West Virginia Pioneers

Okey Harrison Casto

Male 1887 - 1973  (86 years)


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  • Name Okey Harrison Casto 
    Born 2 Oct 1887  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died Nov 1973  [3
    Notes 

    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Okey Casto
      SSN: 234-60-6304
      Last Residence: 25271 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, United States of America
      Born: 1 Sep 1887
      Died: Nov 1973
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1955)
    Person ID I21342  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2012 

    Father Jonathan Granville Casto,   b. 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Ernestine Barnett,   b. 1868,   d. 18 Oct 1909  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1884  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 11/20/1884
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Jonathan Casto, 21, Jackson County, WV, Jackson County, WV PO RockCastle
      Ernestine Barnett, 16, Jackson County, WV, Jackson County, WV PO RockCastle
      Informant - Preston Barnett

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 423-425
      Jonathan G, 1/1862, m 15y
      Ernestine, 10/1868, m 15y, 9-9
      Cordelia, 3/1886
      Okey H, 10/1887
      Georgia M, 3/1889
      Perry T, 2/1891
      Joncy, 11/1892
      Hattie, 4/1894
      Nellie, 3/1896 [Willie?]
      Camden, 11/1897
      Dora B, 7/1899

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 257
      Casto, Johntan G 48 wd
      Oakey son 22
      Georgia M da 20
      Pery T son 18
      John son 17
      Hattie da 15
      Willia son 14
      Camdon son 13
      Dora B da 11
      Leona da 7
      Leo son 3

      1920 Charleston Wd 3, Kanawha, WV
      Casto, JG 57 WV WV WV
      Alice A 53 VA VA VA
      Dora da 20 WV WV WV
      Ona da 16 WV WV WV
      Bowles, Erma da 15 WV WV WV
      Casto, Leo son 13 WV WV WV
      Bowles, Edith da 13 WV WV WV
      Harrison, WA boarder 60 m WV WV WV

      JCBR:
      Corda, 3/13/1885, JG & Ernestine Casto
      Cordelia, 3/12/1886, JG & Ernestine Casto - it does not say either is a delayed bc - is this 2 different kids?
      Peter Talmage, 2/24/1891, Jonathan G & Ernestine (Barnett) Casto, Rockcastle, (f&mpob) Jackson Co

      Buried at Mt Olive Cemetery
      (d) J. G. Casto, 1862 - 1941; Ernestine Casto, 1868 - 1909
    Family ID F856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elva Marie Battrell,   b. 1 Sep 1887, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1911 
    Notes 

    • 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 138
      Casto, O H 33
      Elva 33
      Mildred da 8
      Marie da 7
      Milford son 5
      Ardella da 3 9/12
      Allendale son 4/12

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 28
      Casto, Okey H 42 m age 23
      Elva 42 m age 23
      Mildred H da 18
      Marie da 17
      Milford M son 14
      Ardella da 11
      I Dale son 10
      Arthur son 7
      Bernard son 5

      1940 ED 18-11, Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p10A
      #226 owns farm $900 all born WV 1935: same Jackson WV
      Casto, Okey H 53
      Elva O wife 53
      Marie da 27 s
      Aurther son 18
      Bernard son 15

      Jackson Herald
      The four sons of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Casto, of Rockcastle, are in uniform. Cpl. Milford Casto, an aviator radar operator with the Marines, is the husband of the former Marie Kessel, who with a small daughter, is with her parents near Ripley, He is stationed in North Carolina. S/Sgt. Dale C Casto has been in the service more than three years and is in England. Cpl. Arthur Casto is with the Army Air Corps in Texas, and Cpl. Bernard Casto, also with the Army Air Corps, is in Florida. All are graduates of the Ripley High School, except Bernard who was graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston.
      (Friday, Sept. 15, 1944)
    Children 
     1. Mildred Hazen Casto,   b. 19 Nov 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1986  (Age 74 years)
     2. Edna Marie Casto,   b. 30 Nov 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1999, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Milford Morgan Casto,   b. 26 Jun 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1997  (Age 81 years)
     4. Myrtle Ardella Casto
     5. Jonathan Allendale Casto,   b. 3 Sep 1919, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 2006, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     6. Arthur Blair Casto,   b. 12 May 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 2010, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Bernard Lee Casto,   b. 27 Aug 1924, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 2007, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F14692  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S399] SSDI.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.