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Custer was probably of German origin. His name was originally Kuster and it originated in the region of the Palatine in West Germany. The Palatines had fled Germany because of constant war in the early eighteenth century in their homeland and they had been aided by the English to settle in England, Ireland and America. The family anglicized the name to Custer sometime in the eighteen century. George was named after his family’s pastor who was also a close family friend. George’s mother had hoped that he would one day follow his namesake into the church.