Elizabeth Ellen Custer was born on April 11, 1850, in Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, to Jacob Leatherman Custer and Mary Melissa Lane. She married William Valentine on September 23, 1869, in Lowell, Kent, Michigan. She died on June 11, 1899, in Day Township, Montcalm, Michigan, at the age of 49, and was buried in McBride, Day Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3D-1LK : 21 December 2020), Jacob L Caster, Auglaize Township, Allen, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ7N-641 : accessed 7 April 2015), Wm. Valentine and Elizabeth Ellen Kuster, 23 Sep 1869; citing Lowell, Kent, Michigan, v 2 p 120, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,450.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHC-8W5 : accessed 19 October 2015), William Valentine, Michigan, United States; citing p. 16, family 118, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,160.
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSD-1SW : accessed 19 April 2015), Clarence Valentine in household of Wm Valentine, Boston, Ionia, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district 101, sheet 285B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0584; FHL microfilm 1,254,584.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53516316/elizabeth-ellen-valentine: accessed 04 May 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Ellen Custer Valentine (11 Apr 1850–11 Jun 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53516316, citing McBride Cemetery, McBride, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elizabeth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elizabeth:
~6.25% ~25.00%Paul Leonard :
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