arnold'sgrandfather
grandfatherWilliam
William Custer,kmold's
Custer, Arnold'sfather's
father's name
name William
used
instead
of of
grandfatherConrad
Conradininreferring
referring
sons.
his grandfather
to to
thethe
2424
sons.
The recently
recently discovered
discoveredreference
referencethat
thatI believe supports the
the:"Conrad"
"Conrad"
supposit
supposition
ion is
is an
anentry
entryfor
forWilliam
Vgliam
Custer in
in the
theledger
ledgerfor
forthe
theMathews
MathewsTrading
TradingPost,
Post,-which
Custer
which was
was located
located in
in what
what is now
now Greenbrier
GreenbrierCo., West
West Vir•
ginia: the
the April
April 1776
1776 entry
entry shows
shows az-1
payment
inade
"your
mother".
It would
likely
refer
to George's
ginia:
payment
made
byby
"your
mother".
(3)(3)
It would
notnot
likely
refer
to George's
widow
_Mary
Custer
Thomas.
She
was
proba
widow Mary Custer Thomas. She was probably
bly living
living with
with her
her second husband
husbandWilliam
WilliamThomas
ThomasininNorthampNorthampPennsylvania, where
wherehe
heWa
s apprehended
ton County, Pennsylvania,
was
apprehended in
Tory.
My
is is
in January
Januaryofof1777
1777asasa asuspected
suspected
Tory.
Myopinion
opinion
that the
the person
personreferred
referredtotoasas"your
"your
mother"
in the
ledger
Conrad
Custers
second
wife,
a widow.
that
mother"
in the
ledger
waswas
Conrad
Custer's
second
wife,
nownow
a widow.
ThisThis
would mean
mean that
that she
shewas
was-William's
tepniother. There
is some
some indication
'nclicationthat
thather
her
na!ne
William's stepmother.
There is
name
was
Margaret Moras Margaret
Mar,
ms scenario
also supported
supported by the fact that
ris. This
scenario is also
that Bridget
BridaetCuster
Custerwas
wasalso
alsoininthe
thearea
area
at at
that
that
time,
time,
along
along
with
with
Bridget's son-in-law
son-in-lawJames
JamesCain.
Cain.Bridget
Bridgetwas
wasthe
thewidow
widowofofArnold
ArnoldCuster.
Cu
Bridget's
-ter. Arnold
Arnold would
wouldbe
be'kVWilliam's
Lk am'sbrother
brother
and another
anotherstepson
stepsonofofConrad's
Conrad'ssecond
second
wife.
and
wife.
the ledger
ledger was
was an
anentry
ei tryfor: "Daniel
Another discovery from the
"Daniel Murley,
Custerd's
son."
Since
William
is is
_Murky,
Custeres
son.(4)
(4"
Since
Tilliam
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the only
onlymale
male"Custerd"
Custerd- found
found in
inthe
theextant
extantledger, itit could
could be
be assumed
assumed that
thatwas
wasWilliam
William Custer's
Custer'sstepson
stepeonand
and
the
married to
to aawidow
widow Murley.
Murley. This
This Daniel
DanielMurley
Murleywas
Nyas
born
about
1742
a son
Daniel
nturle
-y.
that William was married
born
about
1742,
a son
of of
Daniel
Murley,
and Judith.
Judith.The
Theestate
estateofofDaniel
DanielSr.
Sr.was
wasprobated
probatedininAugusta
AugustaCounty,
County,Virginia,
Nil naTia,
in ovembe.1717
the
Sr. and
in November
1755, as was the
his father
fatherCornelius
CorneliusMurley.
Morlev.
estate of his
Murlev family
familv had
hadlived
livedin
inBrocks
BrocksGap
Sannear
nearthe
themembers
membersofofConrad
Conrad
Custer's
family.
The
Murleys
may
The Murley
Custer's
family.
The
Murleys
may
t• o the
have moved on to
the Greenbrier
Greenbrierarea
areabefore
beforetheir
their
deaths
deaths
and
and
died
died
as as
a result
a result
of the
of the
Indian
Indian
depredations
depredations
of that
f that
Indianstook
tookWilliam's
William'swife
wifeaway
awayabout
about1763,
1763,and
andwe
wecan
canspeculate
speculate
that
believed
was
longer
year. Indians
that
hehe
believed
sheshe
was
nono
longer
and married
marriedthe
thewidow
widowJudith
JudithMurley
Murleytotohelp
helpraise
raisehis
his
children.
This
stepson
Daniel
named
a son
William,
alive and
children.
This
stepson
Daniel
named
a son
William,
and his
his sister
sisterCatherine
Catherinenamed
her guardian
guardianinin1761.
1761.
namedUriah
UriahHumble,
Humble,the
thepresumed
presumed
brother-in-law
Willia
m, aass her
and
brother-in-law
of of
William,
Uriah
Uriah Humble
Humblewas
wasmarried
marriedtotoCharity
CharityCuster,
Custer,a adaughter
daughter
of of
Conrad
Conrad
Custer,
Custer.
Daniel
Dani&
Murley
Murley
Jr. named
Jr. named
one of
onehis
of his
uaughtersCharity.
Charity.Daniel
DanielMurley,
Murley,Jr.indied
diedinin1781
1781ininGreenbrier
Greenbrier
County,
naming
mes
Ja Cain
executor.Cain
Cain
daughters
County,
naming
James
Cain his executor.
son-in-law of
of William's
William'spresumed
presumedbrother
brotherArnold
Arnoldand
and
wifeBridget
Bridget
Custer.
was the son-in-law
wife
Custer.
relationships and
andthe
thefamily
familylegends
liel=!ends
point
to Conrad
Custer
as Williams
father,
other
researchers
The relationships
point
to Conrad
Custer
as William's
father,
butbut
other
researchers
upon aadifferent
differentWilliam
Williamas
asaason
sonofofConrad.
Conrad.This
This
other
William
was
born
Philadelphia
County
have settled upon
other
William
was
born
in in
Philadelphia
County
with
witn a year
year of birth
birth calculated
calculatedtotobe
be1729,
1729,supporting
supporting,hishis
consideration
consideration
as as
a son
a son
of Conrad,
of Conrad,
butbut
there
there
is no
is proof
no proof
parentage.There
Thereseems
seemstotobe
beconfusion
confusionover
overhis
hisdeath
death
date.
1806
will
was
said
have
been
of his parentage.
date,
asas
hishis
1806
will
was
said
to to
have
been
proin October
October 1806,
1806, but
buthis
histombstone
tombstonerecords
recordshis
hisdeath
deathasas1826
1826ininhishis
97th
year,
which
would
calculate
bated in
97th
year,
which
would
calculate
to to
birth date
dateof
of1729.
1729.In
in1962
1962one
oneresearcher
researcher
suo
thatthe
thetombstone
tombstone date
-gested that
date was
was erroneous
erroneousdue
duetoto the
the stone
stone
a birth
suggested
beina re-cut
re-cut using
using,the
thewrong
wronodate.
date.(See
(SeeVolume
Volume2424ofofChester
ChesterCuster's
Custer's
work.)
The
date
nroba
te is probably
probably
being
work.)
The
date
of of
probate
the will
will was
-was filed in
Wa S formed
conrect, as
as the
in Wayne
Wayne County
County and
andPike
PikeCounty
Countywas
correct,
formed from
from that
that part
partof
ofWayne
WayneCounty
Countyin
in
18 4 before
on the
the tombstone.
tombstone.There
Theremay
maybe
beaaslight
slightpossibility
possibililythat
thatConrad
Conrad
na
1814
before the
the date on
named
med two sons William,
William.
an unlikely
unlikely possibility,
nossibilitv, or
orthat
"lotone
oneororboth
bothhad
ha:.
twogiven
given
names
and
chose
to use
William
over
other
name.
an
two
names
and
chose
to use
William
over
the'he
other
name.
Perhapsititismore
differentfamily,
family,which
whichfurther
furtherresearch
researeh
maght
confirm.
Perhaps
morelikely
likelythe
theother
otherWilliam
Williamwas
was born
born to a different
might
confirm.
early Custer
Custerresearchers
researchersreached
reacheda consensus
a consensus
that
Witham
eldest
of George
Mary
Many early
that
William
waswas
thethe
eldest
sonson
of George
andand
Mary
Custer and
andan
anexplanation
explanatio-1for
Rhodes Custer
forthis
thisconclusion
conclusionwas
wasprovided
providedininthe
theKtisters
Jean White,
-.- Fisistersbook
boo!- edited by jean
White. p.
141.
124.
primarybasis
basisfor
forthis
thispossibility
possibilityisi-aapetition
petitionthat
thatwas filed
The primary
filed on
on8$Dec.
Dec 1766
/66 atatthe
the Orphans
Orphans Court
Courtheld
held
Reading,Berks
BeaksCounty,
County,Pennsylvania,
2ennsylvania.bytyWilliam
WilliamThomas
Thomasand
andMary
Mary
his
wit
at Reading,
his
wife,
late
Mary
Custard,
Adminisrd,
Adminiclate
Mary
Custa
.,
tratrix of
of George
Georo-e Custard
Custard deceased,
deceased.formerly
formerlvof
ofPhiladelphia
PhiladelphiaCounty.
County.ItItsetsetforth:
forth:
"that•the
George
Custard
tratrix
"that
the saidsaid
George
Custard
die-1 intestate having
haying issue
issuenine
ninechildren,
children,three
threeofof
whom
4inors."
The
fact
that
George
died
leaving.
died
whom
areare
Minors."
(5)(5)The
fact
that
George
died
leaving
ninenine
children. of
of which
whichonly
onlyeight
eio-ht have
have been
beenaccounted
accountedfor
forwith
withcertainty,
certainmleaves
leavesWilliam
Williamasasthe
thepossible
possiblemissing
missmg
children,
ninth
child.ItItmust
mustbe
benoted,
noted.however,
however,that
thatMary
Mary
could
have
included
Rachel..
daughter
by second
her second
ninth child.
have
included
Rachel,
her her
daughter
by her
hus- us., could
band William
William Thomas,
Thomas,as
asone
oneofofthe
thechildren
childrenofofGeorge.
George.The
Thethree
three
minors
under
in 1766
have
been
accountband
minors
under
21 21
in 1766
have
been
accountwithout considering
considering,Rachel.
Rachel.I must
I mustthank
thank
George
Custard,
a long
time
CAOA
member
who
researched
ed for without
George
Custard,
a long
time
CAOA
member
who
researched
this family in the
the quest
quest for
forhis
hisown
ownancestry,
ancestry,for
forpointing
pointingout
outthe
thepossibility
possibilityofofRachel
Rachelbeing
beingcounted
counted
among
among.
theme
nine.
If
-William
nine. If William is aa son
son of
of George
George and
andMary,
Mary,he
hecould
couldbebea agood
goodfitfitasasthe
theeldest
eldestchild.
child.
Further,consecutively
consecutivelynumbered
numbered"East
"East
Side"
(eastern
of the
Susquehanna
River
qppncations
for land
Further,
Side"
(eastern
sideside
of the
Susquehanna
River)
applications
for land
warrantsininPennsylvania
f-enasNi\ ama
eiemade
madefor
forGeorge
GeorgeCustard,
Custard,
Samuel
Cust
warrants
were
Samuel
Custard,
ard, Joseph
JosephCustard
Custardand
andWm.
Wm.Custard
Custardonon
, pril 3, 1769.(6)
April
/69.0) Geome
GeorgeSr.
Sr.nad
had died
died in
in 1756, so that
that application
applicationcould
couldhave
havebeen
beenfor
forthe
the
son
son
George
George
who
who
-was
was
bora in 1750.
, 50. Tile
not result
resultin
inany
anyland
landsurvey
survey
born
The applications
applications did not
- for William,
William. George
George or
or Samuel.
Samuel.
uur subject
suhiee,t William Custer could have
Fnlve•mqde
fro-William
WM-km
(Thiqtqrci
,,r 3933,
1
. 0ì -t since
since the
Our
made the application for
"
Custard, tviarnh,
number
6reenbrier settlers had
had left
left that
thqtarea
areaofofVirginia
Viroiniadue
duetotothe
theIndian
Indian
raids
1761
return
170_
Greenbrier
raids
in in
1763
andand
diddid
notnot
return
untiluntil
1769.
William may have decided to go back
back to
to the
the area
areaof
ofhis
hisbrethren
brethrenininPennsylvania
Pennsylvania
forfor
a time
a time
after
after
Indians
Indians
cap-cap
tured
tured his
his wife.
wife. In
in many
many
cases.the
theapplicants
applicantshad
hadalready
already
settled
settled
onon
thethe
land
land
they
they
applied
applied
for.for.
William's
William's
applicaapplica.: cases,
non was for
for 50
50 acres
acres on
onthe
thewest
westside
sideof
ofthe
thewest
west branch
DranchofofDelaware
Delaware
tion
[Lehigh River] on
on the
the mouth
mouthof
ofthe
thefirst
first
run
below
Mationing
Creek
in
Penn
Township
iorthampton
County
(now
‘Tarbon
County
samuel
and
run below Mahoning Creek in Penn Township, Northampton. County (now Carbon County). Samuel and Jo-So•
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seph's applications were also for land in Penn Township.
Another consideration is that William would have been the eldest son of George and Mary,
Maiy, yet there seems
to be no other closely related William in the family for which he would have been named. However, if William was the son of Conrad and Susannah, he could have been named for his mother's brother William Adams.
Suggestions have been put forward that Conrad might have raised William after the death of William's father
George, but in fact, William would have been an adult and probably already married when George died in 1756.
William Custer
Custer in
inVirginia
Virginiaand
andWest
WestVirginia
Virginia
William
In any case, William probably left Pennsylvania for the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as a young man before the death George Custard. He may have joined his siblings or cousins in the area of Brock's Gap in Augusta
County, Virginia. Paul and Arnold Custer and sister Charity Humble had gone there by 1750 and their father
Conrad followed in 1762. Brock's Gap, which is in present-day Rockingham County since its formation
founation in
1778, is a pass through Little North Mountain, located on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. It is located
on State Highway Route 259 near the Shenandoah Mountains to the west. No records have been found for William in Brocks Gap.
In 1772 William appears at the Mathews Trading Post west of the Allegheny Mountains on the Greenbrier
River near Howards Creek. It was then in Botetourt County, Virginia, but is now located in Greenbrier County,
West Virginia, formed
foinied as Greenbrier County, Virginia, in 1777. Two of the Day Books and a ledger of the trading post have survived and are held by the Greenbrier Historical Society at Lewisburg, West Virginia. An entry
on ledger page 61 for William Custerd shows that on June 19, 1772, he purchased powder for 2 shillings, 9
pence on credit. The contra side of the ledger shows that on April 4, 1776, the amount was paid "By cash and
your mother." Also, on May 14, 1773, Bridget Custerd, widow Leavels, bought salt and on August 12, rum.
Her cash settlement was made on the same date as William's. She was the widow of Arnold Custer, son of the
above-mentioned Conrad. Another entry shows that "Daniel Murley, Custerd's son." made several purchases, the
first being on Jan. 9, 1773, the same date as Edmund Cain. Edmund, William's son-in-law, and James Cain, the
son-in-law of Bridget and Arnold Custer, both made purchases at the post. (3) It is apparent that these families
were closely associated.
The following records could refer to William or his son William, since the son was born about 1757 and
fought in the Indian Wars beginning in 1774. (7) The son William Custer appeared in a list of service records for
participants in Dunmore's War that year, in Capt. Robert McClanahan's Company of Volunteers from Botetourt
as is confirmed by his widow's pension application.
Both Arnold and William Custard are listed one after the other in each of the following Botetourt County
Tithables lists:(8)
1774 - Delinquent list June 8, 1774 - tax list taken by George S. Killern. Location = Big Levels, Greenbrier,
Tax
= 1.
Tax —
1775 - tax list taken by A. Dounelly. Location - Greenbrier R. waters. Each taxed 1.
1775 - tax list taken by A. Dounelly. Location - Spring Creek. Each taxed 1.
24 April 1779 issue of Virginia Gazette (9):
"Green Brier County, February 18, 1779.
The following persons are those, and all who were present, immediately under the command of Col. Andrew Donnolly, when the Indians attacked his house and fort on the 29th of May last, do, in justification of that Gentleman's
character (basely aspersed by the malicious reports of
of those
those who,
who, from
from their
their not
not being
being present
present could
could not,
not,and
andfrom,
from
their want of candour, would not be faithful reporters of the truth) solumnly [sic] declare, that on that trying occasion he behaved himself with proper resolution and firmness, nor gave the least occasion for being suspected of
pusillanimity or want of courage. Your inserting this in your Gazette may obviate the designs of those who have
raised so malicious a report, and oblige the friends of truth and justice, as well as your humble servants."
There were 24 signers; first John Williams, Lieut., second R. Williams, Ensign and third William Custar.
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The Indian force that attacked the fort was in excess of 200. A servant of Col. Donnelly's was shot and killed
outside the fort but no Indians succeeded in entering the fort. After Greenbrier residents were gathered for safety
at a fort at Lewisburg, a party of 66 men went to the aid of the men at Donnelly's fort. Three of these men were
killed. The total losses to the Indians were not known, but 17 were found dead in the yard and others had been
carried off by the Indians. (10)
A Greenbrier County survey of 9 Aug. 1780 lists "Wm. Frogg 250 a. Great Levels adj. Wm. Craig & John
Tillery, by settlement, as asnee [sic] Wm. Custard"(11) I would interpret this to mean that Wm. Custard settled
the land and then assigned to Wm. Frogg. Note that Arnold Custard in 1774 had a survey of 230 acres, also on
Great Levels, joining Daniel Murley, James Cain and James McClung on the Warrior Road. Great Levels was
centered at Lewisburg and the Warrior Road, an old Indian trail that closely follows the Seneca Trail, traversed
the area known as West Augusta including Lewisburg. Arnold had settled on this land as indicated by a later
certificate for 225 acres. (12) I suspect that William lived on Arnold's land, if not with him.
5 Dec.1780, William Custer, Edmund Cain, Jas. Cams and Danl. Murley appear on a Greenbrier County
Legislative Petition, which stated that the commissioners, to consider and adjust title claims, sat in December
and there was no prior notice given that they would be at the Court House. Many people were not able to present their claims and therefore request that they may bring suit for their claims before the General Court.(13)
1782 tax list for Greenbrier Co.: Custerd, William, 1 tithe, 4 horses; Arnold Custerd, 1 tithe, 5 horses, 8
cows. (14)
The following cases are noted which also could refer to either William Sr. or Jr. (15)
On 22 Aug. 1782, William Custard is listed as plaintiff in Greenbrier County Court vs. Geo. Mollihan in
jury trial and is awarded 4 pounds plus costs for non-performance of the assumption. While there, he is taken
for jury duty on another case.
On 20 March 1783 Wm. Custard is among those sued by the estate of Mathew Arbuckle.
On 22 May,1784, there is a case of Andrew Donnely vs. Wm. Custard attachment of estate for 2-11-4.5.
This could be William Sr. who may have died shortly before this time, or it could be Jr., who might have left for
Kentucky and process could not be served, resulting in the attachment of his estate.
In August 1788, a case was tried in Greenbrier County Court, Wm. McClung, assignee of Wm. Custerd,
plaintiff vs. James Morrow, defd. Case documents include a note: "I promise to pay to Wm. Custard on his order
Homed cattle as he would have sold For in the year of 1774 A (?) for Value
The sum of five pounds to be paid in Horned
Rec'd of him as witness my hand September 12th 1782. Jas. Morrow - attest James Clark." The reverse side: "I
asign [sic] over my Right of the Within Mentioned Note to William McClong this 12th day of September 1782.
The jury
jury found for the plaintiff. (16)
(signed) William Custer -- atest
atest [sic]
[sic] William
William Jillilan."
Milan." The
Tragic Disruption
Disruptionofofthe
theFamily
Family——Indians
Indiansonon
Frontier
The Tragic
thethe
Frontier
The excerpt of the following article from the Madison
Madison Courier
Courier was
was told
told by
by Reuel
Reuel Benjamin
Benjamin Custer
Custer (183
(183551917), son of Ruel and grandson of Arnold Custer in 1913. (1) A transcription appeared in Vol. XX, No. 3, Sept.
2002 of The News Caster and copied by Charles Marck from the article at the Indiana Historical Society. Another transcription is included in "Custer Genealogies," Vol. 26, compiled by Chester Eugene Custer, 1992. Each of
these versions has some minor differences. Chester Custer's version has the name "fantastic tale of a captive of
the Indians." I have transcribed the following directly from the newspaper article.
Reuel Custer
The Reminiscences of an Old Pioneer
Pathetic Tale of a Captive to the Indians.
Special to The Madison Courier
Bryantburgh, Ind., April 15.
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I was born on the old Reuel Custer farm, eight miles north of Madison, Indiana, March the 7th, 1835. My
great grandfather, William Custer, was born and lived in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. His family
consisted of six children, three sons and three daughters. His father had 24 sons and from one of whom,
General Custer it is (thought) descended. William Custer was a soldier of the wars against the French and
Indians, which necessitated his absence for varying periods of time. It was during one of such times that
my great grand mother, as she was returning from a neighbor's, was captured by a band of roving Indians from the North, out on the war-path. She was carried by her savage captors to the wilds of Canada.
They passed so near her cabin that she could distinctly hear her baby crying in his cradle. She was held
a captive for a long time by the Indians and finally sold to a French doctor, who gave her freedom after
20 years of captivity. Soon after gaining her freedom she, with others, began their journey back to their
homes in the colonies. My great-grandfather, on his return from the wars which was nearly a year after
my great grand-mother had been carried away by the savages, made every attempt to find his missing
wife, but without success for twenty long weary years. Finally happening to learn from some fur traders
of a number of English-American prisoners, men and women, bought and released by the French, he
determined to visit Canada in search of her, hoping at least to obtain some clue as to her whereabouts. He
had been gone but a few days when my grand-mother returned home. She found the baby boy she had
last seen sleeping peacefully in his cradle as she started to her neighbors on a hasty errand, whose cries
she had last heard as she was being carried away a captive by the Indians, a man over 20 years of age.
The next day after her return home my great grand-mother again started for the Northern wilds in search
of the husband she hadn't seen for 20 years. She traveled horseback, the only means of journeying in
those days. Taking up the trail and following through the forests and across streams unbridged. On the
fourth day of her quest, in passing through a settlement, she happened to notice a funeral on a knoll some
distance from the road side. She went over to make enquiry for her husband. To her question, 'Who are
you burying?' the answer was, 'A stranger, William Custer, from Virginia. It was thus that her search had
ended. After 20 years of anxious waiting. Heart sick and well nigh hopeless, she was at the last alone in a
strange land, just permitted to look upon the face of her dead husband for a few moments ere 'they buried
her dead away out of her sight.' In a nameless grave in that north land still rest the mortal remains of my
great grand-father, William Custer, a soldier of Virginia.
My great grandmother returned to her home in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, where she lived for a time,
to Kentucky,
Kentucky, to
to the
the home
homeof
alter
later removing to
heroldest
oldestson,
son,my
mygrand-father,
grand-father, Arnold
Arnold Custer,
Custer, who
who had left
Virginia in company with Daniel Boone, to explore that dark and bloody ground, as it afterwards became
known....
William Edward Ryker [reporter]."
This story continues on with the life of Reuel's grandfather Arnold Custer.
Another version of the story is found in a story about William's son Arnold Custer of Jefferson County, Indiana.(2)
"Pioneer Incident.---The grandmother of Arnold Custer had been to the house of a neighbor to warp a piece
of cloth. When on her return she was captured by a band of Indians. They went so close to her own house
that she heard the cry of her child. She was taken to Quebec and there sold, but managing to escape, she
made her way back to her former home in Kentucky. When she arrived home she found that her husband
in some way had heard of the prisoners being taken to Quebec, and had started to go for her. She immediately started back upon the weary road to Canada, seeking her husband. When she had traveled some
few days she saw some men who were burying a body in a field near the road. She went over to them and
found that it was her husband, who had been attacked with fever but a few days after he left home, and
had died the day before, after a lingering illness of several weeks."
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Mrs. Custer's capture apparently took place in Greenbrier County, probably in 1763, if not a couple of years
earlier. Settlers were there before 1755 but all retreated to older settlements when the French and Indian War
began in 1755. Settlements were made there again in 1761 after the war ended, but hostilities with the Indians
resumed in Greenbrier in 1763, where the settlements of Muddy Creek and the Levels consisted of some 100
settlers. About sixty Indians, feigning friendship with the settlers, carried out barbarous acts, killing men and
taking many of the women and children prisoner. There were no more white settlers there again until 1769.(17)
It is possible that William took his children to Brock's Gap where relatives could care for them. The story
indicates that William had three sons and three daughters, of which Arnold was the eldest son. According to
Charles W. Marck (reference noted below), the third son was Conrad, who lived in Bourbon County from about
1788. However, this is disputed and the Conrad in Bourbon was more likely the son of Arnold of Rockingham
County. Marck also named Mary as the known daughter of William, as well as Susannah and possibly Elizabeth
as the daughters of William. Solomon Custer has also been given as a possible son, as he appeared in a tax list
in Clark County, Kentucky, in 1794-1795, according to The News-Caster, Vol. XII No. 2, June 1994, p. 22. I
have found no other information
infolination on him.
Concluding
Concluding Notes
Noteson
onthe
theFamily
Family
The name of William's wife is not known with certainty. If she were in captivity for twenty years, she would
have been released about 1783 or 1784, which would mean that her baby boy was born about 1763. Pondering
the circumstances of her return to Virginia and then setting out to find her husband, it would seem likely that
one or more of her children would have accompanied her. Had someone accompanied William on his ill-fated
journey to locate her? Many suppositions have been made to come to tentative conclusions about William and
his family. Hopefully, additional clues remain to be discovered and more definitive answers will be found.
Among his many descendants, my own line descends as follows: William Custer - William Custar Jr. & Anna
Smith — William Battreall & Susannah Custar — David Sherry & Laruhama Battreall — David Owen Snyder &
Sarah Lillis Sherry — Glen Clifton Bowen & Martha Belle Snyder — Herbert Floyd Bowen & Hettie Belle Rider
— Thomas Lee Bowen.
Sources:
1. "Reuel Custer, The Reminiscences of an Old Pioneer"; The Madison Courier, Madison, Indiana, 15 April 1913,
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library, Madison, Indiana.
2. Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings,
Scott and Washington, Indiana; John M. Gresham & Company, compiler and publisher, Chicago, 1889, p.169.
3. Mathews Trading Post Ledger, Greenbrier Historical Society, Lewisburg, West Virginia (see also Frances Alderson
Swope, "The Mathews Trading Post Ledger," Journal of the Greenbrier Historical Society, Vol. IV, No. 4, 1984. [It lacks
some of the detail like the reference to 'your mother.']
4. Augusta County, Virginia Order Book 4, p. 494
5. Jean M. White, editor; The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kiiisters
Kiisters of
of Kaldenkirchen,
Kaldenkirchen, Germany and Germantown, Pennsylvania the first four generations, The Castor Association of America, Newton, Kansas, Mennonite Press, Inc.,
1991.
6. Pennsylvania State Archives, RG-17, Records of the Land Office, scanned East Side Applications (Registers) and
surveys.
7. William Custer, Revolutionary Pension and Bounty Land application file no. R.2610 (His widow Anna Custer's application dated 26 March 1851 was denied, as the service claimed was deemed not to be Revolutionary - Dunmore's War.)
8. Chares F. Burton, compiler, Index of Tithables, 1770-1777, Botetourt County, Vairginia, from Botetourt County: Its
Men, 1770-1777, 197?
9. "Virginia Gazette," The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Digital Collection, 24 April 1779 issue, p.3.
10. Alexander Scott Withers, Chronicles of Border
Border War
Warfare;
fare; 1831, Chapter 10, pp. 177-179, http://www.munseys.
com.
11. Larry G. Shuck, transcriber, Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Records; Vol. 1, Early Survey Records
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12. Helen S. Stinson, transcriber, Greenbrier County [W.]VA.
[W]VA. Land
Land Entry
Entry Book
Book 1780-1786,
1780-1786, (Athens, Georgia, Iberian
Publishing Company, 1994), p. 25.
13. "Greenbrier County Legislative Petitions," The Virginia Genealogist, volume 2 (1958): 100-102
14 Larry G. Shuck, transcriber, Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Records (Athens, Georgia, Iberian Publishing
Company, 1988), 2: 13.
15. Helen S. Stinson, Greenbrier Co. W. Va. Court Orders, 1780-1850, 1988
16. Greenbrier Co., Va. Court Documents, Greenbrier Historical Society, Lewisburg, W. Va.
17. R. H. Early, By-Ways of Virginia History, (Richmond, Va., Everett Waddey Company, 1907)
Other References:
Custer Genealogies,
Custer
Genealogies,
Vol. 24, Descendants
Descendants
ofof
William
William
Custard
Custard
(1729-1806),
(1729-1806),
compiled by Chester Custer, 1992
Kenneth Freeman Mosman and Jennie Berniece (Cain) Livengood, JAMES CAIN, JR. Born in Virginia in 1781, His
Ancestors and His Descendants, 2002
Josiah Hughes, "Pioneer
"PioneerWest
WestVirginia,"
Virginia,"(Charleston, W. Va., 1932)
The News
The
NewsCaster,
Caster,
Publication of the Castor Association of America:
Vol. XII No. 2, June 1994, Association Archives, "William Custer of Virginia": 21-27
Vol. XIX No. 3, Sept. 2001, Melvin and Eileen Myers, "Looking for updates on WR.0 William Custer possible son of
George Custer PK.0.01.03": 54
Vol. XIX No. 4, Dec. 2001, Charles Marck, "William Custer lived in Greenbrier in 1772": 72-73
Vol. XX No. 1, Mar. 2002, Charles Marck, "More Notes on William Custer Family": 8-9
Vol. XX No. 2, June 2002, Charles Marck, "Part III: Notes on the William Custer family in WVA and Kentucky": 6-9
Vol. XX No. 3, Sept. 2002, Charles Marck, "The Tragic Romance of Elizabeth and William":15-16
Vol. XX No. 4, Dec. 2002, Charles Marck, "Tragic William and Elizabeth Custer Story More than a Romantic Fabrication": 5-7
Vol. XXIX No. 2, June 2011, Thomas Bowen, "George Custard - Whereabouts and Land Transactions": 30-34
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North Carolina:
While inputing data from my Williams Family research I found a couple of tid bits:
1. Bute County Record Book 2 (North Carolina) page 59 item 212
Waddington Abbot to Henry Gaster of Cumberland County, North Carolina. Mortgage on two negros,
to secure debt, dated 17 May 1775. Witness William Hill. Recorded May Court 1778
2. Kinfolks
North
Carolina
1765-1826
Kinfolks of
ofGranville
GranvilleCounty
County
North
Carolina
1765-1826
Joel Chambless and James Custard sold land jointly to Ralph Williams April 28, 1788 (p 147 Deed
book N)
Who are
are Henry
Henry Gaster
Gasterand
andJames
JamesCustard?
Custard?Does
Doesanyone
anyonehave
have
any
information
about
these
men.
any
information
about
these
men.
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(Castor)
Hose1923-2012
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luny
Jane (c,i,i,,I)
(Castor) Hosey,
age
89,
passed
away
on
Friday,
March
2,
2012:
I 1 osey, age 89, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012.Jane
Jane and
and her
her late
late husband
husband of 66 years,
777'
James T. Hosey, shared an interest in all things natural, cultural
and historical. During their retirement years the two of them
N t‘
travelled the nation in their airstream. In an earlier edition of The
News Caster, Jane shared the excitement of their visit to the onetime home of Benjamin Custard (1741-1826) in the Gill Hall area
south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jane was a long-time member of The Castor Association of
America, joining in March of 1985. She was an active and generous supporter of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, the Audubon Society, and a number of conservation programs including Beechwood Farms
Fauns of O'Hara Township. Jane
retired from lending her alto voice to the world famous Mendelssohn choir of Pittsburgh after 42 years of continuous service.
In the above picture, top row second from the left, Jane can be seen with fellow alums of her beloved
Muskingum College class of 1944. Jane was a schoolteacher for a time following her graduation.
Homer Walker Castor (1892-1971) and Margaret Lucy (Alley) Castor (1895-1988) were Jane's parents.
Homer was the son of Edwin Barton Castor (1864-1938) and Carrie (Walker) Castor (1871-1895). These were
all Ohio-born Castors.
Philander was the great grandson of Benjamin Custard (1741-1826}, whose home Jane and James visited. Philander's parents were Benjamin C. Castor (1809-1878), who was the son of Sampson Castor (17891869) and Sarah Huffman (1790-1873.) A familiar line emerges for many CAOA members from Philander's
great grandparents, Benjamin Custard (1741-1826) and Ruth Thompson (1745-aft.1826) continuing through
Conrad (1695-1772) to Arnold (1669-1739) to the well-known ancestor of so many, Paulus Kuster. A son, a
daughter, her sister, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren survive Jane. She will be missed by this
family and her many distant cousins in The Castor Association of America.
PK.0.01.01.04.12.02.01.01.03 Jeanne
JeanneMarion
Marion(Custer)
(Custer)Begeal
Begeal1927-2012
1927-2012
PK.0.01.01.04.12.02.01.01.03
Jeanne Marion
Marion Begeal,
Begeal, 84, of Sun City West, Arizona, and a member of The Castor Association of America since 1999 passed away on February 26, 2012. She fell asleep in death in her
home and surrounded by her loving family after a brave struggle against cancer.
Jeanne was born October 5, 1927, in Endicott, Broome County, New York, one of three
children of Anson and Olive M. (Matthewson) Custer. Brother, Glen Custer and sister, Gladys
(Custer) Yetter predeceased her. Jeanne was of the Paulus Kiister
Mister line. Her grandparents were
William B Custer, and Effie Wells; his parents' were Anson H. Custard and Hannah Hover.
Jeanne married the love of her life, David Begeal on June 11, 1950, and enjoyed 61 years
of marriage. She raised two sons, Kim and Kevin, providing a warm and caring family life. The
waiin weather and natural beauty. She
couple moved to Arizona in 1989 to enjoy many years of warm
loved her little dogs and feeding the quail and rabbits in her back yard. In recent years, she enjoyed playing
bocce with dear relatives
relatives Ed
Ed and
and Carolyn.
Carolyn Evans and Dale and Jan Yetter.
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She pleased many people with her exceptional cooking talents including making "famous" cream puffs. Her
other interests included crafts such as ceramics, silk flowers, sewing, knitting and making dolls. Jeanne was an
avid reader who spent many years studying the Bible truths as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Striving to "Practice
what she Preached."
Her husband, David, son Kim Begeal and his wife Betty, and son Kevin and his wife Teresa survive Jeanne.
Her grandchildren include Jonathan Begeal and his wife Anisa, and Candice Grubbs and her husband Jeremy.
Dominic and Savannah Grubbs and Nathan Begeal are her great grandchildren.
Services were held March 2, 2012, at Best Funeral Home 9380 West Peoria Avenue. Peoria, Arizona. Donations can be made to Hospice of the Valley or to a local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Sources:
Obituaries Published in The Arizona Republic on March 2, 2012 and The Daily News-Sun on March 1, 2012
http ://www.
://www.legacy.
legacy.ccom/ob
om/obituari
ituari es/dailynew
es/dai lynewss- sun/
Family history research by CAOA member.
WC.0 William Custard
Custard 1810
1810 Marriage
Marriage Record
Record to
to Mary
MaryAnn
AnnBell
Bell in
in 1844
1844
This was interesting to me since most Custers & related surnames seem to have been in more northern states
during this time. Brenda Randall email 3/23/2011 9:01 PM
"Marriage Records of Early Texas, 1824-1846"
"CUSTARD, William to Mary
Maly Ann Bell, February 3, 1844 in Travis County which was created in 1840 from
Bastrop County; organized 1843."
"COMPILER'S NOTE:
These old Marriage Bonds are all that are left of many, so it is thought, made out for members of the ColoAustin from
from 1822-1836.
1822-1836. These
These marriages
marriages were
were legal;
legal; however,
however
nies introduced into Texas by Stephen F.
E Austin
after 1836 in the days of the Republic, many couples were remarried."
This record was published serially in the Bulletin by The Fort Worth (TX) Genealogy Society. Records were
copied by Mrs. Eula Lee Carson. Additions by Nottita
Norma Rutledge Grammer.
William Custard was born about 1810 in Ohio. He left Ohio about 1844 or earlier to settle in Travis County, Texas. William married 3 February 1844 Mary Ann Bell. They had three children. After Mary died 1
October 1851, William married 22 May 1855 Clarinda Stanfield in Travis County, Texas. Clarinda was
born in 1838 in Tennessee. William was a farmer. He died 12 September 1895 in Travis County, Texas,
and is buried in the Greenwood Cemeteiy,
CemeteiT Austin, Travis County, Texas.
There is a story that part of a Custer family in Ohio broke away from the others and started using the name
Custard. There may be some truth to it since it is reported that Lula E. Custard and Hiram Custard started using
Custer before they died. [from Alice M. Maxwell] (CAOA Archives)
Note:
Please check your data if you have a William born about 1810 to see if he might be a match and let us know.
DNA tests shows that he is a descendant of Paulus Kuster 1644. Patricia caoaboard@caoa-gen.org
Oscar &
& Nancy
NancyBell
BellMcWilliams
McWilliamsCuster
CusterDescendants
DescendantstotoHold
HoldReunion
Reunion
Riley Oscar
Brenda Custer Randall has sent word that the descendants of PK.0.01.01.05.08.03.01.0?.07 Riley Oscar
Custer and Nancy Bell McWilliams Custer will hold a family reunion on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at the Clarion
Inn and Conference Center in Monroe, Louisiana.
For further information,
information, please
please contact
contactBrenda
Brendaatatcusterbren@aol.com.
custerbrengaol.com.
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Andrews
FC.0.01
of Wabash
Wabash County,
County,Indiana
Indiana1823-1902
1823-1902 by
FC.0.0.1 Henry
Henry Custer Pioneer of
It is stated in The History of Wabash County, Indiana:
Henry Custer was born in Morgan County, Virginia, some sixty-one years ago. He is the child of Finley and Mary Custer,
of German descent. Henry labored at home until twenty-nine years old. At this age, in June, 1852, he married Miss Ann
Eliza Bechtol, and they immediately set their faces westward, and after a toilsome journey landed in the then forest wilds
of Wabash County, where Mr. Custer purchased eighty acres of land with $400, and that he had gradually accumulated
while living at home. This land served as a nucleus around which he has made additions, until now he is the possessor
of 346 acres of fine land -- a property that has been gained by earnest labor on his part -- nobly assisted by his wife, who
has been indeed a helpmate to him. They have been the parents of nine children, of whom John W., Sarah Jane, Anna L.,
William Henry, J. Milton, Florence, Arthur and Thomas E. are still living. Six of these children are still under the parental
roof, being taught habits of industry by their father and mother, who are conscientious members of the Methodist Church.
Indeed by 1860 Henry Custer, age 36, can be found in the U.S. Census of Noble Township, Wabash County.
Indiana. His place of birth is listed as VA, and his occupation is listed as farmer. His wife, 33, is listed this time
as Anne E.; she is keeping house. Her birthplace appears to be a ditto indicating that her birth is the same as her
possibly A;
A; althouczh,
although..
husband. The three children listed in the household are John W, 5, Sarah J, 3, and Anne, possibly
later her name appears to be Anna L.; all of the children were born in Indiana.
Though Henry seems to be the only Custer head of household born in Virginia and living in Wabash County.
Indiana, at the time, there are three Virginia-born Bechtols who are heads of households living in the county.
They are Edward, 50, and William and Nelson both 35. Eliza is a 69-year-old female who is living in William's
household. She too was born in Virginia. Is this possibly Anne E.'s mother?
Ten years earlier and two years before
before Henry
Henry and
and Ann
Ann Eliza
Eliza married,
married, there
there isis aa Henry
Henry Custer,
Custer,age
age28,
28,living,
living
in the home of Lewis Becktoll, [sic] age 35, in District 42 of Morgan County, Virginia. Henry is working as a
laborer. This is a good candidate for the Henry who is the subject of this article, but the Lewis Bechtol he is living with is too young to be Ann Eliza's father, though he may be her brother or some other relation.
By the time of the 1870 U.S. Census of Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, Henry, listed as Hy and
J), which appears to
Eliza's family has grown. The three older children are now listed as John, 14, Jane (Sarah
(Sarah J),
be written as James 13, and Ann 12. The new additions include: Wm., 9, Jonas (likely James) 7, Flora, 5, Arthur, 3, and Eddie, 1. The real estate value has gone from 1600 to 3200 and the personal property has increased
from 375 to 1500 in ten years.
In 1880 Henry's
Hemy's family is still living in Noble Township of Wabash County, Indiana. The census record
appears to have Henry's age as 58, though that is a few years too old, and Eliza's age is 53. The children still
fanner; Anna, 20, William, 18, farm hand; James, 16, a farm
faun
living in the home are John, 28, who is listed as a farmer;
hand; Florence 15, Arthur, 13, a farm hand, and Edward, 11, also a farm hand.
Ann Eliza (Bechtol) Custer died on December 26, 1891. She is buried in the Matlock Cemetery located
in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana. Her age is recorded as 65 years, 6 months and 27 days. Eight
of Eliza's children have been named in these records. There is a Mary Custer, whose birth and death dates are
unknown, also buried in the Matlock Cemetery. Mary's parents are named as Henry and Aim
Ann Eliza.
Other children of Henry and Eliza who are buried in Matlock Cemetery include: John W (1854-1890), William Henry (1861-1928), James (1863-1911) and Thomas E (1869-1942). Thomas E. was their youngest son,
who went by the name Edward or Eddie.
Henry's age is not listed in the 1900 U.S. Census of Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, but his birthplace and those of his parents is listed as VA. Henry is living with his son James Milton, his wife Maggie R..
R.,
and their children Gertrude M., 7, who was born in September of 1869 and Elmer, 5, born August of 1894. It is
Hemy is a widower.
noted that Henry
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Henry Liitstei
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died two
two. vPqrs
years later, on kr
April
1902.He
Heisisburied
buriedalone
alongwith
with Ann
Ann Eliza
Eli72 in the Matlock CemCemf-N1 4 CZ-1,
-vi- Road 15.
eterv. The cemetery is locat-,d
Wabasn
on.on„Aratn
etery.
located in
Wabash
South hu
Old
State
1 s.
,„H- of
Eight
of Henry
Henry aand
nd Eliza's children grew to adulthood
adulthood,and
andthey
theyall
allmarried
married in
in
Wabash County, Indiana.
Indiana. Jane,
Jane the first
first to
to many,
marry.married
marriedAmbrose
mbrose Kisner.
Kisner. Ann,
Anna
married John W. Bechtol
Bechtol12
12November
November1882.
1882.
John W. married Emma
Emma J.
J. Huff
Huff 19
19November
November.1884.
1884.Flora
Floramarried
marriedThomas
Thomas
Ridgway
Ridgway11September
September1889.
1889.
Maggie
Maggie
Dawson
Dawson
was was
the bride
the bride
of a."of James M. on
on 30
30
Ma
rch 1892.
nd Arthur
March
1892. Both
Both William
WilliamH.
H.aand
Arthur were married
married in 1893. William married
married
- ynn 28 March
Elizabeth L
March 1893,
1891, and
and Arthur
Arthurmarried
married
Amanda
Burkholder
Lynn
Amanda
Burkholder
1. November 1893.
1893. Thomas
ThomasEdward
Edwardmarried
marriedNancy
NancyE.E.Lynn,
Lynn,the
thesister
sisterofofElizabeth
Elizabethwho
who
maniel William
February
I 895. Most
married
WilliamH.H,'727
February1895.
Mostofofthe
thechildren
childrenremained
remainedininWaba
Wabash
siCounty. Indiana.
County,
Indiana, and
and many
manyofoftheir
theirdescenda
descendants
still be
be found
foundininthat
thatcount
county.
nts can still
-N.
and
Mary
Custer.
The record clearly
clearly states
statesthat
thatHenry
Henrywas
wasthe
theson
sonofofFinley
Finley
and
Mary
Custer.
Records
Records from
fromthe
theTomahawk
TomahawkPresbyterian
PresbyterianChurch
ChurchCemetery
CemeteryininL,ectgesville,
Hedgesville,
Berkelev
Berkeley otmtv,
County,West
WestVirginia,
Virginia,hint
hintthat
thatFinley's
Finley'sfull
fullnanae
namemight
might'be
be Philip Finley
Finley
,
(_uster.
everal members
sent
documentation
of various
records
andand
ponderCuster. Several
membershave
have
sent
documentation
of various
records
pondermos
ings ovPr
over time Corle,-1-nploconcerning Henry's
Tenry's parents.
parents. The parentage
parentageofofHenry
HenryCuster
Custerneeds
needs
further examination.
examination.
further
Note: As
above,Henry
County,
As stated
stated above,
Henry uster
Custerwas
wasborn
borninin4organ
Morgan
County, Virginia.
ma.
ounty, Virginia,
Monzan County,
Tirginia. was
was formed from Berkeley
Morgan
Berkeleyand
andHa
Hampshire
Counties.
•mpshire Counties.
It is
is now
nowlocated
locatedinin\\Test
West Viraillia's
Virginia's Eastern
Eastern Panhandle.
Panhandle. At
At the
the time
time •of
of the Civil
War.
War, residents of
of the
the western
westerncounties
countiesofofVirginia
Virginiadid
didnot
notwish
wish
toto
secede
secede
along
along
with
with
was
disnuted
bvby
the rest of
of the
the state.
state.In
Inaacontroversial
controversialmove.
move,which
which
was
disputed
- Virginia, that
that
section
section of
ofVirginia
Virginiawas
wasadmitted
admittedinto
intothe
theUnion
Unionasasa nart
a partofof
the
the
35th
35'h
state
state
of of
West
West
Virainia on June
-ounty approved inclusion
Virginia
June 20.
20, 1863.
1863.By
Bypopular
popularvote
voteMorgan
Morgan County
inclusion
into the State
-ini- on
State of
ofWest
WestViro
Virginia
on 55 May
May 11862.
862.
Sources:
Sources:
1.
1. 1884
1884History
HistoryofofWabash
WabashCounty,
County,inma
Indiana;
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Morris,page
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Wabash,
Indiana;Roil:
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M653_304;
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issues.September
Septemberisisananopen
openissue
issuemeaning
meaning
any
any
story
story
youyou
want to share will be appreciated. December
December is
is the
the Ike
Ke c&Ki
Kiissue.
issue.Stories
Storiesabout
aboutthe
theKesters
KestersKesters
Kesters
Kiesters Kisters would also be appreciated.
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Issue 2
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Who performed
Custer
Custerand
and
Maria
Maria
Ward?
Ward?
Who
performedthe
themarriage
marriageofofEmanuel
Emanuel.
anc ararin the
the 1840s
1840s and
to settled
My husband's
husband's line
lineincludes
includesMcAllisters,
McAllisters,aafamily
family.that
settledinin_,,wen
Owen Co
Co.,, Indiana,
Indiana, -in
i kw AA for
aoathis
thisline.
line.Relevant
Relevanttotothat,
that,my
myhusband's
husband's
rived there
there from
from some
some unknown
unknownplace
placeininOhio.
Ohio.That's
That'smy brickwall
Mc,kilister grandmother
grandmotherbelieved
believed that
thatone
oneof
ofher
hergrandfathers
oxandfathers
had
been
preacher
who
married.
GeorFe
McAllister
had
been
thethe
preacher
who
married
George
Arm-Armstrong Custer's
Custer'sparents.
parents.Of
Ofcourse,
coursethe
thefamily
familyno
nolonger
hydger
remembers
that
ancestor
preacher's
name.
apparstrong
remembers
that
ancestor
preacher's
name.
But But
apparent y itit was
wasGeorge
Armstrongoror
Teorge
Armstrong
?--).
ently
George Armstrong
George
Armstrong
(--?--).
.Here's
thehappy
happypart:
part:
When
I went
looking
evidence,
WaS
surprised
happy
o find
many
sources
Here's the
When
I went
looking
forfor
evidence,
I. was
surprised
andand
happy
to find
many
sources
the minister
minister who
who married
marriedhis
hisparents
parentsEmanuel
Emanuel
Custer
for-the
reporting
d an
indeed been nalTied
named for
Custer
reporting that
thatthe
theboy
boygeneral
generalhad
ha
and Maria
MariaWard.
Ward.George
GeorgeA.
A.was
wasborn,
born,ofofcourse,
course.,
5 Dec
1839
New
Rumlev,
Harrison
Ohio,
I believe
and
onon
5 Dec
1839
in in
New
Rumley,
Harrison,
Ohio,
andand
I believe
bandffilofofsources
sourceson
onhis
hisfamily
familyininthe
theCAOA
CAOAarchives.
archives.
Chere
there are
areprobably
probablyaagood
2s- ood handful
Can the
the archives
archives tell
tell
usthe
thelpreacher's
'Preacher's
'mine?
Or you
do you
a suggestion
for where
I could
Can
name?
Or do
havehave
a suggestion
for where
I could
find find
that that
infor-infor• us
is true
true or
or not.
not.For
For
would really like to know if the story -is
able to
to find
find it,
it, and,
and, of
of course
courseII-would
mation? I've
illation?
I'venever
neverbeen
been able
t
he
move
to
Indiana.
There
are
hims
years I've been looking for
for the
the place
place in
in Ohio
Ohio where
where the
thefamily
fa.milylived
Livedbefore
before-the move Indiana. There are hints
Ytithave
havebeen
beennear
nearSteubenville,
Steubenvilleand
andNew
NewRumley,
aumley„I see,
I seeisisonly
onlyabout
about3030miles
milesfrom
fromthere.
there.
that it naimight
m- IIwould
not,IIcertainly
certainlyunderstand.
understand_
If not,
If
wouldreally
reallyappreciate
appreciateit.it.1.f.
If it's
it's possible
possible to
to help
he p-me,
Pugh Thomson
Thomson
Shirley Pugh
561 Monarch
MonarchRidge
Rid - Drive,
Drive, Walnut
WalnutCreek,
Creek,CA
CA94597
A.)
563
Ph:925-945-6337;
925-945-6337'email:
email:thomsonsa@astound.net
thomsonsag'astound.net
Ph:
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Lee Ci
to do
some
research
7a1 Lake
Note: II did
City
to do
some
researchand
andII did
did look_
look
anythin.ginin.the
thearchive
archivefiles.
files.I was
I washeaded
headedfor
forSalt
did not find anything
books
through
was surprised
surprised find
find just
just aa few.
few, books.
books. None
None of those books
through the
thebooks
booksavailable
availablefor
forNew
NewRumley
RumleyCounty.
County.II WaS
had any
any mention
mentionof
ofthe
themarriage
mania.geororofofthe
thepersons
persons
who
perfonned
marriages.
who
performed
thethe
marriages.
us know.
knolv. IfIfyou
youknow
knowof
ofaasource
sourcethat
thatmight
mightcontain
contain.
information
please
If you have this information
thisthis
information
please
let let
ii-dormation please let us
interestin to
for the
th.eminister
ministerwho
whomarried
married
narents
us know.
toknow
knowififGeorge
Georgewas
wasn.amed
named for
hishis
parents
know-. It would be interesting
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From
From the
the President
President
,ar as
ac an,
iss,- ci ation it -iiss a good
atIodtime
We
• association,
timetotolook
we annrOaCh
approach 011r
our thirtieth
thirtieth \-year
back
at where
1°01bqck
where we
we started,
startea,to
and
to
con.si.der
wherewe
look. at where
wewant
Where we
wanttotobe
look
now,
consider where
We are 110VV
beininthe
thefuture.
future.
handfiii of
of researchers
researchersfound
foundone
on.eanother
another
realizing
In 1983
In
realizing
that
spite
of of
variations
in in.
thethe
spelling
of of
.1983 a handful
natini.n
spite
variations
spellin.g
surnames,they
ey might
elusiveancestors.
surnames,
mightbebeininsearch
search of
of the
the sam.e
same elusive
information
thatthat
ancestors.Joining
joiningtogether
togetherthey
theyshared
sh.ared
information
each
had
discovered
in.
his/her
research,
and
discussed
each had discovered in his/her research,
and
discussed
methods
byby
which
they
might
be be
able
to pursue
their
an- anmethods
which
they
might
able
to pursue
their
cestral research.
research..This
Thiscollaboration
collaboration
the
discoveryofofmany
cestral
ledledtotothe
discovery
lines
and
their
manyofofour-now-well-known-family
our-now-wel. -known-family
lines and their
origin.s.
ancient origins.
From the
theoriginal
originalmembers,
members,the
theassociation
associationgrew
grewtotoover
over300
From
hover
300members
membersatatone
onetime.
time.Currently
Currentlwe
7 we
hover
Fround.the
the200-member
200-membermark.
mark.Some
,omemysteries
mysteries still
still exist
around
exist in
in.almost
alm.ostallallofofour
ourknown
knownlines.
lin.es.
sterres
linestotodiscover
discoverone
Our directory allows members
members of
of the
the sa.m.e
same lines
on on
thethe
mysteries
oneanother
anotherand
andtotocollaborate
c.!ollaborate
t
hese
tines
just
as
our
founding
membersdid
did.ininthe
theearly
of -these lines just as our founding members
earlytimes
timesofofour
ourassociation.
association..
'News Caster
Casterallows
allowsour
ourmembers
membersto
toshare
sharethe
themysteries
mysteriesand
The News
their
discoveries
with
others.
a.n.d
their
discoveries
with
others.
Though not
not fully
fuhy organized
organizedatatthis
thistime,
time,our
ourAmbassador
AmbassadorCircles
Circlesallow
Though
live
within
a particular
allowpeople
peoplewho
\vb.()
live
within
a partictdar
to
supply
other
m.embers
t
heir
areas,and
wth information
-their areas,
information and
andtoto
region
the country
members with
--egion of th.e
countryam,resources
resourcesavailable
availableinin.
h..k
helping
fellow-mmbers to search
provide limited aaid
ininhelping
fellow-members
search in
in that
th.atregion.
rep'ion.
spirit of
within many
of volunteerism
volunteerism seems
many volunteer
the county. and within
volunteerorganizations.
The spirit
seems to
organizations.
to be
be slipping
slippingacross
across-the
Note the loss of our friend,
.friend,the
tileBucks
BucksCounty
CountyGenealogical
Sen.ealogical.
Society
and
thethe
editor
of of
ourour
own
newsletter.
PatriSociety
and
editor
own
newsletter.
Patrid.evoted herself to the needs of
cia Caster has devoted
of Th.e
The Castor Association of
of America
Americal'or
for fourteen years.
years. 1.-1':er
Her duties
duti e:
full-time jobs,
jobs, but
but few
few have
have offered
offered small
small part-time
comprise several full-time
entire
memberpart-timehelp.
help.IIam
amcertain
certainthat
thatthe
the
entire
m.embership joins me in
in expressing
expressing'our
ourdeep
deepappreciation
appreci.tionand
to Patricia
for for
her her
outstanding
workwork
and and
dedication
andthanks
than_ks
to Patricia
outstanding
dedication
to our
our association.
association.
Our archive
archive coordinator
coordin.atorprotects
of our
our organization,
organization.,which
protectsand
andpreserves
Our
and information
information of
preservesthe
whichhas
has
theresearch
research
accumulated
A
small
over
ban.d
the
yearsand
ofloyal
loyalmembers
accumulated over the years
daily.
band of
andcontinues
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continuestotoaccumulate
havehelped
accumulate
helpedtoto
and digitize
organize and
some of
of these
these records.
records.
di,-1 ize some
:Members
andnon-members
non-membersconstantly
constantlyrequest
requestinformation
infonnation
Members and
from
this
storehouse
of of
documents.
Patricia
from
this
storehouse
documents.
Patricia.
1
y
attmpts
to
fulfill
these
requests,
but
the
cheer:H
.
burden.
cheerfully attempts to fulfill these requests,
burden ofofother
require
herner
to to
share
herher
timetime
otherresponsibilities
responsibilities
require
share
an attempt
aftemptto
tocomplete
completeall
in an
alltasks.
tasks.
For
the continued
continuedexistence
and the
the association
associationitself,
existenceof,The
For the
of-TheNews
itself, members
to
mem.bersmust
NewsCaster and
step.17orward
forward to
mus4- stet
volunteer
small
pieces
of
time
and
effort
to
ensure
thecontinuation
continuation.
volunteer small pieces of time and effort to ensure the
of of.
both.
Letetususlook
to to
a celebration
both
lookforward
forwa.rd
a cel.ebration
thir -year success
of a thirty-year
success story
story of
of our
our Castor
Castor Association
Associationof
ofAmerica.
A.merica.
BarbaraAndrews
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for other
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byeoramion.
Sims index;
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Land Grants
Grants gf
of West Virginia
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Muntv.
Custard„loseph.
pg 248 Ha
Hardy County, Custard, Joseph, 40 acres,
bk
bk 3,pg
pg64
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acres,Cave
CaveRun, 1801,
pg 564 Ohio County, Custard,
—ustard, dohn,
John, 194 acres,
acres Mill creth.
creek, 1798,
bk 3,
pg 198
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index
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pg
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acresBrock's
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PK.0.01.05.02.06.03 01.03.12.09 Nancy (Saylor) & Jacob Shaffer Celebrate 60th Anniversary
CAC„...A,
MemberNancy
Nancyand
andJacob
Jacoo
affe kx1
CAOA
Member
Shaffer,
of Friedens, Somerset
om,s,
.
f
County, Pennsylvania, are celebrating
ce!ebratinL.,
their
their
60th
(uthwedding
weddinganniversary.
ainraversa
-k.ry.
marriedSeptember
September22, 1951,
1951, ininNN,
They were married
Winchester,
mchester, Frederick
—rederick CounCounty,
y, Virginia.
has been
,„ has
Nancy
beenaamember
memberofofThe
ne CasCast or Association
Association of
ofAmerica
since 1999,
1999, but
but
tor
America since
,,he has
hasalways
always been interested m
she
in .0
genealogy.
-enealogy.
Lurn the
oftheir
theirmarriage,
marriae,
During
theearly
early years
years of
.
,
Nancy
was very
very
rearm_L, children
Nancy
children
.. was
„ busy
, with rearing
and farming.
famung.
and
the children
childrenwere
wereolder,
older,Nancy
i, ancy
When the
Married
llarried Septembee
September195.1
1951 and
and Jacob
Jacobspent
spent
many
, Sundays
Sundays
visiting
many
.
, visiting
relatives
re'atives and
an a.cemeteries.
cemeteries.Nancy
Nancy, also
alsospent
spentmany
manyhours
flours
inin
searchsearching
in2 documents
documents in
incourthouses.
courthouses.Nancy
Nancyworked
workeddiligently
diligentlyon
onseveral
several
her family
familylines
linesincluding
includingthe
the
surnames
Saylor
Yoder
of her
surnames
of ofjohns,
Johns, Saylor,
Yoder
,
•
*4.
-1*
,
4-1
,
uttli Custer. Like
iko- so
so many of
and
ok us,
us, she
silL is
is sorry
sLii-v that sne
she didn't
man ask
a her
Seutember 2011
September
,
its more
inor,- questions.
parents
ouestv,rc
ancy (Saylor)
(Liaykor Shaffer
Shafferdescends
de_cends from
Nancy
from the
the Paulus
Paulus
truster line through
throughArnold
Arnold(1669-1739)
(16';:9- 739)and
andRebecca,
Rebeo:ca,
a
Kiister
and
nu.
4-\
atnCuster
Als,c4
s
Paul
(1710-1783)
andSam
and SarahMartha
Martha2a11.
Ball. Nancy's
ancy's
+•0
•
aranclparems,Jonathon
Jonamon
and
Lydi(Custer)
grandparents,
and
Lydia
;ulster)Yoder,
Yo ler,had
had12
13
A iLk.A
tlia
L, 6U
children,
boys
S and
alku 60 girls.
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1anti Lydia
Jonathon
and
(Custe, Yoder
ioat.7
i
..Lea
.r
Those children
childrenproduced
produced
grand
Those
646grandchildren for
fortheir
theirparents.
parents.Nancy
Nancyparparchildren
cousin get
Lidtogether
togetherevery
every
ticipates in a cousin
are now
now inviting
inviting second
second
year. They are
-ousms as their
vier: 1.1
si-cousql numbers
cousins
first-cousin
n4ve dwindled
CINktauicu to
Lo 9.
have
- •
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dress
th,
wha,dress
'alcv
„ smother
. L.A. is in the
,white
Nancy's
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TheCUSTER
CUSTER FAMILY
FAMILY by
by Lynda
Lynda Katonak
Katonak
Help Needed from
I have made many trips back to my roots in Somerset County, and I know there are many Custer families
living here. I met them in grocery stores, craft stores and saw their mailboxes along the road. I too am a Custer
family "cousin." My grandmother, Luella Layton Steckman helped me trace our line back to her great-grandfather, Frederick Custer (1773-1841) and his wife Elizabeth Stover of Conemaugh Township. Grandma gave me
directions to find Frederick's gravestone and that was the beginning of a great adventure for me.
In my past research, I found Frederick's name in the records spelled as Custer, Kuster, Custard, Custerd and
Kustard. Later as I met others tracing their family histories, I found an organization of researchers who were all
tracing family histories with various spellings of Custer (Kuster, Caster, Castor, Kester, Custard, Kustard, etc.)
They called themselves the Castor Association of America (CAOA). We knew we had to work together, because we all had different pieces of the family puzzles and only when we shared with one another were we able
to see which pieces fit with a particular family puzzle.
Through members of this group, I was able to identify and document Frederick's father as John Philip
Kuster (abt 1731-1812). The CAOA has information
infonnation on two families with descendants in Pennsylvania that
may be the progenitors of the Frederick/John Philip Kuster line. These are Paulus Kuster who emigrated from
what is now Germany and Tobias Kuster who emigrated from Switzerland.
But the further back in time I research, the more sketchy the paper records are to document this family. It
seems very unlikely we will find birth records, death records or other documents that can trace this family back
to the immigrant generation or beyond.
But this is 2012, and science has recently given us ways to prove ancestry far more accurately than oral history or old records. Today, a simple swab from the inside of a man's cheek produces a DNA sample that will
match his direct-line male ancestors of 300 years ago and all of that ancestor's other direct-line male descendants. The genetic Y-chromosome is passed on unchanged from father to son, generation after generation.
Some descendants from families in the CAOA have already participated in the DNA project, so we know
what the Y-chromosome markers look like from a several family lines. So this is why your Custer "cousins"
need your help. If you believe you are a male descendant of Frederick or John Philip Custer (or your surname
is Custer, but you don't know your family history), you may be able to help in this research. Members of the
CAOA have volunteered to help you trace your Custer family history back to confirm that you are descended
from Somerset County's Frederick and John Philip Custer's line. Then a Y-chromosome DNA cheek swab of
two such male descendants will show us if our family is descended from Tobias or Paulus or possibly an entirely different Custer/Kuster line.
There will be no charge for the family history research required to determine your ancestry and the CAOA
has offered to help defray the costs of the DNA testing for two male descendants of Frederick and John Philip
Kuster.
If you believe there is a possibility that you may fit the description above and are interested in learning more
about your Custer family history and in helping other Custer family members solve this puzzle, please contact :
the Caster Association of America (caoaboard@caoa-gen.org) or Lynda Katonak (LLKatonak@comcast.net).
Note: DNA testing gives us a big picture called Haplogroups which define specific groups of men whose ancestors originated in specific locations. Ancestors who belong to the "R" haplogroup are not related to ancestors
who are from the "I" haplogroup.
The Custer DNA project does have one test from the Tobias Custer line and two test's from the Paul Custer
line (possible son is John Philip Kuster). When compared these two lines are not related because the Tobias
test is in the Rlbla2 Haplogroup
Haplogroup and
and the
the two
two tests
tests for
for Paul
Paul are
arein
inthe
theIlI1b2
b2 Haplogroup.
Haplogroup. A test from
from the
the above
above
Frederick/ John Philip line is needed to really show who is the ancestor to this line. Patricia Caster
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Mary
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Swartz1768-1847
1768-1847
Mary (Custer)
Request from Venerable Member
Carolyn Betts is a descendant of Paulus Kiister
Mister through Paul Custer (1710-1783). Her own great grandfather Daniel Frymire was born in 1809 and her great grandmother Susan Swartz was born in 1812 in a nice big
stone home, which is still standing and in good condition. Carolyn is interested in contact from any members
who are descended from the Custer — Swartz families of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Self-confessed "computer dummy" Carolyn Betts is plenty smart. She worked in an office for forty years as
a bookkeeper doing
doing payables
payables and
and reports.
reports.Carolyn
Carolyncelebrated
celebratedher
her90th
90' birthday
birthday this
this past
past October.
October. Her handwriting is steady and beautiful. How many 40-year-olds can claim that?
Carolyn has traced all of her ancestors back to the time the came into the New World. All preceded the
American Revolution by their arrival, the last appearing on American shores by 1746. Four of her family lines
have been approved by the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution). She isn't through with that process. She has promised her nieces and nephews to complete applications for other qualifying ancestors.
Although Carolyn does not do housework, she does live by herself, and she drives a car. Carolyn spends
much of her time knitting and crocheting for charity.
Anyone contacting her concerning the families mentioned is assured of a friendly and enlightened response.
Caroyln (Freymire) Betts
Bruce Lyall Frymire 1889-1964
Adam Follmer Frymire 1850-1923
Susan (Swartz) Frymire 1812-1888
Mary (Custer) Swartz 1768-1847
Nicholas Custer 1745-1774
Paul Custer 1710-1783
Arnold Kuster 1669-1739
Paulus Kuster 1644-1708
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From the Archive Files:
Custer, the daughter of Nicholas and Catharine (Schracken) Custer, was born about 1768 in Becks
Berks
Mary Custer;
County, Pennsylvania. She married Peter Swartz. Peter was born in 1765 in Germany. Mary died in
1847 in Union County, Pennsylvania. Peter died in 1852.
Children of Peter and Mary:
_1.Catharine
CatharineSwartz
Swartzborn
born77April
April1791
1791PA;
PA;married
marriedWilliam
William Follmer;
Follmer; died
died 22 April 1855.
1.
2. Jacob Swartz born 1793 PA.
abt 1797
1797 born
born PA;
PA; married
married Jacob
Jacob Gartner.
Gartner
3. Margaret Swartz abt
born 1800
1800 PA;
PA; married
marriedElisa
Elisa(---?-).
(--?-).
4. John Swartz born
5. Sarah Swartz born 18 September 1802 Northumberland County, PA; married Andrew Haugendobler 16
May 1822; died 7 May 1822 Warren, Jo Daviess County, IL.
6. Mary Magdalene Swartz born 1803 PA; married William Miller; married William Kessler; died after
1860.
7. Peter Swartz born 1805 PA; married Sarah Bower 1836; died 1892.
8. Susan Swartz born about 1812; married Daniel Freymeyer
Source:
1. Custer, Chester Eugene; Descendants of
ofNichoas
NichoasCuster
Custercal
cal745-1774.
745-1774.
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Future of
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There comes a time in a person's life when she stops to take a look at what she is doing and asks herself "is
it time for a change?" In 1998 I retired and was asked to serve as Vice President of the CAOA. I became so
busy with the Association I often wondered how I ever had time to go to work (thank goodness I was retired).
Since then I have served as Vice President, President, Editor, and Archive Coordinator. I have enjoyed every
minute of working for the association even though it turned out to be a seven day a week task.
I just completed my 7th decade of living and I find myself wishing I had time to do my own research and
spend more time with my wonderful husband who has stood by me for these last 14 years as he watched me
struggle to get things done. I find myself wishing I had more time to devote to the archives so that I might leave
them in good shape for the future Archive Coordinator.
As with all organizations having people volunteer to help keep an organization going appears to be impossible. And there is so much work to be done for the CAOA. Over the years some people have volunteered to
help and I failed at being able to organize and get projects to them for completion. Time was and still is my
enemy and now there is a new one, lack of energy. I just didn't have enough of it to put the projects together
and so many hours have been wasted because of my inability to organize and work with the volunteers. I have
hundreds of requests that have gone without completion, requests that I would like to finish.
The most time consuming job is putting The News Caster together. It takes a minimum three months to create one issue. It is also the most important task because most members of CAOA believe that is all there is to the
CAOA. It isn't, the CAOA is a family association. Its goal is to help people share their journey of researching
their family history and in turn to share what they have found with the CAOA so that each member has access
to that information.
I have struggled to do several jobs since 2000 when I received the Associations archives and became Archive Coordinator. We have had several members who have worked hard to do the editors job. Due to the nature of the many tasks that are needed to complete an issue and their active family lives they could not continue.
Putting the News Caster together is not a one person task. Every publication of this type needs a team.
There needs to be a person who can coordinate the efforts of the team.
Reporters are needed to find and write stories for each issue.
Writers are needed who can take the raw data provided from the archives and turn them into stories.
Researchers are needed who can help research the data from the archives to help complete the stories.
A layout person is needed to put it all together in a printable form.
Proof readers are needed to read and correct grammar, spelling and wording.
Typist are needed to type up existing documents so they can be formated and included into the issue.
Raw data is needed for stories from those who want to share but are not sure how to put a story together.
It is with deep regret that I can no longer put the News Caster together. This will be my last issue. I have
had to make this very hard decision since there have been no volunteers to our pleas for help to put together a
publishing team and I no longer have the energy left to continue.
It is my hope that The News Caster will continue. With a publishing team the 3 months could be turned into
one month with each person working a short period of time. My goal was to always have 4 issues ready to go,
without a team it was impossible.
At this time I am going to devote my time and energy to the Archives, the DNA Project and our web page. I
need help with the archives. If you are good with managing a project and working with people, please consider
helping me by working with me to organize and assign the work that needs to be completed with one line (Noah
Castor or John Castor Sr. or Frederick Keister or Tobias Castor or Conrad Custer. . .) at a time.
Patricia Caster
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Please note that a sheet for suggestions and comments was enclosed with your ballot.
You may include it with your ballot if you wish. It can also be mailed separately. The new
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the organization.
Please remember that this is a volunteer organization and new officers will be counting on
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We could point out what went wrong at one time or another, but isn't it
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theCAOA
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FC.0.01 Henry Custer 1823-1902
Henry b abt 1824 in Morgan Co Virginia (now West Virginia), s/o Finley / Mary Custer; married 14 June 1852 Ann Eliza
Bechtol Morgan Co Eliza b about 1827. They settled Noble Twp Wabash County, Indiana where Henry bought 80 acres of land for
$400; he added to his acreage and owned 346 acres. They had nine children. members of the Methodist Church.
Their children:
1.Anna L Custer born about 1858 in Indiana.
2. John W Custer born about 1855/6 in Indiana; married Emma J Huff; died before 1900.
3. Sarah Jane Custer born about 1857 in Indiana.
4. Arthur Custer born March 1867 in Indiana; married Amanda
5. William Henry Custer born about 1861; married Sarah
Raw Data
Data text
text file
file from
fromthe
the
6. James Milton Custer born April 1863 in Indiana; married Margaret R
CAOA Archive
Archive Files
Files---7. Florence Custer born about 1865 in Indiana.
See pages 10-11 for
for the
the Article
Article
8. Thomas Edward Custer born May 1869 in Indiana; married Lynn
by Barbara Andrews
Andrews
Sources:
1.CAOA Original File: file Finley Custer.1
2. History of Wabash County, Indiana (1884), p 266
Note: This
This page
page is
is not
notindexed
indexed
3. 1850 census Virginia, #461
and not all
all data
data from
from the
the
4. 1860 census Indiana, Wabash Co, Noble Twp, p 240/126, #898
file is included,
included, not
notenough
enough
5. 1870 census Indiana, Wabash Co, Noble Twp, p 137, #325
6. 1880 census Indiana, Wabash Co, Noble Twp, ED 189, p 5, #29
room.
7. 1900 census Indiana, Wabash Co, Noble Twp, ED 120, p 12, #245
8. letter - 30 May 1987 Barbara (Custer) Moore MID#512
9. Email 13 August 2001 a short biography found in an Indiana book that writes about Henry Custer who is considered to be the
brother of my gggrandfather, John C. Custer.
Henry Custer was born in Morgan County, Virginia, some sixty-one years ago. He is the child of Finley and Mary Custer, of German descent. Henry labored at home until twenty-nine years old. At this age, in June, 1852, he married Miss Ann Eliza Bechtol, and
they immediately set their faces westward, and after a toilsome journey landed in the then forest wilds of
Wabash County, where Mr. Custer purchased eighty acres of land with $400, and that he had gradually accumulated while living
at home. This land served as a nucleus around which he has made additions, until now he is the possessor of 346 acres of fine land -- a
property that has been gained by earnest labor on his part -- nobly assisted by his wife, who
has been indeed a helpmate to him. They have been the parents of nine children, of whom John w., Sarah Jane, Anna L., william
Henry, J. Milton, Florence, Arthur and Thomas E. are still living. Six of these children are still under the parental roof, being taught
habits of industry by their father and mother, who are conscientious members of the Methodist Church.
Source: 1884 History of Wabash County, Indiana, page 266. Submitter: Linda Thompson
Lastly, I have found an interesting piece online for my ancestors puzzle:
Tomahawk Presbyterian Church Cemetery 1806 - 2000 Hedgesville, West Virginia
Updated Nov. 20, 2000. Basis of list came from the book Berkeley County Cemeteries,which was published by the Berkeley
County, WV Historical Society
Custer, Jacob P.;Jun. 26, 1873-Dec. 18, 1918;45yr.
1918,45yr. 5mo. 22da.;s. of Philip F.& Susan
Custer, Philip F.;May 11, 1819-Aug. 27, 1898;79yr. 3mo. 6da.
Custer, Susan;July 25, 1829-Feb. 10, 1906;76yr. 6mo. 15da.;w. of Philip F.
This appears to be the Philip Finley (with wife, Susan and son, Jacob) who is considered to be the "brother" of my gggrandfather, John C. Custer. But check out Philip's DOB, May 11,1819-John C.'s DOB is listed as May 5,1819. Question-is one of the dates
inacccurate, perhaps close, and are they twins - or brothers? Or cousins or are they unrelated(which seems unlikely)? Hedgesville is
close to Berkeley Springs (18 miles), but was never in Morgan Co., always in Berkeley Co.,
VA/WV. Philip and Susan had two verified children born in Morgan Co. I'm now confused as to the relationship of the two men.
There are several thousand files like this one in the CAOA Archive files just waiting to be rewritten so their
story can be told. The census data is included in this file but often it is not. As you can see it also needs some
research to fill in some blanks. If you check the children out you will see that they need to be rearranged to
reflect their bith order Just think: we
we could
could publish
publish some
some books
books on
on some
some of
of the
the smaller
smallerlines
linesiff everyone would
just do one or two files a month. Want
Wantto
to give
give itit aa try
try contact
contact me
me at
at caoaboard@caoa-gen.org
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(--?--)
Elisa 17
Judith 2
Thomas 7
Thomas Lee 6
Tom 1
Bower
Sarah 17
Burkholder
Amanda 11
Burton
Chares F. 6
A
C
Abbot
Waddington 7
Adams
William 3
Allley
Margaret Lucy 8
Andrews
Barbara 12, 13
Arbuckle
Mathew 4
Austin
Stephen F. 9
Cain
Edmund 1, 3, 4
James 1, 2, 3, 4
James Jr. 7
Cams
Carus
Jas. 4
Carson
Mrs. Eula Lee 9
Caster
Conrad 12
John Sr. 12, 18
Leland 13
Patricia 7, 13, 16, 18
Castor
Arnold 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8,
14, 17
Benjamin C. 8
Carrie (Walker) 8
Donald 7
Edwin Barton 8
Homer Walker 8
Jane 8
Margaret Lucy (Alley) 8
Noah 18
Philander 8
Sampson 8
Tobias 18
Chambless
Joel 7
Clark
James 4
Conrad
George 1
Conrads
Gertrut 1
Craig
Wm. 4
Custar
Susannah 6
William 3, 6
William Jr. 6
Custard
Anson H. 8
Arnold 3,
3.4
Arnold
4
Benjamin 8
Conrod 13
George 2, 3, 7
George Sr. 2
Index
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B
Ball
Sarah Martha 14
Battreall
Laruhama 6
William 6
Bechtol
Ann Eliza 10
Edward 10
John W. 11
Nelson 10
William 10
Becktoll
Lewis 10
Begeal
Anisa 9
Betty 9
David 8
Jeanne Marion
Marion (Custer)
(Custer) 8
Jonathan 9
Kevin 8
Kim 8
Nathan 9
Teresa 9
Bell
Mary Ann 9
Betts
Carolyn 17
Caroyln (Freymire) 17
Boone
Daniel 5
Bowen
Glen Clifton 6
Herbert Floyd 6
Hiram 9
James 7
John 13
Joseph 2, 13
Lula E. 9
Mary 2, 3
Paul 13
Samuel 2
William 2, 3, 4, 7, 9
William Jr. 4
William Sr. 4
Wm. 2, 4
Custer
Anna 6, 10
Anna L. 10
Anne E. 10
Ann Eliza (Bechtol) 10
Anson 8
Arnold 1, 3, 4, 5, 14
Arthur 10
Bridget 1, 2
Catharine (Schracken) 17
Charity 2
Chester 2, 4, 7
Chester Eugene 4, 17
Conrad 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 18
Eddie 10
Edward 10
Elizabeth 6, 7, 11, 16
Elmer 10
Emanuel 12
Finley 10, 11
Flora 10, 11
Florence 10
Frederick 16
General 5
George 1, 2, 7
George Armstrong 12
Gertrude M. 10
Gladys 8
Glen 8
Henry 10, 11, 20
James 1, 10
James M. 11
James Milton 10
Jane 11
Jesse 1
J. Milton 10
John 10
John W. 10
Jonas 10
Lydia 14
Maggie R. (--?--) 10
Mary 1, 6, 17
Mary (--?--) 10, 11
Mrs. 6
Nancy Bell (McWilliams) 9
Nancy Bell McWilliams 9
Nicholas 17
Olive M. (Matthewson) 8
Paul 3, 14, 16, 17
21
Philip Finley 11
Polly 1
Rebecca 14
Reuel 1, 4, 5, 6
Reuel Benjamin 4
Riley Oscar 9
Ruel 4
Sarah Jane 10
Solomon 6
Susannah 3, 6
Thomas E. 10
Thomas Edward 11
William 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10
William B 8
William H. 11
William Henry 10
Wm. 10
Custerd
Arnold 4
Bridget 3
William 3, 4
Wm. 4
D
Dawson
Maggie 11
Deone
Eileen 7
Donnelly
Col. 4
Donnely
Andrew 4
Donnolly
Andrew Col. 3
Dounelly
A. 3
E
Early
R. H.7
Eaton
Marianne 7
Evans
Carolyn 8
Ed 8
F
Ferguson
Carolyn 7
Follmer
William 17
Frogg
Wm. 4
Frymire
Adam Follmer 17
Bruce Lyall 17
Daniel 17
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Michael 7
Gartner
Jacob 17
Gaster
Henry 7
Grammer
Norma Rutledge 9
Gresham
John
John M.
M.6
6
Grubbs
Candice 9
Dominic 9
Jeremy 9
Savannah 9
H
H
Haugendobler
Andrew 17
Herman
Kathy 7
Hill
William 7
Hosey
James T. 8
Jane (Castor) 8
Hover
Hannah 8
Huff
Emma J. 11
Hughes
Josiah 7
Humble
Charity 3
Uriah 2
J
Jillilan
William 4
K
K
Kamra
Ardis 7
Kaster
Kim 7
Mary 12
Katonak
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Killern
George S. 3
Kisner
Ambrose 11
Kuster
Arnold 17
John Philip 16
Paulus 9, 16, 17
Tobias 16
Kiister
Paulus 8, 14, 17
Kusters
Paulus 1
Kusters
Kiisters
Gertrude 6
Paulus 6
James 4
Jas. 4
Mosman
Kenneth Freeman 7
Murley
Catherine 2
Cornelius 2
Daniel 1, 2, 3, 4
Daniel Jr. 2
Daniel Sr. 2
Danl. 4
Judith 2
Judith (--?--) 2
widow 2
William 2, 3
Myers
Eileen 7
Melvin 7
L
jZ
R
Leavels
widow 3
Livengood
Jennie Berniece (Cain) 7
Jennie
Lynn
Lynn
Elizabeth 11
Nancy E. 11
Randall
Brenda 9
Brenda (Custer) 9
Brenda Custer 9
Rhodes
Mary 2
Rider
Hettie Belle 6
Ridgway
Thomas 11
Ryker
William Edward 5
M
Marck
Charles 4, 7
Charles W. 6
Maxwell
Alice M. 9
McAllister
(grandmother) 12
McClanahan
Robert Capt. 3
McClong
William 4
McClung
James 4
Wm. 4
Wm.
McDonald
Hannah 12
Johanna (--?--) 12
John 12
McWilliams
Nancy Bell 9
Miller
William 17
Mollihan
Geo. 4
Morris
Margaret 1
Morrow
S
S
Saylor
William 14
Shaffer
Jacob 14
Nancy (Salyor) 14
Sherry
David 6
Sarah Lillis 6
Shuck
Larry G. 6, 7
Smith
Anna 6
Snyder
David Owen 6
Martha Belle 6
Stackhouse
James 12
Stanfield
Clarinda
Clarinda 9
Steckman
Luella Layton 16
Stinson
Helen S. 7
Stover
Elizabeth 16
Swartz
Catharine 17
Jacob 17
John 17
Margaret 17
Mary (Custer) 17
Mary Magdalene 17
Peter 17
Sarah 17
Susan 17
Swope
Frances Alderson 6
T
Thomas
Mary Custard 2
Mary Custer 1
Rachel 2
William 1, 2
Thompson
Ruth 8
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Uncovering Kiesters: The Search for the Lineage of Dr. William Henry Kiester
by
by Katherine
Katherine Dimancescu
Dimancescu
For most of my life, there was a mysterious name on my family tree, Dr. William Henry Kiester.
William was a mysterious ancestor because I knew more about ancestors who lived and died in the
17th Century than I did about him. All I knew about William was that he was
the father of two daughters, Edith and Forest, and that he became a widower
upon the death of his wife, Matilda (Williams) Kiester, who was my great-greatgrandmother. These few facts were all I knew.
Nothing was
Nothing,
wasknown.
known by the family members I asked
about his medical training, the names of his parents, and
even the date of his death and place of burial. One Thanksgiving when working on a genealogy project for school, I
asked my maternal grandfather, James E. Kuhns if he had
any information to share about his maternal grandfather,
Dr ffIllianz
ffIllianz Holly
Henn'Kiester.
Kiester. William. All he could recall were two early memories from
his childhood. The first memory was going with his mother, Forest, to William's funeral. My grandfather's sole recollection of the funeral
er.
was the presence of other children, who also attended. The only other memory he
could share was that his mother, Forest took him to visit a farm in Troy, Ohio, which
was owned by Kiester relations.
Matildda (Williams)
(Williams) Kehler
Kehler
It was 2009 that proved to be the year when my Kiester heritage started coming
to light through my genealogical research coupled with the work of wonderful researchers in Ohio. This was
the year that I began work in my late 20s on my forthcoming book, The
The Forgotten
ForgottenChapters:
Chapters:AAJourney
Journeyinto
intothe
the
Past. My book chronicles my journeys and the genealogical research, which I undertook to uncover
my maternal family roots in America dating back
to The Mayflower. The book's title was inspired
by the fact that I knew so little about so many of
my family lines including the Kiesters. I set out to
find and write about my ancestors using archives,
genealogical researchers, and by doing primary
genealogical research in the field-visiting historic
properties, locations where ancestors lived, cemeteries, and reviewing historic documents.
When I started exploring my Kiester roots, the
first record to provide primary birth, marriage, and
death information was
was my
my great-grandmother,
peat-grandmother, Mrs.
Forest (Kiester) Kuhns' Daughters
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(DAR)record dating back to 1923. For
a small fee I was able to order a copy of her DAR
DAR
Forest
Forest (Kiester)
Wiester) Kuhns.
Kuhns. &
&son
sonRobert
Robert record from the official DAR
DAR headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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It was from Forest's DAR record that I learned that her father Dr. William Henry Kiester was born in Pleasant Hill, Ohio, on July 5, 1857, that he married his first wife, my great-great-grandmother, Matilda "Tillie" Williams in Independence, Iowa, on December 7, 1886, and that their second child, Forest (my great-grandmother),
was born on July 13, 1891, in Arcanum, Ohio. In a nutshell, what I now knew about my great-great-grandfather,
William, was the following: he was a doctor;
doctor: he married at 29 and his bride, Matilda. was 30, he was the father
of two daughters, he lost his first wife, Matilda when she was 53, and he died sometime after December 1923 as
he was alive when his daughter, Forest, officially became a DAR member. These little bits of information were
useful to create a timeline of William's life and yet, I felt William was still very much an enigma. One question
still loomed large: would I ever learn more than this about William Henry Kiester and his family?
I next turned to Ancestry.com in the hopes that records available there could help shed some light on my
Kiester roots. Happily, I was in for good luck as census records started to fill in bits of William's younger years.
I learned that from the 1880 United States Federal Census that at this point in William's life, he was a single 22
year old "book-keeper" living at home in Troy, Ohio with his 62 year old mother, Mrs. Mary Kiester, who was
"keeping house". William had a mother named Mary. I was very excited. Maybe I would be able to uncover my
Kiester heritage after all.
Learning from the census that
Mary Kiester was 62 years old
in 1880 and that she was born in
Pennsylvania meant that I was
able to calculate that she was
born around 1818. This meant she
was around 39 years old when her
son, William was born. Learning
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tion. I soon came across the name
of her husband, Peter Kiester, on a
member's personal family tree on Ancestry.com. My excitement knew no bounds as I happily shared the news
with my mother (also a Kiester descendant) that William's parents were named Peter and Mary Kiester.
Directoiy of Deceased American
AmericanPhysicians,
Physicians,
Another key source of information on Aneestry.com
Ancestry.com was the Directory
1804-1929 where I learned that at the time of his death, William's medical practice was classified as "allopath",
that he attended the Covington High School in Covington, Ohio, and in the late 1880s he went to medical school
in Cincinnati, Ohio, and finally, that he passed away on March 16;1926,
16,1926, from a cerebral hemorrhage. William's
death in 1926 meant that my grandfather, James was 7 years old when he attended his grandfather's funeral in
Dayton, Ohio.
Another useful source which Ancestry.com led me to was the Dayton Metro Library's website, where I was
able to find obituary listings for each of my great-great-grandparents, William and Matilda Kiester. Without
Ancestry.com directing me to this particular website, I most likely would not have found it on my own. Using
the Dayton Metro Library's website, I was easily able to send an inquiry about ordering copies of the obituary
records and I received a timely response to my message.
The next big genealogical research breakthrough came when I contacted the Darke County Genealogical
Society in Greenville, Ohio. My great-grandmother, Forest Kiester was born in the village of Arcanum, Darke
County, Ohio, making this a logical place to start looking for further Kiester information. On the Darke County
Genealogical Society's website, I found contact details for Mrs. Phyllis Crick, who is a local researcher affiliated with this genealogical society. I had no idea when sending my Kiester family inquiries to Phyllis how much
I was soon going to learn about them.
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When the envelope arrived from Phyllis in the mail containing the results of her genealogical research, I had
no idea of the wealth of Kiester family information waiting to be reviewed. Upon opening the envelope, I was
happily surprised to find that William was the youngest child in his family and that he had siblings. Now there
were quite a few Kiester great-great aunts and uncles to add to the branches of my family tree. I also learned
that his mother, Mary's maiden name was Bashore. In the blink of an eye, William's family tree had expanded
to include his parents, Peter and Mary (Bashore) Kiester, his siblings, his paternal grandfather, John Kiester, and
maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Susannah Bashore.
Phyllis's research revealed that William's family was Kiesters and Bashores, who were all born and raised
in Pennsylvania before moving to Ohio. Benjamin and Susannah Bashore moved to Ohio from Pennsylvania,
where they were born and raised with their daughter, Mary
Maiy and her husband, Peter Kiester. As soon as I reviewed Phyllis's findings, I knew what
what my
my next
next move
move would
would be.
be I immediately booked a plane ticket to Ohio to
meet Phyllis and to see where my ancestors lived. Thus it was that in April 2010, I found myself discussing my
heritage with Phyllis and her husband, Harvey Crick and visiting the gravestones of my Kiester and Bashore
ancestors.
There was another bonus surprise in store. Phyllis and I discovered we are distant cousins who share
Bashore ancestors. Phyllis shared with me the fact that our Bashore ancestors came to America during The
Great Palatine Migration of 1710 and that they settled in present-day New York State. Phyllis alerted me to the
in-depth research done
done by
by author
author and
and historian
historianHenry
HenryZ.
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concerningthe
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Germany to present-day New York State in The Great Palatine Migration of 1710. Mr. Jones compiled this information in a two volume book set called, The Palatine Families of New York -1710, which has been a terrific
foiniation
resource when doing Bashore family research. His other books have also served as wonderful resources when
doing genealogical research.
Visiting the graves of my Bashore and Kiester ancestors in
April 2010 made for some of the most meaningful family research
moments I have ever had. Standing in front of the graves of my ancestors in both the Pleasant Hill Cemetery and Sugar Grove Cemeteries, I was able to reclaim parts of my heritage, which I never
thought I would ever uncover. Phyllis' research coupled with my
own reasearch allowed me to reclaim these long-lost ancestors.
The way in
which I found
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the identification of WilKatherine discovering her Keister Ancesetors
liam Kiester's
paternal grandfather, John Kiester. This information came
to light as part of Phyllis Crick's family research findings,
which included a copy of a profile of Dr. William H. Kiester
in A Biographical History of Darke County, Ohio published
in 1900. William's profile began with the following information:
"Dr. Kiester, one of the leading physicians and a prominent resident of Arcanum. Ohio, was born on the BenKatherine discovering her Bashore Ancesetors
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jamin Bushore faun in Newton township, Miami county, July 5, 1857, and is a son of Peter K. and Mary
foimer born in Buffalo Valley, Union county, the
(Bushore)1 Kiester, both natives of Pennsylvania, the former
latter near Mifflintown, Juniata county. His paternal grandfather, John Kiester, died in Buffalo Valley,
but the maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Susannah
Susannah Bushore'-,
Bushore2, spent their last days in this state. The
parents of our subject came to Ohio with the Bushore family and first located in Greene county, but later
removed to Newton township, Miami county, where the father engaged in faHning
farming until his death, which
occurred August 24, 1875. His widow subsequently removed to Troy, where she
still resides. She is a devout Christian, a member of the German
Gelman Baptist church."'
Learning from this source that William's paternal grandfather was John Kiester
and that he passed away in Buffalo Valley, Pennsylvania. was a breakthrough. This
information led me to the Union County Historical Society in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, as this is the county that Buffalo Valley is located in. I kept my fingers crossed
when I contacted them that they might be able to shed light on the life and family
of John Kiester. The email response to my inquiry made me quite excited because
information on John Kiester had been found. The email response read: "We found
a Kiester family book in our genealogies of different families in Union County. The
whole book is roughly 80 pages with 2 pictures and about a 13 page index. It does
include your family. We can send you a cd with the entire book and a working file
so you can purchase the program and update as the years go on. For a partial cd of
the section with your family we can send you a cd. If you would prefer a paper copy
we would be able to send that instead for the same price." Learning that there was a
whole Kiester book, which included my branch of the family made me want to jump
Peter Kiester
for joy.
died
After placing an order for both cd of the book and a paper copy, I anxiously
Aug. 24 1876
haunted the mailbox awaiting their arrival. There was no feeling that could quite
aged
58 Yrs 9 Mos 7 Ds
compare to having gone from a lifetime of having no Kiester lineage to having my
Kiester lineage reveal itself in less than a year's time with the help of genealogical
Mar:v Kiester
resources like this historical society. When the paper copy of The Kiester
Kiester Family3
Family3
died
arrived, I eagerly scanned it looking for John Kiester4 and on page 4, I found him!
Mai:
Mar 7.
7. 1906
All of a sudden, John too now was part of a larger family group: his father was John
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George Keister, who was born in Germany about 1728 and he was the father of a
large family, which included this son, John, who was born October 16, 1766. When
John grew up he married Lydia Rote (daughter of George Rote/Rhoades and Elizabeth) and they raised a large
family of their own. Their youngest child born in 1816 was a son they named Peter and he was my maternal
great-great-great-father. It was fascinating to learn from this source that my original Kiester ancestor, John
George Keister immigrated to America sometime before 1750, that the name of his second wife (also my ancestor) whom he married on 08 June 1755 in Lancaster, PA was Anna Margaret Kreyter/Keyser, and that after his
death in 1795, he was buried in the Kiester Cemetery in Union County, where his son, John Kiester would later
buried after he passed away on February 19, 1839.
Armed with the infoimation
information that John and his father, John George Kiester were buried in the Old Keister Cemetery in Union County, Pennsylvania, I went on the website Findagrave.com to see if any headstone
pictures existed. Low and behold, I found a picture of the gravestones of "John Kester" and his wife, "Lydia
In other records, Mrs. Mary Kiester's maiden name is spelled "Bashore".
On the gravestones for Benjamin and Susannah Bashore in the Sugar Grove Cemetery
3
The Kiester Family was complied by Glenda L. Sheaffer in April 2007.
4
I use this spelling of John's last name as this is the spelling used by my branch of the family from John's son
Peter for three generations, which included my great-grandmother, Forest Kiester.
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Kester." The individual responsible for creating these gravestone records spelled their name as "Kester" but the
actual headstone pictures revealed a huge surprise. Carved onto Lydia's headstone were the words "wife of John
Kister" while John's headstone recorded his last name as "Keaster". I found it fascinating that the spelling of
Keister/Kiester varied so much between the couple's headstones as John died in 1839 and Lydia outlived him by
many years as she passed away in 1854.Without the genealogical birth, marriage, and death infoiniation
infounation provided by the Union County Historical Society, it would have been much harder to officially make the ancestral
connection to Lydia and John because of the differences in last name spelling.
Knowing that John and Lydia Keister/Kister/Keaster were my maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents meant that I could make family connections between them and John George Keister on The Castor Association of America's (CAOA) website. I was able to find John Keister (born 1766) listed as the fourth child born to
John George Keister and his wife, Anna Margaret Kreyter/Keyser. It was interesting to see that John's mother
Anna Margaret was listed on The CAOA website as John George's second wife because The Keister Family publication from the Union County Historical Society listed three wives for John George Keister-first wife's name
unknown, second wife, Catherine Dolt/Dodtin/Doltin, and third wife, Anna Margaret Kreyter/Keyser. In cases
such as this and with spelling of "Keister" on John and Lydia's headstones, I have found it useful to have more
than one source to consult in order to be able to cross-reference and compare the available historical information.
The last major piece of the Kiester
Kiester family
family puzzle
puzzle was
was piecing
piecing together
together the
the lives
livesof
ofmy
mygreat-great-grandi:-great-great-grandi-ents, William and Matilda (Williams) Kiester and their daughters, Edith and Forest after they moved from Arcanum, Ohio to Dayton, Ohio, around 1900. This too seemed to be a tough mission to accomplish with few family
records to start with I luckily discovered that Dayton History, a leading historical organization in Montgomery
County.
Count Ohio,
Ohio,could
couldassist
assistme
mewith
withcity
cityofofDayton
Daytonrelated
relatedgenealogical
genealogicalinquiries.
inquiries.II compiled
compiled aa list
list of
of genealogigenealogical inquiries that I hoped would lead to further insights about my Kiester ancestors. The inquiries I submitted to
the researcher at Dayton History happily provided insights into the lives of William, Matilda, and their daughters. Edith and Forest (my great-grandmother). For example, I learned that when William first moved to Dayton
ters,
around 1900 from the village of Arcanum he shared a joint medical practice with his older brother Dr. Benjamin
Kiester. Learning that William and Benjamin not only shared a medical practice in downtown Dayton but that
they also lived right next door to each other after William's move to the city was brand new information. The
researcher at Dayton History was also able to provide information on William's second marriages in November
1916 to Mrs. Alberta Banta, who was a widow with two daughters of her own. Learning more about William
as a doctor in Dayton, knowing that he worked so closely with his brother, and receiving copies of documents
such as William's 1926 death certificate, his 1916 marriage certificate documenting his marriage to Alberta, a
wedding announcement that was published in a Dayton paper when my great-grandparents, Forest Kiester and
Robert W. Kuhns were married, and a copy of an obituary that ran in the paper after William's death made the
discovery of the genealogical research assistance provided by Dayton History an invaluable one.
Having been given the opportunity to write and share this article with fellows members of The CAOA
and in turn, readers of The News Caster is truly the culmination of a dream that turned into reality. When I first
started writing my forthcoming book, The Forgotten Chapters: My Journey into the Past, I believed that my
Kiester ancestry would forever remain shrouded in a cloud of mystery because I had very little information to
direct my research. My Kiester ancestors now occupy a central place on my family tree. I could not be more
proud to be a descendant of John George and Anna Margaret (Kreyter/Keyser) Keister through a family line
that has now traveled from Pennsylvania to Ohio to Massachusetts. I can now officially say I am "one happy,
infoiiiied,
infoinied, and proud member of a large Kiester clan."
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William was married on December 7, 1886 to Matilda "Tillie" Williams. She passed away in May 1909 leaving
William a widower until he remarried in 1916. Matilda and William's second wife, Alberta are buried beside him in the
Kiester family plot in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Ohio.
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My Kiester Family Tree:
.John George Keister (c. 1728-1795)
in.
m. Anna Margaret Kreyter/Keyser
1_ John Kiester (1766-1839)
in. Lydia Rote (1772-1854)
Peter Kiester (1816-1876)
in. Mary Bashore (c. 1818-1906)
William Henry Kiester (1857-1926)
in.
in.Matilda
MatildaWilliams
Williams (1856-1909)
(1856-1909)
. Edith Kiester (1887-1977)
Forest Kiester (1891-1970)
in.
m. Robert
Robert W.
W Kuhns
Kuhns (1891-1974)
(granddaughter Katherine Kuhns)
James E. Kuhns (1919-2001)
in.
m. Faith Hallock Colgan (1920-2000)
Kathine Kuhns
m. Peter Dan Dimancescu
Katherine "Kate" Dimancescu
(author of this article)
and Nicholas Dimancescu
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Key Genealogical Resources I used to research my Kiester family roots:
1.The Darke County Genealogical Society (a chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society) P.O. Box 908, Greenville, Ohio 45331-0908
Website: http://dcgs.dcoweb.org
2. The Palatine Families of New York - 1710 (two volume set) by Henry Z. Jones
3. Dayton Metro Library's website: www.daytonmetrolibrary.org [When on this
this website.
website. II went
wentto
tothe
the"resources"
"resources section under the
Ìlistoly
'History and
and Genealogy'
Genealogy' tab
tab and
and found the "historical obituaries" search feature quite helpful.]
Troy Historical Society, Troy, Ohio: www.thetroyhistoricalsociety.org On the home page for this website, I clicked on "Miami County
Ohio Genealogy and History Records" and on the page that next appeared I clicked on "Cemeteries and Gravestones" heading to locate details about The Sugar Grove Cemetery, where Benjamin and Susannah Bashore were buried (this couple were the maternal grandparents of
Dr. William H. Kiester) and the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, which is also located in Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio and it is here that
many of my Kiester ancestors are buried including my great-great-grandfather, Dr. William H. Kiester.
5. Dayton History, which is a leading historical organization in Montgomery County, Ohio: www/daytonhistory.org [This organization
assisted with genealogical inquiries relating to my Kiester family members, who called Dayton home starting at the beginning of the 20th
Century. ]
6. Union County Historical Society, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania www/unioncountyhistoricalsociety.org
Endnotes
1
The Lewis Publishing Company, Biographical History of Darke County, Ohio: Compendium of National Biography (Chicago: The
Lewis Publishing Company, 1900), p. 720.
Thanks to Barbara Andrews for finding more information
George Kester Birth: Unknown Death: Unknown [1795 Linn's
Linn Annals
AnnalsofofBuffalo
BuffaloValley
Valley page
page 297]
"George Kester, (Hartley now.) In his will he provided for the erection of a school-house on this place,
which was to be furnished with a good stove, at the expense of his estate. This is still known as the Kester
school house. A burying ground is attached, in which are interred many of the old settlers. Kester's children
were Peter, Elizabeth, Christina and Henry.
Union County History, Annals of the Buffalo Valley by John Blair Lynn, Pages 282 thru 322
http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/union/history/lynn/ Contributed for use in USGenWeb by Tony Rebuck
Keister Cemetery, Weikert, Union County, Pennsylvania
John Kester
Born: 16 October 1766
Died: 10 February 1839
Husband of Lydia Kester
Lydia Kester
wife of John Kester
Born: 271tfay
27 May 1772
Died: 18 February 1854
http://www.findagrave.comi
http://www.findagrave.com/
Keister Cemetery, Weikert, Union County, Pennsylvania
J
Welcome to
Katherine Dimancescu!
"Kate" is a relatively new member of
The Castor Association of America, and
she is, perhaps, our youngest member! Her
story of "uncovering" her Kiester ancestors
shows the use of exemplary genealogical
research tactics, the wide-eyed amazement
of discovery and the bubbly enthusiasm of
youth.
I hope everyone enjoys this refreshing
romp through a maze of family history as
much as I did. We will count ourselves
lucky if this is not Kate's last written contribution to The News Caster Of course,
we will all look forward to the publication
of The Forgotten Chapters; A Journey into
the Past.
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Remember Shock and Awe?
by Barbara Andrews
A recent finding in my family tree put me in that very state, shock and awe! William Anthony, a third great
grandfather has stood as my brick wall for so many years. I knew his name as my grandmother knew it. His
widow, my grandmother's grandmother lived until my grandmother was 22 years old, a married woman.
William was the son-in-law of my nearest Castor ancestor, Mary Kaster, a daughter of Conrad (1760-1845),
a son of Benjamin Custard. (1740-1826) and Ruth Thompson. If you were waiting for a familiar surname, one
that belongs in The News Caster, there it is, but that's not shocking at all.
It is not shocking that Mary Kaster married James Stackhouse in 1811, and among the couple's nine children
(George Washington, Elizabeth Ann, Peter, Mary Jane, Clarinda, Nathan Worly, Priscilla, James Thomas, Easter
H.) was Clarinda, child number 5. Clarinda grew to the ripe old age of 18, and married William Anthony, her
former teacher, 13 years her senior, and my genealogical nemesis-to be. The couple moved to Pennsylvania, and
their two children, Christeana Elizabeth, known as Elizabeth in the family, and James William were born there.
When Elizabeth was only 9 and James just 6, William suddenly died leaving his wife and children widowed,
fatherless and in financial straits.
Eventually the widow and her children returned to the home of Clarinda's parents in Grant County, Indiana.
About four years later Clarinda married Samuel Shafer Baxter, thirteen years her junior. Clarinda had four children with her second husband, two of whom died in childhood.
This is the information I learned from relatives or though genealogical research. People whose names I
knew; people I had never seen, not even a picture.
So where is the shock -- the awe?
Here: Clarinda (Stackhouse) Anthony Baxter
The first shock came when I
was looking around a familiar
cemetery on findagrave.com.
There was a picture of my third
great grandmother,
great.
grandmother, Clarinda
(Stackhouse) Anthony Baxter!
A short form
faun of her given name
was the only identification for
the person who had submitted
the picture. I threw caution to
the wind and posted a public
plea to contact me listing my
email address.
Daughter of
Mary Kaster and James Stackhouse
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Another person, a relative of the submitter and a relative
of mine too, as we were to discover, responded. Martha Jo
is a descendant of Clarinda and her second husband, Samuel
Shafer Baxter. I knew that Samuel had remarried following
Clarinda's death, and that eventually he and his family had
moved to Oklahoma. What an oversight not to have followed
this family more closely! Of course, the widower would have
taken family pictures and bits of the family history as well.
Samuel
Samuel Shafer
ShaferBaxter,
Baxter,
second husband
husband of Clarinda (Stackhouse)
(Stackhouse)Anthony
Anthony
second
Shortly after this discovery another shock came when an
Anthony descendant responded to a query that I had posted
and very suddenly I had 6 more generations of Anthony ancestors
dating back to a birth in 1625 in Adamsweiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, a Germanspeaking area. The spelling variation for Anthony was Antoni.
William's parents were George Anthony, born 27 September 1785 in Northampton
County, Pennsylvania, and Christina (App) who was also born in Northampton County
in 1788. Christina was the daughter of Frederick App and Maria Barbara Bachman,
both natives of Northampton County. Christina's grandfather, Johann Michael App
was a German immigrant and his wife was Elizabeth A Polsie.
Peter Anthony, William's grandfather, was a veteran of the American Revolution
serving as a lieutenant, in the 4th Battalion of Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
commanded by Capt. Frederick Kuntz. His grandmother was Maria Shaffer, another
native of Northampton County, and potentially another connection to the Shaffer/ Shafer surname with a genetic connection for me.
Tombstones
Tombstones of
ofLt.
Lt.Peter
PeterAnthony
Anthonyand
andhis
hiswife
wife
Maria
Maria
(Shaffer)
(Shaffer)
Anthony
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Tombstone of
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The great grandfather of William Anthony, my third great grandfather, was Johann Peter Antoni, our immirrrr
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grant ancestor.
grant
ancestor.Johann
Johann
arrived
arrived
on on
American
American
shores
shores
in 1748
in 1748
on theon
ship
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ship Broth"Two Broth-i
ers"
Taking a closer look at my newly revealed lineage, true shock and awe did
occur! The immigrant's wife's birth name was Susannah Kuestor! Susanna was born
in Durstel, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, in 1735. She was the daughter of (LK.0.03)
Johann Ludwig Keister, who was born in Alsace, France, in 1723, and his wife Eva
Christina Antoni. Ludwig came to America on the ship "The Neptune", which left
Rotterdam and landed in Pennsylvania 4 October 1752; the surname on the passenger
list was written "Kuster". These three individuals are also immigrant ancestors. Ludwig's will was probated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 29 January 1787. His
name was written as Ludwig Kiister
Mister in the will.
Besides Susannah, the children of Ludwig Keister and Eva Christina Antoni
include Johann George Philip, Maria Margaretha and Johann Ludwig, who arrived on
"The Neptune" with their parents.
Susana (Kuestor) Anthony
I suppose this adds another LIDDID to my file. It has already added another
member to CAOA, Martha Jo, my half-second cousin twice removed.
Sources:
1.http://findagrave.com; pictures from the files of Martha Jo Bryan.
2. All tombstones photos from St. Paul's Indianland Cemetery, Lehigh Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
3. Ohio, Marriages (1803-1851) extracted from the Montgomery County Common Pleas record of marriage certificates.
4. James William Anthony Obituary: 8 July 1925 Chronicle-Tribune; Marion, Grant County, Indiana,
5. Two Brothers Ship Passenger List; Philadelphia 15 September 1748, Capt. Thos Arnot.
6. Burget, Annette K: Eighteenth Century Emigrants from the Northern Alsace to America; Camden, ME; Picton Press,
1992, page 324.
7. Pennsylvania Archives-6th. Series, Vol. III, page 862.
8. Militia Rolls, Northampton Co. Pennsylvania, Lt. Peter Anthony, 4th Battalion, Commanded by Capt. Frederick Kuntz.
9. William J. Heller: History of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and The Grand Valley of the Lehigh; Chapter XIV
The Revolutionary Period, The American Historical Society, New York, 1920.
Election of Officers 2012-2014
The election of officers, Members of the Castor Association of America Board, was held by mail from midMay and ending June 15. The entire slate of officers was elected. The new officers are:
Barbara Andrews, President
Edward E Castor, Vice-President
Marianne Eaton, Secretary
Joe Lacy, Treasurer
The officers will serve from July 1 2012 through June 30 2014. More than half of out members voted, the best
turnout we have ever had!
Patricia Caster, Archive Coordinator
She is appointed by the CAOA Board and will continue to serve.
All comments and suggestions from members are greatly appreciated by the new officers. The board will consider all suggestions from the membership in a timely fashion.
Thanks to all members who participated in this process and for your suggestions and comments.
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Anatomy of Family Finding with Autosomal DNA
by BarB Andrews
This article is intended to help those who have done
autosomal DNA testing to succeed in finding relatives
1
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among their matches and adding or verifying ancestors in
t
their family tree. Others who are contemplating the test
might want to read it too.
A brief DNA tutorial: Three kinds of DNA are represented in the graphic on the right. The dark squares
on the left represent Y-DNA. Only males inherit the Y
chromosome from their father. This part of DNA is at the
heart of the surname DNA project sponsored by The Castor Association. The dark circles on the right represent
mitochondrial, mtDNA, which is inherited by both males and females from their mother. Both of these kinds
of DNA will be ignored here, though they are extremely useful in genealogical research for following the direct
paternal and maternal lines. The third kind of DNA is autosomal DNA; both males and females inherit it from
all of their ancestors including both of their parents. Here the paternal grandmother can give her pug nose and
the maternal grandfather can pass on his red hair. The longevity of this DNA is not as great as either Y-DN.
Y-DN.'
mtDNA, and it is not inherited evenly from various ancestors. Still, at a minimum you carry some DNA from
ancestors who were born 150 years before you were. The imposing DNA of some ancestors can last much longer than that.
Note on selecting best person to test: If you are reading this article but you have not yet tried autosomal
DNA testing, consider testing the oldest person in your line. Because autosomal DNA disappears over time,
testing the oldest person may be a way to find connections that go further back in time.
Notes on Technical Terms: Brief explanations for the tennis
telins used
used in
in Family
Family Finder follow. These terms are
meaningful and important, but you can have great success in finding cousins and ancestors by simply thinking
of these telins
terns as
as aa description
description of
of what
what you are seeing and the size of it.
Chromosomes are the structures that hold our genes. Genes are the individual instructions that tell our bodies
how to develop and function; they govern our physical and medical characteristics, such as hair color, blood
type and susceptibility to disease.
Generally humans have 46 chromosomes, two pairs of 23 containing about 25,000 genes. One set of 23
chromosomes is inherited from the biological mother (from the egg), and the other set is inherited from the biological father (from the sperm).
speim). 22 of the pairs look the same in both males and females. They are numbered
from 1 to 22, and are also called autosomes. The 23rd pair is labeled "X" and "Y" and determines the sex of the
individual. Therefore, only 22 chromosomes are considered in autosomal testing.
Recombination is a process that occurs before parents pass their autosomes down to their children. Each
pair of autosomes gets randomly jumbled. This occurred when grandparents passed their autosomes to the parents, and the great grandparents to the grandparents. For this reason, each descendant gets a somewhat different mixture of autosomes, so even siblings don't share exactly the same mixture. Nevertheless, similarities do
exist, and the greater the match, the closer the relationship.
SNPs is an abbreviation for single nucleotide polymorphisms. These are basically copying errors that occur
in cells when they divide to make new cells. These mistakes can generate biological variations in health and
appearance, while others seem to make no known differences at all. The significance of SNPs is that they are
inherited; you will share many of these with your close relatives; grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles
and cousins. You will also share some with more distant relatives, but there will be fewer matching SNPs. The
number of SNPs where you match another person can therefore be used to tell how closely related you are.
A centiMorgan,
centillorgan, abbreviated cM, is a measurement of how likely a segment of DNA is to recombine from
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one generation to the next.
Longest block and start and end location are fairly obvious. Just think of measuring a painted line on a
block of wood with a ruler. A line of gold paint may start at 1" from the edge of the wood and it stops at 5"
from that edge. Those are the start and ending positions, and the line is 4" long. Another line of blue paint is
painted below it; it starts at exactly the same spot as the gold line and it ends at exactly the same spot; it is an
exact match. A red line is painted below the blue line but it starts 2" from the edge and it ends at 10". We know
the start and ending locations are different than the other two lines and we can observe that it is 8" long, much
longer than the other two lines, but it does overlap a part of the same start and end locations of the other two
lines. A yellow line is painted below the red line. It starts at 12" and ends at 17". This line is 5" long, but it
does not overlap any of the other lines.
In simple terms SNPs, centiMorgans, longest block and start and end locations are terms used to describe
the type, size and placement of the DNA match that you have with another individual.
Finding those cousins, Strategies for Success:
Step 1: The first essential step for tested persons is to list as many surnames as possible at least back to their
fourth great grandparents. Adding the locations of where these ancestors lived also provides useful information. Family Tree DNA prints a list of matches of 5th to remote cousin relationship. People who share 4th great
grandparents are 5th cousins. The estimated relationship can be off in either direction, so going further back,
if possible, is even better. A gedcom (family tree file) can also be attached. Without the information in at least
one of these formats,
foimats, it is impossible to speculate how the match occurred unless you and your match share a
common surname. After logging into your account, click on MY ACCOUNT to reveal the places where information can be added.
tree.. You have a great family tree with many ancestors born in the
Hint: Try to improve your family tree
1500s! Some people do have very long
How many grandparents do you have?
lines, but look for gaps in family lines.
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Step 2: Look down the list of matches for surnames you recognize.
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Your match's name is shown on the left possibly with a picture. Clicking on the person's name will open a
box with profile infoimation
information for that person. Under the name is an envelope graphic, which opens contact information; a notepad and pencil graphic allows you to add a note. Clicking on the following graphic, which has a
blue background on the computer screen, opens the person's gedcom if one has been provided.
The DNA tests, which the match person has taken, are shown next. If other tests have been taken there
is an opportunity to employ advanced matching strategies. In the center of the screen the date of the match
is shown, then the estimated range of the relationship (2nd — 3rd cousin etc.). The number of shared cM
(centiMorgans) and the longest block are shown. On the right is the list of surnames provided by your
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match and a scroll button to reveal the full list. Search through the surnames for one you recognize; check the
match's gedcom to see if there is a familiar family line. Please note that a scroll bar appears above the list of
matches in a field called "Relations". You can adjust how many matches can be seen at a time by selecting categories such as "close and immediate" and "all matches'. You can also select a particular name for a match or
any matches who have listed ancestral surnames in common with you.
Step 3: Click on the Family Finder button and change from the Match page to the Chromosome Browser
page. Your matches are now listed in alphabetical order; on the match page matches are listed by the longest
blocks of matching segments.
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The example above shows 16 of the 22
22 chromosomes.
chromosomes. On
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the left
left no
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matches are
are shown.
shown. On the right the
same 16 chromosomes show my match with a first cousin. The light patches on the dark bar show the size of
the match on each of the chromosome.
browser. By
By clicking
clicking in
in the
the box
box after
after a match's
Step 4: Select matches and compare on the chromosome browser.
name, you can click up to 5 matches to compare.
This chart illustrates 5 matches who overlap or do not overlap on one of my relative's chromosomes 7 and 8.
On the website each bar representing matching segments is shown in a different color. Here the segments will
be referred to as top, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and bottom. Notice on chromosome 7 that two people represented by the 4th
and bottom bars have identical matches. These 2 people share the same surname and are likely related. The 3rd
bar is longer and overlaps the 4th and bottom bar. The top bar is even longer, but it also overlaps the 3 lower
bars. The 2nd bar only matches the person whose full chromosome is shown. On the 8th chromosome the
2nd bar matches the bottom and 3rd bars, which are again, identical. The top bar and the 2nd bar also share an
overlap with each other and the lower two bars. This illustration is rather complex. If there were not a known
relationship for these individuals the overlap might not be as significant.
Step 5: Contact matches. Send an email to people with whom you share an autosomal match. Tell them if
you think you might know where the match might be, and encourage them to share any infoimation
infoiniation that they
might have concerning that family line. Keep in mind that not everyone is a seasoned genealogist. If they can
name their grandparents or some other ancestors, you might have to do the research to put it together. Others
may share their entire and extensive family tree, but they may not be interested in searching to find their connection with you. Some will be excited and collaborate with you with enthusiasm. The most disappointing
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ones are those who don't respond at all. Play fair! If one of your matches contacts you, please respond even if
you are unable to figure out what the relationship might be.
Step 6: Take a look at all of your matches. Finding a third cousin isn't always easier than finding a fifth
cousin. Finding matching surnames and even locations where your ancestors lived can be a great tip in finding
the actual relationship with your match. Look at the supplied gedcom; maybe you will see a missing ancestor
who is named in your match's gedcom. Go back occasionally and take another look at a match, you might have
some new information that will suddenly fit a particular match.
Step 7: Consider recruiting cousins to do autosomal testing. In this kind of testing siblings are useful in
verifying matches that you share in common, but they are not very helpful in sorting out which family line the
match comes from since you share all lines. First cousins share two, half, of your grandparents and their ancestors with you. This is a beginning If your cousin shares your maternal grandparents, matches that you share
with your cousin are most likely from your maternal side. Second cousins are excellent for the task of joining
you in autosomal testing. Second cousins share one set of great grandparents, 1/4 of your total number of great
grandparents.
Can You Really Find Relatives with Autosomal Testing? Personal Successes
My first success in finding a relative was a double play. I contacted Louise by email because we had a
surname in common. I had also noticed that I had another match with Leonard, and the same email address was
listed for him. Louise responded immediately. She was, however, leaving for a trip to Europe and then she was
stopping to see Leonard, who was her 93-year-old uncle. She would get back to me as soon as she returned
home. Because I had given her the surname that we shared, she revealed that the match was likely either attached to one surname, Leonard's, or another. I couldn't wait for her return. Because of Leonard's age, I thought
he might be in the 1920 census. There were 3 possibilities, but I picked the right one, because at a glance I discovered that the other surname Louise had given me was Leonard's mother's maiden name. The trail was rather
easy to follow back in time, and then I bumped into the name I was looking for, my fifth great aunt was Leonard's fourth great grandmother. Leonard is my fourth cousin twice removed and Louise is my fifth cousin once
removed. At this point, I will confess that this is where I learned the lesson to try to fill in the married surnames
of ancestor's siblings. I did have the maiden name of the fifth great aunt, but I didn't have a developed line for
her. Fortunately she had named one of her daughter's for her own mother. I immediately recognized the girl's
first and middle name as her grandmother's first and maiden name, the name of my fifth great grandmother.
In the example shown in step 4, the 7th and 8th chromosomes belong to my half second cousin twice removed. If you happened to have read the "shock and awe" story on page 8, you saw pictures of my third great
grandmother Clarinda (Stackhouse) Anthony. Clarinda is Martha Jo's great grandmother. In our case, we only
share this grandmother and her ancestors, because Martha Jo is descended from Clarinda's second husband,
Samuel Baxter, and I am descended from her first husband, William Anthony. We were lucky to have a match
considering that we only share one ancestor in common who establishes are familial relationship. Family Tree
DNA estimated our relationship to be 4th cousins. Considering that we share 49.4cM and our longest block is
15.88, the estimate is excellent, and probably comparable to our actual, previously known and more complicated relationship. My first cousin Judy, who shares the exact same relationship that I do with Martha Jo, does
not appear as a match for her. Wayne, a second cousin who Judy and I share in common and who is one generation further from Martha Jo than Judy and I, is a match with Martha Jo. He shares 54.85 cM with her, while I
only share 49.44 cM with her. I do have a segment which is a longer block, 16.21, compared to his 14.68. This
shows the randomness of autosomal recombination.
I love autosomal DNA! Though random, it gives an integral view of a person's ancestry.
Familu Finder has helped me to identify living realtives and to verify the paper trail in portions of my
family tree. BarB Andrews
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by Patricia Caster
Just recently I spoke with Leland Caster. He was trying to find Eugene
Caster and his wife Sylvia in the census records. The archive file shows that
Eugene Washington Caster was born on the 23rd of April M1886
inl 886 in Parnell,
Nodaway County, Missouri. He is the son of George Washington and Ruth
(Needels) Caster. Leland found him in the 1900 census with his parents George
and Ruth E. living in Jackson, Nodaway County Missouri.
On the 24th of February in 1910 he enlisted as a private in Captain F. C.
Blunelein's Company K of the 1st Regiment of Infantry, of the Territory of
New Mexico
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witnessed by C.
J. Carter. It was
recorded on 3
March 1913.
Shortly after they were married they sold or mortgaged 40 acres on 17
March 1913 located in Harrison County to H R Hise [Harrison County Deed
Book 193, p 437].
The next year in 1914 they mortgaged 80 acres in Harrison County on 1
March Harrison County Deed Book 201, p 496] and some land in Gentry and
Harrison Counties on 10 April. [Harrison County Deed Book 188, pp 96-87].
[Harrison County Deed Book 201, p 496]. They sold 160 acres in Gentry and
Harrison Counties to Ezra H Frisby on 8 January 1916. [Harrison County Deed
Sylvia (Kelly) Caster
Book 202, p 451 and Book 205, p 64].
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Where were they, from 1916 to 1920? It seems that Eugene was not to be found no matter what
name variations he used. The search continued by
searching for family members, still they were not
found.
I decided to see if I could find him and my luck
was just as good as Leland's. I was determined to
find him and his family. I woke up one morning
with a lightnng bolt thought "Dummy, search all
of the records, not just the census!"
I fired up my computer and sure enough there
was his WWI draft record . We had been looking
in all the wrong places, my hubby Drew was right.
He kept saying "Look in St. Jo."
That is where they were living when he registered for the draft in 1918 and they were farming
for their personal use.
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In 1922 he and Sylvia founded the Caster Beauty Acadamy in St. Joseph, Missouri. They moved to Kansas
City in 1926, where they established the Caster Beauty Academy. It is not clear if they opened a second one or
closed the first and opened a new one. In 1930 he was married to Sylvia and they were living at 6033 Park Steet
in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
Also living with them was his nephew James Kelly. All three were in Kansas City, Missouri, where they
were working at the Castor Beauty College which Eugene and
Sylvia owned.
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One welcomed surprise
is that they were found in the
1940 census in Quindaro,
Wyandotte County, Kan1, Orkin
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tor Beauty College which
they owned. They had two
boys shown on the left, Billy G Caster age 6 and John F. Caster age 5, who
were born in Kansas City, Missouri. The census did not tell us that they were
adopted, which they were.
Eugene and Sylvia were married for over fifty years when she died in
1942. Their only children were their adopted sons Bill and John. Eugene
married his second wife Inez Madge McCaugan on 8 September 1945 at
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.
He died 16 August 1966 at CVA, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri,
and was buried at Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri.
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Back Row: 8-Amanda, 9-James Jr., 10-Mary Louisa, 12-Frances Caroline, 13-Elizabeth.
Missing: 2-Thomas d 1851, 7-Lawrence, 11-Sarah, 14-Laura d 1853
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Descendant of Hannah McDonald Steps Up for DNA Testing
In the June 2012 edition of The News Caster, Barbara Andrews offered to pay for a mitochondrial DNA test
for any female member who could show her direct-line descendancy from Hannah McDonald (b. ca. 1763) wife
of John Caster, Sr. (1754-1822). The offer was made in an attempt to clear up the repeated confusion between
two different Hannah McDonalds or two women of different surnames. Member, Michelle Shragger, and her
mother offered to take the test. She provided their lineage from Hannah McDonald and John Caster, Sr.
Maternal Line
Paternal Lines
John Caster, Sr. (1754 — 1822
Hannah McDonald 1763 -1 Sep 1845 m c1800
Susanna Castor 1800 — 13 Mar 1871 m. 15 Feb 1818
James John French (1798 — 1856)
Margaret French 1825 -30 Dec 1890 m. 19 Jim
Jun 1848 Samuel John Hanna (Jan 1818 - 9 Aug 1898)
At this point the Maternal line ends for Hannah McDonald and begins for Eliza Spurgeon
Maternal Line
Paternal Lines
Samuel Melvin Hanna m. 14 Sep 1884
Eliza Spurgeon
3 March 1855 — 1935
(6 August 1865 — 9 February 1950
Beulah Beatrice Hanna
Clarence Hart, Sr. m. 6 Jun 1908
23 February 1890 — 26 March 1948
1885 -20 Jun 1959
John Kinder m. 19 April 1944
Alice Hart
19 Nov 1904 - 19 Jul 1978
5 November 1921 — 3 September 1992
Cheryl (Kinder) Vecchiolla
Michelle (Vecchiolla) Schragger
Michelle does indeed have an impressive lineage straight down from Hannah McDonald, and John Castor,
Sr. There is a paternal bump in the lineage, Samuel Melvin Hanna, the son of Margaret French and Samuel John
Hannah. To have a completely maternal lineage the line must continue through mothers to daughters. If you are
a direct line descendant of any of Hannah and John's daughter's, Margaret, Freelove, Rebecca, Rachel, Nancy,
or Suanna the offer is still open to fund a mitochondrial DNA test.
Index
A
Alsup
J. T. Minister of the Peace
15
Andrews
Barbara 8, 10, 18, 21
Dick 19
Anthony
George 9
James William 10
Lt. Peter 9, 10
Peter 9
Peter Lt. 10
William 8, 10, 14
Antoni
Eva Christina 10
Johann Peter 10
App
Christina 9
Frederick 9
Johann Michael 9
Arnot
Capt. Thos 10
Susannah 7
Susannah (--?--) 3
Baxter
Clarinda (Stackhouse) Anthony 8
Samuel Shafer 8, 9
Betts
Carolyn 19
Blunelein
F. C. Captain 15
Bowen
Tom 18
Bryan
Martha Jo 10
Burget
Annette K. 10
Bushore
Benjamin 4
Susannah 4
B
Bachman
Maria Barbara 9
Banta
Alberta Mrs. 5
Barnes
Roger 18
Bashore
Benjamin 3, 7
Mary 3, 4, 6
21
C
Carter
C. J. 15
Caster
Billy G. 17
Carol 19
Drew 19
Edward E. 18
Eugene Washington 15
George Washington 15
Hannah (McDonald) 21
John F. 17
John Sr. 21
Leland 15, 17, 19
Patricia 10, 15, 18
Ruth (Needels) 15
Castor
Alma 15
Conrad 8
Edward E 10
H
Paul D. 19
Ruth 15
Susanna 20
Sylvia (Kelly) 15
Colgan
Faith Hallock 6
Crick
Harvey 3
Mrs. Phyllis 2
Phyllis 3
Custard
Benjamin 8
D
Dimancescu
Katherine 1, 7
Katherine "Kate" 6
Peter Dan 6
Dodtin
Catherine 5
Dolt
Catherine 5
Doltin
Catherine 5
Hanke
Paul 18
Hanna
Beulah Beatrice 21
Samuel John 21
Samuel Melvin 21
Hanson
Adelia 18
Hart
Alice 21
Clarence Sr. 21
Heller
William J. 10
Holmes
Dennis 19
J
Jones
Henry Z. 3, 7
K
Kaster
Mary 8
Katonak
E
Lynda 18
Keaster
Eaton
John 5
Marianne 10, 18
Lydia 5
Tom 19
Keister
F
Johann George Philip 10
Johann Ludwig 10
French
John 5
John
Amanda 20
John George 4, 5, 6
Daniel 20
Lydia 5
Lydia
Elizabeth
2 0William
Elizabeth 20
Maria Margaretha 10
Frances Caroline 20
Kelly
James John 21
James 17
James Jr. 20
Sylvia 15
Jane 20'
Kesler
Kester
John 20
John 4, 7
Laura 20
Lydia 4, 7
Lawrence 20
Keyser
Margaret 20, 21
Anna Margaret 4, 6
Mary Louisa 20
Kiester
Sarah 20
Benjamin Dr. 5
Susanna (Castor) 20
3, 7
William
William H.
H.3,
Dr.
Thomas 20
5, 6
Edith
Frisby
Forest 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Ezra H. 15
3. 4, 6
John 3,
John
George
4
G
Matilda (Williams) 1, 5
Mrs. Mary 2
Geisler
Peter 2, 3, 4, 6
Judy 19
William Henry 6
Gordon
William Henry Dr. 1, 2
Henriette 19
Kinder
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John 21
Kister
John 5
Lydia 5
Kneeshaw
Tom 18
Kreyter
Anna Margaret 4, 6
Kuestor
Susannah 10
Kuhns
James E. 1, 6
Katherine 6
Mrs. Forest (Kiester) 1
Robert W. 5, 6
Kuntz
Capt. Frederick 9, 10
Frederick Capt. 10
Ktister
Mister
Ludwig
Ludwig 10
L
Lacy
Joe 10, 18
Sandee 18
Leland Caster. 15
M
McAffee
Bill 19
McCaugan
Inez Madge 17
McDonald
Hannah 21
Moore
15
William 15
N
Needels
Rebecca 15
Ruth 15
0
O'Conner
Terry 19
P
Polsie
Elizabeth A. 9
R
Randall
Brenda (Custer) 19
Rhoades
Elizabeth (--?--) 4
22
George 4
Roose
John B. 18
Rote
Elizabeth (--?--) 4
George 4
Lydia 4, 6
S
S
Shaffer
Maria 9
Nancy 19
Shragger
Michelle 21
Sissell
Alton 19
Eleanor 19
Spurgeon
Eliza 21
Stackhouse
Clarinda 8
Easter H. 8
Elizabeth Ann 8
George Washington 8, 15
James 8
8 8
James Thomas
8
ary Jane
Jane gas
Mary
Nathan Worly 8
Peter 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
Priscilla 8
T
Taylor
Janice 18
Thompson
Lola 19
Ruth 8
Thorne
John 19
Tucker
Teresa 18
W
Warren
Carol 19
Williams
5. 6
Matilda
1,5.6
Matilda 1,
Matilda "Tillie" 2, 5
Worthington
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December 2012
Arrivals at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Genealogiee van die Afrikaner:families
Afrikanerfarnilies in Natal)
Thanks go to Stella Sutherland
Sutherland from
from Austrailia
Australia for the following
information. We met Stella two years ago in Salt Lake City on our
yearly trip to Salt Lake City. This year Stella joined us. She was doing research in the records for Africa for her own research when she
found this information.
1 Marius Koster
1.1 Magdalena Maria Koster married Philip Jocobus Pool on 16
Aug 1859 Stellenbosch.
1.2 Wilhelmina Koster was baptized on 22 Oct 1827 Swellendam. Jean White, Patricia Caster, Paula Hubbard, Stella
Sutherland, Judy Geisler Salt Lake City May 2012
She married Jacob Willem Cornelis Boltman on 5 Jul 1832
Kaapstad.
2 Heinrich Koster.
Source data:
Heinrich Koster van Minden, Pruise, burger to
te Stellenbosch x Firkje EVERTS
b 1Johan
b1
Johan—8.7.1696
8.7.1696
h2 Evert — 9.11.1697
b3 Maria — 18.3.1703
18.3.1703 xx Conrad
Conrad FEIT
FEIT xx
xxGottlieb
GottliebChristiaan
ChristiaanOPPERIVIAN
OPPERMAN
b4 Hendrik — 4.10.1705
b5 Margaretha — 13.4.1708
Heinrich Koster came to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa from Minden,
Prussia. He was a famer who lived at Stellenbosch. The date he arrived is
unknown. He married Firkje Everts.
2.1 Johan Koster was baptized 8 Jul 1696.
2.2 Evert Koster was baptized 9 Nov 1697.
2.3 Maria Koster was baptized 18 Mar 1703. She married Conrad Feyt.
She married Gottlieb Christiaan Opperman.
2.4 Hendrik Koster was baptized on 4 Oct 1705.
2.5 Margaretha Koster was baptized on 13 Apr 1708.
3 Jan
Jan Koster
Koster
Source data:
Jan Koster van Amsterdam x 6.9.1761 x Anna Maria ZAAYMAN (sy xx
The Source Data: is included in italics. Stella provided a chart for reading
and understanding the information.
Translations
* - born
- baptized
f - ?died
a. - arrived
Belgi e - Belgium
bode van die hof - clerk of the court
burger- farmer
-dg - daughter of
dg - daughter
d.v.
clv. - daughter of
Duitsland - Germany
gedoop - baptized
kinders - children
Lutherse kerk - Lutheran Church
met frau - with wife
Pruise - Prussia
s.v. - son of
smid - blacksmith
blacksm ith
soldaat - soldier
teto - at
at
sy - she
twee - 2
Tweed huwelik - second marriage
van -from ?of
wed. - widow
:woon
woon - lived
x - married
xx - second marriage
Dates - 14.3.1829 14 March 1829
Do not know what these mean
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1.2.1767 Hendrik van Vreede van Amsterdam)
b1
bl Bartholomeus
BartholomeusJohannes
Johannes**227.6.1762
7.6.1 762
b2 Anna Regina — 12.6.1763
Jan Koster came to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa from Amsterdam. The date he arrived is unknown. He married
Anna Maria Zaayman on 6 Sep 1761.
3.1 Bartholomeus Johannes Koster was born 27 Jun 1762.
3.2 Anna Regina Koster was born 12 Jun 1763.
4 Johann Gottfried Koster
Source data:
Johann Gottfried Koster * Maagdeburg 1747,
1747, soldaat,
soldaat, bod
bod van
van die
die lzof,
lzof, vra
vra in
in 1803
1803sy
sypensioen
pensioenTf 1810 x Kaapstad
9.11.1777 Ida
Ida Maria
Maria VAN
VANZEYST
ZEYST—
18.11.1759
18.11.1759d.v
d.vJan
JanBernardus
Bernardusvan
vanZeyst
Zeysten
enMaria
MariaHelena
HelenaEversdyk
Eversdyk xx
xx 21.1.1797
21.1.1797
Henrietta Wilhelniina
Wilhelmina BAARD + 1811 wed. van Johann
Johann Heinrich
Heinrich Luke
Luke en
en d.
d.v.
v. Johann Augustinus Baard
b1
bl Hendrik
Hendrik Gottfried
Gottfried**11786
786 — Lutherse kerk
b2 Hendrik Lodewyk * 1788 — Lutherse kerk
b3 Johan Hendrik --1790 — Lutherse kerk
b4 Kassien Claasen
Claasen 11793
793 — Lutherse kerk
1)5
HelenaElizabeth
Elizabeth xx Lorenz
Lorenz LIEBETRAU
LIEBETRAU
b5 Helena
b6 Christina Elizabeth x Francois Jacobus ROOS
b7 Anna Dorothea x Balthasar DE ROOS
b8 Henriette Wilhelmina x Johannes Rynhard MOSTERT
Johann Gottfried Koster was born in Maagdeburg in 1747, soldier, clerk of the court, (?vra) in 1803 (?sy pensioen).
He married Ida Maria Van Zeyst, daughter of Jan Bernardus Van Zeyst and Maria Helena Eversdyk, on 9 Nov 1777
Kaapstad. He married Henrietta Wilhelmina Baard, daughter of Johann Augustinus Baard, on 21 Jan 1797. He died
in 1810.
4.1 Hendrik Gottfried Koster was baptized 1786 Lutheran Church.
4.2 Hendrik Lodewyk Koster was baptized 1788 Lutheran Church.
4.3 Johau
Johan Hendrik Koster was baptized 1790 Lutheran Church.
4.4 Kassien Claasen
Claasen KEister
Koster was
was born
born 1793
1793 Lutheran Church.
4.5 Helena Elizabeth Koster married Lorenz Liebetrau.
4.6 Christina Elizabeth Kiister
Koster married Francois Jacobus Roos.
4.7 Anna Dorothea Koster married Galthasar de Roos.
4.8 Henriette Wilhelmina Koster married Johannes Rynhard Mostert.
5 Johann Koster
Source data:
Johann Koster van Lockstedt, Duitsland a. 1764 as soldaat, burger in 1794, smid x Paarl 13.12.1772 Calharina
Caiharina
Magdalena DELPORT
bl Anna Catharina ? 29.8.1773 x 1795 Joseph Igatius
'gain's Kleyn xx Kaapstad 20.4.1812 Benjamin Langley van
Londen
b2 Johannes Christoffell ? 26.2.1775
b3 Pieter Jacobus ? 23.4.1777
b4 Magdalena Catharina ? 14.1.1781 x Kaapstad 17.2.1811 Johan Frederik GREYBE
b5 Henricus Marthinus ? Lutherse kerk 1783
78 7
b6 Frederik
Frederik Nicholas
Nicholas??Lutherse
Luthersekerk
kerk11787
b7 Daniel Hendrik ? Lutherse kerk 25.12.1790 x Lutherse kerk 21.6.1812 Helena S. MARTHESE
Johann Koster from Lcokstedt, Germany arrived [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa] in 1764 as a soldier, a farmer
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in 1794, blacksmith. He was born say 1750. He married Catharina Magdalena Delport on 13 Dec 1772.
5.1 Anna Catharina Koster was baptized 29 Aug 1773. She married Joseph Ignatious Kleyn in 1795. She
married Benjamin Langley 20 Apr 1812 Kaapstad.
5.2 Johannes Christoffel Koster was baptized 23 Apr 1777.
5.3 Magdalena Catharina Koster was baptized 14 Jan 1781. She married Johan Frederik Greybe on 17 Feb 1811
Kaapstad.
5.4 Henricus Marthinus Koster was baptized 1783 Lutheran Church.
5.5 Frederik Nicolaas Koster was baptized 1787 Lutheran Church.
5.6 Daniel Hendrik Koster was baptized 25 Dec 1790 Lutheran Church. He married Helena S. Marthese on 21
Jun 1812 Lutheran Church.
6 Elisebeth Koster was born say 1767. She married Jan Addens before 25 Nov 1787.
6.1 Eliza Trinitate Addens was baptized on 25 Nov 1787.
7 Willem Koster
Source data:
Willem Koster
Koster van
van Hoorn,
Hoorn, Nederland
Nederland-I-r Swellendam
Swellendam 7.4.1826
7.4.1826 (49.7.)
(49.7.) xx Kaapatad
Kaapatad 5.8.1804
5.8.1804 Anna Margaretha VAN
HEES van Anthem, Nederland
Willem Koster from Hoorn, Nederland [came to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The date he arrived is unknown.]
died in Swellendam July 4 1826 [?(49.7.-)] married 5 August 1804 Margaretha van Hees [who] was from Arnhem,
Anthem,
Nederland. He was born say 1784. He married Anna Margaretha van Hees on 5 Aug 1804. He died on 7 Apr 1826
Swellendam.
8 Willem Koster was born say 1810. He married Jacobje [--?--] before 1833.
8.1 Hendrik Koster
Source data:
Hendrik Koster * Nederland c. 1833 -I-1 26
26 Oct
Oct 1911
1911 a.
a. 1865
1865 van Nederland, woon
W0012 New
New Guelderland,
Guelderland, Natal
Natal s. v.
Willem en Jacobje Koster x New Guelderland 14.4.1865 Elizabeth (Jacob-dg) kinders to New Guelderland
gedoop
bl Tryntje * 2.4.1866 — 14.10.1866
b2 Jacoba * 10.5.1869
b3 Jannetje * 4.3.1871 — 7.5.1871
b4 Klaasina — 19.7.1874
Jan**7.3.1876
7.3.1876—28.5.1876
b5 Jan
28.5.1876
b6 Wilhelmina
Wilhehnina * 15.11.1878 — 6.7.1879
b7 Gerrit
b8 Hendrik
b9 Anna
Hendrik Koster born in Nederland c 1833 died 26 Oct 1911 arrived [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa] in
1865 from Nederland lived in New Guelderland, Natal son of Willem and Jacobje Koster. Their children were
baptized at New Guelderland. He was born circa 1833 Nederland. He married Elizabeth Hoogvorst, daughter of
Jacob Hoogvorst, before 1866 New Guelderland. He died on 26 Oct 1911.
8.1.1 Tryntje Koster was born on 2 Apr 1866 and was baptized on 14 Oct 1866 New Guelderland.
8.1.2 Jacoba Koster was born on 10 May 1869.
8.1.3 Jannetje Koster was born on 4 Mar 1871. She was baptized on 7 May 1871 New Guelderland.
8.1.4 Klaasina Koster was born on 19 Jul 1874.
8.1.5 Jan Koster was born on 7 Mar 1876. He was baptized on 28 May 1876 New Guelderland.
8.1.6 Wilhelmina Koster was born on 15 Nov 1878. She was baptized on 6 Jul 1879 New Guelderland.
8.1.7 Gerrit Koster
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8.1.8 Hendrik Koster
8.1.9 Anna Koster was also known as.
9 Johannes Marthinus Koster
Source data:
Johannes Marthinus Koster van Groningen
Groningen xx Paarl
Paarl 15.6.1822
15.6.1822 Aletta
Akita Adriana GROVE xx Beaufort-Wes 24.4.1829
Maria Susanna BROODRYK
[three generations of descendants listed from their 7 children)
Johannes Marthinus Koster came to Cape of Good Hope, South Africa from Groningen. The date he arrived is
unknown. He was born say 1818. He married Aletta Adriana Grove on 15 Jun 1822 Paarl. He married Maria
Susanna Broodryk on 24 Apr 1829.
9.1 Bastiaan Hendrikus Koster Bastiaan Hendrikus * 23.4.1830 ,.. Beaufort-Wes 8.7.1830 x Johanna Elisabeth
Magdalena VAN ROOYEN * 1.4.1829 xx Ladysmith 15.9.1861 Elsje Josina VAN NIEKERK 6 children
Bastiaan Hendrikus was born 23 April 1830 and baptized in Beaufort-Wes on 8 July 1830 married Johanna
Elisabeth Magdalena VAN ROOYEN born on 1 April 1829 married second at Ladysmith on 15 September 1861
Elsje Josina VAN NIEKERK.
9.1.1 Johanna Elisabeth Helena Koster was born on 17 Sep 1853. She was baptized on 30 Apr 1854
Ladysmith.
9.1.2 Susanna Celemina Aletta Adriana Koster was born on 1 Sep 1858. She was baptized on 24 Oct 1858
Ladysmith.
9.1.3 Elsje Josina Koster was born on 23 Aug 1862. She was baptized on 15 Mar 1863 Ladysmith.
9.1.4 Catharina Cornelia Koster was born on 13 Dec 1865. She was baptized on 29 Nov 1866 Harrismith.
She married Louis Jacobus Venter, son of Daniel Venter and Susanna Johanna van Rensburg, say 1885.
9.1.5 Johannes Marthinus Koster was baptized Ladysmith. He was born on 3 May 1868.
9.1.6 Maargaretha Maria Koster was born on 8 Jan 1870. She was baptized on 25 Sep 1870 Harrismith.
9.2 Johannes Andries Koster was born on 11 Apr 1834. He was baptized on 17 Apr 1834 Beaufort-Wes. He
married Susanna
matTied
Susanna Salomina
Salomina Maria
Maria Van
Van Rooyen
Rooyen on 21 Sep 1860 Ladysmith.
9.2.1 Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth Magdelena Koster was born on 31 Jul 1862. She was baptized on 22 Feb
1863 Ladysmith. She married Christiaan Maurits Grobbelaar say 1883 Vryheid.
Vtyheid. She died on 10 Nov 1907
Harrismith at age 45.
9.2.2 Johannes Martinus Koster was born on 2 Oct 1864. He was baptized on 11 Dec 1864. He married
Johanna Theresea van Rooyen say 1884.
9.2.2.1 Josias Alexander Koster was born on 3 Jun 1898. He was baptized on 30 Jul 1898 Weenen.
9.2.3 Cornelius Koster was born on 29 Jun 1866. He was baptized on 9 Dec 1866. He married Maria
Catharina Margaretha Potgieter on 3 May 1897 Ladysmith.
9.2.3.1 Johannes Andreas Koster was born on 25 Mar 1898. He was baptized on 7 Aug 1898 Newcastle.
9.2.4 Maria Susanna Koster was born on 8 Mar 1868. She was baptized on 7 Jul 1868. She married Jan
Kleynhans say 1888. She married Lourens van Abo.
9.2.5 Johannes Andries Koster married Magdelt Magdalena Hendrina Grobler. He was born on 4 Dec 1869.
He was baptized on 11 Sep 1870. He died on 12 Dec 1919 at age 50.
9.2.6 Petrus Hendrick Koster married Elizabeth Carbus Williams. He was born on 24 Jul 1871. He was
baptized on 14 Jul 1872 Ladysmith. He died on 24 Jan 1936 at age 64.
9.2.7 Susanna Salomina Koster married Willem Johannes Jacobus Delport. She was born on 6 Feb 1873.
She was baptized on 29 Jun 1873 Harrismith.
9.2.8 Bastiaan Hendrikus Koster was baptized Harrismith. He was born on 23 Sep 1875 16 jan 1876. He
married Anna Maria Magdalena Muller say 1895. He died on 23 Apr 1933 at age 57.
9.2.9 Gerbardus Reiner Koster married Dina Maria Dekker. He was born on 18 Jan 1878. He was baptized
on 26 May 1878 Harrismith. He died on 29 May 1906 at age 28.
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9.2.9.1 Cornelia Johanna Fransina Koster was born on 23 Nov 1905. She was baptized on 28 Jan 1906
Vryheid.
9.2.9.2 Susanna Salmina Maria Koster was born on 18 Jun 1907. She was baptized on 16 Jul 1907
Vryheid.
9.2.10 Aletta Adriana Koster was born on 24 Jul 1880. She was baptized on 3 Oct 1880.
9.2.11 Aletta Adriana Koster was born on 23 Nov 1881.
9.3 Elias Arnoldus Petrus Koster was born on 14 Jun 1837. He was baptized on 1 Apr 1838 Beayfirt-Wes. He
married Maria Francina Verrnaak.
Vermaak.
9.3.1 Johannes Marthinus Koster was born on 23 Dec 1864. He was baptized on 1 Jun 1865 Utrecht. He
married Susanna Jacoba J. van Vuuren say 1884.
9.3.1.1 Elias Amoldus Petrus Koster was born on 15 Aug 1887. He was baptized on 20 Nov 1887
Utrecht.
9.3.1.2 Philippus Theunis Koster was born on 14 Jan 1890. He was baptized on 30 Nov 1890 Utrecht.
9.3.1.3 Petrus Jacobus Koster was born on 21 Jun 1895. He was baptized on 30 May 1897 Piet Retief.
9.3.1.4 Jocobus Frederik Koster was born on 22 May 1900. He was baptized on 27 Apr 1902.
9.3.1.5 Sebastian Hendrik Koster was born on 25 May 1905. He was baptized on 26 Jun 1905.
9.3.1.6 Lucas Cornelius Koster was born on 14 Oct 1908. He was baptized on 6 Dec 1908 Piet Retief.
9.3.2 Aletta Marian Francina Koster was born on 30 Aug 1866. She was baptized on 12 May 1867 Utrecht.
She married Gysbert Johannes Roos say 1884. She died on 25 Jun 1931 at age 64.
9.3.3 Elias Arnoldus Petrus Koster was born on 11 Mar 1869. He was baptized on 20 Feb 1871. He married
Rachel Marian Landman say 1889.
9.3.3.1 Anna Gertruida Koster was born on 22 Aug 1893. She was baptized on 14 Apr 1894 Utrecht.
9.3.3.2 Elias Arnoldus Petrus Koster was born on 22 Aug 1897. He was baptized on 16 Feb 1898
Utrecht.
9.3.3.3 Willem Johannes Jacobus Koster was born on 12 Sep 1899. He was baptized on 15 Oct 1899 Piet
Retief.
9.3.4 Coenraad Johannes Andreas Koster was born on 12 Dec 1870. He was baptized on 20 Feb 1871
Utrecht.
9.3.5 Bastiaan Hendricus Koster was born on 30 Sep 1872. He was baptized on 29 Oct 1876 Wakkerstroom.
He married Cornelia Petronella Dekker say 1892.
9.3.5.1 Elias Arnoldus Petrus Koster was born on 4 Sep 1903. He was baptized on 8 May 1904 Utrecht.
9.3.6 Nicholas Johannes Koster was born on 18 Feb 1875. He was baptized on 29 Oct 1876 Wakkerstroom.
9.3.7 Maria Susanna Elizabeth Koster was born on 11 Feb 1877. She was baptized on 11 Jan 1880
Wakkerstroom. She married Stefanus Johannes Potgieter say 1897.
9.4 Maria Elizabeth Koster was born on 8 Apr 1841. She was baptized on 4 Oct 1841 Beayfirt-Wes.
9.5 Johannes Marthinus Koster was born on 17 Jun 1843. He was baptized on 12 Nov 1843 Beayfirt-Wes.
9.6 Aletta Adriana Koster was born on 14 Jun 1845. She was baptized on 16 Apr 1848 Beayfirt-Wes.
9.7 Johan Andries Koster was born say 1847. He married Susanna Salomina van Rooyen say 1867.
9.7.1 Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth Koster was born on 31 Jul 1862. She was baptized on 22 Feb 1863
Ladysmith.
9.7.2 Cornelis Koster was born on 29 Jun 1866. He was baptized on 9 Dec 1866.
10 Pierre Koster was born say 1818.
10.1 Frederik Koster
Source data:
Frederik Koster * Namen, Belgie 1822 a. 1859 van Utrect s. v. Pierre Koster en Catharina Kohl x Wilhehnina
Wilhebnina
Elizabeth SM1T(H)
SMIT(H) * Brugge
bl Pieter * 1851
b2 Henriette * 11852
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b3 Margaretha Hendrika * 1855
b4 Nicolaas Cornelis
b5 Wilhelmina
Wilhehnina Elizabeth * 1858
b6 Fredrika Helena
Frederik Koster was born in 1822 in Namen, Belgium arrived in 1859 [in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa] from
Utrect, son of Pierre Koster and Catharina Kohl. He was born in 1822 Namen, Belgie. He married Wilhelmina
Elizabeth Smit(h) before 1851.
10.1.1 Pieter
PieterKoster
Koster was
was born
born in 1851.
10.1.2 Henriette Koster was born in 1852.
10.1.3 Margaretha Hendrika Koster was born in 1855.
10.1.4 Nicholas Cornelis Koster
10.1.5 Wilhelmina Elizabeth Koster was born in 1858.
10.1.6 Fredrika Helena Koster
11
Adolph Koster
11 Adolph
Source data..
Adolph Koster a. 1860 van Utrecht- via Amsterdam per Willem Frederik met vrou en twee kinders x Nederland, Helena
Fredrika NICOLAI
b 1Elizabeth
bl
Elizabeth
b2 Helena
b3 Catharina * 1864 x 4.5.1898 Jacobus Coenraad KLASING
Adolph Koster arrived [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa] in 1860 from Ultrechr through Amsterdam (?per Willem
Frederik?) with wife and two children. He was born say 1820. He married Helena Fredrika Koster.
11.1 Elizabeth
Elizabeth Koster
Koster was
was born
born before 1860.
11.2 Helena Koster was born before 1860.
11.3 Catharina Koster was born in 1864. She married Jacobus Coenradd Klasing on 4 May 1898.
12 Helena Fredrika Koster was born in 1859. She married Jan Henddrik Overbeek on 19 Oct 1881 Porterville.
Kester Buried in Guthrie County, Iowa
Catherine K. Kester died on 20 January 1891 in Guthrie County at age 15y 7m 20d. She was buried in Guthrie Center, Iowa.
(--?--) Kester (male) was born in Iowa and died 18 Aug 1881 Valley Township at age ly. He was buried in Guthrie Center, IA
(--?--) Kester (female) was born in Iowa and died 18 Aug 1881 Valley Township at age 2y. She was buried in Guthrie Center,
IA.
Lucrecia Kester was born in New York and lived in Iowa for 14 years. She died on 1 June 1884 in Guthrie Center, Iowa at age
27y 9m I10d.
Od. She
She was
was buried
buried in
in Guthrie
Guthrie Center, Iowa.
Rebecca E. Kester was born on 5 Aug 1864 in Ohio. She died on 12 Oct 1907 Guthrie Center, Iowa at age 61y 2m 17d. was
buried in Menlo Beaver Township. Her parents are Michael Secrest and Mary
Maly Hunt.
Nancy Jane Johnson was born on 25 Aug 1836 in Indiana. She died on 6 Mar 1910 in Herndon, Iowa. She was buried in Rippy,
Greene County, Iowa. Her parents are Paul Kester and Polly S. Hall
Contributed by Charles Scholer
Illinois 1850 Mortaility Schedule
Vermillion County
Pulaski County
Clark County
Mary Custer was born in Illinois and died in October of 1849 at age 2 years.
Catherine Castor was born in Illinois and died in March of 1850.
Charles Kester was born in Illinois and died in January of 1850 at age 9 months.
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p 714
p 119
December 2012
Cemetery Inscriptions, Stark County, Ohio Vol VI (1985)
Ohio Genealogy Society -- Perry Township
Calvary Cemetery
Born
Died
Mary K. Kastor
1884
1961
Note
Charles J. Kuster
Mary E. Kuster
1887
1886
1980
1942
P8
p 24
p 24
Frank D. Caster
Sally B. Caster
1926
1924
1976
p 61
p 61
Susanna Kister
1848
1939
p 72
Michael Kister
4820
1903
p 72
M. E. Kister
Anthony Caster
1827
1864
p 72
p 117
Laura Caster
1913
11971
p 117
Emma Koester
2 Dec 1893
19394
p 158
Henry Koester
16 Oct 1893
21945
p 158
Walter Paul Custer
9850
p 201
Simon Custer
1865
11572
1938
Ida Custer
1873
1965
p 201
Clarence E. Custer
1888
1975
p 201
Florence D. Custer
1883
1958
p 201
Edward Kester
1856
1932
(father)
p 206
Jennie Kester
1857
1932
(mother)
p 206
Edwin J. Kester
Thomas Kester
1881
1980
p 206
1889
1941
p 206
William E. Kester
1906
1917
p 265
Kathryn Kester
1886
1964
p 265
Percy L. Kester
(infant dau) Kister
1883
1950
p 265
p299
Calvin C. Custer
29 Mar 1892
19218
John Custer
1852
1918
p 304
Emma R. Custer
1866
1943
p 304
Stephen Custer
1820
1887
p 304
Mary (--?--)
1824
1896
1906
Massillon City Cemetery
p 201
d/o M & ME Kister no dates
p 304
w/o Stephen Custer
Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850 [an Index]
p 304
by Carol Willsey Bell, C. G. Columbus, OH
George Kester
W-1838 Dk wf1(
wfK (Darke County)
John Kester
E-1845 GU aedB p 354
Jonathan H Kester
E-1833 GU aedA p 117
Paul Kester
E-1814 PR c34: wbA p 97 (Preble County)
Peter Kester
W-1842 MT wbD p 28; c1740 (Montgomery County)
John Kesterson
W-1825 JF wb2; p 81 cpjE p 376
George Kestor
El 843 MT
E-1843
MTc1788
c1788 (Montgomery
(Montgomery County)
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Barbara Andrews
President's Message
The 30th anniversary of The Castor Association of America is fast approaching. Several of our members
have contacted me concerning a celebration. One suggestion has been a reunion and or a research trip. Two
locations being considered are Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Germantown, Pennsylvania. Both would allow for genealogical research, research help, presentations and opportunities to meet relatives and renew friendships with
CAOA members.
All members will receive a renewal form and a survey soon asking for suggestions for a 30th anniversary.
Please note that a reunion of any kind will require an early commitment to attend, a willingness to pay for transportation, accommodation and advanced registration fees. Members can also send suggestions to the board at
caoaboard@caoa-gen.org.
Thanks to those of you who have volunteered to help with the archives. As is apparent from Patricia's comments, the logistics of creating files on various computers, which are compatible with our computer program in a
way that makes them accessible and searchable, is not so easy. Contact Patricia, who will be available to answer
any questions you have. All data entry will result in a great improvement to our archive, for giving this project
great thought.
A special thank you to Paula Hubbard for spending some of her time while visiting the archive pulling documents for use in The News Caster!
Please don't forget that your annual dues are due by January 1st 2013!
Volunteers and Me, you know, the Archive Coordinator
I have been struggling with how to work with those
of you who have volunteered to do data entry. I am always
working on the archives and there is always something that
demands my attention. There never seems to be enough
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to start is with the News Caster. Believe it or Not every issue of the News Caster has data that needs to be entered! So starting with
this issue and still trying to keep to our surname designations,
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My goal is to get every name into a database with the source where it was found. The Archive Team and I have been organizing
the sources so that the sources are easy to find. In the process I will also be able to match the names and combine the sources for each
person. It will only work if you as a member will be willing to help. You can pick a project that is as small or large as you want.
1 am only asking for names, birth, death, and source information to be entered into a genealogy program that will keep families
together.
Currently volunteers are using the genealogy program PAF for the data entry. This allows me to bring the information into the
genealogy program I use, so that I can create a report that can be added to the Access database I use as an index for the ancestors and
in which sources they were found. I will also be able to import the data into The Master Genenalogists which I use.
For those who have volunteered and those that want to volunteer please feel free to join in on the fun. This is not a difficult task
and it is an extremely important one.
Question you might be asking: Where do I start? Check the current
cun-ent issue or any back issues of the News Caster and for article(s)
you would like to do. Has someone already completed the article? How do I get a copy of PAF to use? Contact Patricia for further
instructions.
8
December 2012
Kester, Keister and Custard Research
Contributed by Leland Caster
Source: Sims Index Land Grants West Virginia Netti Schreiner-Yantis Charleston WV 1952
County
Sims
Name
Acres
Location
Page
Pendleton
610
Frederick Keister
54
adj Frank Houser
Pendleton
610
John Keister
63
Brandywine,
Pendleton
610
Frederick Keister
11
ll 00
Brandywine Gap
Pendleton
610
James Keister
120
Broad Run
Rockingham 874
Paul Custard
59
Brock Gap, adj Miller
Rockingham 874
Conrod Custard
40
Brock's Gap, Tunis's Creek
Rockingham 877
Richard Kester
100
Brock's Gap on Mill Run
Rockingham 877
Conrod Kester
115
Brock's Gap; Three Lick of
Hardy
248
Joseph Custard
40
Cave Run
Ohio
571
Amy Kester
Cross Creek
400
Pendleton
610
John Keister
117
Dry Run
Pendleton
610
James. Keister
30
Horse Run
Pendleton
610 Frederick Keister
195
Horse Run
Pendleton
610
George Keister, Sr.
145
Horse Run
Pendleton
610
James Keister
148
Horse Run
Pendleton
610
Malinda Keister
196
Horse Run
Pendleton
610
John Keister
724
L.Fork
Rockingham 877 Philip Kester
140
Mill Cr. br.N. Riv. Shenand
Ohio
564
John Custard
194
Mill Creek
Pendleton
610
Frederick Keister Jr.
50
South Branch
Pendleton
610
George Keister
60
South Fork
Pendleton
610
James Keister
246
South Fork
Pendleton
610
George Keister, Sr.
460
South Fork
Pendleton
610
Frederick Keister
South Fork
5
Pendleton
610
John Keister
South Fork
55
Pendleton
610
John D. Keister
South Fork
57
Pendleton
610
George Keister
58
South Fork Mtn
Pendleton
610 George Keister
217
Trumbo's Gap
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1840
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1799
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1844
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1852
1788
1798
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1831
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Found in the History of Monroe County, West Virginia, by Oren E Morton, B. Lit.
page
Keister - Kester
366 PH.0.01.03.07
366
PH.0.01.03.07 Philip
PhilipKeister
Keister(1823-1915)
(1823-1915)came
camefrom
fromRockbridge
RockbridgetotoPotts
PottsCreek
Creek and
and settled
settled close
close to the state
line. He was a son of John, Sr. and his wife, Sarah Martin, and was a grandson of Philip, an
immigrant from Germany. His wife was Ellen Gordon, of Rockbridge, and the children of the
couple are Charles W. (Sue Wylie), Lucy J. (Albert W. Williams), Annie B. (James H. Patton),
and Lola.
463
Kester, Marcellus J. Delegatges under . W. V. from 1895 to 1897
466
Kester, M. J. Circuit Clerk from 1872 to 1884
9
December 2012
William 0. Custer Court Document
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DCOUMENT: This one sheet con1 tains information on estate records.
I No where in the document does it
list a location. I have searched the
database and did not find anything
for "William 0. Custer". Any clues
would be greatly appreciated.
No 8 March 1891 Estate of William 0 Custer appraisement
And now January 31, 1891 Inventory and appraisment of the Personal and Real Estate amounting in all to $300.00 retained by the
widow of William 0 Custer, deceased was filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Orphans Court and confirmed "Nisi"
Andrew Laurence Clerk
And now March 4, 1891 Publication of the above appraisement having been made and no exceptions having been made thereto
the same is confirmed absolutely
By the court
EC. 0.03.05William
William Oliver
Oliver Custer's
Custer's estate
In Reference to the settlement
settlement of
of EC.0.03.05
from Barbara Andrews
William was born 4 August 1828 in Findley Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and he died 14 November 1890 in Kendall, Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Jesse Custer / Custard and Mary "Polly Bell.
William is buried in the Mill Creek Hill Cemetery in Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania next to his wife, Nancy (Dever /
Deaver) Custer, who died in 1916 in Wellsville, Columbiana, Ohio. Rev. David Robinson married
William, a carpenter, and Nancy 10 September 1851 at the Mill Creek Old School Presbyterian
Church. Nancy and William had 3 daughters: Ann M., who married William Smith, Nancy Jane,
who married Robert Laughlin Murray and Ida.
William served as a private under Captain Samuel Campbell in Company H, 140th Regiment
of the Pennsylvania Volunteer
Cards,, 1777-1999
1777-1999 record for William
Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards
Infantry during the U.S. Civil
0 Custer
War. While guarding a bridge, .-Form
FormMA00-41
MAGO-41
RECORD OF
Commonwealth
Commonwealth of
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania I
I
BEAVER COUNTY
William accidentally shot his
Department of Military Affairs BURIAL PLACE OF VETERAN
William's Tombstone
leg resulting in a crippling
DATE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
NAME
and painful injury. William
1890
1828
8,
Custer. William 0,
SERVED IN
VETERAN OF
described as 5' 10" tall, 135 lbs.,
WAR
Civil
CORPT6(
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ARMY
ARMY ((X
X ) NAVY (
) CORTSEC
with fair hair and complexion and
I ORGANIZATION(S)
RANK
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DATELOI 5.
Pvt
brown eyes was 34 years old at the
Co H 140 Regt PVI
Mar 27 1863
NAME
CEMETERY
time
ime of this incident, which ultiMill
Creek Hill
Hill Cem
Cem
Mill Creek
OR
PLACE OF
LOCATION
mately contributed to his death.
INTERMENT
Hookstown, Pa.
HEADSTONE Gra Marker
LOCATION OF GRAVE IN CEMETERY
Members who are familiar with
Also G A R 1164 Marker
A
SECTION A_
this line are invited to expand on
GOVERNMENT ( ) COUNTY ( )I FAMILY ( ))
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LOT Na. 41.
21
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MIIMNo.
William's GAR Stone
REMARKS
INFORMATION GIVEN BY
William's lineage and or descendanVandyne
DATE
Juno 9 1938
1936
cy by sending material for publicabeing Recorded
After being
Recordedin
inthe
theCounty
CountyVeterans'
Veterans'Grave
GraveRegistration
RegistrationRecord
RecordThis
Thiscard
cardisis to
to be
be sent
sent
to THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for final Record.
tion in a future News Caster.
Sources:
1. 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 U.S. Census: Hanover,
Hanover, Beaver
Beaver County,
County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania. http://wwwancestry.corn
http://www ancestry. corn
2. U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865.
1861-1865. http://www.ancestry.com
http://www.ancestrycom
3. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-1865.prepared in Compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P Bates, Harrisburg,
B. Singerly, state Printer, 1869-1871.
4. U.S. Civil War Pension file. http://www.ancesnycom
5. Pennsylvania findagrave.com
10
December 2012
News Caster
Caster Volume
VolumeXN;4
AM'CIssue
Issue 4
William O. Custer Archive File Custer or Custard?
William Oliver Custard was born 4 August 1828 in Pennsylvania. He is the son of
Jesse and Polly (Bell) Custard. He married Nancy (--?--) who was born about 1835 in
Pennsylvania. William was a carpenter. He died 1890 in Beaver County, Pa.
EC.0 Ezekiel Custard born 1767-1832
Their children:
1.Anna M. Custard born circa 1852 in Pa; married (--?--) Smith [ possibly John W.]. + Jane Cummons 1770
EC
EC.0.03
0.03 Jesse Ezekiel Custard 1798-1862
2. Nancy Jane Custard born about 1855 in Pa; married (--?--) Murrey.
+
Polly
Bell
3. Ida Custard born 1859 in. Pa; married (--?--) Henderson.
EC,
EC,0.03.05
0.03.05
William
William Oliver Custard
Sources:
Last Will and Testament of William 0 Custer, Late of Hanover Twp, Beaver Co.
Registered Nov 25, 1890
I, William 0 Custard do make this my will and testament that is to say first my desire is that all my just debts and funereal expenses be first fully paid and discharged and second I direct my Executor herinafter named to apprais and sell all my estate of whatsoever kinds, real, personal or mixed and the proceeds thereof I direct to be divided, as follows to my wife, Nancy Custard I give and
bequeath the sum of three hundred dollars and then all the balence to be divided into three equal shears and one shear to go to my
two grandchildren by my daughter Anna M Smith dec'd and one shear to go to my two grand children by my daughter Nancy Jane
Muney deed
Murrey
dec'dand
andone
oneshear
shearto
tomy
mydaughter
daughterIda
IdaHenderson,
Henderson, them
them three
three shears
shears share
share upon
upon shear
shear alike,
alike, and
and lastly
lastly I do hereby nominate
constitute and appoint John W Smith Executor of this my last will and give hum full power to sell, convey and make title and to fully
execute the same, In testimony whereof I have hereonto set my hand and seal this 4th day of April AD 1890 and in the presence of the
following witneses.
Basil Swearingen
Sam'l C Swearingen
Sanfl
William 0 Custer (seal)
The State of Pennsylvania)
Beaver County
)SS
Be it remembered that on the 25th day of November AD, 1890 Basil Swearingen and Sarni'
Sam'l C Swearingen personally appeared
before me, the Deputy Register for the Probate of Wills, etc, in and for said county, they being the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of William 0 Custer late of Hanover Township, deceased, and after being duly sworn according to law,
did depose and say that they were present and saw the said William 0 Custer sign the foregoing instrument of writing and heard him
publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, and that at the time of his doing the testator was of sound
and disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of deponent's knowledge, observation and belief, and that they signed the
same as witnesses thereto at the request of the said testator.
And now, the testimony of the above named witnesses being sufficient, I do hereby admit the foregoing Will to Probate and order
the same to recorded as such.
Given under my hand, the date last above named.
Thanks again, goes to Barbara for doing a little digging. With
Orin H Mathews
the data she provided I was able to locate William's file in the
Deputy Register
archives. It is amazing what can be found online today Patricia
Dorothy M. Kester Obituary =1987
Independence, Missouri, The Examiner 6 June 1987 [Jackson County]
Dorothy M. Kester was born in Lake City, Missouri. She was lying in Buckner when she died on
Buckner Cemetery. Those that survieved her are:
June 1987. She is buried in the
Husband: Jasper J. Kester
Son: William R. Coleman
Stepson: John J. Kester, her stepson of Topeka, Kansas
Daughters: Janet K. Barnhard of Independence; Judith A. Willey, of Independence; Marsha L. Carder of Oak Grove
Phylllis L. Miller of Harrissonville, MO
Stepdaughter: Betty J. Brooks of Blue Springs
Sisters: Helen Kester of Independence; Mamie Smith of Buckner
11
December 2012
Contributed by Jean White
Johnson County, Kansas Cemetery Index
Gardner Cemetery
Born
Died
A. M. Caster
Olathe Memorial Cemetery
1861
1914
p 39 section 3 row 17
George W. Custer
Rosa May Custer
1848
1914
1921
p 245
p 245
19 July 1890
p 276
p 276
p 276 (father)
Ida Kessler
1860
12 Nov 1889
Eliza P. Kessler
22 Oct 1857
4 Apr 1891
Charles William Kessler
1851
1931
Sarah Eleanor Kessler
1862
Rebecca Castor
1931
1873
p 277
Arnold Castor
Edith Kessler
1886
1943
p 277
p 294
Russell Kessler
Catherine Kaster
1900
p 276 (mother)
p 294
p 341 w/o J. W. Kaster
E. R. Kaster
Lena (--?--)
18 Dec 1858
10 Oct 1887
18037
23 Nov 1871
25190
p 344 s/o J. W. Kaster
p 344 w/o E. R. Kaster
Viola (--?--)
29 Aug 1861
4 Apr 1899
p 344 w/o E. R. Kaster
J. W. Kaster
Wm. Strawder Custer
19 July 1831
6 Mar 1895
p 344 John W. Kaster
1878
1926
1885
1973
p 383 (Father)
p 383 (Mother) w/o Wm. Strawder Custer
1915
1914
1969 (8-14)
p 433 Lot# 151 Garden of the Last Supper
1969 (12-6-69)
p 447 Lot# 80 Garden of the Old Rugged Cross
Harold Eugene Kaster
1924
1926
p 533
Eunice L. Kaster
Raymond C. Kaster
1900
1903
1937
p 533
Berla O.
0. Kaster
1896
1979
p 533
20494
20524
p 633
1920
1922
1925
1942
p 669 Section C
p 703 Section H
Nina P. (--?--)
Johnson County Memorial Gardens
Lois A. Caster
Henry E. Kester
4 Sep 1833
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
p 533
Resurrection Cemetery
Kevin Gerard Kessler
St Joseph Cemetery
Herbert Kessler
Nichlas 0. Kessler
Cemetery Records Ziegler Church Cemetery [Faitfield
[Fairfield County,
County, OhioJ
Ohiol
Allie Keister was born in 1844 and died in 1913. She is the wife of Samuel Keister.
p 35
Christopher Kister died on 7 October 1881 at age 18y 6m 6d. He is the son of John and C. Kister
p 36
John Kister
Kister died
died on
on 28
28 May
May1875
1875atatage
age60y
60y1llm
lm 8d.
p 36
[infant] Kister
Catherine was born in 1834 and died in 1910. She is the wife of Elisha Crupper
p 36
p 36
Elisha Crupper Co H. 63 Inf Civil War.
p 36
Samuel Keister was born in 1822 and died in 1888.
12
December 2012
Catherine Kester's Tombstone, Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Cedar County, Iowa
29 December 1991 Letter from Charles E. Scholar to Mr. Bill Witt
Sent to Mr.Bill Witt in Rochester, Cedar County, Iowa inquiring about the tombstone of Catharine Kester and the name of the
Cemetery. The cemtery is the Rochester Cemetery Preserve.
Thanks Barbara Andrews for the headstone picture and new information.
Catherine was born to George and Maria Bobb / Bubb 12 January 1776. She
married John Kester in Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, 23 October
1826.
The couple were the parents of John, Jacob, Benjamin, Catherine, who married Frederick Dale, Sophia, who married Henry Wise, Lydia, who married William
Stuck, Levi, Daniel, Solomon and Moses.
John Kester was born in 1765 in Union County, Pennsylvania, and diedl 0 November 1826 in that location. John's parents were Jacob Kester and Mary Manheir.
Catherine died 1 July 1844 in Rochester, Cedar County, Iowa.
Source: http://www.findagrave.com
Inscription: Aged 68 years, 5 months, 23 days
Wayne County
county Historical
Historical Society
Wayne County, Ohio Burial Records (1975)
Cemetery
Died
born
Age
Buried
Jackson Presbyterian Cemetery, Catmint
Canann Township
John Keister Jr
Millbrook
Milibrook Cemetery
8205
p 55
8388
15d
p 1930
180 no
no date
date
Barnard Keister infant of C 0 & M A Kister
George C or G Kister
9 Sep 1898 / 1896
77y
77y 3m
3ml dld pp 180
(S?) Kister
(2?) Jan 1885
?y
?y ?m
?m16d
16d pp1E:0
1E0
Jacob Kister H1.0.01.04.05
23 Sep 1868
77y
John A. Kister (one stone)
Emily 1.
I. Kister
Kister w/o John A
Melville S. Kister
7 Oct 1850
p 180
22 Dec 1941
11 Sep 1898
14 Nov 1879 2 Jan 1900
p 180
15 Jun 1858
Co H, Pvt, 112 Inf Sp Aug
Co A 169 OVI Civil War
p
p180
130
Thomas Kister
1861
Andre W. D. Kister w/o Andre
11 Oct 1891
74y 27d
p 130
Roxsany (--?--)
28 Feb 1890
71y
p 180
Oak Grove Cemetery, Column
Canann Township
B. Kister - Jilly
Malinda Keister Hinkle
HI.0.01.04.05.05
otherwise not legible
10 May
1831
24 Jan 1900
p 181
p 197
Byron Keister
1872
1940
p 199
Estella Keister
1876
1932
p 199
minor Kester
30 Dec 1941
p 199
John A. Kiester
16 Dec 1941
p 199
Pioneer Cemetery, Canann Township
Eliza J. Logan H1.0.01.04.05
HI.0.01.04.05 S
3 Mar 1866
51y
p 211 w/o Jacob
Apple Creek Cemetery, East Union Township
Dinah D. Keister
1838
1924
p 282
13
December 2012
by Barbara Andrews
The Castors of North Carolina
Long-time Castor Association member Donald Castor sent this picture of six generations of Carolina Castors. This family is in
the Heine Gerster DNA line [HG.0]
Donald identifies the
the lineage
lineage of
of those
those pictured
pictured as
follows:
Daniel L Castor (1807-1891)
Henry A. Castor (1833-1909)
Thomas I. Castor (1881-1946)
Mary Lucille (Castor) Ritchie (1902-2002)
Edna (Ritchie) Burris (1921-2008)
Linda Burris
Theresa Lambert
Marshall Lambert
Jonathan Lambert
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was born 24 March 1807. Daniel married Margaret
Bostian 20 November 1827 in Rowan County, North
Carolina.
Daniel's funeral card, passed down through the
Bostian family shows that he died 28 April 1891, but
the date of death shown on his tombstone is 24 April
1891. Daniel's wife Margaret died 22 May 1887.
She is buried next to her husband in the Center
Grove Lutheran Cemetery, Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, North Carolina.
Henry Alexander Castor, the son of Daniel
and Margaret, was born 8 April 1833 and died 18
December 1909. Henry married Melinda Cara
Alexander, the daughter of Cyrus and Nancy C Alexander 31 December 1859 in
Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Henry served in Company C of the 57th North
Carolina Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. Henry and Melinda had 9 children
including their youngest
child, Thomas Ivy, born
14 November 1881.
Melinda C(ara) (Alexander) wife of Henry A. Castor
Mar 4, 1843-May 29, 1894
Henry A. Castor April 8, 1833 - Dec 18, 1909
Maggie E. Castor Apr 24, 1861 - July 24, 1937
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Thomas Ivy Castor married Martha Emmaline "Emma" Bryant, the daughter of Frank and Sima Bryant. Emma was
born 15 September 1877 and died 16 May 1962; Thomas died 13 April 1946.
Their daughter Mary Lucille Castor was born 22 November
1902. Mary married Samuel Archie Ritchie who was born 29 January 1898; he died 22 March 1952. Mary outlived her husband by 50
years and died just short of 100 years of age, 16 March 2002.
Edna Louise Ritchie, the daughter of Mary Lucille and Samuel was born 3
November 1921. She married Carl Burris, who was born 20 October 1921
in Norwood, Arkansas. Edna was a homemaker; she worked at Cannon
Mills, and was a volunteer with "Meals on Wheels". Edna was the mother
of 4 children. A son preceded her in death, but at the time of her death 11
December 2008, three daughters, 13 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren
Thomas Ivy Castor Tombstone
and 11 great-great grandchildren survived her.
Oakwood Cemetery, Concord,
One of Edna's daughters, Linda, and her descendants are
Cabarrus County, NC
pictured with Linda's father, Carl Burris and Linda's grandmother, Mary
Lucille (Castor) Ritchie. Thanks to Donald for the picture of this long line
of Carolina Castors.
Data Entry Project: How many people have been members of the Castor Association of America? How
many different family lines have been represented? Where did all of the members live? Were they all in the United
States or did they live in other countries? How many of them were descendants of your ancestors?
The answers to these question can be found in the membership directories. In the early years of the association, the
membership directory was printed within the News Caster. The directories are just waiting to be entered into PAF and
then into the Ancestor database. The size of this project would range from small to medioum
Here is your chance to help complete the data entry. Contact
Contact Patricia
Patricia at
at caoaboard@caoa-gen.org
caoaboard@caoa-genorg..
DAK.0 David Kister is now HI.
HI.O.01.08
0.01.08
While working on cleaning up the Access Database for the Ancestors Name Index I realized after some investigation into the files that DAK.0 David Kister is really David Kister who is the 8th child of Henry Kister 17391784. So here is an index with the LIDDID changes from DAK to HI
Hi.0 Heinrich Line
DAK.0 David Line
DskDta.Full
DskDta.FullNaine
Name
HI.0
Heinrich Kister 1700
H1.0 S
HI.0
Cadrina (--?--) Kister
HI.0.01
Henry Kister 1739-1784
HI.0.01.04.02
John Kister/Kiester 1786-1839
HI.0.01.04.02.03
HI.0.01.04.02.03.03
Hannah (Kister) Rider 1813-1890
Levi Rider 1840-1874
HI.0.01.04.02.03.03.03
Jacob L. Rider 1864-1917
H1.0.01.04.02.03.03.03.01
Blanche L. (Rider) Cook 1886-1974
HI.0.01.04.02.03.03.03.01.02
H1.0.01.04.02.03.03.03.01.02
Harold T. Cook 1913-1996
19131 996
H1.0.01.04.02.03.03.03.01.02.01
Living
H1.0.01.04.05
HI.0.01.04.05
Jacob Keister 1791-1868
HI.0.01.04.05.02
HI.0.01.04.05.02.04
Andrew Keister 1817-1891
HI.0.01.04.05.02.04.0?
Lottie Tallluah (Keister) Price 1871-1945
Jacob Andrew Keister II 1846-1912
15
HI.0.01.04.05.02.04.0?.0?
December 2012
Ruth Emeline (Price) Allen 1912 - 1999
HI.0.01.04.05.02.04.0?.0?.0?
H1.0.01.04.05.02.04.0?.0?.0?
Living
H1.0.01.04.06.02
Abraham Keister 1820
HI.0.01.04.06.02.0?
H1.0.01.04.06.02.0?
Adam Webster Keister
111.0.01.04.06.02.0?.0?
Brady Cloyce Keister
111.0.01.04.06.02.0?.0?.0?
HI.0.01.04.06.02.0?.0?.0?
Wilbur Earl Keister
HI.0.01.04.06.02.0?.0?.0?.0?
Brady Webb Keister
HI.0.01.04.06.10
Adam Andrew Keister
HI.0.01.04.06.10.02
H1.0.01.04.06.10.02
Nancy Jane (Keister) 1869-1932
HI.0.01.04.06.10.02.01
H1.0.01.04.06.10.02.01
Alvah Roy Keister 1890-1974
HI.0.01.04.06.10.02.01.01
H1.0.01.04.06.10.02.01.01
H1.0.01.04.06.10.02.01.01.01
Donald Adam Keister 1911
Living
H1.0.01.04.12.11
HI.0.01.04.12.11
Martha (Kister) Engle 1848
H1.0.01.04.12.11 S
HI.0.01.04.12.11
Si
Silas
1 asPeter
PeterEngle
Engle-1842-1927
-1842-1927
H1.0.01.04.12.11.02
HI.0.01.04.12.11.02
[rank
Frank Engle
Engle. 1874-1957
1874-1957
H1.0.01.04.12.11.02 S
HI.0.01.04.12.11.02
Grace (Slider)
Nicler) Engle
Engle 1874-1958
H1.0.01.04.12.11.02.01
HI.0.01.04.12.11.02.01
Thelburn
Thelbum Engle 1901-1994
H1.0.01.04.12.11.02.01 S
Eleanor (Sawdon) 1910
HI.0.01.04.12.11.02.01.01
Charles Engle 1939
Living
HI.0.01.04.12.11.02.01.01 S
H1.0.01.04.12.11.02.01.01
H1.0.01.08
HI.0.01.08
DAK.0
H1.0.01.08.02
HI.0.01.08.02
DAK.0.02
David. Kister 1765-1830
Eve Kister 1791-1864
HI.0.01.08.02 S
Henry Kreiger
HI.0.01.08.02.0?.0?
HI.0.01.08.02.0?.0?.0?
Jacob Fisher Kreiger
William Blaine Kreiger
HI.0.01.08.02.0?.0?.0?.0?
H1.0.01.08.02.0?.0?.0?.0?
Richard Dolson Kreiger Sr.
HI.0.01.08.02.0?.0?.0?.0?.0?
1-11.0.01.08.02.0?.0?.0?.0?.0?
Living
HI.0.01.08.02.01
H1.0.01.08.02.01
DAK.0.02.01
Margaret K. Kreyger 1813-1897
HI.0.01.08.03
H1.0.01.08.03
DAK.0.03
Henry E. Kister 1794-1840
H1.0.01.08.03.04
HI.0.01.08.03.04
DAK.0.03.04
Isaac Kister 1823-1887
HI.0.01.08.03.04.01
DAK.0.03.04.01
Crull Kister 1860-1939
HI.0.01.08.03.04.01.02
DAK.0.03.04.01.02
Viola Kister 1889-1972
HI.0.01.08.03.04.01.04
H1.0.01.08.03.04.01.04
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02
DAK.0.03.04.01.04
DAK.0.03.04.02
Ulysses Grant Kister 1864-1946
H1.0.01.08.03.04.02.01
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01
DAK.0.03.04.02.01
H1.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.01
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.01
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.01
Lawrence Kister 1899
Kenneth Kister 1917
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.02
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.02
Ruth (Kister) Coble 1919
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.03
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.03
Treva (Kister) Homer 1923
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.04
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.04
Charles Kister 1925
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.04.01
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.04.01
Living
H1.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.04.02
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.04.02
Living
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.04.03
H1.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.05
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.05
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.04.03
Living
L iving
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.05
George R. Kister
H1.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.06
HI.0.01.08.03.04.02.01.06
DAK.0.03.04.02.01.06
Grant Kister 1933
Oscar Kister 1892-1973
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DAK.0.03.04.03
Annie (Kister) 1867
DAK.0.03.04.10
DAK.0.03.04.10.01
Charles Kister 1877
HI.0.01.08.03.04.12
H1.0.01.08.03.04.12
DAK.0.03.04.12
Julius Kister 1839-1925
HI.0.01.08.03.05
DAK.0.03.05
Mary (Kister) 1828-1900
HI.0.01.08.03.06
DAK.0.03.06
DAK.0.03.06.04
Jacob H. Kister/Keister 1833-1886
DAK.0.03.06.04.01
Margie (Keister)
HI.0.01.08.04
H1.0.01.08.04
DAK.0.04
Jacob Kister 1799-1880
HI.0.01.08.04.01
DAK.0.04.01
Sarah (Kister) 1819-1892
H1.0.01.08.04.03
HI.0.0 I .08.04.03.03
HI.0.01.08.04.03.03
DAK.0.04.03
DAK.0.04.03.03
Webster Kister 1822-1858
111.0.01.08.04.03.03.03
H1.0.01.08.04.03.03.03
DAK.0.04.03.03.03
Jacob Kister 1851-1919
Samuel Kister 1894
HI.0.01.08.04.03.03.03.02
DAK.0.04.03.03.03.02
Florence Kister 1911
HI.0.01.08.04.03.03.03.03
DAK.0.04.03.03.03.03
Zina Kister 1913
HI.0.01.08.04.03.03.04
Ruth (Kister) Lewis l 894
HI.0.01.08.04.03.04
DAK.0.04.03.03.04
DAK.0.04.03.04
HI.0.01.08.04.04
DAK.0.04.04
Eliza (Kister) 1826-1905
HI.0.01.08.04.05
HI.0.01.08.04.05.01
HI.0.01.08
04.05.01
1)
DA\ K.0.04.05
K.0.04.05
John Kister 1828-1907
DAK.0.04.05.01
Alice (Kister) 1863
H1.0.01.08.04.06
HI.0.01.08.04.06
HI.0.01.08.04.06.02
DAK.0.04.06
David Kister 1830-1899
HI.0.01.08.03.04.03
H1.0.01.08.03.04.10
H1.0.01.08.03.04.10.01
H1.0.01.08.03.06.04
HI.0.01.08.03.06.04.01
Lloyd Kister 1895
Ericus Keister
Catherine (Kister) Howell 1853
DAK.0.04.06.02
Jane (Kister) Lawson 1857-1921
111.0.01.08.04.06.05
HI.0.01.08.04.06.05
HI.0.01.08.04.06.06
H1.0.01.08.04.06.06.01
DAK.0.04.06.05
DAK.0.04.06.06
Catherine (Kister) Otstot 1863-1944
DAK.0.04.06.06.01
Vaughn S. Kister 1886-0
111.0.01.08.04.06.06.01.02
HI.0.01.08.04.06.06.01.02
DAK.0.04.06.06.01.02
Sarah (Kister) Bailey 1915
HI.0.01.08.04.06.06.03
H1.0.01.08.04.06.06.03
DAK.0.04.06.06.03
DAK.0.04.06.06.03.02
Earl Kister 1891
DAK.0.04.06.06.04
Sara (Kister) Smith 1895
HI.0.01.08.04.06.08
DAK.0.04.06.08
Annette (Kister) Updegraff 1870-1939
HI.0.01.08.04.06.09
DAK.0.04.06.09
Charles Kister 1873-1944
HI.0.01.08.04.06.09.01
H1.0.01.08.04.06.09.01
DAK.0.04.06.09.01
Leone (Kister) Reeser 1894
HI.0.01.08.04.06.09.02
H1.0.01.08.04.06.09.02
DAK.0.04.06.09.02
Ethyl (Kister) Mickey 1895-1949
HI.0.01.08.04.06.09.03
DAK.0.04.06.09.03
Florence (Kister) Meads 1906
H1.0.01.08.04.06.09.11
HI.0.01.08.04.06.09.11
Lulu (Kister) Groome 1878-1951
HI.0.01.08.04.07
H1.0.01.08.04.07
DAK.0.04.06.09.11
DAK.0.04.07
HI.0.01.08.04.07.01
H1.0.01.08.04.07.01
DAK.0.04.07.01
Mary (Kister) Wise 1867-1923
111.0.01.08.04.10
HI.0.01.08.04.10
DAK.0.04.10
Priscillia (Kister)
HI.0.01.08.04.12.03
DAK.0.04.12.03
John Kister
868
Kister 11868
HI.0.01.08.04.12.03.01
H1.0.01.08.04.12.03.01
DAK.0.04.12.03.01
Charlotte Kister 1893
H1.0.01.08.04.12.04
HI.0.01.08.04.12.04
DAK.0.04.12.04
H1.0.01.08.04.12.02
DAK.0.04.12.02
Mary Kister 1870
Edward Curtis Kister 1866-1943
HI.0.01.08.12.05
DAK.0.12.05
Isaac Kister 1871-1946
H1.0.01.08.12.05.01
DAK.0.12.05.01
Paul Kister 1896-1918
HI.0.01.08.04.06.06.03.02
HI.0.01.08.04.06.06.04
John Kister 1865-1934
Louis Kister 1911
Jacob E. Kister
17
Lizzie Keister
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1898
E Quimby Keister
1867
Sophia Keister
141.0.01.01.06.10.01
H1.0.01.01.06.10.01
1875
Joel A. Keister s/o J & C
5y 8d
p 282
1934
1956
p 282
1895
p 283
p 282
John O. Keister
HI.0.01.04.02.07
1829
1911
p 283
John H. Keister
1890
1957
Mary B. Keister
1908
1966
p 283
p 283
Wellker Keister
Weliker
1883
24y
p 283
U S Grant Keister
1870
1932
12y
p 283
Nancy J. Keister Summers
1869
Old Presbyterian Cemetery, East Union Township
John Kiester
p 291
Susanah Kiester
8 Jan 1839
4 Feb 1853
Adam Kister
8 Dec 1863
Crown Hill Cemetery, Green Township
Jane Custer
1874
53y (DAR)
p 309 R8-S7
67y
p 309
p 309 R10-S5
12 May 1948
74y 27d
p 356
Rittman Cemetery -Old Part, Milton Township
Paul B. Castor
Plain Cemetery, Plain Township
Charles W. Kister
Ellen S. Kister
1908
1959
p 450 lot 9 grave 21
1854
3 Feb 1938
p 549
7 Oct 1853
22 Dec 1945
p 549
p 549
Franklin A. Kister
5 Oct 1892
13y 5m 26d
East Cemetery, Salt Creek Township
Helen Strine Keister
1907
1936
p 575 (north central)
Oscar L. Keister
1888
1962
p 575 (east)
Dove J. Keister
1884
1961
p 575 (east)
1914
p 575 (north central)
infant Keister
St Peter's Churchyard, Spotswood, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Contributed by Jean White
The Genealogy Magazine ?? J. Jan 1975 Vol 50 #1
John Kester
Born
Died
1817
1905
p 19 wife Catharine L. Snowhill
p 19 see William J. Lovell
17 Aug 1852
12700
p 20 wife Mary Virginia Kester 1848-1927
Mary Virginia Kester
William J. Lovell
Evergreen Cemetery Records, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Grover C. Kester was buried
in Lot # T-006, with Julia F.
James M. Kester was buried on 12 April 1920 in Lot # K.
Julia F. Kester was born in 1886. She was buried in Lot # -006, with Grover C.
Scott Kester was buried on
in Lot # -110
Max J. Kestner was born in 1871 and he died in 1953. He is buried in Lot # -242.
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Contributed by Terry O'Connor
News Caster Volume X)OC Issue 4
December 2012
Best wishes to you and yours
for a wonderful Christmas and Holiday season.
May the New Year be filled with many new cousins
and newly discovered ancestors
As the World Turns, so does the Castor Association ofAmerica!
Castor Association
BarB Andrews, The Castor
America President
Association of
ofAmerica
Over the nearly 30 years of its existence, The Castor Association of America has been guided and supported by
many of its members in a variety of ways. We have celebrated our founders, officers and contributors through the years.
Patricia Caster has been mentioned frequently as an officer and a member who has contributed in many ways, as a writer, an editor
and layout manager of The News Castel; as the administrator for our Y-DNA Custer Surname Project, and for about 15 years as the
archive coordinator.
Is it even possible to think it would be otherwise?
Patricia Caster Resigns as CAOA Archive Coordinator
Patricia has presented her resignation as archive coordinator to the board effective December 31, 2013. It is with regret that
the board accepts her resignation, because of her dedicated and meticulous care of the archive, but with joy for her personally. We
hope that her many years of service to our organization can be replaced with a huge sense of accomplishment and service to the
Castor Association, and the joy of time to pursue personal interests and the freedom to pursue them.
Patricia will spend the upcoming year updating and further organizing the archive. This is not a one-person task. Please read
the archive coordinator's article on page 8, and volunteer a little of your time to help.
Index
Symbols
(--?--)
(--?--)
Catherine 12
Lena 12
Mary 7
Nina P. 12
Roxsany 13
Viola 12
[--?--]
Jacobje 3
(Grobler)
Magdelt Magdalena Hendrina 4
A
Addens
Elisebeth (Koster) 3
Eliza Trinitate 3
Alexander
Broodryk
Maria Susanna 4
Brooks
Betty J. 11
Bryant
Frank 15
Martha Emmaline "Emma"
15
Sima 15
Bubb
George 13
Maria (--?--) 13
Burris
Carl 15
Edna (Ritchie) 14
Linda 14
Cyrus 14
Melinda Cara 14
Nancy C 14
Allen
Ruth Emeline (Price) 15
Andrews
Barbara 8, 10, 13
B
Baard
Henrietta Wilhelmina 2
Bailey
Sarah (Kister) 17
Barnhard
Janet K. 11
Bell
Mary "Polly 10
Polly 11
Boltman
Jacob Willem Cornelis 1
Wilhelmina (Koster) 1
Bostian
Margaret 14
C
Campbell
Samuel Captain 10
Carder
Marsha L. 11
Caster
19
A. M. 12
Anthony 7
Frank D. 7
Laura 7
Leland 9
Lois A. 12
Sally B. 7
Castor
Arnold 12
Catherine 6
Daniel L 14
Donald 14
Henry A. 14
Henry Alexander 14
Mary Lucille 14, 15
Paul B. 18
Rebecca 12
Thomas I. 14
Thomas Ivy 15
Cemetery
Iowa
Cedar County, Rochester
Rochester Cemetery
Preserve 13
Guthrie County
Unknown 6
Kansas
Johnson County
Gardner Cemetery 12
Johnson County Memorial Gardens 12
Olathe Memorial Cemetery 12
Pleasant Valley Cemetery 12
Resurrection Cemetery
St Joseph Cemetery 12
North Carolina
Cabarrus County
Center Grove Lutheran
Cemetery 14
Oakwood Cemetery 15
Ohio
Fairfield County
Ziegler Church Cemetery
12
Stark County
Calvary Cemetery 7
Massillon City Cemetery
7
Wayne County, Canann
Township
Jackson Presbyterian
Cemetery 13
Oak Grove Cemetery 13
Pioneer Cemetery 13
Wayne County, East Union
Township
Apple Creek Cemetery
13
Coble
Ruth (Kister) 16
Coleman
William R. 11
Cook
Blanche L. (Rider) 15
Harold T. 15
Crupper
Catherine (--?--) 12
Elisha 12
Cummons
Jane 11
Custard
Anna M. 11
Conrod 9
Ezekiel 11
Ida 11
Jane (Cummons) 11
Jesse 11
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Jesse Ezekiel 11
John 9
Joseph 9
Nancy Jane 11
Paul 9
Polly (Bell) 11
William Oliver 11
Custer
Ann M. 10
Calvin C. 7
Clarence E. 7
Emma R. 7
Florence D. 7
George W. 12
Ida 7, 10
Jane 18
John 7
Mary 6
Nancy (Dever / Deaver) 10
Nancy Jane 10
Rosa May 12
Simon 7
Stephen 7
Walter Paul 7
William 0 10
William Oliver 10
Wm. Strawder 12
Custer/Custard
Jesse 10
Mary "Polly (Bell) 10
Feyt
Conrad 1
Maria (Koster) 1
G
Gordon
Ellen 9
Greybe
Magdalena Catharina
(Koster) 2, 3
Grobbelaar
Christiaan Maurits 4
Cornelia Johanna Elizabeth
Magdelena (Koster) 4
Groome
Lulu (Kister) 17
H
Hall
Polly S. 6
Henderson
(--?--) 11
Ida (Custard) 11
Hinkle
Malinda Keister 13
Hoogvorst
Elizabeth 3
Jacob 3
Homer
Treva (Kister) 16
Houser
Frank 9
Howell
Catherine (Kister) 17
Hubbard
Paula 8
Hunt
Mary 6
D
Dale
Catherine (Kester) 13
Frederick 13
Dekker
Cornelia Petronella 5
Dina Maria 4
Delport
Catharina Magdalena 2
Susanna Salomina (Koster)
4
Willem Johannes Jacobus 4
Dever / Deaver
Nancy 10
J
Johnson
Nancy Jane 6
Nancy Jane (Kester) 6
E
K
Engle
Charles 16
Frank 16
Grace (Slider) 16
Martha (Kister) 16
Silas Peter 16
Thelbum 16
Eversdyk
Maria Helena 2
Kaster
Berla O. 12
Catherine 12
E. R. 12
Eunice L. 12
Harold Eugene 12
J. W. 12
Raymond C. 12
Kastor
Mary K. 7
Keister
F
20
Abraham 15
Adam Andrew 15
Adam Webster 15
Allie 12
Alvah Roy 16
Andrew 15
Annie B. 9
Barnard 13
Brady Cloyce 15
Brady Webb 15
Byron 13
Charles W. 9
Dinah D. 13
Donald Adam 16
Dove J. 18
E Quimby 18
Ericus 16
Estella 13
Frederick 9
Frederick Jr. 9
George 9
George Sr. 9
Helen Strine 18
(infant) 18
Jacob 15
Jacob Andrew II 15
James 9
Joel A. 18
John 9
John D. 9
John H. 18
John Jr 13
John 0. I18
8
Lizzie 18
Lola 9
Lottie TaIlluah
Tallluah 15
Lucy J. 9
Malinda 9
Margie 16
Mary B. 18
Nancy J. 18
Nancy Jane 16
Oscar L. 18
Philip 9
Richard Stillman 16
Samuel 12
Sarah (Martin) 9
Sophia 18
Sue (Wylie) 9
U S Grant 18
Wellker 18
Wilbur Earl 15
Kessler
Charles William 12
Edith 12
Eliza P. 12
Herbert 12
Ida 12
Kevin Gerard 12
Nichlas O. 12
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Russell 12
Sarah Eleanor 12
Kester 7
Amy 9
Benjamin 13
Catharine 13
Catherine K. 6
Charles 6
Conrod 9
Daniel 13
Dorothy M. 11
Edward 7
Edwin J. 7
(--?--) (female) 6
George 7
Grover C. 18
Helen 11
Henry E. 12
Jacob 13
James M. 18
Jasper J. 11
Jennie 7
John 7, 13, 18
John J. 11
Jonathan H 7
Julia F. 18
Kathryn 7
Levi 13
Lucretia 6
Lydia 13
(--?--) (male) 6
Marcellus J. 9
Mary (Manheir) 13
Mary Virginia 18
(--?--) minor 13
M. J 9
Moses 13
Paul 6, 7
Percy L. 7
Peter 7
Philip 9
Polly S. (Hall) 6
Rebecca E. 6
Richard 9
Scott 18
Solomon 13
Sophia 13
Thomas 7
William E. 7
Kesterson
John 7
Kestner
Max J. 18
Kestor
George 7
Kiester
John 18
John A. 13
Susanah 18
Kister
News Caster Volume .,00( Issue 4
Adam 18
Alice 17
Andre W. D. 13
Annette 17
Annie 16
B. - Jilly 13
Cadrina (--?--) 15
Catherine 17
Charles 16, 17
Charles W. 18
Charlotte 17
Christopher 12
Crull 16
David 16, 17
Earl 17
Edward Curtis 17
Eliza 17
Ellen S. 18
Emily I. 13
Ethyl 17
Eve 16
Florence 17
Franklin A. 18
George C or G 13
George R. 16
Grant 16
Hannah 15
Heinrich 15
Henry 15
Henry E. 16
[infant] 12
(infant dau) 7
Isaac 16, 17
Jacob 13, 17
Jacob E. 17
Jacob H. 16
Jane 17
John 12, 17
John A. 13
Julius 16
Kenneth 16
Lawrence 16
Leone 17
Lloyd 16
Louis 17
Lulu 17
Martha Kister 16
Mary 16, 17
M.
M. E.
7
E.7
Melville S. 13
Michael 7
Oscar 16
Paul 17
Priscillia 17
Ruth 16, 17
(S?) 13
Samuel 17
Sara 17
Sarah 17
Susanna 7
Thomas 13
Treva 16
Ulysses Grant 16
Vaughn S. 17
Viola 16
Webster 17
Zina 17
Kister/Kiester
John 15
Klasing
Catharina (Koster) 6
Jacobus Coenradd 6
Kleyn
Anna Catharina (Koster) 2
Joseph Igatius 2
Kleynhans
Jan 4
Maria Susanna (Koster) 4
Koester
Emma 7
Henry 7
Koster
Adolph 6
Aletta Adriana 5
Aletta Marian Francina 5
Anna 3
Anna Catharina 2
Anna Gertruida 5
Anna Maria Magdalena
(Muller) 4
Anna Regina 2
Bartholomeus Johannes 2
Bastiaan Hendricus 5
Bastiaan Hendrikus 4
Catharina 6
Catharina Cornelia 4
Catharina (Kohl) 6
Catharina Magdalena (Delport) 2
Coenraad Johannes Andreas
5
5
Magdelena 4
Cornelia Johanna Fransina 4
Cornelia Petronella (Dekker)
5
Cornelis 5
Cornelius 4
Daniel Hendrik 2, 3
Dina Maria (Dekker) 4
Elias Arnoldus Petrus 5
Elisebeth 3
Elizabeth 6
Elizabeth Carbus (Williams)
4
Elizabeth (Hoogvorst) 3
Elsje Josina 4
Elsje Josina (VAN
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Evert 1
Frederik 5, 6
Frederik Nicholas 2
Frederik Nicolaas 3
Fredrika Helena 6
Gerbardus Reiner 4
Gerrit 3
Heinrich 1
Helena 6
Helena Fredrika 6
Helena S. (Marthese ) 3
Hendrik 1, 3
Henricus Marthinus 2, 3
Henriette 5, 6
Ida Maria Van 2
Jacoba 3
Jacobje [--?--] 3
Jan 1, 2, 3
Jannetje 3
Jocobus Frederik 5
Johan 1
Johan Andries 5
Johann 2
Johanna Elisabeth Helena 4
Johanna Elisabeth Magdalena
(Van Rooyen) 4
Johanna Theresea (van
Rooyen) 4
Johannes Andreas 4
Johannes Andries 4
Johannes Christoffel 3
Johannes Christoffell 2
Johannes Marthinus 4, 5
Johannes Martinus 4
Josias Alexander 4
Klaasina 3
Lucas Cornelius 5
Maargaretha Maria 4
Magdalena Catharina 2, 3
Magdalena Maria 1
Magdelt Magdalena Hendrina
(Grobler) 4
Margaretha 1
Margaretha Hendrika 5, 6
Margaretha (van Hees) 3
Maria 1
Maria Catharina Margaretha
(Potgieter) 4
Maria Francina (Vermaak) 5
Maria Susanna 4
Maria Susanna (Broodryk) 4
Maria Susanna Elizabeth 5
Marius 1
Nicholas Cornelis 6
Nicholas Johannes 5
Nicolaas Cornelis 5
Petrus Hendrick 4
Petrus Jacobus 5
Philippus Theunis 5
Pierre 5, 6
Pieter 5, 6
Pieter Jacobus 2
Rachel Marian
Marian (Landman)
(Landman) 5
Sebastian Hendrik 5
Susanna Celemina Aletta
Adriana 4
Susanna Jacoba J. (van
Vuuren) 5
Susanna Salmina Maria 5
Susanna Salomina 4
Susanna Salomina.
Salomina Maria
(van Rooyen) 4
Susanna Salomina (van
Rooyen) 5
Tryntje 3
Wilhelmina 1, 3
Wilhehnina Elizabeth 6
Wilhelmina Elizabeth
(Smit(h)) 6
Willem 3
Willem Johannes Jacobus 5
Koster
Anna Dorothea 2
Anna Maria (Zaayman) 2
Christina Elizabeth 2
Helena Elizabeth 2
Hendrik Gottfried 2
Hendrik Lodewyk 2
Henrietta Wilhelmina
(Baard) 2
Henri&tte Wilhelmina
Henriette
Wilhelmina 2
Johan Hendrik 2
Johann Gottfried 2
Kassien Claasen 2
Kreiger
Henry 16
Jacob Fisher 16
Richard Dolson Sr. 16
William Blaine 16
Kreyger
Margaret K. 16
Kuster
Charles J. 7
Mary E. 7
L
Lambert
Jonathan 14
Marshall 14
Theresa 14
Landman
Rachel Marian 5
Laurence
Andrew 10
Lawson
Jane (Kister) 17
Lewis
Ruth (Kister) 17
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Liebetrau
Helena Elizabeth (Koster) 2
Logan
Eliza J. 13
Lovell
William J. 18
Reeser
Leone (Kister) 17
Rider
Blanche L. 15
Hannah (Kister) 15
Jacob L. 15
Levi 15
Ritchie
Edna 14
Edna Louise 15
Mary Lucille (Castor) 14, 15
Samuel Archie 15
Robinson
David Rev. 10
Roos
Aletta Marian Francina
(Koster) 5
Anna Dorothea (Koster) 2
Christina Elizabeth (Koster)
2
Gysbert Johannes 5
M
Manheir
Mary 13
Marthese
Helena S. 3
Martin
Sarah 9
Mathews
Orin H 11
Meads
Florence (Kister) 17
Mickey
Ethyl (Kister) 17
Miller
Phylllis L. 11
Mostert
Herniate
Hearitte Wilhelmina
Wilhehnina
(Koster) 2
Muller
Anna Maria Magdalena 4
Murray
Nancy Jane (Custer) 10
Robert Laughlin 10
Murrey
(--?--) 11
Nancy Jane (Custard) 11
S
Saw
Sawdon
don
Eleanor 16
Secrest
Mary (Hunt) 6
Michael 6
Slider
Grace 16
Smit(h)
Wilhelmina Elizabeth 6
Smith
Ann M. (Custer) 10
John W.
John
W 11
Mamie 11
(--?--) [ possibly John W.]
11
Sara (Kister) 17
William 10
Snowhill
Catharine L. 18
Stuck
Lydia (Kester) 13
William 13
Summers
Nancy J. (Keister) 18
Swearingen
Basil 11
Sain'l
Sam'l C 11
0
Opperman
Gottlieb Christiaan 1
Maria (Koster) 1
Otstot
Catherine (Kister) 17
P
Patton
Annie B. (Keister) 9
James H. 9
Pool
Magdalena Maria (Koster) 1
Philip Jocobus 1
Potgieter
Maria Catharina Margaretha
4
Maria Susanna Elizabeth
(Koster) 5
Stefanus Johannes 5
Price
Lottie Tallluah (Keister) 15
Ruth Emeline 15
van Abo
Lourens 4
Maria Susanna (Koster) 4
van Londen
Anna Catharina (Koster) 2
Benjamin Langley 2
Van Niekerk
Elsje Josina 4
van Rensburg
Susanna Johanna 4
van Rooyen
Johanna Theresea 4
Susanna Salomina 5
Susanna Salomina Maria 4
Van Rooyen
Johanna Elisabeth Magdalena 4
van Vreede
Hendrik 1
Jan (Koster) 1
van Vuuren
Susanna Jacoba J. 5
Van Zeyst
Jan Bernardus 2
Maria Helena (Eversdyk) 2
Venter
Catharina Cornelia (Koster)
4
Daniel 4
Louis Jacobus 4
Susanna Johanna (van Rensburg) 4
Venter,
Louis Jacobus 4
Vermaak
Maria Francina 5
Willey
Judith A. 11
Williams
Albert W. 9
Elizabeth Carbus 4
Lucy J. (Keister) 9
Wise
Henry 13
Mary (Kister) 17
Sophia (Kester) 13
Witt
Bill 13
Wylie
Sue 9
U
Updegraff
Annette (Kister) 17
V
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Zaayman
Anna Maria 2
Zeyst
Ida Maria Van 2
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Arrivals at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Kester Buried in Guthrie County, Iowa
Illinois 1850-Mortaility Schedule
Cemetery Inscriptions, Stark County, Ohio Vol VI (1985)
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Ohio Wills and Estates to 1850
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Custer Court Document
William O.
Custer Archive
Archive File Custer or Custard?
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Dorothy M. Kester Obituary - 1987
Johnson County, Kansas Cemetery Index
Cemetery
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Cemetery Records
Records Ziegler•
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Wayne County, Ohio Burial Records (1975)
The Castors of North Carolina
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