West Virginia Pioneers

Howard Arthur Casto

Male 1890 - 1949  (59 years)


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  • Name Howard Arthur Casto 
    Born 9 Jan 1890  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Jul 1949  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Howard Arther Casto
      Sex: male
      Death Date: 01 Jul 1949
      Death Place: Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 59y5m22d
      Cemetery: Webster Cem
      Birth Date: 1/9/1890
      Birth Place: Given
      Marital Status: married
      Occupation: carpenter
      Mother: Molly Waugh
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Earnest D. Casto
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: Mrs Eva M Casto

      Casto, Howard Arthur
      Funeral services for Howard Arthur Casto, 59, who died at his home near Fairplain on Thursday after a long illness, were held from the church there on Sunday afternoon with the Rev. Franklin Roach officiating and the burial was in the Webster Cemetery. Mr. Casto was born on January 9, 1890, a son of the late Ernest D. and Molly Waugh Casto. He married Eva M. Lewis and spent his life in the Given-Fairplain communities engaging in farming. Survivors include the widow, Eva Lewis Casto; three sons, Arthur O. and Eugene L. Casto, both of Dunbar, and Ardath E. Casto, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Louella Crane of Dunbar; four brothers, Glenn Casto of Pittsburgh, Everett and Lohan Casto, both of Canton, Ohio and Luther Casto of South Charleston; seven sisters, Mrs. Wanona Bowles of Charleston, Mrs. Dale Norris of Strasburg, Ohio, Mrs. Ada Raines of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. Lucy Sigmon of Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Leona Williams of Canton, Mrs. Laura Given of Columbus and Mrs. Carrie Ferrell of Pt. Pleasant, and one grandchild, Martha E. Casto of Dunbar. (Friday, 8 July 1949)
    Person ID I21356  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2009 

    Father Ernest Dekalb Casto,   b. 19 Aug 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1941, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Etta Waugh,   b. Jan 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1938, Navarre, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1889  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 308-310
      Ernest D 8/1868, m 11y
      Mary E, 1/1871, 5-5
      Howard A, 1/1890
      Manonie, 4/1892
      Elben G, 12/1894, son
      William L, 1/1896
      Carrie L, 12/1898

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 135
      Casto, Earnest D 41 m1- 21y
      Mary E 39 m1- 21y 10-10 children
      Howard A son 20
      Manora da 18
      Elben G son 16
      William L son 14
      Carre L da 12
      Evert son 10
      Adah M da 8
      Lucy E da 6
      Leola da 2
      Lura A da 6/12

      1920 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV # 226-245
      Casto, Ernest D 50
      Mary E 48
      Carrie 21
      Everett 18
      Ada 16
      Lucy 14
      Lola 11
      Lura da 10
      Erva da 8
      Lohan son 3.7

      1930 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV # 236
      Casto, Ernest D 59 m age 21
      Mollie 56 m age 18
      Lura da 20
      Erva da 18
      Lohan son 14

      JCBR:
      Adah M, 8/28/1903, ED & Mary E, Given
      Ellen G, 12/3/1894, Ernest D & Marietta Casto, Jackson Co, farmer
    Family ID F6844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary F Parsons,   b. 10 Jan 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1913, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1912  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/6/1912
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Howard Casto, 22, Jackson, Jackson
      Mary Parsons, 22, Jackson, Putnam
    Family ID F24554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eva May Lewis,   b. Jul 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/12/1916 at Ripley
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Howard A Casto, 26, Jackson, Dunbar
      Eva M Lewis, 24, Jackson, Given

      1920 Dunbar, Kanawha, WV # 225-244
      Casto, Howard A 29
      Eva 28
      Arthur son 2 7/12
      Luella da 8/12
      Lewis, Ruby sil 21 s

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #110-115 all wVWVWV
      Casto, Howard 40 md age 26
      Eva 38 md age 25
      Arthur son 12
      Luella da 10
      Eugene son 3 10/12
    Children 
     1. Arthur O Casto
     2. Luella May Casto,   b. 20 May 1919, Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1998, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Layton Eugene Casto,   b. 17 Jun 1926, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1998  (Age 71 years)
     4. Ardeth Edwin Casto
    Family ID F9783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S7] Gravestone.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV, 18 Jun 1913.