Rev George Casto, Sr

1786 - 1845  (59 years)

• Name	George Casto
  Prefix	Rev
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	1781 OR 1786
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 19 Apr 1845 and 27 Oct 1845	Staats Mill, Jackson Co, WV   [1]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	JCWR, Sherriff's Bond, 3/24/1834, appointed to serve 12/27/1833 to 1st quarterly meeting of County Court, 1835, Sureties, John Warth, John McKown and George Stone Bond for Collection of Taxes & Militia Fines, and Tax Levies, same sureties & Isaac McKown Will, Jackson Co, WV book 1, page 337 Wife Sarah, sons Nicholas, David G, James C, Joel, Grandson David Casto 4/19/1845, prven 10/27/1845 1820 Mason Co: George Casto- 2m under 10, 1m 26-45, 3f under 10, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45, 1f over 45 1830 Mason Co: George Casto 3m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m 15-20, 1m 40-50, 1f 5-10, 3f 10-15, 1f 30-40, 1f 70-80 ~~~ "Jackson County in the Wars" War of 1812 1st Virginia Regiment George Casto, Sr ws born in Harrison county in 1781 and died at Staats Mill, Jackson County, in 1845. He came to this section about 1816 and first settled on the big bottom at the foot of Salt Hill. Later, he moved to the present village of Staats Mills, settling about a mile above the covered bridge on Mill Creek. He married (1) Elizaberth, daughter of John Wesfall, Sept 29, 1807, by whom he had 2 children: Margaret, who married Thomas Cunningham, and Abraham, who married Roseanna Slaughter. Married (2) Sarah Ours, 1813, and by her had 12 children: John G, married Catherine, daughter of Andrew Westfall; George Jr, married Nancy, daughter of Robert R & Elizabeth (Hinzman) Raines; David G, married Sarah daughter of Robert R Raines; Dr James C "Doctor Jim", married Sarah, daughter of James Bradley; Joel, married Mary Magdalene, daughter of James Bradley; Nichloas, married Telitha, daughter of William Casto, Sr; Mary Magdalene, married Joel, son of James and Keziah (Barnett) Cunningham; Phoebe, married John Greathouse; Sarah, married James Rollins; Elizabeth, married Elias, son of William and Martha (Parsons) Casto; Lousia, married David L, son of John J and Gracey (McDade) Casto; and Matilda, married Joseph, son of Stephen Skeen. ~~~ John A House: 'Pioneers of Jackson County': pg 134 Between the mill and the mouth of Tug Fork, on the right side of Mill Creek, George Casto settled in 1816, or near that date. He was sheriff of Jackson County in 1834, and helped to locate the county seat in 1831. He was a Justice of the Peace when Jackson County was organized and for many years after. He was a Methodist, and sometimes preached, was a Whig in politics. He was born in 1781 and died in 1845. He was a soldier in the second war of Independence (1812) and came to Jackson county from the Buckhannon River, where he was born and raised, after the close of the war. His first wife was a sister of Stephan Westfall. She dying, he married Sarah, daughter of Godfrey Auers. There was a Peggy Casto who married Thomas Cunningham, a brother of Joel Cunningham, who was a child of the first marriage. George Casto, the second son of the last marriage, was a man of prominence in counry affairs. He was in the Union Army. He married a daughter of Robert Raines. Nicholas Casto married Lilletha Casto. . . His son, George N, Casto. . . Mary Casto married Joel Cunningham, and was living in 1904 with hre son Robert. . . Pheobe Casto married John Greathouse (commonly called Prophet John) and lived on Spring Creek. George Casto moved from the farm near Thomas's Mill, up on Tug Fork, about one and a quarter miles from Mill Creek, probably about 1831 or 1832, and later to a farm one mile above Staats Mill, where he was resding at the time of his death.
  Person ID	I1686	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	6 May 2018

  
  

  Father	David Casto,   b. 1753, Dividing Creek, NJ ,   d. 23 Jan 1802, Randolph County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Margaret Eliza Province,   b. Abt 1756, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Sims Index, Randolph Co, WV David Casto, 212z, Turkey Run, 1800, book 2 page 269 Harrison Co, VA 1785 Pers Prop tax list David Castoe, 1 tithable, 1 horse, 3 cattle 1785 Harrison Co, VA Casoto, David, 3 white soul 1790 Washington Co, PA 250 David Casto 1 FWM 16+ 2 FWM 16- 1FWF "History of Monongalia County, West Virginia; from its First Settlement to the Present Time, with Numerous Biographical & Family Sketches" published by Preston Publishing Company, Kingwood, W.Va., 1883 In the book's section on the Revolution, in a footnote, there is mention of a paper in the "possession of the West Virginia Historical Society" which abstracts the payroll of Capt. John WHITZELL's [Whetzel/Whetsel/Wetzel etc.] Company of Rangers of "Monongahala and Ohio counties" which included Wm. CRAWFORD, lieut; John MADISON, ensign; Peter MILLER, sergeant; and Christian COPLEY, sergeant. John SIX, Samuel BROWN, Lewis BONNELL, Jacob TEUSBAUGH, Joseph MORRIS, Benj, WRIGHT, Wm. HALL, Phil. NICHOLAS, John NICHOLAS, Henry YOHO, John DUNCAN, Thos. SIX, Abram EASTWOOD, Conrad HUR, Martin WHITZELL, Enoch ENOCHS, Jacob RIFFLE, Valentine LAWRENCE, John ANDREUER, John SMITH, Wm. GARDINER, David CASTO, Joseph YEAGER, Phil. CATT, Geo. CATT, Joseph COONE, Matthias RIFFLE, Jacob SPANGLER, Peter GOOSEY, Philip BARKER."
  Family ID	F571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Westfall,   d. BY 1813
  Married	29 Sep 1807	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1820 Mason Co: George Casto- 2m under 10, 1m 26-45, 3f under 10, 1f 10-16, 1f 26-45, 1f over 45 1830 Mason Co: George Casto 3m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m 15-20, 1m 40-50, 1f 5-10, 3f 10-15, 1f 30-40, 1f 70-80
  Children	1. Margaret 'Peggy' Casto,   b. 1809,   d. Jan 1880, Greenwood Co, Kansas  (Age 71 years)   2. Abraham G Casto,   b. 1811,   d. Between 1880 and 1900  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F1444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ours,   b. 1791, Virginia, USA ,   d. 1862  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1813	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1/29/1816, sold propery on Buckhannon River, moved west to (later Jackson county). Casto, George VA MASON CO. 121 1820 1830 Mason Co, VA 3 m 0-4 Nick, David, James 1m 5-9 George 1m 15-19 John 1m 40-49 1f 5-9 Betty 3f 10-14 Polly, Pheobe, Sarah 1f 40-49 1f 70-79 1840 Jackson Co, VA 1m 5-10 Joel 3m 10-15 Nick, David, James 1m 15-20 George 1m 50-60 1f 5-10 Matilda -- where's Louisa? 1f 15-20 Betty 1f 40-50 1850 Jackson Co, VA # 352-356 Casto Sarah 56 F Va Casto James 20 M Farmer Va Casto Joel 15 M Farmer Va Casto Matilda 16 F Va Casto David 23 M Farmer Va Casto Sarah 19 F Va 1860 Jackson Co, VA # 1017-955 Sarah 68 Matilda 24 JCWR: pg 337 4/19/1845 wife Sarah, sons Nicholas, David G, James C, Joel, George Jr, grandson David casto probated 10/27/1845 pg 338 History of Mason Co, WV 1987 George Casto: says parents of Sarah were John Godfrey and Anna Maria Weatherholt Ours John House, "Pioneers of Jackson Co" The next cabin was that of George Casto, who moved from the Salt Lick farm about the 1820's. His history is given elsewhere in this history. George Casto was a brother-in-law of Stephen Westfall, whose sister had been his first wife.
  Children	1. John G Casto,   b. 1814,   d. 1844  (Age 30 years)   2. Mary Magdalene 'Polly' Casto,   b. 14 Feb 1816, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 14 Feb 1906  (Age 90 years)   3. Phoebe Casto,   b. 4 Jun 1818,   d. 1877  (Age 58 years)   4. Sarah Casto,   b. Abt 1819, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Casto, Jr,   b. 7 Apr 1822, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 15 Feb 1898  (Age 75 years)   6. Nicholas Casto,   b. 19 Oct 1825, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 Jan 1913  (Age 87 years)   7. Elizabeth Betty Casto,   b. Abt 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. David G Casto,   b. Abt 1827, Virginia, USA ,   d. Apr 1860  (Age ~ 33 years)   9. Dr James Cunningham Casto,   b. 29 Oct 1829, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)   10. Louisa Casto,   b. 26 Aug 1832,   d. 18 May 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 50 years)   11. Joel Casto,   b. 1 Sep 1834,   d. 25 Sep 1886  (Age 52 years)   12. Matilda Casto,   b. 24 Jul 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1908  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S182] Probate Record, Jackson Co, WV. [S72] Marriage Records, Harrison Co, WV.