Holly Greggsby Casto

1862 - 1936  (73 years)

• Name	Holly Greggsby Casto
  Nickname	Pete
  Born	19 Dec 1862	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Sep 1936	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Birth from somewhere shows 12/23/1862. JCBR shows Casto, ______, 12/19/1862 Death Record Name: Holly Greggsby/Casto Sex: M Death Date: 13 Sep 1936 Death Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia Age at Death: 73y 9m 20d Cemetery: Grandview Memorial Park Birth Date: 12/23/1863 Birth Place: Jackson Co. Marital Status: M Spouse: Mrs. Millie/Casto Occupation: RR Worker Mother: Mary/Craig Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co. Father: B.F./Casto Father's Birth Place: Jackson Co. Informant: Mrs Dora Ocheltree, Chas
  Person ID	I802	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Casto,   b. 23 Dec 1830, Ripley District, Jackson, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1920  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Matilda Craig,   b. 7 Nov 1840, Ripley District, Jackson, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1924  (Age 83 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1860	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 6/5/1860 Place: Ripley, Jackson, WV Benj F Casto, 28, Jackson Co, Ripley, Jonathan & Magdalena, constable Mary Craig, 21, Jackson, Ripley, CW & Matilda 1860 Jackson, VA, B.F., 29, Constable, living at a hotel run by Edward McQuinn 1870 Mil Creek Dist, Jackson, WV # 164-164 Casto, Benj F, 40 Mary M, 29 Holly, 8 John, 6 Frederick, 5 Franklin, 2 1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Benj. CASTO Self M M W 49 VA Mary M. CASTO Wife F M W 39 VA Holly CASTO Son M S W 17 VA John CASTO Son M S W 14 WV Fred CASTO Son M S W 13 WV Frank CASTO Son M S W 12 WV Georgie CASTO Dau F S W 8 WV Mary CASTO Dau F S W 7 WV Bessie CASTO Dau F S W 2 WV 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 28-28 Benjamin 12/1830, m 39y Mary M, 11/1840, 11-9 Addie E, da, 11/1883 Harry L, son, 8/1885 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV #103 Casto, Benjamine F 79 m1- 60y Mary M 69?(smeared) m1- 60y 11-9 children JCBR: M L, (f), 5/7/1873, BF & MM, Jackson Co, farmer Ella, 1877, Benj & Mary Casto, Parchment, farmer ?? Hardesty's History of Jackson County Ravenswood District BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CASTO - a farmer of Ripley district, and one of its most substantial residents, was born in this district, December 23, 1830. His wedded life began in this county, Mary Matilda Craig becoming his wife at Ripley, June 9, 1860. In their home are eight children, and death has taken from them two. Holly was born December 23, 1862; John Charles, March 22, 1864; Fred S., 1866; Frank Hereford, 1868; Georgia, 1870; Mary Louisa, 1872; Bessie Lee, 1879; Adda, 1880. The deceased children are: Otmer, born in. March, 1861, died in May, 1863; Ella, died in infancy, in 1874. The birth of Mrs. Casto was in Ripley district, in 1840, and her parents were Christopher and Mary Matilda (Bonnett) Craig. Jonathan and Magdalene (Weatherholt) Casto, parents of Benjamin F., settled in Jackson county about 1816. The Bonnetts and Castos were among the earliest and most eminent families of the pioneer settlers of this county. Jonathan Casto was a soldier of the 1812 war, and his widow, still living in this county at the age of 88 years, is drawing a pension for his services in that war. Isaac J., brother of Benjamin F., was a Confederate soldier, war of 1861, and was wounded in the battle of Lewisburg in 1862, and honorably discharged. He was also a participant in the battle at Cross Lane, Virginia. Benjamin F. Casto has given his service to the district and county in which he lives in the following official capacities: Constable of Ripley district eight years, 1856-62; magistrate, 1862-4; member of the board of education, two years. His address is Fair Plain, Jackson county, West Virginia.
  Family ID	F303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mellie Elizabeth Reed,   b. 4 Apr 1866, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1936, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1888	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 4/11/1888 at res of J G Hopkins Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Hollie G Casto, 25, Jackson, Given Jackson Co Mellie Elizabeth Reed, 22, Wirt, Given Jackson Co 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 506-510 Holly G, 13/1863, m 12y Mellie E, 4/1866, 1-1 Okey S, 2/1889 Isaac J, uncle, 8/1822 Reed, Mary E, sil, 1/1874, s Douglas, Dora B, adp da, 7/1893, WV OH WV 1910 Charleston Ward 1, Kanawha, WV all WVWVWV Casto, Holley A 47 m1- 22y Mollie 43 m1- 22y 1-1 child Dora da 16 1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV Casto, Holly G 66 md age 25 WVWVWV Mellie 64 md age 22 WVWVWV Lanham, Marie gd 17 md age 17 OH WV WV Herbert gs 22 md age 21 WVWVWV
  Children	1. Okey Sattis Casto,   b. Feb 1889, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dora Blanche Casto,   b. 12 Jul 1893, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Nov 1966, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F6873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S843] Casto book. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.