| Name |
James D Casto |
| Born |
1786 |
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
22 Dec 1866 |
Died in his 80th year, buried Pringle Cemetery
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| Buried |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA |
| Notes |
War of 1812 Pvt, 5th Reg't, Va Militia
War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: James Casto
Widow: Sidney Casto
Marriage Date: 27 Aug 1817
Date Enlisted: 3 Sep 1814
Date Discharged: 17 Mar 1815
Soldier's Death Date: 22 Dec 1866
Soldier's Death Place: Jackson Co W VA
Military Service Location: Virginia
Pension Number - #1: WO 19944
Pension Number - #2: WC 19251
Bounty Land Number - #1: 13404 80 50
Bounty Land Number - #2: 29143 80 55
Roll number: 16
Archive Publication Number: M313
Fort Nelson, February 22nd, 1815
James Casto. . . a private in Captain Jonathan Walmsly's Company of the 5th Regiment, Virginia Militia, in the service of the United States, at Norfolk, and commanded by Lieut. Col. Isaac Booth, having faithfully performed his tour of duty, is hereby (agreeable to General Orders) honorably discharged.
(signed) Jonathan Wamsley Captain
J Booth LC Com: 5th Regiment Va. Militia
Headstone & Military Marker, Pringle Cemetery, Fairplain, Jackson Co, WV - this cemetery is shown as "Casto" on the topo maps
Casto, James Died Dec 22, 1866 In his 80 Yr
Casto, James Pvt 5 Regt VA Mil War of 1812 December 22, 1866 [Military Marker]
Inscription - cannot read it
J C [footstone]
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: James Casto
Birth Date: 1786
Death Date: 22 Dec 1866
Cemetery Location: Fairplain, West Virginia
Pvt, Army 5th Regiment Virginia Militia, Capt Jonathan Wamsley's Co.
Upright marble with Hebrew Emblem - star of David
Ship to Delbert Casto, Fairplain WV
Signed by Delbert Casto, Sept 1, 1953
James D Casto
Birth: 1786
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Dec. 22, 1866
Jackson County
West Virginia, USA
Family links:
Spouses:
Sudna Kessel Casto (1796 - 1883)*
Sunda/Sidney Kessel Casto (1798 - 1883)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Pringle Cemetery
Fairplain
Jackson County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: Sherry Hern-Davis
Record added: May 19, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7461908
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| Person ID |
I36 |
WVPioneers |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
William CASTO, b. 1764, Dividing Creek, NJ , d. Dec 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah BONNETT, b. Abt 1770, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1810 (Age ~ 40 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1783 |
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Notes |
Moved to present day Jackson County in 1813. (Hardesty's article about grandson Absolom)
Sims Index:
Mason Co, WV
Willima Casto, 100a, Big Mill Creek, 1820, book 1, page 363
William Casto, 60a, Big Mill Creek, 1827, book 1, page 471
Mason Co tax rolls:
William Casto, Sr - 1813-14
1810 Randolph Co
William Casto
2 m under 10 John [9], Ab [6] Levi [2] Isaac born 1810
3 m 10-16 Jonathan [16], Ben [13], Wm? [20]
1 m 16-26 James [21] or David [24]
1 m 45+
2 f under 10 Rhoda [8], Phoebe [baby?]
1 f 10-16
1 f 16-26 Mary Ann [17] [Lucretia married in 1806]
1 all others
1820 Mason Co, WV William Casto Sr.
1 male under 10 Isaac
1 male 10-15
1 male 16-25
1 male 45+
1 female under 10 Phoebe
1 female 10-15 Rhoda?
1 female 45+
3 in agriculture
1830 Mason County:
Wm. Casto Sr.
1m 15-20
1m 20-30
1m 60-70
1f 15-20
1f 60-70
1831 Jackson Co Personal Property tax list
William Casto Sr, 2 horses, $.12 tax, 1 white male 16+
In the 1880 Jackson county census, son William states his father was born in PA, his mother in Ireland.
Harrison Co, VA Superior Court Records
4 May 1789
At a Superior Court held for the District of Harrison, Monongalia, Ohio and Randolph counties. An indenture of Bargain & Sale from Joseph Curwell to Joseph Provane together with the receipt endorsed was proved by the oath of William Casto, Sarah Provane & Charles Rockhold, witnesses thereto.
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| Family ID |
F126 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sudna 'Sidney' Kessel, b. 1798 OR 1796, Hampshire County, WV , d. Abt 1883 (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
27 Aug 1817 |
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA [1] |
| Notes |
Sims Index, Mason Co, WV
James Casto, 200a, Waters of Mill Creek, 1819, book 1, page 355
1820 Mason Co
Casto, James
1 male under 10
1 male 26-44
1 female16-25
1830 Mason Co
James Casto
2m under 5 George & Wm
1m 5-10 Nathan
1m 10-15 Elmore
1m 40-50
1f under 5 Minerva
1f 30-40
1840 Jackson, VA
2m 0-5 Charles & Nicholas 2 & 4
2m 5-10 John & LD 2+ & 18
2m 10-15 Wm & Geo 12 & 13
1m 15-20 Nathan 18
1m 20-30 Elmore 22
1m 50-60
1f 5-10 Mary 10
1f 10-15 Minerva 15
1f 40-50
1850 Jackson, VA # 376-380
Casto James 61 M Farmer Pa
Casto Sydna 52 F Va
Casto Lorenzo D 18 M Farmer Va
Casto John R 16 M Farmer Va
Casto Nicholas 16 M Va
Casto Charles 12 M Va
Casto Robert 10 M Va
Foglesong Mary 20 F Va
Foglesong Jane C 1 F Va
1860 Jackson, VA # 362-332
James, Sr, 75, farmer, PA
Sidney, 58, VA
R.P., (m)19
Riley P., 25
Ruth, 23
James M, 3
Thos F, 1
L.D., 26
1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV
Sudna living with Elmore and Phoebe, pg 99, age 75
"Jackson County in the Wars"
War of 1812
5st Virginia Regiment: Jonathan and James Casto of Randolph County
James Casto was a son of William Casto, Sr. He married Sudna, daughter of Jonathan Kessel. Their son, William M, married Jane, daughter of James Davis.
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| Children |
| | 1. Elmore H Casto, b. May 1819, Virginia, USA , d. 7 Aug 1910 (Age ~ 91 years) |
| | 2. Rev Nathaniel B Casto, b. 24 Jan 1822, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 16 Oct 1885 (Age 63 years) |
| | 3. Minerva Casto, b. Abt 1825, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. George W Casto, b. 19 Jun 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 7 Feb 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) |
| | 5. William M Casto, b. Between 1828 and 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Mary Ellen Casto, b. 4 Jul 1830, d. 9 Jan 1911 (Age 80 years) |
| | 7. Lorenzo Dow Casto, b. Abt 1832, d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. John Riley Casto, b. 4 May 1834, d. 5 Nov 1907 (Age 73 years) |
| | 9. Nicholas Lee Casto, b. 1836, Virginia, USA , d. 1922 (Age 86 years) |
| | 10. Charles Carney Casto, b. 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 2 Apr 1906 (Age 68 years) |
| | 11. Robert Park Casto, b. 4 Mar 1841, Virginia, USA , d. 22 Oct 1914, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia (Age 73 years) |
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| Family ID |
F319 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
West Virginia Pioneers
1786 - 1866 (80 years)