This letter was found in family documents and submitted to the Clark County Herald on 31 Oct 1882.  It was written by James Plasters on 21 Sept 1881 in Marshall, Illinois.      I, James Plasters, wish to leave to my family an account of my ancestors. My grandfather on my father's side, Michael Plasters, was a native of Germany, being born on the River Rhine, and was called "High Dutch". He immigrated to the colonies of North America about the 1st of the year 1730 and settled in what is...

Michel Platscher was born 1715 in Rhineland, Palintinate, Germany.  He died 31 Jan 1803 in Franklin County, Virginia at age 88.  His first wife was named Tamar Houston.  His second wife was Charity (or Chastitie) Williams.  From the second marriage Michel and Charity had the following children:  Conrad Plasters boarn 1765 and died 1842; Thomas Plasters born 1770; William Plasters born 1761; Margaret Plasters born ?; John Plasters born 1765 (there was another John born from his first...

Michael Plaster was born about 1728 in Franklin co, VA. He died about 1803 in Franklin Co. VA. Michael married Tamar Houston on 22 Nov 1756 in Wilmington, Delaware. The Plaster surname is Anglicized from the German name "Platsher". German derivations of the name includ Pflaster, Pflasteerer, Plaesterer, etc. It is speculated that Plasters originally founded in Paris (as in Plaster of Paris) where they started a craftman commune or syndicate specializing in plaster arts crafts, such as...