West Virginia Pioneers

Owens Norman Casto

Male 1925 - 1971  (45 years)


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  • Name Owens Norman Casto 
    Nickname Sonny 
    Born 31 Jul 1925  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1971  [1
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Owens N Casto
      Birth Year: 1925
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: Ohio
      County or City: Summit
      Enlistment Date: 10 Sep 1943
      Enlistment State: Ohio
      Enlistment City: Akron
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: Grammar school
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 00
      Weight: 060

      West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
      Name: Owens Norman Casto
      Death Date: 13 Jun 1971
      Death Place: Jackson, West Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Father Name: James O. Casto
      Mother Name: Vera Shockey
      FHL Film Number: 2114466
    Person ID I61906  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2015 

    Father James Owen Casto,   b. 4 May 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1995, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Vera Virginia Shockey,   b. 3 Apr 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Dec 1926  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Divorced Bef 1940 
    Notes 

    • 1930 Ravenswood, Jackson, WV # 182-183
      Shockey, Benjamin F 62 mar age 20 WV MD WV
      Ida B 59 mar age 17 WVWVWV
      Robert L son 20
      Casto, Norman gs 5

      1940 Parkersburg, Wood, WV
      Casto, Veral 30 Div WV 1935: lived same house sales lady - department store
      Norman son 14 WV 1935: lived same house

      Ravenswood Cemetery - Very strange, they are listed twice, in 2 rows - maybe footstones?
      Section 8, Row 1
      Veral V Shockey (no dates)
      Norman "Sonny" Casto killed June 13, 1971
      Section 8 Row 2
      Owens N Casto 1925 - 1971 Son
      Veral V Casto 1908 - Mother
    Family ID F11002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S206] Ravenswood Cemetery Book.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

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