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Raymond Smith Casto

Male 1917 - 1994  (77 years)


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  • Name Raymond Smith Casto 
    Born 14 May 1917  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Aug 1994  Franklin County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Franklin County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Jackson County, WV Births:
      Raymond Smith Casto
      5/14/1917, Given, WV
      W.G. & Alice Casto

      U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Raymond S Casto
      Birth Year: 1917
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: Ohio
      County or City: Franklin
      Enlistment Date: 31 Jul 1943
      Enlistment State: Ohio
      Enlistment City: Columbus
      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: 2 years of college
      Civil Occupation: Clerks, general office
      Marital Status: Married
      Height: 00
      Weight: 000

      World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
      Name: Raymond S Casto
      Rank: Staff Sergeant [S/Sgt]
      Branch: United States Army
      Birth Date: 14 May 1917
      Service Date: Aug 1943
      Ft Ord, Calif; Hawaiian Isles; Japan
      Awarded Combat Inf Badge, good Conduct Medal
      Parent 1 Name: Mr.
      Parent 2 Name: Mrs. W G Casto
      Rt 1, Ewington, OH
      Spouse Name: Mrs. Bernice Kuhn Casto
      Columbus, Ohio
      State: Ohio
      County: Gallia
      Ohio State Univ. Methodist

      U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
      Name: Raymond S Casto
      Birth Date: 14 May 1917
      Phone Number: 231-8181
      Address: 903 Pleasant Ridge Ave, Columbus, OH, 43209-5416 (1983)

      Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
      Name: Raymond S Casto
      Birth Date: 14 May 1917
      Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
      Death Date: 29 Aug 1994
      Death Time: 03:30 AM
      Hospital of Death: Home
      Death Place: Bexley, Franklin, Ohio, USA
      Certificate: 070247
      Age at Death: 77
      Hospital Status: Other/Residence
      Social Security Number: 300-07-9558
      Father's Surname: Casto
      Mother's Maiden Name: Smith
      Marital Status: Married
      Education: 4 years college
      Industry of Decedent: Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
      Occupation of Decedent: Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale
      Census Tract: 8900
      Primary Registration District: 2502

      U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
      Name: Raymond Casto
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 14 May 1917
      Death Date: 29 Aug 1994
      SSN: 300079558
      Branch 1: ARMY
      Enlistment Date 1: 21 Aug 1943
      Release Date 1: 23 Jan 1946

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Raymond Smith Casto
      [Raymond S Casto]
      SSN: 300079558
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 14 May 1917
      Birth Place: Kenna, West Virginia
      Death Date: 29 Aug 1994
      Father: William G Casto
      Mother: Cora A Smith
      Type of Claim: Original SSN.
      Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as RAYMOND SMITH CASTO; 01 Sep 1994: Name listed as RAYMOND S CASTO

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Raymond S. Casto
      SSN: 300-07-9558
      Last Residence:
      43209 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
      BORN: 14 May 1917
      Died: 29 Aug 1994
      State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)

      Raymond Smith Casto
      Birth: May 14, 1917
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Aug. 29, 1994
      Franklin County
      Ohio, USA
      Family links:
      Parents:
      William Granville Casto (1889 - 1975)
      Cora Alice Smith Casto (1892 - 1981)
      Spouse:
      Bernice K. Kuhn Casto (1919 - 2012)
      Siblings:
      William Victor Casto (1911 - 2002)*
      John Grant Casto (1913 - 1980)*
      Granville Leon Casto (1915 - 1978)*
      Raymond Smith Casto (1917 - 1994)
      Edward Clayton Casto (1921 - 1921)*
      Stanley Eugene Casto (1922 - 1945)*
      Annalu Casto Payne (1929 - 2013)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
      Columbus
      Franklin County
      Ohio, USA
      Created by: Karen Casto Robinson
      Record added: Jun 11, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 131214808
    Person ID I96165  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2016 

    Father William Granville Casto,   b. 6 May 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1975, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Cora Alice Smith,   b. 13 Oct 1892, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1981, Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1910  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/25/1910 at Pt Pleasant
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      William G Casto, 22, Jackson, Jackson
      Cora A Smith, 21, Mason, Mason

      4 sons served in World War II

      1920 Huntington, Gallia, OH # 106-107
      Casto, W G 31 WVWVWV
      Alice 27
      Victor son 8
      Jonathan son 6
      Leon son 4 1/12
      Raymond son 2/7/12
      Naomi J da 9/12 OH

      1930 Huntington, Gallia, OH
      Casto, Granville 41 md age 22 WV WV WV
      Alice 38 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Victor son 19 s WV
      John son 17 WV
      Leon son 14 WV
      Raymond son 12 WV
      Naomi da 11 OH
      Stanley son 8 OH
      Elizabeth da 6 OH
      James son 4
      Billy son 2 OH
      Anna Lou da 8/12 OH

      1940 Huntington, Gallia, OH
      Casto, W G 51 OH 1935: lived same house Farmer
      Alice wife 47 OH 1935: lived same house
      Granville L son 24 OH 1935: lived same house
      Raymond S son 22 OH 1935: lived same house
      Naomi J da 21 OH 1935: lived same house
      Stanley E son 17 OH 1935: lived same house
      Elizabeth M da 16 OH 1935: lived same house
      James A son 13 OH 1935: lived same house
      William H son 12 OH 1935: lived same house
      Annalu da 10 OH 1935: lived same house
    Family ID F24696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernice Kuhn,   b. 13 Oct 1919, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 2012, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 1958  [5
    Family ID F28368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S534] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.

    3. [S1205] Census.

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

    5. [S21] Obit.