Greenbrier County, West Virginia    Biography: Claudius F. BUSTER

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Submitted by Valerie Crook, <vfcrook@earthlink.net>, April 1999
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CLAUDIUS F. BUSTER - deceased - was born in Kanawha County, (then) Virginia, 
a son of Claudius and Ann (MAFFITT) BUSTER, who were born in the "Old Dominion 
State." In 1840, or about that year, he made his home in Greenbrier County; 
and here he married, March 28, 1843, Elizabeth C. RADAR.  She was born at Donnallys 
Fort, in this county, September 25, 1820, a daughter of Antony and Jane (HUTCHINSON) 
RADAR.  Her father's birth was in Rockbridge County, Virginia, and her mother was 
born in Greenbrier County. Claudius F. BUSTER was assistant quartermaster under 
General FLOYD, of the Confederate army, for the Virginia forces during the 1861 
war.  The children of Mr. and Mrs. BUSTER were: George W., Jane A., Julia E., 
Mary E., Thomas A., Henry W., Georgianna.  All live in this county, Julia E. 
near Frankford, and the others in Blue Sulphur Springs, and assistant postmaster 
at that place.  He is dealing in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, 
etc., and the postoffice is located in his store. [This last sentence does not 
make sense as Claudius BUSTER is deceased at the time; perhaps it is referring 
to one of the sons. vfc]


[George W. BUSTER, age 11, died of flux on Sep. 21, 1854.  His death was reported by 
Claudius BUSTER and his parents are listed as C. F. and Elizabeth BUSTER. 
Greenbrier County Death Records, Vol. 1A. vfc]


Source:  Hardesty, Henry H.  Hardesty's Historical and Geographical
Encyclopedia.  New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884.
Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia.  Ed. Jim Comstock.
Richwood: Comstock, 1974.