John
Travis
Caster
Born in Mill Creek, Union, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Althea Estella (Caster) Allen, Herbert A. Caster, Josephus Adolphus Caster and Fred Austin Caster
Husband of
Olive May (Hayes) Caster
— married
about 1911 in Coles, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Hayes Caster
Died
at age 68
in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Feb 2021
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Biography
John T. Caster was born in January 1888 in Union County Illinois.
- 1900 US Federal Census for Mill Creek, Union, Illinois shows John T. Caster (age 12) with his parents Alfred A Caster and wife, Sarah U Caster. John was the youngest of 4 children. [1]
- 1930 US Federal Census for District 35, Pekin, Tazwell, Illinois shows John T. Castor (age 42) with his wife, Olive W. Castor and 1 child - John Castor (age 6). John's occupation is shown as Dispatcher. [2]
- 1940 US Federal Census for Pekin, Tazwell, Illinois shows John T. Caster (age 52) with his wife Olive W. Caster and son John Castor age 16. John's occupation is shown as Train Dispatcher for the C. & N.W. Railroad [3]
- John passed away in Cook County, Illinois on 2 January 1957 at the age of 68. He is buried in the Dodge Grove Cemetery (Plot: Sec 13 Div E) in Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois. [4]
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
- John Hayes Caster, b: 1923 {Y-DNA confirmed}
Sources
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Mill Creek, Union, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0103; FHL microfilm: 1240346 [5]
- Year: 1930; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2340297 [6]
- Year: 1940; Census Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00895; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 90-45 [7]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ralph Morgan
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B49021 - Mark Caster :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #97793
- Michael Morgan :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #950683
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