| Father |
Rev George Casto, Sr, b. 1781 OR 1786, d. Between 19 Apr 1845 and 27 Oct 1845, Staats Mill, Jackson Co, WV  (Age 59 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Ours, b. 1791, Virginia, USA , d. 1862 (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
1813 |
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA [3] |
| Notes |
1/29/1816, sold propery on Buckhannon River, moved west to (later Jackson county).
Casto, George VA MASON CO. 121 1820
1830 Mason Co, VA
3 m 0-4 Nick, David, James
1m 5-9 George
1m 15-19 John
1m 40-49
1f 5-9 Betty
3f 10-14 Polly, Pheobe, Sarah
1f 40-49
1f 70-79
1840 Jackson Co, VA
1m 5-10 Joel
3m 10-15 Nick, David, James
1m 15-20 George
1m 50-60
1f 5-10 Matilda -- where's Louisa?
1f 15-20 Betty
1f 40-50
1850 Jackson Co, VA # 352-356
Casto Sarah 56 F Va
Casto James 20 M Farmer Va
Casto Joel 15 M Farmer Va
Casto Matilda 16 F Va
Casto David 23 M Farmer Va
Casto Sarah 19 F Va
1860 Jackson Co, VA # 1017-955
Sarah 68
Matilda 24
JCWR: pg 337
4/19/1845
wife Sarah, sons Nicholas, David G, James C, Joel, George Jr, grandson David casto
probated 10/27/1845
pg 338
History of Mason Co, WV 1987
George Casto:
says parents of Sarah were John Godfrey and Anna Maria Weatherholt Ours
John House, "Pioneers of Jackson Co"
The next cabin was that of George Casto, who moved from the Salt Lick farm about the 1820's. His history is given elsewhere in this history.
George Casto was a brother-in-law of Stephen Westfall, whose sister had been his first wife.
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| Family ID |
F586 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Joseph Willie Skeen, b. 12 Feb 1824, Russell County, Virginia, USA , d. 5 Jul 1896 (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
12 Mar 1861 |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] |
| Notes |
1870 Washington, Jackson, WV # 172
Skean, Joseph 44 VA
Matilda 37 VA
James H 18 Va
Jasper H 16 V
Margaret 14 Va
Sarah J 11 Va
Jewell 8 Va [Joel]
Talitha 6 WV
Stephen 4 WV
David 7 Va
# 173
Skean, Charles 19 KY Mar [another son???]
Cynthia 20 Ky Mar
1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
Joseph SKEEN Self M M W 55 VA
Matilda SKEEN Wife F M W 42 WV
Joel SKEEN Son M S W 18 WV
David L. SKEEN Son M S W 16 WV
Telitha SKEEN Dau F S W 14 WV
Stephen SKEEN Son M S W 12 WV
Joseph SKEEN Son M S W 9 WV
1900 Washington, Jackson, WV # 99
Joel Skeen 1/1862 m 19y WVVAWV
Silvie 3/1857 m 19y 4-3 children WV VAVA
Virgil L son 7/1884 WV
Lillie M da 5/1893
Arthur B son 5/1896
Georgia da 3/1899
Matilda mother 7/1836 wd 5-4 children WVWVWV
George W neph 3/1888 WVWVWV
Matilda is third wife
The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III,
pg. 468
Jackson
HERBERT SKEEN is in his second term of efficient service as Circuit Court clerk of Jackson County.. . . .
Mr. Skeen was born at Kentuck, in Jackson County, August 3, 1887. His grandfather, Joseph Skeen, was born in West Virginia and was an early day hunter and farmer at Kentuck, where he lived out his life. The grandmother was his third wife, Matilda Casto, a native and life-long resident of Jackson County. David L. Skeen, father of the Circuit Court clerk, was born at Kentuck in 1864, and has spent all his life there. He owns a large farm, is a cattle raiser, a timber man, and for two years was road surveyor of Washington District. His political affiliation is with the republican party. David L. Skeen married Cordelia Winter, who was born in Jackson County in 1863. . .
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| Children |
| | 1. Joel Skeen, b. Jan 1862, West Virginia, USA , d. 1919 (Age ~ 56 years) |
| | 2. David L Skeen, b. 5 Mar 1864, Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Nov 1922 (Age 58 years) |
| | 3. Telitha Skeen, b. 3 Dec 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 22 Nov 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 31 years) |
| | 4. Stephen Progler Skeen, b. 1869, West Virginia, USA , d. 1928 (Age 59 years) |
| | 5. Joseph William Dayton Skeen, b. 13 Jun 1871, West Virginia, USA , d. 2 Aug 1926, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 55 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1339 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
West Virginia Pioneers
1834 - 1908 (73 years)