Re: william Richard custer, PA
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william augustus custer, PA
brian clark 10/21/11
So I like a good mystery and finding family roots is definitely one of the best mysteries one can read about. Family lore had our William Custer's middle name as Augustus and it made since as his first born was named Augustus. Never could find info to contradict that except for the 1900 Census which listed his middle initial as "P". Looked it over as a mistake by the census taker. Found the marriage license for William's daughter, Mabel, which actually listed his middle name as Richard. After my grandmother's death, my Aunt and I have been collaborating over all of grandma's files as she kept everything. Found a newspaper clipping for William's wife's obit which listed William's death as 1911. Looked up the death index for New Kensington, PA and found one William R Custer died 23Aug1911.
Amongst the files was also the memory book for Mabel's husband, Howard Birckbigler, which listed other family members including the daughters of Harvey Custer with their married names. Didn't have that info and was able to track down the only living one, Martha Jane (Custer) Gould, now 94 years old. We have started a correspondence and I hope more of the family mystery will unravel. Here is an update to what I have found out. Maybe someone else will recognize a piece of the puzzle. I'm only listing the sons, daughters and grandchildren of William and Anna.
1. William Richard Custer b.25Dec1863 Crawford Co, PA d.23Aug1911 New Kensington, PA
m. Anna Bernice Barth b. 12Aug1869 Allegheny City, PA m. 8Aug1892 d.17Apr1965 New Kensington, PA
2. Augustus William Custer b.1Dec1892 New Kensington, PA d.24Jan1956 OH
2. Mabel Anna Custer b.26Jan1896 New Kensington, PA d.18Mar1963 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
m. Howard Joseph Birckbigler b.24Aug1895 Butler, PA d.19Jun1947 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2. Harvey James Custer b.10Nov1896 Pittsburgh, PA d.9May1969 New Kensington, PA
m. Anna Vera Stratton b.1Jul1897 PA m.15Sep1915 d.11Dec1938
3. William Custer b.28Jun1916 New Kensington, PA d.18Apr1920 New Kensington, PA
3. Vera Mae Custer b.27Jul1918 New Kensington, PA d.29Aug1998 McKeesport, PA
m. Frederick Henry T Johannes b.24Jul1912 d.8Mar1988 Braddock, PA
3. Martha Jane Custer b. 28Sep1919 New Kensington, PA
m. Vernon R Gould
m. Lyda Mae Haser b. 5Jan1909 Pleasant Valley, PA m.25Dec1939 d.14Feb1999 New Kensington, PA
2. Edna N Custer b.10Apr1899 New Kensington, PA d.28Dec1983 Torrance, PA
m. Joesph Dewey Farneth b.16Mar1898 LogansFerry, PA m.1928 (div) d. 20Dec1962 Plum, PA
2. Margaret E Custer b.28Feb1903 New Kensington, PA
m. Floyd F Leydig b.19Sep1902 PA d. 13Feb1969 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2. Myrtle Pearl Custer b.3May1908 New Kensington, PA d.29Jan1989 Akron, OH
m. Raymond William Cochran b.19Nov1891 Akron, OH d.3Jun1925 Perry, OH
3. Edna Pearl Cochran b.1921 OH
m. Leland Smith
3. Isabella Cochran b.23Feb1923 Akron, OH d.28Feb2012 MN
m.(div) Thomas Mc Huntsbery b.16Oct1918 Barberton Ward, OH d.10Aug1985 Valdosta, GA
m. Louis J. Marini b.17Dec1917 Italy d.22Oct2003 Englewood, FL
3. Raymond William Cochran b.1925 Akron, OH
m. Ruth Illene Abbot b. 1924 AL
2. Elsie H Custer b.4Mar1911 PA d.Jun1973 Freeport, PA
m. Walter R Rehner b.12Jul1906 PA m.1929 d.Aug1987 Freeport, PA
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Re: william Richard custer, PA
brian clark 3/31/13