West Virginia Pioneers
James William Casto
1857 - 1948 (90 years)-
Name James William Casto Nickname Jim Born 22 Jun 1857 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Gender Male Died 19 Jan 1948 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] Buried Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Notes
Howard Casto:
James W. Casto (b. June 1857, d 1948); on 1900 JCWV census with mother Catherine.
JCDR: James W, 1/19/1948; 90y6m7d; b & d Jackson Co, Ben & Katherina (Simpson) Casto, widowed, farmer
Original death record:
Name: James W. Casto
Sex: Male
Death Date: 19 Jan 1948
Death Place: Starcher Hosp, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
Age at Death: 90y 6m 27d
Cemetery: Pine HIll
Birth Date: 6/22/1857
Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
Marital Status: widowed
Spouse: Erie (Esie) Simpson
Mother: Kathrine Rhodes
Mother's Birth Place: VA
Father: Ben Casto
Father's Birth Place: Va
Informant: Vinton Casto, Evans, WV
Casto, James William
James William Casto, formerly of Rockcastle, but more recently of Ravenswood RFD, died Monday morning at the Starcher Hospital in Ripley after being a patient for several days. He was 90 years, 6 months and 27 days of age. The body was removed to the Vail Funeral Home where the funeral service will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon at 1:30 with the Rev. W. W. Harvey in charge and the burial will be in the Pine Hill Cemetery. Vinton Casto of Evans, a nephew, is the nearest relative of the deceased. (The Jackson Herald, Ripley, WV, Friday, 23 Jan 1948)
Person ID I2397 WVPioneers Last Modified 8 Dec 2007
Father Benjamin Franklin Casto, Sr, b. 26 Jan 1797, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 May 1882 (Age 85 years) Mother Mary Catherine Rhodes, b. Abt 1827, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown Married 21 Aug 1856 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
1850 Jackson Co, VA # 499-504
Casto Benj 53 M Farmer Va
Casto Sarah 45 F Va
Casto Soloman 18 M Farmer Va
Casto Mathela 15 F Va
Casto Lucretia 13 F Va
Casto Moses 12 M VA
Casto Else 10 F Va
Casto Mason 7 M Va
Casto Enoch 6 M Va
Casto Isaac A 2 M Va
1860 Jackson Co, VA # 320-294
Benjamin, 61
Mary Catherine, 38
Moses S, 21
Mason, 18
Enoch, 15
I A, (m) 12
James W, 3
Jeffers, Elizabeth C, 8
1870 Jackson Co, VA Mill Creek Dist # 50
Benjamin, 69
Catherine, 44
James W, 12
1880 Jackson Co, VA
Casto, Benjamin, , W , M, 83, Farmer, VA, PA, PA
Mary C., , W, F, 52, wife, Keep House, VA, PA, PA,
James W., s, W, M, 22, son, Laborer, VA, VA, VA
1900 Jackson Co, VA, Ripley Dist # 352-354
Catherine, unknown, 76 wd, 5-1, WV PA PA
James W,sn, 6/1857, wd
Family ID F813 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane or Alice Jane Simpson, b. Abt 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 43 years) Married 27 Aug 1874 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
1860 JC census states he married Mary Jane, d/o Samuel & Priscilla (Rhodes) Simpson
JCMR shows her name is Alice Jane
Family ID F2169 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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