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Arthur Otmer Casto

Male 1922 - 1999  (77 years)


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  • Name Arthur Otmer Casto 
    Born 13 Feb 1922  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Jul 1999  [3
    Buried Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Name: Arthur Otmer Casto
      Race: White
      Age: 20
      Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
      Birth Date: 13 Feb 1922
      Birth Place: Given, West Virginia, USA
      Residence Place: Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
      Registration Date: 31 Jul 1942
      Employer: Ford - Bacon - Davis
      Weight: 145
      Complexion: Ruddy
      Eye Color: Blue
      Hair Color: Brown
      Height: 5 8
      Next of Kin: O C Riffee
      Household Members:
      Name Relationship
      Arthur Otmer Casto Self (Head)

      U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Arthur O Casto
      Birth Year: 1922
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1942
      Enlistment State: West Virginia
      Enlistment City: Clarksburg
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      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
      Civil Occupation: Unskilled construction occupations, n.e.c.
      Marital status: Single, with dependents
      Height: 66
      Weight: 133

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Arthur Ottmer Casto
      [Arthur O Casto]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 13 Feb 1922
      Birth Place: Putnam CO, West Virginia
      Death Date: 2 Jul 1999
      Father: Wade Casto
      Mother: Bertha Hunter
      SSN: 236226318
      Notes: Nov 1940: Name listed as ARTHUR OTTMER CASTO; 09 Jul 1999: Name listed as ARTHUR O CASTO

      Arthur O Casto
      BIRTH 13 Feb 1922
      USA
      DEATH 2 Jul 1999 (aged 77)
      Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
      BURIAL
      Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens
      Red House, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 93932314

      RED HOUSE - Arthur O. "Pete" Casto, 77, of Red House died July 2, 1999, at home after a long illness.

      He was a retired construction worker, a farmer and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Turkey Branch Community Church, Buffalo, and Laborer's Union 1353, Charleston.

      Surviving: sons, Arthur Dwight of Toast, N.C., Keith M. of Red House; sisters, Vada Riffey of Red House, Elizabeth Warner of Leon, Thelma Blake of Eleanor; brothers, Bill of Given, Bob of Eleanor, Arnold of Westerville, Ohio, Troy of Robertsburg; four grandchildren; one great-grandson.

      Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with the Rev. Paul Arthur officiating. Entombment will be in Haven of Rest Mausoleum, Red House. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

      The Charleston Gazette
      04 Jul 1999
    Person ID I75689  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2019 

    Father Wade Casto,   b. 17 Jun 1899, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1973  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Bertha C Hunter,   b. CA 1900, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Sep 1919  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/10/1919
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia
      Wade Casto, 19, Putnam, Putman
      Bertha Hunter, 18, Putnam, Putnam

      1920 Union, Putnam, WV
      Casto, Charles O 47
      Malissie 48
      Luvica da 27 s
      Lura da 22
      Wade son 19
      Bertha dil 19
      Fred son 17
      Clyde son 16
      Lola da 13
      Guy son 11

      1930 Union, Putnam, WV # 117 all WVWVWV
      Casto, Wade 30 md age 19
      Bertha C 29 md age 18
      Hazel M da 9
      Arthur O son 8
      Vada V da 6
      Arliff D son 4 6/12
      Martha M da 3
      Curtis H son 1 7/12

      1940 Union, Putnam, West Virginia
      Casto, Wade 40 WV 1935: lived same place
      Bertha C wife 39 WV 1935: lived same place
      Arthur A son 18 WV 1935: lived same place
      Vada V dau 16 WV 1935: lived same place
      Arliff D son 14 WV 1935: lived same place
      Martha M dau 13 WV 1935: lived same place
      Hoover H C son 12 WV 1935: lived same place
      Mary E dau 9 WV 1935: lived same place
      Geniva E dau 8 WV 1935: lived same place
      Billy S son 7 WV 1935: lived same place
      Robert L son 6 WV 1935: lived same place
      James A son 4 WV
      Thelma R dau 3 WV
      Velma M dau 2 WV
      Troy E son 4/12 WV
      Casto, Lewis H unce 82 WV 1935: lived same place
    Family ID F19998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Jean Stutler,   b. 26 Aug 1925, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1990  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1946  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 21 Dec 1946 at Poca, WV
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Arthur Otmer Casto, 24, 2/13/1922; Given, Jackson, WV; Given, WV; Wade and Bertha Casto
      Margaret Jean Stutler, 21, 8/26/1925; Elmwood, Mason, WV; Elmwood, WV; Clyde & Ora Anise Stutler
    Children 
     1. Arthur Dwight Casto
     2. Keith Michael Casto
    Family ID F30107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

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

    3. [S1050] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.