William Custer

1827 - 1909  (81 years)

Susan's 3rd cousin 4 times removed

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• Name	William Custer
  Birth	10 Dec 1827  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	William Kuster  [2]
  Military	Civil War  [1]
  	William was drafted into Company H., 105th Infantry Regiment PA. Volunteers on March 2, 1865 at Norritown, PA and was Honorably Discharged at a camp near Washington D.C. on July 11, 1865. He was a private. He was carried on the muster rolls as William Kuster. The following Civil War account was taken from his pension records. During a night march from Clover Hill, Va. to Washington D.C. in April 1865, shortly after General Lee's surrender, William fell with his full weight against a small tree injuring his right arm and elbow. In later years this injury would cause him loss of power in his hand and arm, and affected his vision. From the History of the 105th Regiment. William participated in the Appomattox Campaign.
  Occupation	Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	labor
  	He is listed in the Norristown Business and Trade Directories of 1867/68, 1870, 71 and 1890/91. Later in life he was employed by the borough of Norristown to fill the oil street lamps.
  RELEvangelical	Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Lutheran Church of the Trinity
  	He was an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Trinity (1868 to 1884), Dekalb Street.
  Death	25 Mar 1909  [2]
  	He died in his son Ephraim's home at 815 George St., Norristown, PA.
  Burial	Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Address: Norris City Cemetery Norristown, Pennsylvania USA
  Person ID	I96018	Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	William Custer,   b. Abt 1795, Worcester Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA d. 4 Feb 1849 (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Mary Walker   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F16718	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Arp,   b. 25 Mar 1828   d. 8 Feb 1886 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1849	Blue Ball, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  	Address: Whitpain Reformed Church Blue Blee, Pennsylvania USA
  Married By	26 May 1849  [2]
  	Rev. George Wack
  Children	1. William Custer,   b. 24 Sep 1851   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Josiah Custer,   b. 22 Apr 1853   d. 2 Mar 1934 (Age 80 years)   3. Albert G. Custer,   b. 16 Mar 1856   d. 20 Jan 1888 (Age 31 years)   4. Henry Custer,   b. 1858   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ephraim Custer,   b. 21 May 1860   d. 11 May 1937 (Age 76 years)   6. Abraham Custer,   b. 25 Feb 1863   d. 22 Nov 1903 (Age 40 years)   7. Ruben Custer,   b. 20 Mar 1865   d. 30 Jul 1891 (Age 26 years)   8. Mary Elizabeth Custer,   b. 1867   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lev Custer,   b. 7 Feb 1871   d. 16 Feb 1914 (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F16719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Emiline Emery Farrington,   b. 10 Jan 1832   d. 3 Mar 1891, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1890	Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Married By	15 Feb 1890  [2]
  	Rev. Belville Roberts
  	Rev. Roberts was a Presbyterian minister. This was Emiline's second marriage.
  Family ID	F22697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Occupation - labor - - Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA RELEvangelical - Lutheran Church of the Trinity - - Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - Address: Whitpain Reformed Church Blue Blee, Pennsylvania USA - 26 May 1849 - Blue Ball, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 15 Feb 1890 - Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Address: Norris City Cemetery Norristown, Pennsylvania USA - - Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		Custer, William (1827 - 1909) - Pension Voucher William Custer
  		Custer, William (1827 - 1909) - Obituary William Custer Norristown Daily Register March 26, 1909 - Front Page
  		Custer, William (1827 - 1909) - Census - 1900 William Custer - Census Norristow Borough, 4 July 1900 Note the name Elizabeth Pollock. This name is also in Elizabeth Arp's will.
  		Custer, William (1827 - 1909) - Deed - 2 December 1878 - Page 1 William Custer Deed - 2 December 1878 - Page 1 Montgomery County Deed Book 246
  		Custer, William (1827 - 1909) - Deed - 2 December 1878 - Page 2 William Custer Deed - 2 December 1878 - Page 2 Montgomery County Deed Book 246
  		Custer, William (1827 - 1909) - Deed - 2 December 1878 - Page 3 William Custer Deed - 2 December 1878 - Page 3 Montgomery County Deed Book 246

  
  

• Sources

  [S772] Personal - Hall, Alexander J., 17 Apr 2012. Notes on William Custer and Mary Walker. Reference: Deeds, Montgomery County, Norristown, PA; Book 159, page 284 (march 22, 1816) Jacob Van Fossen to William Custer, recorded June 10, 1868; Book 36, page 404 (December 18, 1819) William and Mary Custer to John Kline, recorded April 1, 1820. Montgomery County Orphans' Court Docket No. 1, pages 447 and 171 (February 10, 1900). Lower Providence, PA 1820 census list William . Norristown, PA Tax Records; March 28, 1842 (William is listed); March 13, 1846 (William is pencilled out). History of Worcester Township, PA 1976, page 370. Petition of Margaret Custer Orphans' Court No. 2544 dated February 10, 1800, Norristown, PA. William Custer and Emiline Farrington marriage license No. 2392 dated February 14, 1890, Montgomery County Court House, Norriston, PA. Norristown Herald, March 2, 1815, page 3, Norristown, PA (Marriage Announcement). Church of Latter Day aints, IGRecord. [S772] Personal - Hall, Alexander J., 22 Apr 2012. Notes on William Custer and Mary Ann Arp. Reference: Norristown, PA Census: 1870 page 58 (middle ward) William and Mary Ann; 1880 page 50 (3rd ward) William and Mary Ann; 1890 Civil War Vet, page 6 (6th ward) William; 1900 page 102 (6th ward) William. Obituaries: Norristown Daily Register, William, March 26, 1909, page 1, Mary Ann, Februaary 9, 1886, page 1, Emiline, March 4, 1891; Norristown Weekly Herald, William, March 26, 1909, page 1, Mary Ann, February 15, 1886, page 3 (she is listed as Mary Elizabeth). Marriage: William and Mary, Rev. G. Wack's ledger page 73 (Rev. Wack was minister of Boehms and Wentz Churches), Pennsylvania German Marriages by Donna R. Irish, page 23, William and Emilene, Marriage license No. 2392 on file in the Montgomery County Court House Norristown, PA. William and Mary Ann, Montgomery County Norristown PA Deed Book No. 246, pages 42, 43 and 44. Will of Elizabeth Arp, Montgomery County Norristown PA Book 12, page 677, probated June 15, 1871. William's Veterans pension numbers are 116573 and re-issued as 903.826. Boyd's Directory for Norristown, PA 1908 - 1910 (William). Augustus Lutheran Church Records, Trappe, PA. History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Norristown, PA 1848 - 1938 pages 97, 98 and XI. Pennsylvania Archives Civil WQar Abstract Card File. The News Caster, March 2005, Vol. XXIII, No. 1, pages 6-9.