Download or read book Kestner-Kastner-Costner-Chostner, 1550-1991 written by James Earl Chostner and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adam Kastner, the pioneer of the Costner family, was born in Hannover, Germany in 1710. He immigrated with his wife and five children, Peter, Jacob, Andrew, Margaret, and Mary, to Pennsylvania in about 1748. Adam's sixth child, Thomas, was born in York County, Pennsylvania. The family migrated to North Carolina in about 1750. Lists descendants of Adam Kastner, especially the line of descent to the author, which comes through Thomas and Thomas' son, Andrew, who migrated to Missouri. Most descendants listed are from the southern United States, especially Missouri. Also contains history of Kastners, Costners, etc. in Germany to 1550.