Wasn't the John Custer, who died in 1830, Cresaptown, Md., recorded with a wife named Catherine Valentine? I am mixed up on this data since I have read several versions. One record says he was married to a Garlitz daughter. If I understand this correctly it means that John Custer & __ Garlitz were the parents of Emanuel Custer, born 1806, and he ( Emanuel) was the father of Gen.George A. Custer so the Garlitz daughter (name not given) would have been Gen.George A. Custer's grandmother and thus Garret Co., Md. has a big connection with the famous man. But I also have read Brown's Misc. Writings, pg.196, that states that Elizabeth Durst, daughter of Casper Durst, married to Christian Garlitz and that one of these sisters married John Custer of Cresaptown, Md. who was the grandfather Gen.George A. Custer. Now Elizabeth had only one sister, Susanna, both girls were baptized on the same day in 1789 in Somerset Co., Pa. I do not have info. on Susanna and what happened to her. I have no death date for the wife of John Custer , who died 1830, Md. and some records say that Catherine Valentine died in 1877, that is 47 years after him. Did John Custer married first to a Durst or Garlitz girl and then second to a much younger Valentine girl? Jacob Brown visited with Emanuel Custer, the father of Gen.Custer, after the terrible deaths in Emanuel's family so I think Brown would have had first hand information on this family. Now the Emanuel Custer (brother to John) who was born in 1779, died 1829 Allegany Co., Md. and had several children married to Durst children. That is my interest in the Custer family, they are not a direct line for me but I am curious about the different wives given to John Custer, mentioned above. I do not have a Custer Book that has been previously mentioned.

This is not my direct line but according to Franklin Bishop in his book "The Custer and Related Families of Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland" pg. 10 John Custer 1782-PA - 1830 Cresaptown MD, married Catherine Valentine (not other marriage listed) and they are the parents of Emanuel Henry 1806 MD-1892MI. Emanuel Henry and his second wife, Maria Ward Kirkpatrick, are the parents of George Armstrong Custer 1839 OH - 1876 Montana. Emanuel Henry Custer's 1st wife was Matilda P. Viers (according to Bishop). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 9:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MDGARRET] Custer-Durst-Garlitz info. Wasn't the John Custer, who died in 1830, Cresaptown, Md., recorded with a wife named Catherine Valentine? I am mixed up on this data since I have read several versions. One record says he was married to a Garlitz daughter. If I understand this correctly it means that John Custer & __ Garlitz were the parents of Emanuel Custer, born 1806, and he ( Emanuel) was the father of Gen.George A. Custer so the Garlitz daughter (name not given) would have been Gen.George A. Custer's grandmother and thus Garret Co., Md. has a big connection with the famous man. But I also have read Brown's Misc. Writings, pg.196, that states that Elizabeth Durst, daughter of Casper Durst, married to Christian Garlitz and that one of these sisters married John Custer of Cresaptown, Md. who was the grandfather Gen.George A. Custer. Now Elizabeth had only one sister, Susanna, both girls were baptized on the same day in 1789 in Somerset Co., Pa. I do not have info. on Susanna and what happened to her. I have no death date for the wife of John Custer , who died 1830, Md. and some records say that Catherine Valentine died in 1877, that is 47 years after him. Did John Custer married first to a Durst or Garlitz girl and then second to a much younger Valentine girl? Jacob Brown visited with Emanuel Custer, the father of Gen.Custer, after the terrible deaths in Emanuel's family so I think Brown would have had first hand information on this family. Now the Emanuel Custer (brother to John) who was born in 1779, died 1829 Allegany Co., Md. and had several children married to Durst children. That is my interest in the Custer family, they are not a direct line for me but I am curious about the different wives given to John Custer, mentioned above. I do not have a Custer Book that has been previously mentioned. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message