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Charles Albert “Ted” Coster Sr.

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Charles Albert “Ted” Coster Sr.

Birth
Pedro, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Death
12 Jul 1963 (aged 74)
Logan, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
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Charles was the son of Charles Albert Crance, Senior and Surrillida G (Rilla) Walters Koster and stepson to William Koster. He married Anna Florence (Annie) Hurt on the 21st day of December 1915 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Below are links to his records at the West Virginia Archives and FamilySearch.org:
Birth Record
Marriage Record
Death Certificate

Surname confusion, Charles' birth record states he is a Crance. Crance was also used on his marriage record, 1930 and 1940 United States Federal Censuses. Coster was used on his 1900 United States Federal Census, where he was living with his mother and step-father, William Coster/Koster. Coster was also used on his World War I and II Draft Registrations, death certificate, United States Social Security Death Index. Charles' stepfather, William Coster/Koster's headstone is engraved as Koster. William's parents were German.

Charles and Anna's 10 known children are:
Virginia Margarette Crance Coster Ritchie Kunkle (1916–1998)*
Charles Albert Coster, Junior (1919–1939)
Paul Oterbein Coster (1921–2014)
Russell Leonard Coster, Senior (1923–2011)
Willis Wayne Coster (1925–1996)
Anna Sue Coster Curry (1928–2016)
James Boyd Coster, Senior (1930–1989)
Joseph D Coster (1932–2016)
William Robert Coster (1935–2006)
Carrol Jean Coster Hatfield (1937-)

* Virginia's records use both surnames, Crance and Coster.
Charles was the son of Charles Albert Crance, Senior and Surrillida G (Rilla) Walters Koster and stepson to William Koster. He married Anna Florence (Annie) Hurt on the 21st day of December 1915 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Below are links to his records at the West Virginia Archives and FamilySearch.org:
Birth Record
Marriage Record
Death Certificate

Surname confusion, Charles' birth record states he is a Crance. Crance was also used on his marriage record, 1930 and 1940 United States Federal Censuses. Coster was used on his 1900 United States Federal Census, where he was living with his mother and step-father, William Coster/Koster. Coster was also used on his World War I and II Draft Registrations, death certificate, United States Social Security Death Index. Charles' stepfather, William Coster/Koster's headstone is engraved as Koster. William's parents were German.

Charles and Anna's 10 known children are:
Virginia Margarette Crance Coster Ritchie Kunkle (1916–1998)*
Charles Albert Coster, Junior (1919–1939)
Paul Oterbein Coster (1921–2014)
Russell Leonard Coster, Senior (1923–2011)
Willis Wayne Coster (1925–1996)
Anna Sue Coster Curry (1928–2016)
James Boyd Coster, Senior (1930–1989)
Joseph D Coster (1932–2016)
William Robert Coster (1935–2006)
Carrol Jean Coster Hatfield (1937-)

* Virginia's records use both surnames, Crance and Coster.

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