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Homer McKinley Casto

Male 1889 - 1958  (68 years)


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  • Name Homer McKinley Casto 
    Born 12 Sep 1889  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Feb 1958  Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 


    • Birth Record
      Name: Homer N. Casto
      Birth Date: 12 Sep 1889
      Birth Place: Union Dist, Putnam, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Levisa
      Father: W. M.

      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      NAME: Homer Mc Kinly Casto
      Address: Poca RFD
      COUNTY: Putnam
      STATE: West Virginia
      BIRTHPLACE:Putnam Co, West Virginia
      BIRTH DATE: 12 Sep 1889
      RACE: Caucasian (White)
      AGE: 27
      OCCUPATION: Teamster, Plymouth Coal Miining Co
      NEAREST RELATIVE: wife
      HEIGHT/BUILD: tall/slender
      COLOR OF EYES/HAIR: blue/brown

      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      NAME: Homer Casto
      BIRTH DATE: 13 Sep 1889
      BIRTH PLACE: Paradise, West Virginia, USA
      RESIDENCE: West Fork, Washington, Arkansas, USA
      RACE: White
      AGE: 52
      OCCUPATION: self
      NEAREST RELATIVE: Mrs Louise Gibson, Bancroft WV
      HEIGHT/BUILD: 5'11" 165 lb
      COLOR OF EYES/HAIR: Gray/Gray

      1930 Dunbar, Union, Kanawha, WV
      Wellings, A Russell 25 md age 20 WV WV WV
      Lola B wife 21 md age 16 WV WV WV
      Hazelee da 4 2/12 WV WV WV
      Warner, Avalee sil 19 s WV WV WV
      Stevens, Ethel roomer 19 s wV WV WV
      Casto, Homer M roomer 40 div md age 27 WV WV OH mechanic - glass plant
      Stuart H roomer 37 s WV WV OH mechanic garage

      1940 Brush Creek, Washington, Arkansas
      Casto, Homer M 50 s WV 1935: Rural, Garvin, Oklahoma clerk - country store

      Death Record
      Name: Homer M./Casto
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 4 Feb 1958
      Death Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
      Note: Huntington State Hospital
      Age at Death: 68y 4m 21d
      Cemetery: Parkins, Red House
      Birth Date: 9/12/1889
      Birth Place: WV
      Marital Status: Never Married
      Residence: Poca, Putnam Co, WV
      Mother: Luvica J./Perkins
      Father: William M./Casto
      Informant: Hospital Records

      Homer M. Casto
      Birth: Sep. 12, 1889
      Death: Feb. 4, 1958
      Burial:
      Paradise Cemetery
      Paradise
      Putnam County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Izettia McDade
      Record added: Mar 02, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 125787595
    Person ID I70587  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2015 

    Father William Mack Casto,   b. 9 Jul 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1943, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Louvisa Jane Parkins,   b. 18 Oct 1859, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1914  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1880  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12 Aug 1880
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      William Mack Casto, 26; Jackson Co, WV; Putnam Co, WV
      Louisa Jane Parkins, 20; Gallia Co, OH; Putnam Co, WV
      Her name is spelled 3 ways, Lovisa Jane, Louvisa J, Louisa Jane
      Informant: Nathan Parkins

      1900 Dist 82, Union, Putnam, WV # 227-238
      Casto, William M 7/1854 m 20y WV WV WV
      Louvisa 10/1859 m 20y 8-7 children OH OH PA
      Letcher B son 8/1883 WV
      Averill B son 10/1886
      Homer M son 9/1889
      Stuart H son 12/1891
      Ruby A da 12/1894
      Louie I/J da 4/1897
      Marion C son 10/1899

      1910 Dist 163, Pocatalico, Putnam. WV #31-32
      Casto, Mack 55 m1- 30y WVWVWV
      L J 50 m1- 30y 9-7 children OH OH PA
      Homer son 20 s
      Stuart son 18
      Ruby A da 15
      Louie da 12
      Marion son 10
    Family ID F18799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beulah May Spence,   b. Mar 1895, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 28 Apr 1917  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Divorced Between 1920 and 1930 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/28/1917
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Homer McK Casto, 27, Putnam Co, Putnam Co
      Beulah May Spence, 22, Putnam Co, Putnam Co

      1920 Pocatalico, Putnam, WV
      Casto, Homer 30 m WV WV WV laborer - coal mine
      Bulah M wife 24 WV WV WV
      Bulah M da 1 8/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV
      Spence, Ben F 58 md age 21 WV WV WV Grocery store
      Minnie L wife 55 md age 19 WV WV WV
      Ruby da 32 s WV WV WV
      Thelma da17 WV WV WV
      Casto, Beulah M da 35 d md age 20 WV WV WV
      Mildred gd 11 WV WV WV
      Melba gd 8 WV WV WV

      1940 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV
      Spemce Benjamin F 68 WV 1935: lived same house
      Minnie wife 65 WV 1935: lived same house
      Ruby da 42 s WV 1935: lived same house
      Casto, Beulah da 45 d WV 1935: lived same house
      Melba gd 18 s WV 1935: lived same house
    Children 
     1. Beulah Mildred Casto
     2. Melba Casto
    Family ID F27481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S655] Birth Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    4. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.