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Descendants of Paulus Kuster

Generation No. 7


57. JOSEPH10 SHARP (HANNAH9 HOLDER, JACOB8, REBECCA7 CUSTER, GEORGE6, ARNOLD5, PAULUS4 KUSTER, ARNOLD3, JOHANNES2, REINER1) died Unknown.
     
Child of JOSEPH SHARP is:
104. i.   ANNIE11 SHARP, d. Unknown.


58. ROBERT JAMES10 MOORE (RACHEL9 HOLDER, JACOB8, REBECCA7 CUSTER, GEORGE6, ARNOLD5, PAULUS4 KUSTER, ARNOLD3, JOHANNES2, REINER1) was born 15 Mar 1827 in King's County, New Brunswick, and died 10 Oct 1899 in Gladwin County, Michigan. He married CATHERINE AVERY 27 Feb 1850 in West Zorra Twp, Oxford County. She died Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT JAMES MOORE:
      Line of Bob Moore who shared his research for the descendants of James and Rachel Moore.
     
Child of ROBERT MOORE and CATHERINE AVERY is:
105. i.   JAMES ROBERT11 MOORE, b. 19 Nov 1855, West Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario; d. 03 Dec 1938, Brant County, Ontario.


59. MOSES10 REX (GEORGE9, HANNAH8 HOLDER, REBECCA7 CUSTER, GEORGE6, ARNOLD5, PAULUS4 KUSTER, ARNOLD3, JOHANNES2, REINER1) was born 13 Oct 1833, and died 1904. He married SARAH ANN FREYMAN. She died Unknown.

Notes for MOSES REX:
      Civil War service. Drafted from Carbon County, PA.

More About MOSES REX:
Burial: Unknown, St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Carbon Co., PA
     
Child of MOSES REX and SARAH FREYMAN is:
106. i.   LEWIS FRANK11 REX, b. 1857; d. 1932.


60. PAUL10 CUSTER (JOHN9, PAUL8, JOHANNES7, NICHOLAS6, ARNOLD5, PAULUS4 KUSTER, ARNOLD3, JOHANNES2, REINER1) was born 30 Apr 1827, and died 19 Apr 1881 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. He married (1) NANCY HATFIELD 30 Aug 1849 in German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana (Source: Wayne County Marriage Book Vol I-III 1830-1855, page 66, Married by Jacob Ritter, Justice of the Peace. Witness J. T. Lindsey .). She was born 25 Aug 1834, and died 26 Nov 1863. He married (2) SARAH MAGDALINE GILBERT 13 Sep 1864 in Leon, Iowa, daughter of MICHAEL GILBERT and SARAH RUTTER. She was born 01 Apr 1840, and died Unknown.

Notes for PAUL CUSTER:
The following information is gleaned from information gathered by Addie Caster Ludwig, great granddaughter of Dr. Paul Caster. It is given here to provide clues to future researchers for further research and documentation of this most interesting member of the Custer/Caster family.
     
      Paul manufactured wheels and hubs for wagons and furniture.
      Paul had a tree fall on him injuring his back and chest in the spring of 1854.
      Paul and his wife moved by wagon from Hagerstown, Indiana to Union Mills, Iowa and settled in Franklin Mills, Iowa. Paul's brothers, Jacob, Joseph, and Matthew had previously settled there.
      After his second marriage in 1864 Paul, moved from Iowa to Eagleville, Harris County, Missouri where he bought a mill and then traded it for a farm.
      After 1865 Paul changed the spelling of his name from Custer to Caster to match the spelling of his brother John Thomas Caster after John changed his spelling to Caster because it was spelled as Caster in his land grant.
      In 1867, he moved back to Leon, Iowa.
      In October 1867, Paul began his practice as a magnetic healer and was known as Dr. Paul Caster. He traveled from place to place healing the sick and afflicted. He was very successful. In 1868 he moved his family to Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa where he built his hospital and home. His brother, John Thomas Caster came to Ottumwa from his farm near Montezuma, Iowa to help.
      John Thomas Caster wrote all the letters and recorded in the books the patients names and addresses from every state in the United States and some from foreign countries.
      Dr. Caster was on the first board of directors of the Methodist Church. He donated the first five hundred dollars to the building fund. He was also a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows.
      There is a picture of Dr. Caster on the home page of this Family Tree Maker site. He is surrounded by some of the crutches, canes, and braces left by his patients.
      His son by his first wife, Jacob Sylvester Caster (born Custer), carried on his father's work. He moved seven wagon drays of crutches, canes, and braces to Burlington, Iowa where he set up his practice. Jacob also served two terms as mayor of Burlington.
      According to "History of Wapello County" by Evans pages 236-238 Dr. Andrew T. Still was among Dr. Paul Caster's patients. Dr. Still studied under Dr. Caster and went to Kirksville, Missouri where he founded the Still College of Osteopathy.
      In "Chiropractic-State of the Art 1991-1992" from the American Chiropractic Association concerning the discovery of chiropractic there is an account stating that Dr. D. D. Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, became a student of Dr. Paul Caster, an internationally known practioner of magnetic healing.
      Vern Gielow's book "Old Dad Chiro" also tells about the life of D. D. Palmer who founded the Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa.
     

More About PAUL CUSTER:
Burial: Unknown, Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa

Notes for NANCY HATFIELD:
      After Nancy's funeral, her children were taken by friends and relatives who cared for them in their homes.

More About NANCY HATFIELD:
Burial: Unknown, Franklin Cemetery, Center Township, Iowa Row 3
     
Children of PAUL CUSTER and NANCY HATFIELD are:
  i.   MARY ANN11 CUSTER, b. 07 May 1853; d. Unknown.
  ii.   JOHN LEWIS CUSTER, b. Abt. 1854; d. Unknown.
107. iii.   SAMUEL THOMAS CUSTER, b. 15 Dec 1855, Franklin Mills, Iowa; d. Unknown.
  iv.   SARAH ELIZABETH CUSTER, b. 21 Mar 1858, Franklin Mills, Iowa; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE W. RUTTER; d. Unknown.
  Notes for GEORGE W. RUTTER:
From Tom Rutter 16 Feb 2005:
If you pick up the line with Dr. Paul Custer and his wife Nancy Hatfield, their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Caster was my g grandmother and was married to George W. Rutter, my g grandfather.
It is interesting that you traveled to Pottstown to research where Peter Custer was baptized. I went there to research Thomas Rutter, the iron master and his family. The Custers and the Rutters were active in Germantown. I understand Thomas Rutter was the second mayor of Germantown. The Rutters and the Potts intermarried often.
My direct line from my father is back to Richard Rutter of Cecil Co., MD b. 1746.

  v.   JACOB SYLVESTER CUSTER, b. 15 Sep 1860, Franklin Mills, Iowa; d. Unknown.
  vi.   MATILDA CUSTER, b. 23 Nov 1863, Franklin Mills, Iowa; d. 26 Nov 1863.
  More About MATILDA CUSTER:
Burial: Unknown, Franklin Cemetery, Center Township, Iowa Row 3
     
Children of PAUL CUSTER and SARAH GILBERT are:
  vii.   GEORGE WILLIAM11 CUSTER, b. 12 Oct 1865, Eagleville, Harris County, Missouri; d. Unknown.
  Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM CUSTER:
      After the birth of George, Paul changed his name and the names of his children to Caster. The rest of his children were born Caster.

  viii.   MARGARETTE ELIZABETH CASTER, b. Abt. 1868, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; d. 05 Jul 1869, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.
  More About MARGARETTE ELIZABETH CASTER:
Burial: Unknown, I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Eldon, Iowa
  ix.   CLARA ELLA CASTER, b. 17 Dec 1869, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; d. Dec 1928, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; m. SENACA CORNELL, 25 Nov 1885; d. Unknown.
  More About CLARA ELLA CASTER:
Burial: Unknown, I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Eldon, Iowa

  Notes for SENACA CORNELL:
      Served as Judge of District Court in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.

  x.   NETTIE MAYO CASTER, b. 03 Dec 1875, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; d. 26 May 1970, Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.
  Notes for NETTIE MAYO CASTER:
      The Mayo Brothers of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota were the guests of Dr. Paul Caster at the time of Nettie's birth; so, she was given the middle name of Mayo.

  More About NETTIE MAYO CASTER:
Burial: Unknown, Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa



61. ABRAHAM C.10 CUSTER (HENRY9, EMANUEL8, JOHANNES7, NICHOLAS6, ARNOLD5, PAULUS4 KUSTER, ARNOLD3, JOHANNES2, REINER1) died Unknown.
     
Child of ABRAHAM C. CUSTER is:
108. i.   HENRY WILLIS11 CUSTER, d. Unknown.


62. EMANUEL10 CUSTER (DAVID9, EMMANUEL8, EMMANUEL7, NICHOLAS6, ARNOLD5, PAULUS4 KUSTER, ARNOLD3, JOHANNES2, REINER1) was born 01 Mar 1839, and died Unknown. He married REBECCA FRIEND. She died Unknown.

Notes for EMANUEL CUSTER:
Name: Emanuel Custer
Sex: M
Birth: 1 MAR 1839
Death: 28 JUN 1905
Father: David Custer b: 6 JUN 1811 in Mt. Nebo, Alleghany Co. (now Garrett)
Mother: Margaret Stark b:c. 1808 in Ireland
Marriage #1 Rebecca Friend (of Johnathan Friend & Elizabeth Kinsey)
Children
1. David Sheridan Custer b: 4 DEC 1861
m. Minnie May Friend
2. Mary Jane Custer b: 14 JUN 1866
m. R. A. Ravenscroft
3. George Washngton Custer b: 13 SEP 1868
m. Laua B. Bishoff
4. Henry Amster Custer b: 10 DEC 1869
m. Lilly Belle Knotts

Emanuel had 6 more children by 3 more wives.
Source Carolyn Shupe by way of Kay Nixon

     
Child of EMANUEL CUSTER and REBECCA FRIEND is:
  i.   GEORGE W.11 CUSTER, b. 13 Sep 1868; d. Unknown; m. LAURA BELL BISHOFF; d. Unknown.
  Notes for GEORGE W. CUSTER:
Newspaper date: Dec. 9, 1948
GEORGE W. CUSTER
George Washington Custer, ate 81, prominent community farmer formany years of Grafton, W. Va., died of a heart attack in Baltimore Monday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ray Cole.
Mr. Custer left Grafton three years ago to reside with his daughter in Baltimore. He was a member of the Andrews Methodist church in Grafton. A native of Hoyes, this county, he was born on September 13, 1868, a son of Emanuel and Rebecca Friend Custer, Laura Bishoff Custer, preceded him in death.
The body arrived in Grafton from Baltimore Tuesday morning and services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Barlett funeral home with Rev. Arnold officiating. Burial
was in Bluemont cemetery.
Children surviving are Mrs. Ray Cole, Baltimore, Mrs. George Norris, Grafton' Playford Custer, Fairmont; and Hebert Custer, Newark, Del. Other survivors include three brothers, H. H. Custer, Grafton, Roy M. Custer, Baltimore; W. A. Custer, Hoyes; and two sisters,Mrs. Margaret Casteel, now residing in Fairmont; and Mrs. W. S.Friend, of Oakland.







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