West Virginia Pioneers

Okey Sherman Casto

Male 1886 - 1961  (75 years)


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  • Name Okey Sherman Casto 
    Born 13 Apr 1886  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Sep 1961  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      NAME: Okey Sherman Casto
      Address: RD Given, Jackson, WV
      COUNTY: Putnam
      STATE: West Virginia
      BIRTH DATE: 13 Apr 1885
      RACE: White
      AGE: 33
      OCCUPATION: farming
      NEAREST RELATIVE: Dora Alice Casto, Given
      HEIGHT/BUILD: Medium/medium
      COLOR OF EYES/HAIR: ---

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      NAME: Okey Shermon Casto
      BIRTH DATE: 13 Apr 1886
      BIRTH PLACE: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      RESIDENCE: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
      AGE: 56
      OCCUPATION: self
      NEAREST RELATIVE: Stanley Melton, Dunbar WV
      HEIGHT/BUILD: 5'8" 160 lb
      COLOR OF EYES/HAIR: blue/gray ruddy complexion

      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      NAME: Okey S. Casts
      [Okey Sherman Casto]
      BIRTH DATE: 13 Apr 1886
      BIRTH PLACE: Jackson County, West Virginia
      DEATH DATE: 22 Sep 1961
      DEATH PLACE: Given, Putnam, West Virginia
      BURIAL DATE: 24 Sep 1961
      BURIAL PLACE: Rock Castle, Jackson, West Virginia
      CEMETERY NAME: Mt. Olive
      DEATH AGE: 75 years 5 months 9 days
      OCCUPATION: Farmer
      RACE: White
      MARITAL STATUS: Divorced
      GENDER: Male
      RESIDENCE: Given, Putnam, West Virginia
      FATHER NAME: James Buckhanon Casto
      MOTHER NAME: Mary Goodwin
      FHL FILM NUMBER: 567298

      Putnam Man Takes Life with Shotgun
      Winfield - A retired New Yrok Central and West Virginia Water Co. employee shot himself to death yesterday in his front yard.
      A member of the family quoted Putnam Sheriff Harold Bailey as saying that the death of Okey S Casto, 75, resulted from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
      Mr Casto, whose mailling address was Given, Jackson County, lived across the line in Putnam County at Jim Ridge. A neighbor said the man talked of taking his own life a short time before the fatal shooting, but that he had made similar threats before.
      He had been retired from work for about 10 years.
      Survivors include six daughters, Mrs Mary M Melton and Mrs Louise Selbe of Dunbar, Mrs Phyilis Beller, Mrs Willa Jean Carrier and Mrs Ava Tucker of Nitro and Mrs Hilda Hess of St Albans, a son Arthur (Bud) Casto of Buffalo, two sisters, Mrs Willa Casto of Red House and Mrs Mossie Smith of Huntington, 21 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
      Services will be tomorrow at 2 pm in Mt Olive Church at Rock Castle, Jackson County, with burial in the church cemetery. The body is at the Parsons Funeral Home in Ripley.
    Person ID I21564  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 

    Father James Buchannon Casto,   b. 1856,   d. 1941  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary Magdalene Goodwin,   b. 1856,   d. 26 Mar 1929  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1878  [4
    Notes 

    • Buried Mt Olive Cemetery
      (double) J. B. Casto, 1856 - 1941 Mary M. Casto, 1856 - 1929

      1880 Ripley 2 Dist, Jackson, WV # 182-182 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      James B. CASTO Self M M W 28 VA
      Mary M. CASTO Wife F M W 28 VA
      Georgie E. CASTO Dau F S W 10M WV

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 430-432
      James B, 7/1856, m 21y
      Mary M, 8/1856, 5-4
      Georgia E, 8/1879
      Lona A, 8/1883
      Okey S, 4/1886
      Cora M, 1/1893

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 202 all WVWVWV
      Casto, James B 53 m1- 31y
      Mary M 53 m1- 31y 3-2 children
      Cora M da 17
      Smith, Luster boarder 16

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 127
      Casto, JB 63
      Mary 63
      Marrison, Lola gd 15

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #21
      Casto, J B 73 wd WVWVWV

      JCBR:
      Cora M, 1/25/1892, JB & Mary M, Jackson Co, farmer
      F D, 8/27/1898, JB & MM Casto, Rockcastle, farmer, (m)
      Lona A, 8/1883, Jas B & Mary M Casto, Jackso Co, farmer
    Family ID F784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dora Annis Pickens,   b. Aug 1890, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Jun 1906  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/10/1906
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia
      Okey Sherman Casto, 20 Jackson, Jackson
      Dora Annis Pickens, 17 Putnam, Putnam
      Informants: AL Pickens & JB Casto

      1910 Union, Putnam, WV 251-264
      Casto, Okey 24 m1- 3y
      Dora 19 m1- 3y 2-1 child
      Mary M da 1 3/12 or 5/12

      1920 Union, Putnam, WV
      Casto, Okey S 34 WV WV WV
      Dora A 29 WV WV WV
      Mary da 11 WV WV W V
      Ava da 9 WV WV VW
      Arthur son 7 WV WV WV

      1930 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
      Casto, Oakey S 44 md age 20 WV WV WV
      Doa A 40 md age 16 WV WV WV
      Artur B son 17 WV WV WV
      Philis L da 10 WV WV WV
      Louise E da 7 WV WV WV
      Hilda M da 5 WV WV WV
      Willa J da 2 WV WV WV

      1940 Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Casto, Dora 49 mar WV 1935: lived Rural Putnam, WV
      Phyllis dau 20 WV 1935: lived Rural Putnam, WV
      Hilda dau 14 WV 1935: lived Rural Putnam, WV
      Willa Jean dau 11 WV 1935: lived Rural Putnam, WV Parents born WV, mother tongue is English

      Birth Record
      Name: Casto
      Birth Date: 5/4/1908
      Birth Place: Hogg, Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Dora Casto
      Father: Oak Casto
      This should be the second child of the 2 reported in 1910.

      Death Record
      Name: Iva M./Casto
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 21 Dec 1909
      Death Place: Given, Putnam, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 2y 7m 17d
      Father: O.S./Casto
      Reported by OS Casto, father
      Cause: burn
    Children 
     1. Iva M Casto,   b. 4 May 1908,   d. 21 Dec 1909, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Mary Martha Casto,   b. 28 Mar 1909, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1986  (Age 77 years)
     3. Ava Geraldine Casto,   b. 25 Dec 1910, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2002  (Age 91 years)
     4. Arthur Barbee Casto,   b. 4 Nov 1912, Buffalo, Putnam, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1979  (Age 66 years)
     5. Beulah Casto,   b. 12 May 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Phyllis Lee Casto
     7. Louise E Casto
     8. Hilda Margaret Casto
     9. Willa Jean Casto
    Family ID F18465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S873] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

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

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