West Virginia Pioneers

Moses Michael Casto

Male 1838 - 1913  (74 years)


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  • Name Moses Michael Casto 
    Born 5 Dec 1838  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Apr 1913  [1
    Buried Wolfe Valley (aka Cloverdale) Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1666  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2012 

    Father Benjamin Franklin Casto, Sr,   b. 26 Jan 1797, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1882  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah Catherine "Sally" Shinn,   b. 25 Feb 1806, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1852  (Age 46 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1830 Mason Co
      Benjamin Casto
      1m under 5 Joseph b 1826 : 4yr
      1m 5-10 Edmund
      1m 20-30
      1f 20-30

      1831 Jackson Co PPtax list
      Benjamin Casto, 2 horses, $.12 tax, 1 white male 16+

      1840 Jackson Co, VA
      1m 0-5 Moses
      1m 5-10 Solomon
      1m 10-15 ??
      1m 15-20 Joseph M
      1m 40-50
      2f 0-5 Lucretia? Martha?
      1f 5-10 Phoebe age 10
      1f 30-40

      1850 Jackson Co, VA # 499-504
      Casto Benj 53 M Farmer Va
      Casto Sarah 45 F Va
      Casto Soloman 18 M Farmer Va
      Casto Mathela 15 F Va
      Casto Lucretia 13 F Va
      Casto Moses 12 M VA
      Casto Else 10 F Va
      Casto Mason 7 M Va
      Casto Enoch 6 M Va
      Casto Isaac A 2 M Va

      1860 Jackson Co, VA pg 35 #320-294
      Benjamin, 61
      Mary C, 38
      Moses S, 21
      Mason, 18
      Enoch, 15
      T.A., 12 (M) (Isaac Alexander. . .bb)
      James W, 3
      Jeffers, Eliz C, 8 [Mary's dau by 1st husband]

      1870 Jackson Co, WV pg 88 #50-50
      Benjamin, 69
      Catherine, 44
      James W, 12

      JCWR:
      Benjamin Casto, 8/9/1879, prov, 5/18/1883
      wife Catherine
    Family ID F580  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mariah E Baker,   b. 1848, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1902, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1866  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/27/1866
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Moses M Casto, 25y20d, Jackson, Mason, Benjamin & Sarah Casto
      Maria Baker,18, Mason, Mason, Charles & Sarah Baker

      1870 Union, Mason, WV # 175 all born VA - he's the only Moses Casto I can find, but who is Catherine and the kids? Did the census taker skip some people???
      Casto, Moses M 25
      Catherine 23
      Thomas 4
      Lucy 1

      1880 Union, mason, WV
      Casto, Moses M 38 VA VA VA
      Maria J 28 VA VA VA
      William E 12 son WV
      Charles B 8 son WV
      Sarah B 6 da WV 10/9/1873

      1900 Union, Mason, WV all born WVWVWV
      Casto, Moses M 12/1842 m 33y
      Mariah E 4/1847 m 33y 7-5 children
      Perry E son 11/1880 Perry Enos 11/18/1880
      Clyde C son 5/1883 5/31/1883
      Martha J da 5/1886 5/15/1886
      Manerva J dil 3/1866 wd 3-3 children
      Orval E gs 9/1892
      Nellie B gd 6/1899

      Mason Co Births
      Wm Ellis Casto, 10/12/1967, Moses M (farmer, born Mason Co) & Mariah E Casto, reported by Charles Baker, Granddad
      Sarah B 10/9/1873
      unnamed male, 6/17/1871 Moses Mikuel & Maria, reported by father
      Perry Enos 11/18/1880
      Clyde C , 5/31/1883
      Martha J, 5/15/1886
      Della T, 9/10/1889

      There is a shared marker at Wolfe Valley Cemetery for Mariah Casto and Moses M. Casto, although Mariah's death record shows she was to be buried in the Baker family graveyard.
    Children 
     1. William Ellis Casto,   b. 12 Oct 1867, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1944, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Charles B Casto,   b. 17 Jun 1871, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1899, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. Sarah Belle Casto,   b. 9 Oct 1873, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1963, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Perry Enos Casto,   b. 18 Nov 1880, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1934, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     5. Clyde Chapman Casto,   b. 31 May 1883, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Martha J Casto,   b. 15 May 1886, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Della T Casto,   b. 10 Sep 1889, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1891  (Age 1 years)
    Family ID F606  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Julia A Snyder,   b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1932, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1906  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/3/1906
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Moses M Casto, 59, Mason, Mason
      Mrs Julia A Stoneking, 55, Jackson, Mason

      1910 Union, Mason, WV all born WVWVWV
      Snyder, Elias A 64 s
      Julia A sis 50 m1- 6y 1-1 child
      Casto, Micheal boarder 65 m1- 6y
    Family ID F24837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S723] WV Cemetery Preservation Association.

    2. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.