Brief Life History of Solomon Franklin
When Solomon Franklin Custer was born on 10 November 1818, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States, his father, Paul Custer, was 40 and his mother, Mary Garver, was 38. He married Fanny Alger on 16 November 1836, in Dublin, Jackson Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 March 1885, in Dublin, Jackson Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in South Lawn Cemetery, Dublin, Jackson Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Solomon Custer, "United States Census, 1880"
- Solomon Custer, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
- Solomon Carter, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
Spouse and Children
1818–1885 Male
1817–1889 Female
Children (5)
1840–1857 Female
1843–1870 Male
1848–1889 Female
1849–1923 Male
1854–1930 Male
Parents and Siblings
1778–1864 Male
1780–1869 Female
Siblings (11)
1802–1885 Female
1804–1886 Male
1808–1886 Male
1808– Male
1810– Female
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World Events (8)
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
Age 7
1830
Age 12
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 18
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Köster or Küster ‘sexton’ (see Kuster 1).
Swiss German: variant of Kuster .
English and Scottish (of Norman origin): occupational name from Old French coustier (masculine), coustiere (feminine), for a maker of feather beds or cushions.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Frances (Fanny) Ward Alger Custer
The following obituary was found in the Adolphus Barnes Family Bible (also known as the Stephen Barnes Family Bible). Spelling and punctuation are uncorrected. "Fanny W. Custer, wife of the late So …
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