Researching David Custer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 34 people with the Custer surname? In that year Custer was ranked number 3545 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Custer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Custer and the Custer Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 12 people with the Custer surname in the UK? Custer is now ranked number 4030 for popularity in the UK. |
Custer Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Custer surname in the USA? Custer is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called David Custer
David Custer
David Luke Custer (born October 14, 1980) is a journalist and television anchor and reporter. He currently works as the anchor of the 5pm, 6pm and 11pm news with Meg McLeod on Mid-Michigan's CBS affiliate channel WNEM.
David Custer was born in Flint, Michigan, and lived in Goodrich, Michigan for most of his childhood and young adult life. He attended Goodrich High School, home of the Martians, and the University of Michigan's Flint campus, graduating with a degree in Communications in 2001.
Custer's journey into television started as an anchor and a reporter in Alpena, Michigan, in 2002. The station, WBKB, also known as the ‘Sunrise Side’, was the only news station in the area. After spending a couple years at WBKB, Custer moved to WSMH, a Fox affiliate, near his hometown in Flint, Michigan, as both a reporter and a producer. He quickly transitioned from a reporter to weekend anchor. The station merged with the CBS affiliate and he became the weekend morning anchor for WNEM-TV until the summer of 2007. Custer briefly left television in 2007 and early 2008 to pursue an executive position in the culinary field at Country Home Creations, an international manufacturer specializing in gourmet food products.
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