Info based on Glen Crane's Record of Roger Mills County, OK CEMETERIES...AND MORE and obituaries.

Daughter of William David Ward and Addie Irene Walton.

1900 - US Census - Justice Precinct 4 (all south of r.r.), Kaufman, Texas
Household ........Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth Date
William D Ward .Head .......Male ....33 ..Kentucky ..Mar 1867
Addie I Ward .....Wife .........Female 29 ..Texas .........Apr 1871
Thomas A Ward Son ..........Male ....10 ..Texas .........Dec 1890
Lea Ward ...........Daughter Female 9 ....Texas .........Jul 1891
Malby Ward .......Son .........Male ....6 ....Texas .........May 1894
Oliver Ward .......Son .........Male ....0 ....Texas .........Apr 1900

1910 - US Census - Martha, Jackson, Oklahoma
Household ....Role .Sex .....Age Birthplace
Albert Caster Head Male ....19 ..Texas
Leah Caster ...Wife .Female 18 ..Texas

1920 - US Census - Kiowa Township, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
Household .......Role .........Sex ....Age Birthplace
Albert Caster ...Head .......Male ....28 ..Texas
Leah Caster .....Wife ........Female 28 ..Texas
Troy Caster .....Son ..........Male ....9 ....Oklahoma
Opal Caster .....Daughter Female 8 ....Oklahoma
Jewell Caster ..Daughter Female 6 ....Oklahoma
Merrel Caster ..Son ..........Male ....3 ....Oklahoma
Rodney Caster Son ..........Male ....1 ....Oklahoma

1930 - US Census - Kiowa Township, Roger Mills, Oklahoma
Household ..........Role ........Sex .....Age Birthplace
Albert Custer ......Head .......Male ....39 ..Texas
Leah Custer ........Wife ........Female 38 ..Texas
Opal I Custer ......Daughter Female 18 ..Oklahoma
Jewell B Custer ..Daughter Female 16 ..Oklahoma
Merrill C Custer ..Son ..........Male ....13 ..Oklahoma
Rodney A Custer Son ..........Male ....11 ..Oklahoma
Dorris M Custer ...Daughter Female 9 ....Oklahoma
Pheala D Custer ..Daughter Female 0 ....Oklahoma

1940 - US Census -

Services for Mrs. Leah Caster were conducted from the Hammon, Oklahoma Church of Christ Church on Monday, Dec. 15, 1980 at 2:00 p.m. Internment was in the Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Martin Funeral Home in Elk City.

Mrs. Caster was born July 2, 1891 at Royce City, Texas. She passed away Dec. 12, 1980 in the Community Hospital. She came to Elk City in 1910 one year after her marriage to Albert Caster on August 15, 1909 in Blair, Oklahoma. She and her husband then moved to Hammon in 1915 to farm on a farm northwest of town.

Survivors include 4 daughters: Mrs. Opal Gray of El Reno, OK., Mrs. Jewel Morrow, Albuquerque, NM, Mrs. Doris Morton, Hammon, and Mrs. Theola Canterberry, Ellensburg, Washington; 2 sons, Troy Caster of Yukon, OK and Merrill Caster of El Reno, OK, brothers O.D. Ward of Evansv ille, IN and W.O. Ward of Guthrie, OK. one sister, Mrs. Mayme McBee, 19 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; one son; one grandson and one great grandson.