Peter Mason Casto^[1]

1895 - 1951  (56 years)

• Name	Peter Mason Casto
  Nickname	Pete
  Born	26 May 1895	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Co E 10 Infantry ONG (Co E 134 Machine Gun Battalion) to 18 Sept 1917; Co A 134 Machine Gun Battalion to 1 March 1918; Co D 135 Machine Gun Battalion to WWI -- Discharge Cook 15 Sept 1918. Meuse-Argonne; Ypres-Lys; Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 15 June 1918 to 25 March 1919. Honorable discharge 9 Apr 1919.
  Died	23 Jun 1951	Waynesboro, Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Riverview Cemetery, Waynesboro, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Notes	I have been told that Peter Casto was a West Virginia State Champion Fiddle Player.
  Person ID	I529	WV Route 87 Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Jeptha Mason Casto,   b. 31 May 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1935, Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Rosetta Isabella Barr,   b. 15 Jul 1865, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1948, Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1881	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	There are transcription errors on names. 1900 United States Federal Census about Rosa B Casto Name: Rosa B Casto [Rosa B Carts] Home in 1900: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Age: 35 Birth Date: Jul 1864 Birthplace: W Virginia [West Virginia] Race: White Gender: Female Relationship to Head of House: Wife Father's Birthplace: W Virginia Mother's Birthplace: W Virginia Mother: number of living children: 7 Mother: How many children: 8 Spouse's name: Jepsa M (Jeptha Mason) Marriage Year: 1881 Marital Status: Married Years Married: 19 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Jepsa M Casto 53 (Jeptha Mason) Rosa B Casto 35 (Rosetta Isabella) William I Casto 18 Elijah M Casto 16 Grover C Casto 14 Samuel T Casto 11 George L Casto 9 Zora J Casto 6 (Zenda) Peter Casto 4 View Original Record View original image View blank form Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll T623_1760; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 34. Source Information: My Mom passed away in 2012. Most of the people in her age group, that grew up on 87, have passed on also. Mom was the only living member of her generation of Casto’s. She had some wonderful stories to tell, most of them are not very flattering. For example: Her grandmother was Rosetta Isabella Barr Casto, my great grandmother, daughter of George Wesley Barr. I can just barely remember seeing her, she was a huge woman. Mom was a young child when her Uncle Will's (Great Grand Mother Casto's son) wife passed away. Great Grandma Casto did not like the woman. She egged on the woman's children to walk up to the casket and spit in their mother's face. From the story Mom told, GGmother Rosa-Barr Casto was meaner than a grass snake. She also would tell the story of how Rossetta Isabella came to marry Jeptha Mason Casto. George W. Barr owned a store opposite what is now the Church of God on Route 87 at the corner of Donohew Road and Route 87. Jeptha Mason was at the store and saw Rosetta Isabella Barr, she was under 14 at the time. Jeptha Mason told George W. Barr he was going to marry her and sure enough he did. Jeptha Mason Casto, 31 May 1847-18 Sep 1935 Rosetta Isabella Barr, 15 Jul 1865-14 Dec 1948 they were married 12 Jan 1881. In the fifties Russ and Laura Fox Donohew lived in this house. At one time Mom’s maternal grandparents, David and Sarah Williams Rhodes lived catty corner to the old store on what is now Donohue Road. Lou Kessell-Donohew and Ted Donohew lived in the Rhode's house later on. Both houses have been replaced by mobile homes.
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Madaline Trent,   b. 19 Feb 1904, Patrick, Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1934, Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 30 years)  [3]
  Married	1 Feb 1926	Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. James Mason Casto,   b. 25 Mar 1926, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 06 Apr 1926, Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F1200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 May 1895 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Married - 1 Feb 1926 - Catlettsburg, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24 CASTO 1940] . Peter M Casto in the 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Peter M Casto Age: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: West Virginia Marital status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Lodger Home in 1940: Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Du Pont Boulevard House Number: 133 Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Belle, West Virginia Residence in 1935: Rural, Belle, West Virginia Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 15B Occupation: Machinist Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 1850 Income Other Sources: No Name Age Effie Weaver 49 [Proprietor] Elizabeth D Weaver 80 [Mother] W Alfred Winters 14 [Nephew] William F Bramel 24 [Lodger] Sue Mae Bramel 21 [Lodger's wife] Jacqueline Bramel 9/12 [Lodger's daughter] Margaret L Quick 22 [Lodger] Eva M Kidd 23 [Lodger] Vermont R Matthews 31 [Lodger] Russell L Sherrick 39 [Lodger] John J Roup 24 [Lodger] Peter M Casto 44 [Lodger] Pauline Drumheller 26 [Lodger] Josiah F Folson 54 [Lodger] Note: Peter is a widow in this census. Records indicate he married Effie Weaver later in 1940. [S32S CASTO PETER MASON] . Peter Mason Casto in the Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 Name: Peter Mason Casto Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 56 Birth Date: 28 May 1895 Death Date: 23 Jun 1951 Death Place: Waynesboro, Augusta, Virginia, USA Registration Date: 25 Jun 1951 Father: Jeptha Casto Mother: Rosie Barr Spouse: Effie Weaver Casto [S24 CASTO TRENT 1930] . Pete Casto in the 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Pete Casto Birth Year: abt 1897 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: West Virginia Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Malden, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Dwelling Number: 181 Family Number: 168 Home Owned or Rented: Rented Home Value: 25 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Age at first Marriage: 29 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Machinist Industry: Chemical plant Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Veteran: Yes War: WW Household Members: Name Age Pete Casto 33 Maggie Casto 26