BIO: Charles C. CUSTER, M.D., Mont Alto, Franklin County, PA

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Medical Men of Franklin County, 1750-1925 by Ambrose Watts Thrush, M.D.;
Chambersburg, Pa.; Medical Society of Franklin County, Page 279
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CHARLES C. CUSTER, M. D.

  C. C. Custer was born January 2, 1886, at Stoystown, Pa., a son of John H. and 
Mary (Sachs) Custer.  He had his preliminary education at Franklin and Marshall 
Academy, Lancaster, Pa., and was graduated M. D. Cum Laude 1909 by the 
University of Maryland, Baltimore.

  Dr. Custer was in private practice at Ralphton, Pa., 1909-1912 and at 
Johnstown 1912-1919.  In 1919 he received an appointment with the Pennsylvania 
State Board of Health and served 1919 to 1922 at Cresson Sanatorium and since 
1922 at the South Mountain Sanatorium, Mont Alto, Pa.

  Dr. Custer was a member of the Somerset County and the Cambria County Medical 
Societies from 1910 to 1924 and since 1924 has been a member of the Medical 
Society of Franklin County.  He is a member of the National Tuberculosis 
Association and the Phi-Chi Medical Fraternity.  Dr. Custer is a Republican in 
politics and a member of the Reformed Church.  He married in 1909 Marion M. 
Kantner.