West Virginia Pioneers

Levi Casto

Male 1808 - 1880  (71 years)


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  • Name Levi Casto 
    Born 1 Apr 1808  Jane Lew, Harrison Co [present day Lewis Co], WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 28 Jan 1880  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2005 

    Father William CASTO,   b. 1764, Dividing Creek, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Hannah BONNETT,   b. Abt 1770, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1810  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Married Abt 1783  Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Family ID F126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Polly Woodruff,   d. Bef 1833 
    Married 10 Mar 1831  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F604  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah Carney,   b. 3 Aug 1814 OR 1813,   d. 22 Jan 1891  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1833  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Both buried Mt Calvery, Cedar Lakes Dr, Ripley
      John House says they are buried in the Harpold Graveyard, name changed.

      1840 Jackson Co, VA
      Levi Casto
      3m 0-5 James, Daniel, George?
      1m 15-20
      1m 30-40
      1f 5-10 Arilla
      1f 20-30

      1850 Jackson Co, VA # 416-420
      Casto Levi 40 M Farmer Va
      Casto Hannah 35 F Va
      Casto Asilla D 17 F Va
      Casto James 15 M Farmer Va
      Casto Webster 12 M Va
      Casto George 10 M Va
      Casto Absalom 7 M Va
      Casto Asbury 4 M Va
      Casto Clayton 7/12 M Va

      1860 Jackson Co, VA # 443-410 - 2 houses from Charles
      Levi Casto, 52, farmer, $10,000/750 b.VA
      Hannah, 46, b.VA
      George B, 20
      A.H., 17 m
      F.A., 15 m
      D.W.C., 11 m
      Charles, 5
      Clermont, 7
      D.W., 22 m married within yr
      Eliz. J, 22, "

      1870 Mill Creek, Jackson Co, VA #398-398
      Casto, Levi, 62
      Hannah, 55
      George B, 30
      Louisa A, 18 -----who is this??????
      F Asbury, 24
      Charles C, 18
      Clermont E T, 16

      1880 Rockport, Wood, West Virginia
      C. E. L. CASTO Self M M W 26 WV
      Occ: M. D. Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Tennie CASTO Wife F M W 24 WV OH WV
      Donza C. CASTO Son M S W 3 WV WV WV
      Hannah CASTO Mother F W W 66 WV WV WV

      JCBR
      A E 2/6/1853 - must be Charles Everett, could be a different child, but his death record indicates he was born in Dec 1852.

      Hardesty's:
      ABSALOM H. CASTO - physician and farmer of Ravenswood district, Jackson county, West Virginia, was born in Ripley district, this county, February 9, 1843. His father was Levi Casto, who came to this county, in 1813, and his mother was Hannah (Carney) Casto, who was raised in this county.
    Children 
     1. Arilla Dorcas Casto,   b. 7 Feb 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1853  (Age 19 years)
     2. James H Casto,   b. 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age 74 years)
     3. Daniel Webster Casto,   b. Abt 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1910  (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. George Board Casto,   b. 22 Feb 1841, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1918  (Age 77 years)
     5. Dr Absolom Harpold Casto, MD,   b. 9 Feb 1843, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Francis Asberry Casto,   b. 1845, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 91 years)
     7. David W Clayton Casto,   b. 31 Aug 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1916  (Age 66 years)
     8. Charles Everett T Casto,   b. 15 Dec 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1930, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     9. Clermont E Thaw Casto,   b. 15 Dec 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1912  (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Apr 1808 - Jane Lew, Harrison Co [present day Lewis Co], WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Mar 1831 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Gravestone, Mt Calvery, Cedar Lakes Dr, Ripley.

    2. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

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