John Liburn Casto

1861 - 1947  (86 years)

• Name	John Liburn Casto
  Born	2 Sep 1861	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Dec 1947	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Name: John L. Casto Sex: male Death Date: 10 Dec 1947 Death Place: Belgrove, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 85y3m8d Cemetery: Casto Cem, Belgrove Birth Date: 9/2/1862 Birth Place: Jackson Co Marital Status: married Spouse: Levina J. Casto, age 75 Mother: Ann Tolley Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co Father: David Casto Father's Birth Place: Jackson Cco Informant: Loren Casto, Ripley, WV Casue: Influenza John L. CASTO Funeral services for John L. CASTO, aged Belgrove resident, were held from the home there Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. James ANDERSON in charge and burial was in the family cemetery. Mr. CASTO, a native of the county, was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David CASTO and had spent his life in the Belgrove community. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Levina CASTO; five sons, Kenna of Charleston, Loren of Ripley, Hoyt and Owen, both of Belgrove and Emmitt at home; four sisters [should read 'daughters', Mrs. Macel PARSONS of Charleston, Mrs. Elsie PARSONS of Ripley, Mrs. Ethel STAATS of Wilding and Mrs. Opal LITTON of Staats Mills; two half-brothers, Ike CASTO of Ripley, and Emmitt RIFFLE of Pt. Pleasant. Also surviving are 42 grandchildren and five great grand children. (Jackson Herald, Fri., 19 Dec 1947) 1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Isaac RIFFLE Self M M W 30 WV Ann A. RIFFLE Wife F M W 36 WV Jacob A. RIFFLE Son M S W 5 WV Marthy J. RIFFLE Dau F S W 4 WV Mahala D. RIFFLE Dau F S W 9M WV John L. CASTO SSon M S W 14 WV Charles E. CASTO SSon M S W 12 WV
  Person ID	I21318	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2007

  
  

  Father	David D Casto,   b. 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ann Eliza Tolley,   b. Oct 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	According to Casto manuscript, John L is son of David and Ann Tolley Casto.
  Family ID	F6918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lavinia Jane Casto,   b. 7 Jan 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Apr 1966  (Age 93 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1889	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	JCMR shows he was 24 & lived Staats Mill, she at Belgrove 1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 73 Casto, John L, 9/1861, m 10y Lavina J, 6/1873, m10 y , 5-4 Georgie K, son, 1/1891 Nancy E, d, 8/1892 William O, son, 3/1895 Ocar E, son, 12/1899 1910 Jackson Co WV Washington Dist # 284 John L Casto 47 M1 20y Luvina J 37 10-8 George K 18 Nancy E 17 William O 15 Oscar E 10 Ermy E 8 Loren D 6 Mary M 4 Freda E 1 6/12 1920 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 105-106 Casto, John L, 57 Luverna J, 47 Ernest 20 Elsie 18 Loren 16 Macel 14 Ethel 11 Hoyt 8 Opal 5 1930 Washington, Jackson, WV Casto, J L 67 m 24 Lavina 57 m 16 Ethel 20 Hoyt 18 Opal 16 1940 ED 18-14 Belgrove, Washington, Jackson, WV p7B #110 owns $800, farm all born WV - same house Casto, John 77 Levina wife 67 Ernie son 40 s parents born WV. speaks English. farm laborer Hoyt son 27 s JCBR: Erma Elsie, 8/9/1902, John L & Levinia Jane, Belgrove, f&mpob, Jackson Co, delayed Louvina O, 2/16/1915 John L Casto Cemetery is on his farm. Casto Connections, Oct 2000, in note from Carolyn Casto, lists children and gives birth and death dates.
  Children	1. Kenna George Casto,   b. 9 Jan 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1973  (Age 82 years)   2. Nancy Estel Casto,   b. 4 Aug 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Owen Casto,   b. 13 Mar 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Jan 1979  (Age 83 years)   4. Nada Marie Casto,   b. 20 Jul 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 May 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 1 years)   5. Oscar Ernest Casto,   b. 2 Dec 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 1993  (Age 93 years)   6. Elcie Erma Casto,   b. 9 Feb 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Feb 1985  (Age 83 years)   7. Loren Dayton Casto,   b. 18 Oct 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1999, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 95 years)   8. Mary Macel Casto,   b. 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. James Casto,   b. 4 May 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1904 and 1910   10. Freda Ethel Casto,   b. 25 Oct 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1996, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years)   11. John Hoyt Casto,   b. 30 Mar 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 May 2013  (Age 101 years)   12. Lavina Opal Casto,   b. 16 Feb 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 2014  (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F6837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.