Hello,

I appreciate your response to my post! Yep, John Marion Custer is the son of George Thomas Custer. I believe he was named after his uncle John Marion Custer who died in the Civil War.

I actually have a book called "The Trail Drivers of Texas" which is a compilation of many first hand accounts from Old Time Trail Drivers. Each man contibuted a brief tale of his life and times on the Cattle Trails. John Marion Custer submitted his tale called "Scouting and Routing in the Good Old Days". The book was published in about 1915 or so. This is where he tells of his getting into some trouble in South Texas and time spent riding under the alias of Bill Wilson. He never says exactly what he did to get in trouble and that is one of the things I have been trying to find.

Please send me your email address and I will send you a couple of pictures and tell you exactly how I am related. Also,I would love to see the pictures you have as well.

Thanks again for contacting me!

Ron Woods Jr.