Alfred Alexander Caster (1850 - 1906)

Born 26 May 1850 in Union, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Eugenia Meisenheimer — married 23 May 1862 in Union, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Jul 1906 at age 56 in Union, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Alfred was born on 26 May 1850 in Union County Illinois.

• 1850 US Federal Census for District 2, Union County, Illinois shows Alfred Caster as a new-born ( 1 month old) with his parents Levi Caster (age 29) and wife Mary along with a 2 year-old sister. [1]

• 1870 US Federal Census for Misenheimer, Union County, Illinois shows Alfred A. Caster (age 20) in the household of Sidney Cruse (age 29) along with his wife Sarah Cruse (age 25) and 3 young children. [2]

• Sydney Cruse died in August 1871 at the age of 30. His death left his wife Sarah Cruse with four young children. Sarah married Alfred Caster in June 1874.

• 1880 US Federal Census for Misenheimer, Union County, Illinois shows Alfred Caster (age 30) with wife Sarah and 6 children (3 Cruse and 3 Caster)[3]

• 1900 US Federal Census for Mill Creek, Union County, Illinois shows Alfred Caster (age 50) with his wife Sarah and 4 of the Caster's sons living in their household. [4]

• Alfred Caster passed away in Union County, Illinois on 17 July 1906 at the age of 56. He is buried in the Saint Johns Cemetery in Dongola, Union County, Illinois. [5]

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by Family Tree DNA Y-chromosome testing. Joseph Morgan, FTDNA kit #86115, Y-111 test, and:

a. Robert Morgan, FTDNA kit #939059, match at a Genetic Distance of 1 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 3 generations to his MRCA John Franklin Morgan with a 99% probability.

b. Ralph Morgan, FTDNA kit #B49021, match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 111 STR markers thereby confirming his direct paternal line back 7 generations to his MRCA Hugh Morgan with a 98% probability.

Male Children

• Herbert A. Caster, b: 1877
• Josephus Adolphus Caster, b: 1879
• Fred Austin Caster, b: 1881
• John Travis Caster, b: 1888 {Y-DNA confirmed}

Sources

- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 March 2021), memorial page for Alfred A. Caster (26 May 1850–17 Jul 1906), Find a Grave Memorial no. 120576675, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Dongola, Union County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Joseph Anthony (contributor 47422726) .