OK, Danita, I'm game!
My name is Betty and I have Castos on both sides.
Mom was Erma Casto 1908-1989
Her parents were John Edward Casto 1874-1951 and Minerva Jane Randolph
1879-1955
John's parents were Charles Lewis Casto 1850-1935 and Sarah Elizabeth
Kinser 1846-1923
Charles's parents were Edward 'Ned' Casto 1828-1902 and Mary 'Polly'
Anderson 1833-1860
Ned's parents were John J Casto 1787-1878 and Grace McDade 1794-1862
John J's parents were John - son of David & Phebe - and Sarah
Dad was Everett Robie 1908-1985
His parents were John Robie 1874-1965 and Minnie Bell Reynolds 1884-1955
Minnie's parents were Ferdinand Silas Reynolds 1850-1936 and Loretta
Victoria Casto 1859-1931
Loretta's parents were Abraham G Casto 1825-?[after 1900 census] and
Rebecca Crites 1829-1895
Abraham's parents were Jonathan Casto1794-1851 and Magdalene Wetherholt
1795-1886
Jonathan parents were William - son of David & Phebe - and Hannah Bonnett
I am leaning toward David being the son of David and Maria, and that
David being the son of William. Or maybe William and Azariah were
brothers and David was the son of Azariah. The best thing about dying
will be getting to ask and knowing for sure!
All of my Castos, and other ancestors for that matter, stayed in Jackson
county, WV, until my parents left in 1938, which meant I was born in
Ohio. I left there when I got married and have been in Tucson, AZ for
the last 20 years.
I am working on a huge project, trying to connect all of the pioneers of
Jackson County. This came about becasue I finally got tired of wondering
if there was anyone in the county who wasn't connected to a Casto. I
broke 24,000 this week and still going strong. I have about 2/3 of the
1850 census accounted for and am still working on John House's notes.
You can see them all on my website at
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs
As always, corrections and additions are welcome. Just try not to
confuse me any more than I already am!
Betty