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Surnames: Castle, Cassel, Swain, Gause
Classification: Query
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My earliest ancestor is John Levi Castle b. Jan 25, 1831 in Alabama, who moved to Texas
with his sister Martha (Patsy) and changed the spelling of his name to Cassel. His father
supposedly was also named John Levi and was born in South Carolina. He married Charity
Swain, who married Montgomery Gause in Alabama after her husband died. I have found a
deed for 40 acres from Charity Swain to John Levi Castle and his brother Thomas, and have
found census information indicating the name spelling.
Do you have any information on any of these Castles? I am interested in tracing the first
John Levi Castle in South Carolina.