West Virginia Pioneers
Okey Sherman Casto
1886 - 1961 (75 years)-
Name Okey Sherman Casto Born 13 Apr 1886 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 22 Sep 1961 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA [3] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 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 , d. Yes, date unknown Married 10 Jun 1906 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA [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 (Age 1 years) 2. Mary Martha Casto, b. 28 Mar 1909, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA , d. Aug 1986 (Age 77 years) 3. Ava Geraldine Casto, b. 25 Dec 1910, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA , d. 3 Apr 2002 (Age 91 years) 4. Arthur Barbee Casto, b. 4 Nov 1912, Buffalo, Putnam, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Feb 1979 (Age 66 years) 5. Beulah Casto, b. 12 May 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Sep 1917, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (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
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