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Golden Dempsey Casto

Male 1922 - 2007  (84 years)


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  • Name Golden Dempsey Casto 
    Born 4 Nov 1922  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 12 May 2007  Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Name: Golden Dempsey Casto
      Race: White
      Age: 19
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 4 Nov 1922
      Birth Place: Dunbar, West Virginia, USA
      Residence Place: Elanore, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
      Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
      Registration Place: Elanore, Putnam, West Virginia, USA
      Employer: Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp
      Weight: 150
      Complexion: Ruddy
      Eye Color: Gray
      Hair Color: Blonde
      Height: 5 9
      Next of Kin: Sadie Casto
      Household Members:
      Name Relationship
      Golden Dempsey Casto Self (Head)

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Golden Dempsey Casto
      Last Residence:
      29803 Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
      Born: 4 Nov 1922
      Died: 12 May 2007
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      Golden Dempsey Casto
      BIRTH 4 Nov 1922
      Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
      DEATH 12 May 2007 (aged 84)
      Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
      BURIAL
      Levels Baptist Church Cemetery
      Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
      MEMORIAL ID 28530763

      A resident of Aiken, SC for more than 55 years, he was a retired electrician from the Savannah River Site. He served in the Civilian Corps of Electricians during WW II and assisted in the rebuilding of Pearl Harbor. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Finney Casto; sister and brother-in-law, Jan & Roy Walters, Morgantown, NC; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Casto, Athens, GA and Rita Casto, England; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Casto & Sadie Boggus Casto; sister, Wanda Tucker, and brothers, Perry, Calvin, & Herbert Casto. Interment in the Church graveyard followed funeral services conducted Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Pallbearers included his nephews, Wade, Drew, Luke, Tom, & Matt Casto, and Steve Walters.
    Person ID I118232  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2019 

    Father Charles Hubert Casto,   b. 30 Aug 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1953, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Sadie Boggess,   b. 15 Sep 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1991  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1917  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/9/1917 at Charleston
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      C H Casto, 28, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co
      Sadie Boggess, 18, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co

      1920 Charleston Coty, Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Casto, C H 30 WV WV WV
      Sadie wife 20 WV WV WV
      Wanda dau 1 WV WV WV
      Fisher, Minnie cousin 30 div WV WV WV

      1930 Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Casto, Hubert 40 md age 27 WV WV WV Barber - owns shop
      Sadie wife 30 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Wanda dau 11 WV WV WV
      Harry son 9 WV WV WV
      Golden son 7 WV WV WV
      Calvin son 5 WV WV WV
      Herbert son 1 WV WV WV

      1940 Union, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Casto, Charles 50 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV Barber - owns shop
      Sadie wife 40 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV
      Perry son 18 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV
      Golden son 17 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV
      Calvin son 15 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV
      Herbert son 11 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV
      Jonath dau 8 WV 1935: lived Dunbar, WV
    Family ID F28283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Louise Finney,   b. 22 Feb 1924, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 2016, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1947  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 2 Jan 1947
      Place: Kanawha Co, WV
      Golden Casto, 24; Kanawha Co, WV; Dunbar, WV
      Dorothy Finney, 22; Kanawha Co, WV; Dunbar, WV
    Family ID F30330  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S1233] WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

    3. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.