John Hayes Caster (1923 - 2011)

Born 16 May 1923 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Apr 2011 at age 87 in Spokane County, Washington, USA

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Biography

Tec-5 John Caster served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 1943
Unit(s): 10th Mountain Div
Service ended: 1945

John Hayes Caster was born in May 1923 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois. He was the son of John Travis Caster and Olive May (Hayes) Caster

• 1930 US Federal Census for Pekin, Tazwell County, Illinois shows John H Caster (age 6) with his parents John T. Caster and wife Olive W Caster. [1]

• 1940 US Federal Census for Pekin, Tazwell, Illinois shows John Castor (age 16) with his parents John T. Caster (age 52) with his wife Olive W. Caster. [2]

• On 3 Mar 1943, John H Caster enlisted as a Private in the US Army at Fort Sheridan, Lake County, Illinois.

• John passed away on the 19th of April, 2011 in Spokane County, Washington. He is buried in the Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois. [3]

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

• Mark Parsons Caster, b: 1923 {Y-DNA confirmed}

Sources

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2340297. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. [4]

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00895; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 90-45 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. [5]

• U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 for John Hayes Caster [6]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for John Hayes Caster (16 May 1923–19 Apr 2011), Find a Grave Memorial no. 183477597, citing Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Cathie Jeisy (contributor 48873480) .