Casto Connections April, 1998 Volume 1, Issue 4

HELLO, COUSIN! We are very excited about this issue of Casto Connections and really hope that you will enjoy it, too! Many times we hear the question, “How are we related to each other?”. Now, you’ll be able to see for yourself. This issue is filled with the Casto lineage of 20 of our readers and a chart attempting to show where most fit in. In working on this issue, one of the most puzzling of Casto problems came to surface again and we’re now throwing out on the table for open, active debate. We would like to hear from our readers their theories and/or documentation on who were the wives of William Casto, son of David and Phoebe Gandy Casto, who married Hannah Bonnett, Margaret Parsons, and perhaps one other. One of our subscribers recently sent this information taken from Casto-Little

Cemetery at Rockcastle. Benjamin F. Casto died May 1, 1882, aged 83 years, son of William and Margaret (Parsons) Casto. Benjamin’s first wife was Sarah Shinn, who died June 2, 1852, aged 46 y, 3 m, 5 d. This is a step in the right direction. One of our other subscribers, who is not a genealogist but is interested in the family history, reported her grandfather never mentioned a person named “Bonnett” but did mention a “Parsons” connection. And, no, this reader isn’t of the William, Jr. line that married Martha Parsons. So, if you have any information concerning this little problem, please let us know. In a later newsletter, we can share any new leads. Happy Hunting!

Danita and Dru

Casto Connections Newsletter Danita Smith, editor 1001 Brynewood Terrace Chattanooga, TN 37415 e-mail address: CastoCnx@aol.com Casto Connections is published four times per year and is dedicated to promoting and helping with genealogcial research of the CASTO surname (including varient spellings). Annual subscription rate is $10.00.

If we had had enough room, we would have liked to present a family group sheet for each subscriber. However, since our space was limited, we have chosen to present the material in this manner. We have included the subscriber’s name and contact information and encourage you to contact them for more complete information. We did not have sufficient room for everyone’s lineage and some responses were not received in time for publication so if the response to this issue is favorable then we’ll publish the other lines at a later date. The last page of the newsletter is a color fold-out chart of the subscribers who are descendents of David and Phoebe (Gandy) Casto since most of the subscribers’ line descend from them. Be sure to notice how various researchers have different dates for the same ancestors!

Descendants of William Casto, b. 1717 Casto Connections Page Two

Jim Casto 1506 Centennial Circle Forest Grove, OR 97116-3330 Jimcasto@teleport.com http://www.teleport.com/~jimcasto

Joseph Scinton Casto (b. May 20, 1827 d. Jan. 12, 1909) m1. Mary Ann Barr m2. Julia Augusta Lake Seth Lake Casto (b. July 6, 1872 d. June 26, 1954) m. Edith Lilly Joseph Harold Casto (b. Oct. 11, 1901) m. Marguerite Alice Naughton James Harold “Jim” Casto (b. June 15, 1937) m1. Laura Jean Oliver m2. Sharon Janiece Rust

Katy Edmonson 1004 Oak Tree Lane Las Vegas, NV 89108 dick-edmonson@compuserve.com

These two subscribers are descendents of William Casto (1717-1778). Katy and Jim are half third-cousins, each descended off Andrew Casto (1761-1855) but by a different wife. Both Jim and Katy are active in Casto research and have been doing it for a number of years. Jim has recently created a web page and an e-mail subscriber list devoted to Casto research. I think this is a very exciting venture and hope many of our subscribers will contact him at the above address for more information! He is also looking for any transcribed census records for Castos from any state for 1900-1920. Please contact him if you have info you’d like to share! William Casto (Mar. 10, 1717 - Aug., 1778) married twice. He married Purthenia Purple about 1745. Purthenia, the daughter of John and Alice (Peterson) Purple, was born about 1724 in Salem Co., NJ and died Jan. 6 1752/1753 in Deerfield, Cumberland Co., NJ. He married Sarah about 1758. Sarah was born April 18, 1736 and died Jan. 24, 1803. Andrew Casto, son of William and Sarah, was born in Deerfield, Cumberland Co., NJ, Jan. 14, 1761 and died Feb. 7, 1855 in Morrow Co., OH. He married twice. He married Rachel Biggs about 1783. Rachel was born May 20, 1763 in Cumberland Co., NJ and she died May 4, 1824 in Knox Co., OH. He married Sarah Sleater May 4,1826 in Knox Co., OH. Sarah was born about 1790 and died in Ohio in 1846.

Jim’s Line:

Aaron Casto (b. May 6, 1794 d. ??) m. Sarah Morrison William Casto (b. Nov. 4, 1842 d. May 17, 1917) m. Mary Catherine McCabe Bert Roscoe Casto (b. April 20, 1891 d. April 20, 1974) m. Maggie Jane Burris Catherine Eleanor “Katy” Casto (b. Oct. 15, 1922) m. Richard Warren Edmonson

Katy’s

Descendants of John Casto, Sr., son of David and Phoebe

Descendants of David and Phoebe (Gandy) Casto Casto Connections Page Three

Lori Godfrey 1507 21st Street Vienna, WV 26105 godfrey@wirefire.com

Gordon Ralls, Jr. 79 Norwich Way Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 g_bralls@pacbell.net

Nadine Schroeder 2401 W. Southern Ave., #197 Tempe, AZ 85282 nadine@futureone.com http://www.surnames.com/gedcom/ schroeder_nadine/nadine.htm

David Skeen Rt. 3, Box 86-A Kenna, WV 25248

Lori’s Line: Lori is actually tracing her husband’s Casto lines:

David Casto (b. 1706) Phoebe Gandy (b. 1722) John Casto, Sr. (1761-1831) m. Sarah ? John J. Casto (1787-1878) m. 1810 Grace McDade (1794-1862) James M. Casto (b. Jun. 25, 1822 - d. Apr. 28, 1903) m. Mar. 25, 1849 Sarah Tolley (1828-1908) James Louis Casto (b. Apr. 22, 1862 - d. Nov. 28, 1940) m. Jun. 6, 1886 Lenora Alice Southall (1864-1932) Benjamin Early Casto (b. Jul. 29, 1896 - d. Oct. 29, 1975) m. Oct.30, 1915 Minnie Eunice McKitrick (1900-1976) Linda Sue Casto (b. Mar. 3, 1946) m. Dec. 29, 1962 Larry Wayne Godfrey (b. Aug. 15, 1942) Shawn Carris Godfrey (b. Nov. 21, 1963) m. July 25, 1986 Lori Ann Packer (b. Aug. 28, 1963

David’s Line: David doesn’t use e-mail so you’ll have to write him at home!

David Casto (1721-1770) m. Aug. 17, 1752 Phoebe Gandy (1736-1770) John Jacob Casto, Sr. (1761-1831) m. Sarah ? (d. 1840) William Casto (1784 - ca. 1830) m. Susannah Rollins Delilah Casto (1804 - May 15, 1872) m. George M. Kessel, Jr. (b. Jan. 22, 1804 - d. July, 1886) Elmore H. Kessel (b. Feb. 13, 1839 - d. Mar. 6, 1909) m. Harriett Elizabeth Jones (1839 - aft.1910) Kenna Kelvy Kessel (b. Aug. 17, 1881 - d. Dec. 7, 1965) m3. Levy Myrtle Siders (1900-1925) Vivian Raye Kessel (b. Dec. 20, 1923) m2. Clement Caswell Skeen (1912-1971) David Ray Skeen (b. April 7, 1957) - not married

Happy Birthday, David!

David Casto (b. ca. 1721 - d. ca. 1770) m. Aug. 17, 1852 Phoebe Gandy (b. 1736 - d. ca. 1770) John Jacob Casto (b. 1757-61 - d. 1820-30) m. ca. 1779 Sarah Daniel Taylor Casto (b. 1792 d. Aug. 23, 1847) m. Mar. 10, 1817 Mary Shamblin (1800-??)

Hiram Casto (1827-??) m. Nov. 1849 Sarah (Sally) Casto (1833-??)☺see below John Casto (b. Mar.,1868 - d. 1904) m. 1889 Emma J. Martin (1877-??) Jesse Montgomery Casto (b. Dec., 1890 - d. 1959) m. Dec. 28, 1922 Annie Catherine Crawford (1894-1980) Jessie Ann Casto (b. Nov. 15, 1919) m. Mar. 1, 1936 Joel David Slater (b. July 4, 1913 - d. Sep. 12, 1991) Bernice Ann Slater (b. Jun. 14, 1940) m2. Sep. 7, 1985 Gordon Corey Ralls, Jr. (b. Feb. 24, 1931) ☺David Casto (b. ca. 1721 - d. ca. 1770) m. Aug. 17, 1852 Phoebe Gandy (b. 1736 - d. ca. 1770)

David Casto, Jr. (b. ca. 1753 - d. Apr. 23, 1852) m. ca. 1780 Margaret Provence (b. ca. 1756 - ?) George W. Casto, Sr. (1786-1845) m2. 1813 Sarah Ours (b. 1793 - d. ca. 1862) John G. Casto (1814-1844) m. Nov. 27, 1831 Catherine Westfall (b. ca. 1817 - ???) Sarah Sally Casto (1833-??) m. Nov., 1849 Hiram Casto (1827-??) {second cousins, once removed}

Descendants of John Casto, Sr., son of David and Phoebe (continued)

Descendants of David and Phoebe (Gandy) Casto Casto Connections Page Four

Gordon’s Line: Gordon is actually tracing his wife’s Casto lines:

Nadine’s Line: Nadine and Gordon are both researching descendents of Daniel Casto who married Mary Shamblin.

David Casto, Sr. (b. abt. 1725 - d. abt. 1770) m. Phoebe Gandy (d. abt 1770) John J. Casto, Sr. (b. abt. 1761 - d. abt. 1831) m. Sarah ? (d. Sep., 1850) Daniel J. Casto (b. 1792 - d. Aug. 23,1847) m. Mar. 15, 1817 Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Shamblin (1806-1882) Lydia Margaret Casto (b. Aug., 1838 - d. Apr. 20,1924) m. Jan. 22, 1857 James Alfred Jones (1834-1904) Gertrude Jones (b. Apr. 24,1869 - d. Jun. 25, 1933) m. Oct. 28, 1892 Zachariah Hicks, Jr. (1854-1920) Eugene Arthur Hicks (b. Jan.7, 1904 - d, Dec. 21, 1968) m. Jun. 28, 1924 Clara Emma Wood (1907-1934) Nadine Rose Hicks (b. Feb. 4, 1928) m. Mar. 7, 1946 Ronald H. Schroeder (b. Apr. 14, 1922)

Descendants of David Casto, Jr., son of David and Phoebe

Descendants of David and Phoebe (Gandy) Casto Casto Connections Page Five

Loretta’s Line: Loretta is actually tracing her husband’s Casto lines:

Joan’s Line: Like many of our subscribers, Joan is working on her husband’s Casto lines!

Descendants of Elizabeth Casto, daughter of David and Phoebe

David Casto, Sr. married Phoebe Gandy David Casto, Jr. married Margaret Province George Casto, Sr. married Sarah Ours George Casto, Jr. married Martha Nancy Raines Louisa Jane Casto married William Henry Morris George Ovie Morris married Orpha Fields Mary Francis Morris married Leonard Guy Presley William Keith Presley married Loretta Honaker

David Casto, Sr. (b. ca. 1706) m. Aug. 1752 Phoebe Gandy (b. ca. 1722) Elizabeth Casto (b. 1765 - d. Mar. 30, 1818) m. ca. 1784 Joseph Yard Provance (1764-1842) Sarah Provance (b. July 22, 1790 - d. Feb. 22, 1826) m. ca. 1808 Robert McClain, Jr. (ca. 1782-1827) Joseph McClain (b. 1809 - d. June, 1879) m. 1826 Mary Howard (1810-1888) Lucinda McClain (b. Mar. 25, 1851 - d. Sep. 28, 1908) m. Daniel Zane Miner (1849-1904) Daisy M. Miner (b. June 23, 1875 - d. Oct. 1, 1949) m. Sept. 1, 1889 Guy Weltner (1866-1900) Lillian Hazel Weltner (b. Jun. 16, 1891 - d. Dec. 27, 1960) m. June 15, 1910 Charles M. Wolcott (1884-1941) Druanna Wolcott (living) m. Olford Frank Ruse (1907-1978) Ronald Ruse m. Joan Riehle

Loretta Presley 2011 Chestnut Street Kenova, WV 25530 nannie2011@aol.com

Joan Ruse 19937 So. Edinburg Lane Frankfort, IL 60423 XWTW51A@prodigy.com

David Casto married Phebe Gandy William Casto married Hannah Bonnet

William Casto☺ m. Martha Parsons *Rhoda Casto☺ m. John Pringle Charles Casto m. Martha Bonnett Gilbert Pringle m. Martha Skidmore Elias Sandusky Casto———————————Alaeiza Hester Pringle {second cousins} William Casto married Mary Margaret Humpreys Daisy Casto married Edgar Marion Wayne Marion married Sarah Troutman Briana Marion married James Caccamo ☺

William Casto and Rhoda Casto are siblings

Descendants of William Casto and Hannah Bonnett / Margaret Parsons

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Briana’s Line: Briana had dual lineage from two of William’s children

Briana Caccamo 202 Game Drive Munroe Falls, OH 44262 JCacc202@aol.com

Debi Sanders Debsan1@airmail.net http://members.aol.com/DebiVF/ THL.html

Tom Foreman 3440 Van Zandt Drive Macon, GA 31206 tom.foreman@usa.net http://www.mylink.net/~tforeman/ home.html

Dru Falk 6516 Woodway Dr. Ft. Worth, TX 76133 d1985d@aol.com

David Casto, Sr. (b. ca. 1706) m. Aug. 1752 Phoebe Gandy (b. ca. 1722) William Casto, Sr. (b. abt. 1760 - d. 1836) m. Hannah Bonnett/Patsy Parsons???? Jonathan Casto (b. Dec. 30, 1794 - d. Oct. 21, 1851) m. June 10, 1816 Mary Weatherholt (1795-1886) Benjamin F. Casto (b. Dec. 23, 1830 - d. Feb. 28, 1920) m. June 5, 1860 Mary Craig (1840-1924) Bessie Casto (b. Aug. 25, 1878 - d. Feb. 9, 1957) m. Oct. 14, 1897 Willis Lee (1869-1957) Rolfe Lee (b. Apr. 3, 1901 - d. Aug. 26, 1993) m1. Sept. 6, 1924 Hestor Blain (1904-1990) Betty Lee married Dec. 27, 1950 Lawrence Foreman Tom Foreman m. April 19, 1986 Robin Mills

Tom’s Line: Tom is another Casto researcher I know who would appreciate input on the Bonnett/Parsons question!

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David Casto, Sr. (b. abt. 1720 - d. 1770) m. Aug. 1752 Phoebe Gandy (1736-1770) William Casto, Sr. (1760-1836) m1. Hannah Bonnett (d. 1810) James Casto (1789-1868) m. Sunda “Sidney” Kessell (1798-1883) Robert Presley “Whit” Casto (1840-1914) m1. Ellen Barnett (1845-1890) Eldridge E. “Ellie” Casto (1869-1948) m. Lucy Jane Shamblin (1873-1954) Okey Gay Casto (1902-1964) m. Minnie Pauline Bostic (b. 1908) Robert Lewis Casto (b. 1928) m1. Dora Dean Branham Deborah Sue Casto (b. Jan. 7, 1950) m. John Sanders

Debi: Debi recently went to West Virginia for a little Casto research and put some photos on her web site!

David Casto, Sr. (b. ca. 1706) m. Aug. 1752 Phoebe Gandy (b. ca. 1722) William Casto, Sr. (b. bef. 1765 - d. 1836) m. abt. 1793 Hannah Bonnett (b. abt. 1770 - d. bef. 1815) Lucretia Casto (1792-1846) m. 1806 Elijah Rollins (b. 1784 - d. Aug. 15, 1857) Jonathan Rollins (b. abt. 1817 - d. Mar. 14, 1877) m. Oct. 8, 1834 Sarah Casto (b. abt. 1819) {dau. of Geo. Casto Sr. and Sarah Ours/Aurs} Artemetia Rollins (b. Jan. 1853) m. Oct. 28, 1868 George W. Jamison (1841-abt 1870) Sarah Jane Jamison (b. Sep. 19, 1869 - d. Dec. 11, 1955) m. Jan. 4, 1886 Mark Edward Williams (1861-1917) Inez Grace Williams (b. Feb. 19, 1910 - d. Nov. 10, 1992) m. June 30, 1923 Renard Santos Hutchison (1902-1966) Priscilla May Hutchison (b. Jan. 15, 1926) m. Ralph William Barnes (b. Jun. 21, 1921) Drusilla Loree Barnes (b. Oct. 5, 1944) m. July 3, 1963 Dennis Wayne Falk (b. May 10, 1941)

Dru’s Line: Dru also has dual ancestry !

Descendants of William Casto, Sr., son of David and Phoebe (continued)

(twins) (first cousins)

Isadore was both a 2nd and 3rd cos. to Everette

(brothers)

Descendants of David and Phoebe (Gandy) Casto Casto Connections Page Eight

Descendants of William Casto, Sr., son of David and Phoebe (continued)

Danita Smith 1001 Brynewood Terr. Chattanooga, TN 37415 CastoCnx@aol.com

Dwain Casto 57185 SR 124 Portland, OH 45770-9738

Helen Hutchison P.O. Box 236 Paxton, IL 60957-0236

Our Lines: Helen and Dwain aren’t working on their Casto ancestry but are close relations of mine who are interested in what I’m working on and have subscribed to the newsletter. They’ve also been very generous in answering my many questions about my own line! I was so thrilled with Dwain’s line I created a chart for it and have combined mine and Helen’s line in order to show us all on one page.

Jacob was a 1st cos. to Telitha, 2nd cos. to Nicholas

(brothers)

David Casto m.

David Casto, Jr. m. William Casto, Sr. m. (brothers)

(first cousins)

married (2nd cousins)

married (3rd cousins) (4th cousins)

Dwain O. Casto

Otis Kerwood

Helen Casto

Danita Young

Telitha Casto

Everette Casto m.

Nicholas Casto Telitha Jane Casto Jacob Casto m.

Isadore Casto m.

Orville Clive Casto

Ellen Casto

Jonathan Casto m. William Casto, Jr. m. George Casto, Sr. m.

(favorite aunt!)

TRIPLE ANCESTRY!

Work In Progress! Casto Connections Page Nine

Winnie Bell 11775 Peach Orchard Road Bentonville, Arkansas 72712 hwbell@mc2k.com

Rev. John George Castoe (b. Mar. 25, 1805 VA - d. Apr. 7, 1903 AR) m. 1838? MO Jestern Coots (b. 1816 TN d. 1904 AR) George W. Castoe (b. 1840 MO - d. 1875 KA) m. 1860’s MO Sarah J. Sears (b. 1842 KY - d. 1892 KA) Robert W. Castoe (b. 1864 KA - d. 1953 AR) m. 1901 AR Nellie Horn (b. 1884 MO - d. 1961 AR) Winnie Castoe (b. Oct. 9, 1906 AR - d. 1980 AR) m. 1936 William H. Springer (1896-1969) Winnie M. Springer (b. Feb. 9, 1943) m. 1966 Harold G. Bell (b. 1943)

Wanda Castoe 2236 W. 58th Street Davenport, IA 52806-1718

Does anyone have any more information on these lines?

Wanda and Winnie are both looking for the ancestry of John George Castoe. He apparently left West Virginia as a boy and is proving to be a most elusive fella! If anyone thinks they may have information about him, these Casto researchers would be glad to hear from you!

Winnie’s Line:

Rev. John George Castoe (b. Mar. 25, 1805 VA - d. Apr. 7, 1903 AR) m. 1838? MO Jestern Coots (b. 1816 TN d. 1904 AR) James Caleb Castoe (b. Feb. 15, 1857 - d. Aug. 30, 1942) m. Mary Florence Kees (1868-1939) Caleb Worchester Castoe (b. Mar. 8, 1907 - d. July 31, 1992) m. Rebecca Louise Wallace (1907-1979) Chester Castoe (b. Nov. 2, 1939) m. Wanda Burns (b. Nov. 27, 1942)

Wanda’s Line: (actually her husbands)

Work In Progress! Casto Connections Page Ten

Robert Casto 10146 Country Rd. 160 Carthage, MO 64836 Babdale@webtv.net

James H. Casto (b. 1806? d. 1860’s?) m. Nancy Brinton Abijah Casto (b. 1830 d. 1910?) m. Rebecca Brady James W. Casto (b. 1878 d. 1948) m. Ora Cruzan Glen D. Casto (b. 1917 d. 1996) m. Lucille DeBerry Robert Casto

Pat Rinebarger 16324 E. Carmel Drive Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-2255 Rinebarger@aol.com

Robert’s Line: Robert is a new subscriber without a lot of info yet on his lines. He had this to say: “As for my Casto's, I think they might tie in somewhere with the West Virginia Casto's. James H. lived in Washington Co., Ohio for several years. My great=grandfather Abijah was born and married there. I think they may have followed a brother of James to Indiana. I have some Castos buying land in In., but don't know how they are related.”

Amy Mary Casto (b. abt. 1829, Phildadelphia, PA - d. ???) m. Apr. 13, 1849 NJ John R. Cunningham (abt. 1826-abt. 1896) Job D. Cunningham (b. May 22, 1851, NJ - d. Oct. 14, 1941) m. abt. 1874 Mary A. Finlass (1851-1934) William F. Cunningham (b. June 15, 1875 - d. Dec. 23, 1923) m. Nov. 23, 1899 Anna E. Blackman (1876-1954) Evelyn E. Cunningham (b. Jun. 16, 1905 - d. Sep. 17, 1984) m. July 2, 1925 Francis L. Leonard (1901-1957) Patricia A. Leonard (b. 1938) m. 1957 Bruce Rinebarger (b. 1931)

Pat’s Line: I thought Pat’s line would be easy to find because I’m so used to seeing Castos married to Cunningham’s but we’ve not pinpointed her ancestors just yet. Can anyone help?

Well, that’s all I got, folks! If I’ve made any typos, please forgive me! I hope this issue will be both informative as well as enjoyable for all of you and that you’ll tell us what you think. I created the fold-out chart back when I started working on this issue just to help me keep it all straight. It doesn’t include all the lines but if it did, you could wallpaper your living rooms with it! I hope it helps you, too! Danita