Samuel Castner and Martha Dunbar

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Husband Samuel Castner ¹

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           Born: 25 Aug 1823 - Mifflin Co, PA 2
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         Father: George Castner (      -1860) 2
         Mother: Susan Nicholson (      -1864) 2

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       Marriage: 1848 2

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Wife Martha Dunbar ¹

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           Born: 2 Mar 1832 3
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         Father: James Dunbar (1802-1878) 4 5
         Mother: Mary Elder (1806-1880) 4

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Children

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1 F Susan Castner ²

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         Spouse: Albert Liggett (      -      ) 2

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2 M James D. Castner ²

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3 M George J. Castner ²

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4 F Mary L. Castner ²

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5 M Samuel W. Castner ²

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6 M Elmer E. E. Castner ²

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7 M Charles A. Castner ²

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General Notes: Husband - Samuel Castner

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He was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, and attended the country schools in that vicinity, until he became old enough to assist on the farm. His parents were growing old and soon became depend­ent upon him, but in a short time he accumulated enough to support them, and continued to supply their needs as long as they lived.
He passed the first por­tion of his married life near Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and then moved to Judge McKeever's farm, where he resided as a tenant for seventeen years. Five years previous to leaving this place he bought an adjoining farm, and then managed both places. In the year 1875 he sold the farm in Hopewell town­ship, and purchased a property situated in the eastern part of Independence township, near the Hopewell line. He was extensively engaged in raising stock, the farm being well managed, and capable of ac­commodating a large amount of stock. Politically, he was formerly a Whig and an active Abolitionist, feeding and sheltering many a fugi­tive, while they attempted to escape from the bonds of slavery. During the slavery troubles, he frequently had six or eight negroes under his pro­tection at one time. He was later a Republican. Both he and his wife were members of the M. E. Church.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1100, 1278.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1100.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1279.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1278.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 564.