West Virginia Pioneers
Rev Luther Lester Casto
1894 - 1965 (70 years)-
Name Luther Lester Casto Prefix Rev Born 25 Sep 1894 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 31 Jan 1965 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA [3] Buried Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Birth Record
Name: Luther L. Casto
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1894
Birth Place: Hogg, Putnam, West Virginia
Sex: Male
Mother: Virginia B. Casto
Father: Thos. F. Casto
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Luther Luster Casto
Address: Given R.F.D, WV
County: Jackson
State: West Virginia
Birthplace: Given RFD , West Virginia,United States of America
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1894
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 23
Occupation: farmer
Nearest Relative: wife & 2 children
Height/Build: Medium/ slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: brown/brown
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Luther Lester Casto
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1894
Birth Place: Putnam, West Virginia, USA
Residence: Monteville, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Age: 47
Occupation/Employer: Methodist Church
Nearest Relative: Docie Casto
Height/Build: 5'8" 137 lb
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown
Signed: Luther Lester Casto
West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Name: Luther L. Casto
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1894
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Jan 1965
Death Place: Hometown, Putnam, West Virginia
Burial Date: 2 Feb 1965
Burial Place: Jim Ridge, Putnam, West Virginia
Cemetery Name: Moss Chapel Cemetery
Death Age: 70
Occupation: Minister
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Residence: Hometown, Putnam, West Virginia
Father Name: T. F. Casto
Mother Name: Virginia Kessal
FHL Film Number: 567298
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Luther Casto
SSN: 160-12-1721
Last Residence:
West Virginia
BORN: 25 Sep 1894
Died: Jan 1965
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951)
Rev Luther Lester Casto
Birth: Sep. 14, 1894
Given
Jackson County
West Virginia, USA
Death: Jan., 1965
West Virginia, USA
Son of Thomas Franklin and Virginia Belle Kessel Casto. Husband of Doshia Love Buckalew.
Father of Charles Lester, Oshel Hansel and Arlie Hansford Casto.
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Franklin Casto (1859 - 1944)
Virginia Belle Kessel Casto (1868 - 1962)
Spouses:
Docia Love Buckalew Casto (1897 - 1963)*
Darlena B. Stephens Barnett Kapp Casto Gibson (1900 - 1996)*
Children:
Oshel Hansel Casto (1915 - 1983)*
Siblings:
Jacob Thurman Casto (1888 - 1951)**
Wade Lloyd Casto (1893 - 1964)*
Luther Lester Casto (1894 - 1965)
Okey Cleston Casto (1896 - 1962)*
Clayphus Raleigh Casto (1902 - 1966)*
Parvin Opal Casto (1911 - 1958)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Moss Chapel Cemetery
Putnam County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: Jan Kessel Hardin
Record added: Apr 07, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 35623993
Person ID I52395 WVPioneers Last Modified 10 Apr 2015
Father Thomas Franklin Casto, b. 5 Oct 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 9 May 1944 (Age 84 years) Mother Virginia Belle Kessel, b. 7 Mar 1868, Hogg. WV , d. 2 Nov 1962, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA (Age 94 years) Married 15 Aug 1891 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1900 Union, Putnam, WV #339-351 all WVWVWV
Casto, Thomas F 11/1859 m 8y [written over 20]
Virginia B 3/1868 m 8y 3-3 children
John M son 9/1880
Jenna M son 10/1881
Elmirah da 3/1883
Jacob T son 2/1887
Wade L son 1/1893
Luther L son 9/1894
Okey C son 7/1896
1910 Union, Putnam, WV # 206-218 all WVWVWV
Casto, Frank 50 m2- 18y
Virginia B wife 42 m1- 18y 5-5 children
Wade 17
Luther 15
Okey 13
Claphus son 8
Kittie da 2
1920 Union, Putnam, WV # 23-23 all WVWVWV
Casto, Thomas F 60
Virginia B wife 52
Claphus A son 18
Oatia L da 12
Ople P son 8
1930 Union, Putnam, WV # 85-85 all WVWVWV
Casto, Thomas F 70 m age 20
Virginia V 60 M age 22
Claphus R son 27
Oail L da 22
Puvan O son 18
1940 Union, Putnam, WV
Casto, Thomas F 80 WV 1935: lived same house
Virginia B wife 72 WV 1935: lived same house
Parvin O son 28 s WV 1935: lived same house
Painter, Odie L da 32 wd WV 1935: lived same house
Ralph F gs 5 WV
Bernice F gd 3 WV
Shirley L gs 1 WV
JCBR of Okey Cleston shows her name as Virginia Bell (Kessel) Casto
Family ID F6933 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Theodocia Loy Buckalew, b. 7 Mar 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 3 Jun 1963, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) Married 8 Nov 1914 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [5] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 11/8/1914 at Bassum Painters on Eighteen
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Luther L Casto 21, Putnam, Putnam
Doshia L Buckalew 18, Jackson, Jackson
1920 Given, Ripley, Jackson, WV # 120
Casto, Luther 24
Docia 22
Hancel son 4 3/12
Arlie son 5/12
1930 Grant, Marion, WV # 123-129
Casto, Luther L 35 md age 20 WVWVWV clergyman ME church
Dochia L 33 md age 18 WVWVWV
Hansel O son 14 WV
Arllie H son 10 WV
1940 Mingo, Randolph, WV
Casto, Luther 45 WV 1935: lived Garrison, Green, PA minister
Doshia 44 WV 1935: lived rural Garrison PA
William son 20 1935: lived rural Garrison PA electrician
Lydia dil 20 1935: lived rural Garrison PA
Mary gd 1 WV
Children 1. Oshel Hansel Casto, b. 30 Sep 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Aug 1983, Athens County, Ohio, USA (Age 67 years)2. Arlie Hansford Casto Family ID F15970 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Darlena America Stephens, b. 20 Mar 1900, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Oct 1996 (Age 96 years) Married 3 Jan 1963 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA [6] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 1/3/1963 at Poca
Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
Luther Luster Casto, 69, Putnam Co; Given WV; Franklin & Virginia (Kessel) Casto
(Mrs) Darlena Kapp, 63, Putnam Co; Hometown WV; Granville & Effie (Fellure) Stephens
Family ID F27668 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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