1. John CASTLE was born ¹ about 1777 in Maryland. He died on 11 Aug 1853 in Clark Co., Ohio. He was buried in Union Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio, Buck Creek Cem..

CENSUS: 1850 Ohio, Clark Co., Morefield Twp. - p. 254 line 19, 27 Aug 1850

BIOGRAPHY: A biography written by Gary Siler in Feb 2017, recorded on Find A Grave:
"John Castle's headstone was recorded in a survey of Buck Creek Cemetery conducted in 1955 by the Urbana DAR. Many of the stones had sunk below the surface or were missing. John's is missing or not visible as of 2017, but was present in 1955. His date of death and age were noted. His daughter Malinda (Castle) Winning is buried there with her husband and two children. Also, John's son-in-law Jacob Siler and grandson Jacob Siler are buried there. Not much is known about John Castle other than he started life in Frederick County, Maryland, and eventually moved to Berkeley County, (now West) Virginia, before finally settling in Clark County, Ohio. His daughter Elizabeth (Castle) Siler is buried in Wheelock Cemetery in Troy. Jacob and Elizabeth (Castle) Siler were my great-great-great-grandparents."

CHILDREN: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37G6-JQ9 : accessed 2017-04-29), entry for John /Castle/. This pedigree file lists the following children of John and Anna Maria DORNER: Elizabeth (b 1807), Matilda (b 1809), Maria Ann (b 1811), Malinda (1813-1870), Enoch (1814-1887), Thomas D. (1825-1856), Rebecca Jane (1827-1880), William (b 1830). John's parents listed as Richard (1745-1816) and Mary BLUNSDEN (b 1750).

DEATH: John Castle probate records, 1 Nov 1853, Clark Co., Ohio.

BURIAL: Gravestone states death 8/11/1853, age 75.

BURIAL: Champaign County Cemeteries VOL II Compiled 1955 Urbana Chapter DAR (online list). Also Find A Grave Memorial# 176115427, which gives a short biography.

John married Ann Maria DARNER on 22 Sep 1807 in Frederick Co., Maryland. Ann was born on 13 Oct 1778 in Landau, Frederick Co., Maryland. She died after Sep 1855.

BIRTH: Census: Ohio, Clark Co., Morefield Twp, p. 254 l. 19, 27 August 1850 (John Castle).
John Castle probate records, Clark Co. Ohio gives her full name.
Birth date and place from Dannell Hopkins and Peter Smith's Rootsweb database.

BIRTH: Surname sometimes listed as Dorner. Some give her birth year as 1787, but the 1850 census clearly shows her age 72.

DEATH: She was still living in Sep 1855 according to John Castle's probate records. Some sources give place of death as Ohio, some Berkeley Co., WV.

Marriage Notes:

MARRIAGE: Listed in "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899" at ancestry.com as John Castle md Mary Darner, 22 Sep 1807 at Fredrick, MD.
Book "Marriage Licenses of Frederick Co., Maryland 1778-1810, 2nd Edition" by Margaret E Meyers, 1986, lists "Sep 22 1807 Castle, John to Darner, Mary".
Census: Ohio, Clark Co., Moorefield Twp, page 254, line 19, 27 August 1850 lists John and A. M. Castle.