I have recently discovered our link to John W. Castleman. We have spent over
50 years looking for him. He lived in McClure, Illinois and is buried there.
He was my grandfather. I have found that he had three daughters by his
first marriage to Elmira Catherine Lauderdale. They were Menta, Elsie and Clara,
who are all deceased. I would like to find any descendants of the three
girls. Menta married Earnest Blouldens and had a son, Raymond born in 1900. Elsie
married William I. Davis in 1902 in Union County, Illinois. It is thought
maybe that Clara did not marry. If anyone can give me any information about
this I would really appreciate it. John W. Castleman's daughter (Nora Castleman
Van Allen) (my mother) is 103 years old and is still living. She was 102
before she ever saw a picture of her father, or learned anything about him.
Bonnie Campbell