Brig. Gen
Joseph
Compton
Castner
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Castner and Anne L Castner
Husband of
Ada M (White) Castner
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Lawrence Varsi Castner
Died
at age 76
in Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Aug 2022
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Contents |
Biography
Joseph Castner is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army prior to Aug 1891-November 30, 1933
5th Cavalry
Served in the United States Army prior to Aug 1891-November 30, 1933
5th Cavalry
Military
Brigadier General Joseph Castner served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1885
Unit(s): 9th Infantry, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Service ended: November 30, 1933
Service started: 1885
Unit(s): 9th Infantry, 5th Division, American Expeditionary Forces
Service ended: November 30, 1933
- Commanding Officer Captain Joseph Compton Castner
- Duty in Hawaii
- "Brigadier General Joseph C. Castner, Commanding the Ninth Infantry Brigade from May 10, 1918."
"Mount Castner and Castner Glacier, named in his honor, are both located in the area of Alaska that he explored in 1898.[7] "
- Born to Cornelius Wyckoff Castner, 1831–1904 & Catherine L. Cosgrove, 1831–1869
His father, Cornelius W. Castner, served as captain of one of New Brunswick's first companies in the American Civil War.[2] In 1891, Castner graduated from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University ) with a degree in Civil Engineering.
- 1900 New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey
- Head of household
- Cornelius Castner, age: 68, birth date: Apr 1832, birthplace: New York, Marital Status: Widowed, occupation: Carried Painter
- Father's Birthplace: New Jersey --Mother's Birthplace: New Jersey
- Son, Joseph C Castner age:31 New Jersey, occupation: Captain Army
- Daughter Mary Castner age:35 New Jersey, occupation: School Teacher
- Daughter Annie L Castner Age:33 New Jersey, occupation: School Teacher
- Household Identifier: 337 ---Line Number: 67 [1]
Death
- Burial: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California,
- Plot: Section OSD, Site 820
- Inscription
- MAJOR GENERAL
- Distinguished
- Service Medal
- & OLC
- Silver Star Medal
- (Bronze and silver oak leaf clusters)
Marriage
- Spouse: Ada M White, 1881–1971
Sources
- ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F5-7VB : 10 March 2022), Cornelius Castner, 1900. Sheet Number and Letter: 14B --Affiliate Publication Number: T623 --Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Digital Folder Number: 004119913 --Microfilm Number: 1240984 --Image Number: 00439 --Indexing Batch: N00817-6
- His own wikipedia bio
- 1901–1916 3rd paragraph
- Find A Grave: Memorial #24325886
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