John E. Kaster and Eliza Benn

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Husband John E. Kaster ¹

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            AKA: John A. Kaster 2
           Born: 8 Jan 1813 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Father: Philip Kaster (Abt 1776-1865) 2 3 4
         Mother: Susan Fox (      -      ) 2

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   Other Spouse: Susanna(h) Lobaugh (      -1857) 1 2

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Wife Eliza Benn ^{1 2}

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         Father: Henry Benn (      -      ) 1
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Huey (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Christina Kaster ²

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            AKA: Tenny C. Kaster 1
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         Spouse: [Unk] Laughlin (      -      ) 1

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2 F Sarah B. "Sally" Kaster ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: [Unk] Lobough (      -      ) 1

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3 F Susan R. Kaster ^{1 2}

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4 F Lydia Kaster ²

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            AKA: Lide O. Kaster 1
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General Notes: Husband - John E. Kaster

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He was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. [HCC 1887, xxvii]

He was a prominent business man of his district, and was justice of the peace for a number of years. He became engaged in the foundry business at Keystone Foundry, know as the firm of Kaster & Lee. He also carried on an extensive farming business. Owing to a dispute in the firm of Kaster & Lee, Mr. Kaster purchased the Rimersburg foundry property from James Feely in 1864, and made his son, S. Harkey, superintendent of the business. They formed the firm of J. E. Kaster & Son, and in 1881 the firm of S. H. Kaster & Brother became their successors. They had, in connection with their foundry business, a full line of shelf hardware and agricultural implements.

He was a Democrat, and a Lutheran, but his first wife was a Presbyterian.

1 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), BP xxvii.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 345.

3 A. J. Davis, History of Clarion County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), BP xxvii, xxxvi.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1482.