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astle, Thomas
Rome Sentinel
August 10, 1904
Point Rock - Our community was greatly shocked by hearing of the sudden death of Thomas
Castle, formerly an old and respected citizen of this place, but for the past six years a
resident of Lee. Mr. Castle was apparently in the best of health, partook of a hearty
supper and expired soon after, while the memers of the family were gone for a brief time
to a garden a short distance from the house. Mr. Castle was born in Canterbury, England
in 1822. In his early manhood he came to America with his parents, locating in Utica for
a time. In 1850 he was married to Miss Susan O’Donnell and the family soon removed to
this place and settled upon the farm where the active, useful lives of this worthy couple
were spent until the breaking up of the happy home by the death of Mrs. Castle in 1898,
from which time he had made his home with his youngest daughter,
Mrs. J. B. Wallace of Stokes, and been tenderly cared for. Mrs. Castle was the father of
ten children, eight of whom survive: Mrs. Mary Conners and Ambrose Castle of Rome, Thomas
Castle of Bartlett, Mrs. Alice Wallace, Mrs. Sarah Hurlbut, Charles and James Castle of
Stokes and John F. Castle of Lee Center. Mr. Castle was a good neighbor and a kind father
and was everywhere recognized as an upright, conscientious man who had the respect and
confidence of all. He never obtruded, but wherever he went always found a warm welcome.
The children have the sincere sympathy of this community and the consolation that he was
universally esteemed where more than forty years of his life was spent.
Additional obit:
Thomas Castle Sr., 82, died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Wallace of
Stokes, early on Monday evening. A few minutes before eight o’clock Mrs. Wallace left the
house to make a short call at the home of a neighbor. Mr. Castle was sitting in a chair
reading a newspaper. He was dead when she returned. Cornoner Hubbard was summoned to
Stokes and upon making an examination said death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage.
Adelaide Webster