Isaac J Casto

1821 - 1905  (83 years)

• Name	Isaac J Casto
  Born	10 Sep 1821	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jan 1905  [2]
  Notes	Buried Casto Cemetery, Fairplain -1822 Casto Cemetery, Fairplain WV: marker: Co B. 22nd VA INF, CSA (buried next to his father) 1870 Mill Creel Dist , Jackson, WV, # 167 living with Nathan Crites Isaac J Casto, 47 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia J.H.W. WRIGHT Self M M W 26 VA Roxey A. WRIGHT Wife F M W 23 VA Alice Va WRIGHT Dau F S W 2 WV Dallie M. WRIGHT Dau F S W 1 WV Isaac CASTO Other M S W 57 VA 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV dist l/w nephew Holly G Casto Isaac J, uncle, 8/1822, 77s Hardesty's - Jackson Co, Ripley Dist: Isaac J, brother of Benjamin F, was a Confederate soldier, War of 1861, and was wounded at the battle of Lewisberg in 1862, and honorably discharged. He was also a participant in the battle at Cross Lane, Virginia. He was a cooper. (1850 JC census) Database: American Civil War Soldiers Name: Isaac J Casto , Residence: Jackson County, West Virginia Occupation: Cooper Enlistment Date: 01 July 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Confederacy State Served: Virginia Unit Numbers: 773 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 01 July 1861 at the age of 39 Enlisted in Company B, 22nd Infantry Regiment Virginia on 01 July 1861. Wounded on 23 May 1862 at Lewisburg, WV Sick on 01 April 1864 (Sick at home) Sick on 01 May 1864 (Sick at home, no further record) Death Record Name: Isaac/Casto Sex: Male Death Date: 1/22/1905 Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Poor Farm Age at Death: 83y4m12d Birth Place: WV Marital Status: S Occupation: Farmer
  Person ID	I26	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Jonathan CASTO,   b. 30 Dec 1794, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Oct 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Magdalene WETHERHOLT,   b. 13 Jun 1795, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Jan 1886  (Age 90 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1816	Randolph or Harrison Co, VA
  Notes	1816, purchased land on the Buckhannon from Elijah Rollins Casto, Jonathan VA LEWIS CO. 147 1820 1820 Lewis Co, VA Casto, Jonathan 1 male 16-25 1 female under 10 1 female 16-25 Sims Index Mason Co, WV Jonathan Casto, 100a, Mill Creek, 1827, book 1, page 456 1830 Mason County, VA Jonathan Casto 2m under 5 Abraham & Jacob --Ben born after census 1m 5-10 Isaac 1m 30-40 1f 10-15 Temperance 2f 30-40 1831 Jackson Co Personal Property tax list Jonathan Casto, 2 horses, $.12 tax, 1 white male 16+ 1840 Jackson, VA 2m 5-10 Ben & Jacob 1m 10-15 Abraham 1m 15-20 Isaac 1m 40-50 2f 0-5 Barbara & Magda or Elizabeth 1f 40-50 1850 Jackson, VA # 381/385 Casto Jonathan 55 M Farmer Va Casto Magdaline 55 F Va Casto Isaac 28 M Constable Va Casto Jacob 21 M Farmer Va Casto Benjamin 18 M Farmer Va Casto Barbara 13 F Va Casto Marthela 16 F Va All kids except Isaac went to school within the year, Magdaline cannot read/write. 1860 Jackson Co, WV 380/350 Magdalene Casto, 65, farmer, cannot read/write Isaac J, 37, farm laborer Benjamin J Coleman, 18 farm laborer 1870 Mill Creek Jackson Co, WV pg 102 #170-170 living with Abraham and Rebecca Casto, Magdalene, 76, VA 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia l/w William GOODWIN Magdalina CASTO MotherL F W W 85 VA Fa: GER Mo: GER JCWR: pg 301; Sheriff bond, 3/10/1845, commission dated, 18 Dec 1844, pp 302, 303, same "Jackson County in the Wars" War of 1812 5st Virginia Regiment: Johathan and James Casto of Randolph County On the Pension Rolls of January 1, 1883: Magdalena Casto, widow of Jonathan Jonathan Casto was also a son of William Casto, Sr. He married Magdalene Weatherholt and lived near Fairplain. He died before the Civil War but his wife was yet living in 1883. Their children were: Benjamin F, married Matilda Craig; Isaac; Barbara, married Billy Goodwin; Jacob, married Celia, daughter of James Winters, Elizabeth, married Robert Barnett; Abraham, married Rebecca Crites.
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Sep 1821 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Casto, Isaac J Headstone, Military - Isaac J Casto Co B. 22 VA Inf C.S.A.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.