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Claude Roosevelt Casto

Male 1905 - 1961  (56 years)


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  • Name Claude Roosevelt Casto 
    Born 21 Jul 1905  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Sep 1961  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • 1930 McKees Rocks, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
      Earl, Margaret I 43 wd PA PA PA housekeeper - boarding house
      Casto, Claude K boarder md age19 WV WV WV

      1940 McKees Rocks, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
      Aurore Hotel, 301 Olivia St
      Casto, CR lodger 35 m WV 1935: lived same place, 8th grade, Welder - steel mill

      U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Claude R Casto
      Birth Year: 1905
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      Enlistment Date: 7 Jul 1943
      Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
      Enlistment City: Pittsburgh
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Skilled welders and flame cutters
      Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
      Height: 88
      Weight: 989

      Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
      Name: Claude Roosevelt Casto
      Birth Date: 21 Jul 1905
      Birth Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
      Gender: Male
      Residence Date: 27 Feb 1950
      Residence Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

      Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
      Name: Claude R Casto
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 56
      Birth Date: 21 Jul 1905
      Birth Place: Ripley, West Virginia
      Death Date: 16 Sep 1961
      Death Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Allegheny General Hospital)
      Mailing address: 1306 Reedsdale St, Puttsburgh 33, Penna
      Veteran: WW2
      Occupation: Welder
      Father: Vinton Casto
      Mother: Roda French
      Spouse: Virginia Casto
      Certificate Number: 080044-61

      Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012
      Name: Claude R Casto
      Birth Date: 21 Jul 1905
      Age: 56
      Death Date: 16 Sep 1961
      Military Branch: Army 7/23/1943 - 11/15/1943
      Registration County: Allegheny
      Cemetery Name: Hollywood Cemetery, Vets Sction


      U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
      Name: Claude R Casto
      Birth Date: 21 Jul 1905
      Death Date: 16 Sep 1961
      Cemetery: Hollywood Cemetery
      Cemetery Location: 3500 Clearfield St, Pgh 4, Pennsylvania
      Enlistment Date: 7/23/1943, Penna.
      Discharge Date: 11/15/1943 Honorable
      Grade/rank: Pvt
      Co A 19 Bn IRTC, US Army, Ft McClellan, Ala
      Applicant: John G Rainey, 101 Court House, Pittsburgh 19, Pa

      2nd wife was supposed to have been Emily Virginia Ferrell.
    Person ID I22032  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Vinton Casto,   b. 31 Oct 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1949  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Rhoda Jane French,   b. 12 Jan 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1921  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1888  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 358-360
      Vinton, 10/1867, m 12y
      Rhonda, 1/1869, 1-1 WV VA OH
      Holly M, sn, 12/1888
      French, Perry A, bil, 4/1873, sing
      Dora B, sil, 8/1879, sing

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Casto, Vinton 42 m1- 22y WV WV WV
      Rhoda J wife 41 m1- 22y 3-3 children WV WV OH
      Holly M son 21 s WV WV WV
      Mary L da 8 WV WV WV
      Claudie R son 4 WV WV WV

      1920 Fairplain, Ripley, Jackson, WV # 158
      Vinton, 52
      Rhoda 50
      Lucy 18
      Claude 14
      Gail 7, dau

      1930 Evans, Ripley, Jackson, WV # 102-103
      Casto, Vinton, 62 m age 20
      Mary F 52 m age 20
      Gaile da 17 S
    Family ID F5040  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie M Withrow,   b. 17 Feb 1909, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1980  (Age 71 years) 
    Divorced Between 1925 and 1930 
    Married 1 Jun 1925  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/1/1925
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Claudis Casto, 21, Jackson Co, Kanawha Co
      Bessie Withrow, 16, Kanawha Co, Kanawha Co

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Withrow, Andrew J 42 md age 20 WV WV WV
      Edith wife 44 md age 22 WV WV WV
      Casto, Bessie da 21 md age 16 WV WV WV
      Burton gs 4 PA WV WV
      Withrow, Other son 14 WV WV WV

      1940 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Higginbotham, Haddy 46 WV 1935: lived same place
      Bessie M wife 32 WV 1935: lived same place
      Casto, Burton ss 14 PA 1935: lived same place

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Bessie Withrow
      Gender: Female
      Spouse: Claudia Casto
      Child: Clarence Burton Casto
    Children 
     1. Clarence Burton Casto,   b. 11 Mar 1926, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1997, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F28228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S1006] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963.

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

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