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Sims Index:
Randolph County, WV
John Casto, 137a Sugar Camp, 1800, book 2, page 302
John Casto, 143a, Waters of Buckhannon, 1795, book 1, page 343
Mason Co, WV:
John Casto Sr, 200a adj G W Smith, 1823, book 1, page 380
1785 Harrison County
Casoto, John, 5 white souls, 1 dwelling, 1 other building
Harrison Co PP Tax list
1802: 2 tithables, 1horse
1803: 3 tithables, 1horse
1804: 3 tithables, 2 horses
1805: 4 tithables, 3 horses
Mason Co tax rolls:
John Casto, Sr - 1813-14
1810 Harrison Co
1 male 10-16
3 males 16-26
1 male 45+
1 female 26-45
1820 Mason Co, WV
Casato, John Sr
1 male 26-44
1 male 45+
1female 45+
2 engaged in agriculture
1830 Mason Co - probably living with John J and Grace:
1m 70-80
1f 60-70
1850 Mortality Sch ---????
Sarah Casto, 86, F, Sept, VA, old age
Pennsylvania Archives, Series 6, Vol 2, pp 166, 171, 182
Washington Co Militia, Capt William Crawford
Lt Richard Seaton, Ensign Francis Seaton
6th Class Private David Casto
7th Class Private John Casto
"Jackson County in the Wars"
War of 1812
1st Virginia Regiment: Daniel, George, Sr and John Casto of Harrison County
Revolutionary Soldiers
Casto, John Sr. Listed in an article in the Jackson Herald as a Revolutionary soldier. Came to Mason county about 1813 from the Harrison county area. He was then married and had a son, John J Casto, who was also married and had two sons and two daughters who were under 10 years of age in 1820. John J married Gracey, a daughter of James McDade. John Casto Sr was deceased before 1831.
John A House: 'Pioneers of Jackson County':
pg 135
John Casto and William Casto are said to be brothers of each other, and perhaps cousins of George Casto.
John lived "on Mill Creek not far above Ripley", just where does not appear.
He was married and his children grown when he came to Jackson County. His children were William, John J and Daniel.
From Raymond Casto Family Bible, copied Aug 29, 1972
written in front of the Bible by a relative who had visited:
Big John Casto's wife, Sara McDade. Her father, Jesse McDade was killed by Indians. He killed 7 Indians with a hand spike before they killed him. The fight took place at the big bend in the Ohio River about 1690. [Was Sarah a McDade? Was her father killed about 1790, not 1690?]
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West Virginia Pioneers
Abt 1795 - Yes, date unknown
, d. Abt 1831 (Age ~ 73 years) 
