West Virginia Pioneers
Abel B Casto
1862 - 1938 (75 years)-
Name Abel B Casto Nickname Abe Born 17 Aug 1862 [1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 20 May 1938 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Buried Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Notes
Census data - he is 8 in 1870 and 18 in 1880, and 1900 shows 8/1862
Death record and gravestone show 8/17/1865.
Name: Abraham S. Casto
Sex:
Death Date: 20 May 1938
Death Place: Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia
Age at Death: 72y9m3d
Cemetery: Fairplain
Funeral Home: Vail
Birth Date: 8/17/1865
Birth Place: Fairplain
Marital Status: married
Spouse: Flora Sharp
Mother: Manervia Sayre
Mother's Birth Place: Evans
Father: Geo. Casto
Father's Birth Place: Fairplain
Informant: Mrs Don Harlon, Ripley, WV
Person ID I2200 WVPioneers Last Modified 23 Mar 2008
Father George W Casto, b. 19 Jun 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 7 Feb 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) Mother Minerva Sayre, b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1890 (Age ~ 59 years) Married 25 Oct 1849 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1850 Jackson, VA, pg 64, #457-462 Married within the year
Casto Geo 23 M Farmer Va
Casto Minerva 19 F Va
1860 Jackson, VA # 360-330
George W, 35
Manerva, 31
Sidney, 9
Ruth, 7
Sam'l. 5
Sarah, 4
Ruanna, 1
1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV #75-75
Geo W, 43
Minerva, 30
Ruth, 15
Samuel, 14
Abel, 8
James, 6
Martha A, 4
Lavina, 1
1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
George W. CASTO Self M M W 54 VA
Manerva CASTO Wife F M W 50 VA
Abel CASTO Son M S W 18 WV
James CASTO Son M S W 15 WV
Elizabeth CASTO Dau F S W 11 WV
Delmer CASTO Son M S W 8 WV
1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 225-227
George 6/1832, 67, wd, WV VA GY
Abel B, sn, 10/1862, m 4y
Flora B, dil, 2/1876, 1-1 WV OH OH
James B, gd, 11/1897
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 50
Casto, Abel B 47 m1- 13y WVWVWV
Flora B 35 m1- 13y 5-5 children WV OH OH
James B son 12
George W son 9
Myrtle da 7
Lucy M da 4
Abel B Jr son 8/12
George W father 82 wd WVWVWV
JCDR
Abraham S Casto, 5/20/1938, 72y 9m 3d, [b] WV [d] Jackson co, [p] George & Manerva (Sayre) Casto, farmer, married
He never shows up on any census - Abel???
Family ID F596 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Flora Bell Sharp, b. 6 Feb 1877, West Virginia, USA , d. 22 Jul 1974 (Age 97 years) Married 1 Nov 1896 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 225-227
George 6/1832, 67, wd, WV VA GY
Abel B, sn, 10/1862, m 4y
Flora B, dil, 2/1876, 1-1 WV OH OH
James B, gd, 11/1897
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 50
Casto, Abel B 47 m1- 13y WVWVWV
Flora B 35 m1- 13y 5-5 children WV OH OH
James B son 12
George W son 9
Myrtle da 7
Lucy M da 4
Abel B Jr son 8/12
George W father 82 wd WVWVWV
1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 40-39
Casto, Abe 52
Flora 42
James B son 22
George W son 19
Lucy da 13
Pearl da 1
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 153-155
Casto, Ab. 64 m age 33
Glora 53 m age 21
Pearl da 12
Philip son 10
Orvalee gd 6 WVWVWV
1940 ED 18-10 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p 9A
#133 owns farm $700 all born WV - 1935 same Jackson WV
Casto, Flora 63 wd
Warren son 39 s
Philip R son 20s
Buried Fairplain Cemetery, Fairplain, Jackson Co, WV
Casto
Abe 8/17/1865 - 5/11/1938
Flora B 2/6/1877 - 7/22/1974
Flora's dob shows 1877, but 1900 census shows 1876
Starting at the driveway;
George Warren, Phillip, Abe & Flora, Myrtle, Abe & RP, then daughter-in-law Dorotha Kessel Casto
Pearl & husband are nearby and Lucy and husband are also in Fairplain
Don't know where James Boyd is buried
Births
unnamed female, 3/17/1906, Abraham & Cora (Sharp) Casto, Fairplain
Children 1. James Boyd Casto, b. 14 Nov 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Jun 1983 (Age 85 years)2. George Warren Casto, b. 31 Aug 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 27 Oct 1979 (Age 79 years)3. Myrtle Casto, b. 6 Feb 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 11 Feb 1918 (Age 15 years)4. Lucy M Casto, b. 17 Mar 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 26 Jul 2008, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA (Age 102 years)5. Abel B Casto, Jr, b. 28 Jul 1909, West Virginia, USA , d. 29 Jan 1918 (Age 8 years)6. Reuben Perry Casto, b. 23 Jul 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Jan 1918 (Age 3 years)7. Lula Pearl Casto, b. 9 Jan 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Feb 2002 (Age 84 years)8. Phillip R Casto, b. 25 Jan 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 11 Jun 1943 (Age 23 years)Family ID F6856 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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