West Virginia Pioneers

Rebecca CRITES

Female 1829 - 1895  (65 years)


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  • Name Rebecca CRITES 
    Nickname Becky 
    Born 14 Nov 1829  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Apr 1895  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Death Record
      Name: Rebecca/Casto
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 22 Apr 1895
      Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 65y 5m 22d
      Birth Place: WV
      Marital Status: M
      Mother: C./
      Father: J./
      Informant: A.G. Casto
      Records maintained by West Virginia Archives & HistoryCause: Consumption

      She was called Becky.
    Person ID I462  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 25 May 2006 

    Father John CRITES,   b. Abt 1783,   d. Feb 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Glori PFOST,   b. 30 May 1788, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 28 Apr 1807  Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 

    • Harrison County Marriage Records
      John Critz
      Clary Post, d/o Barbara
      4/28/1807

      1831 Jackson County Personal Property tax list
      John Crites, 5 horses, $.30 tax, 3 white males 16+

      1830 Mason Co
      2m 10-15
      1m 15-20
      1m 40-50 John
      2f 1-5 Catherine & Rebecca
      2f 5-10 Mary & Barbara
      1f 10-15 Susanna
      1f 40-50 Glori
      1f 80-90 Barbara Pfost

      1840 Jackson Co
      1m 15-20
      1m 50-60
      1f 5-10 Rebecca
      1f 10-15 Catherine
      1f 15-20 Mary
      1f 50-60
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham G CASTO,   b. Aug 1825, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1847  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 25 Jan 1847
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Abraham Casto
      Rebeckah Crites
      Married by E.J. Rollins

      1850 Jackson Co, WV #387
      Abram Casto, 24, farmer, VA
      Rebecca, 21, cannot read/write, VA
      Flora, 3 VA
      Magdaline, 1 VA
      Flora Crites, 65, VA, cannot read/write
      Benjamin Coleman, 9, attended school. VA - is this the Benj Coleman who married a Crites cousin? yes

      1860 Jackson Co, WV 3428/396
      Abm Casto, 35, farmer $3500/--, VA
      Rebecca, 32, VA, cannot read/write
      Clora, 13 VA
      Magdelen, 11 VA
      Albert, 10 VA
      Barbara C, 7 VA
      Eliz. M, 5 VA
      Leonard C, 3 VA
      Loretta V, 1 VA
      Marshall Wolf, 22, farm laborer VA

      1870 Mill Creek, Jackson Co, WV 16 June 1870
      Cassto, Abraham G, 44, farmer, $6000 Real Estate, $700 Personal Property, VA
      Rebecca, 40, VA, can't read/write
      Barbara, 17, VA, school
      Albert, 19, farm laborer, VA, school
      Elizabeth, 16, VA, school
      Leonard C, 12, VA, school, can't write
      Lauretta V, 11, VA, school, " "
      not named female, 1 WV
      Casto, Magdalene, 76, VA
      Ellen, 21, domestic servant, VA

      1880 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia #199-200 18 June 1880
      Casto, Abram G. Farmer 54 WV WV WV indexed as Casta
      Rebecca Wife 50 WV WV WV
      Leonard C. Son 22 WV WV WV
      Cordelia A. Dau 17 WV WV WV
      Reynolds, Silas SonL 28 WV WV WV
      Roaletta Dau F M 21 WV WV WV
      Ernetine GDau F S 1 WV WV WV
      Infant 2/12 March GDau F S WV WV WV

      1900 Ripley Dist, #35, Jackson Co, WV 23/25
      Casto, Abram, Aug 1825, 74, Widowed, married 53 Yr (crossed out), farmer, WV WV WV
      owns farm free, Farm Sch #10, Reads/writes, spk English
      Lived next after Abraham Crites

      JCRB shows a birth in 1854 to AG and Rebecca Casto, no sex, no name, on Grass Lick
    Children 
     1. Clora Casto,   b. 19 Apr 1847,   d. 23 Aug 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Magdelina D "Maude" Casto,   b. 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Albert Casto,   b. Oct 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932  (Age ~ 82 years)
     4. Barbara C Casto,   b. 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Child? Casto,   b. 1854, Grass Lick, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elizabeth Margaret (Betty) Casto,   b. Jan 1855, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933  (Age ~ 77 years)
     7. Leonard C Casto,   b. 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 77 years)
     8. Loretta Victoria CASTO,   b. 9 Jan 1859, Grass Lick, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1931, Bidwell, Springfield Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     9. Cordelia A Casto,   b. 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     10. Dora Bell Casto,   b. 14 Dec 1867,   d. 5 Oct 1877  (Age 9 years)
     11. Child Casto,   b. 19 Dec 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Photos
    Casto: Barb, Let, Bett, Ab & Len Casto
    Casto: Barb, Let, Bett, Ab & Len Casto
    Siblings Barbara, Loretta, Elizabeth, Albert & Leonard
    Family ID F119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1829 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Crites:  Rebecca Crites Casto
    Crites: Rebecca Crites Casto

    Headstones
    Casto, Rebecca & Dora Bell
    Casto, Rebecca & Dora Bell
    Headstone- Rebecca (Crites) Casto and daughter Dora Bell Casto

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Grave stone Casto Cemetery, Fairplain.

    2. [S47] Bible of Glori Pfost.

    3. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S25] Valentin Pfost/Post 1740-1800 of Hardy County, WV.
      pages 31-36

    5. [S72] Marriage Records, Harrison Co, WV.

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