West Virginia Pioneers

James Thomas Casto

Male 1863 - 1934  (70 years)


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  • Name James Thomas Casto 
    Born 17 Jun 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 May 1934  Jackson 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 

    • Name: James T./Casto
      Sex: male
      Death Date: 11 May 1934
      Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 70y11m28d
      Cemetery: Otterbien
      Funeral Home: JB Vail
      Birth Place: WVa
      Marital Status: married
      Spouse: Minnie/Reynolds Casto
      Mother: Minerva Sayre
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Father: George Casto
      Father's Birth Place: Jackson Co
      Informant: Mrs Jim Casto, Evans, WV
    Person ID I2213  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2007 

    Father George W Casto,   b. 19 Jun 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Minerva Sayre,   b. Abt 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1890  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1849  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    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 Minnie Samantha Reynolds,   b. 4 Jun 1883, Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1973, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 8 Nov 1899  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 547-551
      James 6/1866, 0y
      Minnie S, 6/1883, 0-0

      1920 Ripley Dist, Jackson Co WV # 76
      Casto, James Thomas 54
      Minnie 36
      Archie 18
      George 16
      Owen 14
      Permelia 12
      Freda 6
      Marie 2

      1930 Ripley Dist, Jackson Co WV
      Casto, James T 65
      Minnie 45
      Freda 16
      Marie 13
      Virginia 9
      Minnie G 5

      1940 ED 18-10, Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p 18A
      #323 owns farm $1000
      Casto, Minnie 57 wd WV 1935: Same Jackson WV
      Geraldine da 15 WV 1935: Same Jackson WV

      Jackson County website:
      Otterbein Cemetery
      CASTO, James T. 17 June 1863-11 May 1934 Pvt Co M 2nd WV Inf Spanish American War
      CASTO, Minnie S. Reynolds 04 June 1883-14 Dec 1973 [Minnie Samantha dau of Archie A. and Permelia (Shinn) Reynolds, from Jackson Co. death records]
    Children 
     1. Archie Alonzo Casto,   b. 24 Nov 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1979, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. George L Casto,   b. 24 Sep 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1978, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. James Owen Casto,   b. 4 May 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1995, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Permelia Ann Casto,   b. 28 Sep 1907, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1987, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Freeda Christine Casto,   b. 1 Nov 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 2004, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Ada Marie Casto
     7. Virginia May Casto,   b. 2 Jun 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 2012, Huntington, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     8. Geraldine Minnie Casto
    Family ID F703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S7] Gravestone.

    3. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.