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THBGeorge A. Custer's Father, Emanuel Custer, Photograph, Plus Memorial Card
Lot 457
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- Lot Description
Lot of 3, including albumen photograph of an aged, bearded gentleman mounted atop a horse, with period, ink identification on verso: Uncle Emanuel Custer, mounted on Dandy the Gen'ls favorite horse, taken at Nevin's house 1877, 6.25 x 8.5 in., mounted, 8 x 10 in. Nevin was one of Custer's sons; a Custer Memorial Dedication Supplement from the Cadiz Republican, Cadiz, OH, June 23, 1932, with several articles honoring George A. Custer, including a small, front page article featuring a reproduction of the same portrait of Emanuel Custer mounted atop Dandy; and a printed memorial card honoring Emanuel H. Custer, who died on November 27, 1892. Gold printed on black, 4.25 x 6.75 in.
Emanuel H. Custer (1806-1892), born in Cresaptown, MD, eventually moved to New Rumley, OH, where he married Matilda Viers in 1828. However, after the passing of his first wife in 1834, Custer got married for a second time in 1836 to Maria Kirkpatrick, and together, they had seven children, including George, Thomas, and Boston Custer, who lost their lives at the Battle of Little Big Horn on July 25, 1876.
The accompanying newspaper including the photograph of Emanuel mounted atop George Custer's "favorite horse," Dandy, is supplemented by an article, which discusses the close relationship between the horse and the "General's Father." The article explains that following his son's death, Emanuel became deeply attached to Dandy, and rode him for many years, as he was the "last link left to connect him with his famous son." Dandy was at the Little Big Horn, and although he was wounded during the battle, he survived, and was sent to live with the Custer family in Monroe, MI, where he remained until his death at age 26. Emanuel passed away a few years later, at the age of 85, and is buried at Woodland Cemetery, in Monroe, MI.
Lot 20, plus the following lots (338-339; 341-345), descended in the family of Mary Elizabeth Snyder Keller (1911-2007), great granddaughter of Dr. William Webster Custer (1816-1892), first cousin once removed to George A. Custer. Born in Lorain, OH, to Custer and Beatrice (Heath) Snyder, Mary Elizabeth was a 1934 graduate of Kent State University who worked as a teacher and hospital recreation worker for the Red Cross in Memphis, TN and Spartanburg, SC, before returning to Lorain and marrying Louis Keller (1913-1990) in 1950. After purchasing a home in Lorain in 1966, the consignor became a neighbor and good friend to the Kellers, and as a result of this close relationship, the material offered today was given to the consignor by Mary Elizabeth toward the end of her life. Each lot is accompanied by Xerox copies of affidavits signed by the consignor, indicating how he acquired the Custer family material, as well as a Xerox “True Copy” of Mary Elizabeth’s Certificate of Birth.
Probable Line of Descent:
Dr. William Webster Custer (1816-1892), brother of Emanuel Custer (1806-1892) who was father to George A. Custer (1839-1876)
Mary E. Custer Snyder (1842-1930)
J.A. Custer Snyder (1872-1960)
Mary Elizabeth Snyder Keller (1911-2007)
Gifted to Current Owner After 2007Even toning to photograph; with some light edgewear to photograph, including area of loss in lower right corner; corner and edge wear to mount, including loss in top left corner of mount. Expected wear to newspaper, including folds, corner and edge wear to pages. Printed memorial card in near excellent condition.Condition
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