Janis,
I'm sorry if I'm slow to reply as I don't have my own access at home any longer. I wish I could tell you more helpful info, but all I Know is of Frederich (Kuster)Kiister came over in 1883 with his fiancee and her family. I have been told though that he had some brothers that also came over, but used different spellings of the surname, and from that no one can trace back any further as we are unsure exactly what to look for. In some of my great-great grandfathers papers from 1883, it appears to be spelled Kuster with the german umlaud marks over the u. Ihave found many people listed that have very similar statistics but variations of the lasts names and first and middle names the same, and I willbe be comparing to see if they are the brothers to Frederich. Good luck and sorry I could not help more.
Hugs Kiises,
LA Kiister