4. Thomas D. CASTLE ([Unknown] , John ) was born ¹ in 1825 in Virginia. He died on 16 Mar 1856 in Andrew Co., Missouri.

BIRTH: Census: Ohio, Clark Co., Moorefield Twp, p. 254 l. 19, 27 August 1850 (living with John Castle, siblings).

MARRIAGE: IGI Ohio, #P0644 (Castle).

BIOGRAPHY: Thomas was born in Virginia or West Virginia about 1825, possibly in the area of Harpers Ferry. His family moved to a farm in Clark County, Ohio about 1839 (see the birth places of his aunt Melinda's children). The 1850 census shows him living on this farm with what must be (due to the age differences) his grandparents John and A. M. Castle. Their farm was next to that of Peter Sager, whose daughter Lydia he married. Thomas, Lydia, their two daughters Eliza and Mary, and the family of Thomas' sister Rebecca (Castle) Montgomery moved to Buchanan County, Missouri about 1854 or 1855. His brother, William, was also in Missouri by the 1860 census.

DEATH: Thomas died in 1856, soon after the birth of daughter Martha. The following was written in a note by, I believe, Frank William Weipert, with title "What I Know About Grand Mother" (referring to Lydia (Sager) Castle): "It seems I remember hearing Aunt Martha tell they hadn't been in Missouri very long till she was born and there her Father died when she was 16 days old with Consumption they called it in those days."

WILL: Thomas' executor was John D. Castle, who applied to the probate court on 6 May 1856:
  "John D. Castle appears and applies for Letter of Executorship on the Estate of Thomas D. Castle dec'd which was granted to him under the will of Said dec'd. Whereupon the Executor Bond to the State of Missouri in the sum of $2500.00 dollars with Allen Crook and James Montgomery as his surety which is approved by the Court and filed, orders that Said Estate pay the cost herein Expended. D. VanBuskirk Probate Judge"
  Thomas' Will was filed with the court 6 May 1856:
  "Last Will of Thomas D. Castle. In the name of God Amen: I, Thomas D. Castle of the County of Andrew and State of Missouri, of sound and disposing mind, and in my usual health, although weak in body, and not long expecting to live, desirous of disposing of the estate with which God has blest me, according to my will, do hereby declare and publish this as my last will and testament.
  In the first, I resign my body to the dust and my soul to God, and my wishes is that after my death, my body shall be buried in a decent, Christian like manner.
  I dispose of my worldly goods as follows: My just debts are to be paid first out of my personal estate; I give and bequeath to my wife, Lida Castle all of my estate, real and personal, so long as She remains my widow, or during her natural life, and then revert to my said Children, viz: Eliza Jane, Mary Elizabeth, and Martha, my said three daughters forever.
  I nominate and appoint John D. Castle as the executor of this my last will and testament.
  In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 8th day of March A.D. 1856.  Thomas D. Castle  X his mark
  Declared and published by Thomas D. Castle as his last will in presence of: James Montgomery, William Castle
  State of Missouri
  County of Andrew
  Be it remembered that on this the sixth day of May A.D. 1856 personally appeared before me, the Probate Judge of Andrew County, James Montgomery and William Castle who being duly sworn by me, upon their oaths say that they were present at the time that Thomas D. Castle declared, signed and sealed the will aforesaid as and for his last will and testament, that he did direct and request John D. Castle to write his name thereto, he not knowing how to write his own name, he then made his mark thereto it being his manner of Executing all instruments of writing and at the Execution thereof he was of sound mind and disposing memory, and over the age of twenty one years that said testator called upon them, the said witnesses to witness the said will which they did by subscribing their names thereto in the presence of said testator, and in the presence of each other and further they say not.
   James Montgomery
   William Castle
   Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of May A.D. 1856.  Daniel VanBuskirk Probate Judge.
   Which is deemed sufficient to establish said will and the same is admitted to probate accordingly.
  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal at office in Savannah Mo. on this the 6th day of May A.D. 1856.
  Daniel VanBuskirk Probate Judge of Andrew County Mo."

DEATH: Note written by Frank Weipert (see Lydia Sager notes for text).

Thomas married Lydia SAGER, daughter of Peter SAGER Sr. and Magdalene FOLTZ (Voltz), on 30 Oct 1851 in Moorefield, Clark Co., Ohio. Lydia was born on 16 Jan 1831 in Virginia. She died on 10 Jan 1916. She was buried in Monroe Twp., Andrew Co., Missouri, Bethel Baptist Cem.

BIOGRAPHY: Lydia Sager was born in Virginia or West Virginia in 1831. Her family moved to the Clark/Champaign county area of Ohio probably before 1840. She married Thomas Castle, who lived on a nearby farm in Moorefield Township. They moved to Buchanan Co., Missouri in about 1854 or 1855 where Thomas died soon afterward (see "a" below). She remarried that same year to William Lafon. By 1880, they had moved to Andrew Co., Missouri. She lived with son U. S. Grant after William's death, as seen in the 1910 census.
(a) The following was written in a note entitled "What I Know About Grand Mother" by, I believe, Frank William Weipert:
 "I am not positive but if I remember right she was born and married the first time in Ohio.  And I also am not positive but runs in my mind that my mother and Aunt Mary was born in Ohio.  It seems I remember hearing Aunt Martha tell they hadn't been in Missouri very long till she was born and there her Father died when she was 16 days old with Consumption they called it in those days.
 Grand Mother's maiden name was Lydia Sager born Jan. 16th 1831, was married Sept. 25th 1856, died Jan. 10th 1916.  Her first marriage was to Thomas Castle.  Her second to William Lafan who passed on very suddenly eating his dinner on Feb. 6th 1909.
 Eliza Jane Castle, my mother, born August 11th 1852.  (I think here a mistake).  Mary E. Castle born Jan. 26 1854.  Martha E. Castle born March 1 1856.  To the best of my knowledge from some papers down along some of Aunt Martha's things."
 The mistake he refers to is that Eliza Jane is not his mother, Mary Elizabeth is. Also, note that the dates of birth of the three Castle sisters precede the stated year of Lydia's marriage! He has underlined the years 1856 and 1852.  However, the 1856 "marriage" is 16 days beyond the birth of Martha, which is when he said Thomas Castle died. Records from Ohio show that Lydia and Thomas were married on October 30th, 1851.

BIRTH: Note written by Frank Weipert. Birth also shown on gravestone. The date of 16 January 1831 was received in December 1993 from Susan (Sager) Moore.

MARRIAGE: Lydia first married Thomas Castle, with whom she had three daughters. She remarried to William Lafon with whom she had about six more children.

MARRIAGE: Information from IGI Ohio, Sager and Castle.
 There is a marriage record in Probate Court, Springfield, Clark County, OH, Book 3, Page 290 for a Lydia Sager to Thomas D. Castle on 30 Oct 1851 by Samuel Betchtel, Justice of the Peace.
 Her father's will names a daughter Lydia LAFON. A page of research in the Clark County, Ohio Historical Museum by a Mrs. Skardon, now deceased, lists the abstract of Peter Sager's will. Mrs. Skardon, who lived at 5632 Upper Valley Pike just north of Tremont City, wrote Lydia's last name as LAPHON.

CHILDREN: Census: 1860 Missouri, Buchanan Co., Marion Twp, P265 L26, 29 October 1860 (Lafoon).
Census: 1870 Missouri, Buchanan Co., Marion Twp, p. 29 l. 14, 28 June 1870 (Lafan).
Census: 1880 Missouri, Andrew Co., Monroe, V1ED48S15 (Lafins).
Census: 1910 Missouri, Andrew Co., Monroe Twp. - 4 May 1910, ED9 S11A L23 (Lafon) states she had 10 children, 4 living.

DEATH: Note written by Frank Weipert. Also, death date from gravestone.

BURIAL: Find A Grave Memorial# 11541812, shows gravestone image inscription, "Lafon, Lydia Sager his wife, Jan 16, 1831 - Jan 10, 1916", buried with husband William Lafon.

Marriage Notes:

"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDFZ-75N : 8 December 2014), Thomas D. Castle and Lydia Sager, 30 Oct 1851; citing Clark, Ohio.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," with images(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X87N-Z5P : 8 December 2014), Thomas D. Castle and Lydia Thager, 30 Oct 1851; citing Clark, Ohio.

5. Rebecca Jane CASTLE ([Unknown] , John ) was born ^{1, 2, 3} about 1827 in , , Virginia. She died after 1870.

BIRTH: Census: Ohio, Clark Co., Moorefield Twp, p. 254 l. 19, 27 August 1850 (John Castle).
Census: Missouri, Buchanan Co., Marion Twp, p. 29 (363) line 25, 28 Jun 1870.

MARRIAGE: IGI Ohio. Proper spelling of county is from Flossie Hulsizer.

CHILDREN: Census: Missouri, Buchanan Co., Marion Twp, p. 265 l. 1, 29 October 1860.

BIRTH: The 1870 Census shows that her middle name is "Jane".

DEATH: She probably died between 1870 and 1873, because she doesn't seem to be in the 1880 census and her husband seems to have remarried by 1873.

Rebecca married James W. MONTGOMERY on 1 Feb 1848 in , Muskingum, Ohio. James was born ^{1, 2, 3, 4} on 25 Jun 1825 in Pennsylvania. He died on 27 May 1915 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., California. He was buried on 28 May 1915 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co., California.

BIRTH: Census: Ohio, Clark Co., Moorefield Twp, p. 254 l. 19, 27 August 1850 (John Castle).
Census: Missouri, Buchanan Co., Marion Twp, p. 265 l. 1, 29 October 1860.

MARRIAGE: A James W. Montgomery married Mary Staley on 4 May 1873 in Doniphan, KS (which is just across the line from St. Joseph, MO), though James' age is listed as 40, but was really 46.  Source: "Kansas Marriges, 1840-1935" via LDS website. A James and Mary that seem to fit are in the 1880 census (Missouri, Buchanan Co., St. Joseph, North Tenth St.), 1900 census (California, Los Angeles, Pasadena Twp., Lamanda Park), and 1910 census (California, Los Angeles, Long Beach). They had three children together.

MILITARY: "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933,"  images (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2F-FDH), James W Montgomery, 1907-1933, death 27 May 1915. Montgomery, James W., cert 559152.
Army invalid. Corp A 5 Mo. S. M. V. Cav.
Reis $20 commenced 11 Mar 07
Reis $22.5 commenced 3 Jun 1912
Transferred from: San Francisco, Transferred to: Rt. 2 Box 234, Long Beach, Calif.
Died: May 27, 1915
Reimbursement order: Jun 30 1915
Payable to: Jennie Montgomery, 49 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, Calif.

DEATH: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGX6-HVGN), James W Montgomery, 27 May 1915, Long Beach, CA. Age 89y 11m 2d, b. 25 Jun 1825, PA, widowed. Parents unknown, father born Ireland. Lived in Long Beach 3 yrs, in CA 23 yrs. Informant Jas M. Montgomery of Alhambra, CA. Cause Arterial sclerosis. Burial San Gabriel, CA, 28 May 1915.

BURIAL: San Gabriel, CA.

6. William CASTLE ¹ ([Unknown] , John ) was born ^{2, 3} about 1829 in Virginia. He died ⁴ on 20 Feb 1864 in Near Waugh Plantation, Indepencence Co., Arkansas.

BIRTH: Census: Ohio, Clark Co., Morefield Twp, p. 254 l. 19, 27 August 1850 (John Castle).
Census: Missouri, Andrew Co., Rochester Twp., Rochester P.O. - 30 June 1860, P76 L26

DEATH: Census: Missouri, Buchanan Co., Washington Twp., St. Joseph - 9 June 1900, wife Elizabeth lists herself as Widow.
Civial War documents from Nat'l Archives gives date and place of death.

DEATH: Information about his death from the Nat'l Archives documents:
(1) Officer's Casualty Sheet, State of Missouri:
Name Wm Castle
Rank Capt
Regiment 11; Arm Cavy
Casualty Died near Waugh Plantation, Independence Co., Ark
Day 20; Month Feb'y; Year 64"
(2) Letter from Adjutant General's Office dated 11 July 1866: "It appears from the Rolls on file in this Office, that William Castle was enrolled on the 28 day of August, 1863, at Benton Barrks, in Co. I, 11 Regiment of Missouri Cav Volunteers, to serve 3 years, or during the war, and mustered into service as a Capt on the 28th day of August, 1863, at Benton Brrks in Co. I, 11th Regiment of Missouri Cav Volunteers, to serve 3 years or duration of the war.  On the Muster Roll of Co. I of that Regiment for the months of Dated July 27th, 1865, he is reported 'Died Feb 20th 1864 of wounds received in action near Batesville Ark Feby 19th 1864'. All other records correspond."
(3) Handwritten note:
"Hd In Dist N.E. Ark.
Batesville Ark Feb.22.1864.
Received of Col R. R. Livingston 1st Regt. Neb. Cav. Cmdg Dist N.E. Ark. One Gold Watch and Gold Pen being the property of the late Captain Castle, 11th Regt. Mo. Cav. Vols. which was sent to the Colonel, under a flag of truce, by Captain Geo. Rutheford 1st Ark Cav. C.S.A.
John W. Stephens
Lieut Col. 11th Regt. Mo. Cav."

The battle leading to his death is recorded in an article titled "Skirmish at Waugh's Farm" in the "Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture"
by George E. Lankford (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net):
"The most disastrous Union loss in the Batesville area was at the farm of Virginia Lewis Waugh, twelve mile west of town. On February 18, 1864, a foraging train of thirty-five wagons, escorted by 100 soldiers of the Eleventh Missouri Cavalry and Fourth Arkansas Mounted Infantry under command of Captain William Castle, stopped and camped for the night on Waugh's farm. A local account says that a girl on a neighboring farm slipped away across the White River to the west and revealed the train’s presence to people who would locate Captain George Rutherford and his First Arkansas Cavalry, which consisted mostly of county men.
The next morning, Rutherford's cavalry attacked the train, killing four, wounding ten and capturing thirty-two. Only one Confederate casualty is known, John Minnikin of Batesville. Most of the wagons were burned and the contents and horses seized. Stolen gear was later recovered from various locations in the area, such as Sylamore and Cross-Roads.
The Union and Confederate leaders later disputed, without results, whether the shooting of Capt. Castle was an atrocity or a battle incident but Capt. Rutherford recovered Castle's watch and pencil case from his men. He returned them to Col. Livingston, with kind words for Castle and a request that Livingston try to save a recently captured brother James Rutherford for a prisoner exchange. Livingston appears to have blamed for being surprised, for he reports that the captain 'paid the penalty for his neglect with his life.'"

BURIAL: Find A Grave Memorial# 103126925, no image, no burial place. Site states Birth: unknown; Death: Feb. 19, 1864. Also has obit detailing his death in Civil War.

William married Elizabeth Ann BENNETT, daughter of James Cummings BENNETT and Rachael VANZANDT, on 27 Oct 1853 in , Union Co., Ohio. Elizabeth was born ¹ on 9 Mar 1836 in Ohio. She died on 26 Apr 1907. She was buried in Saint Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, Mount Mora Cem.

CENSUS: U S Census:
-- 1850 Ohio, Union Co., York Twp. - 15 July 1850, Elisabeth A. Bennet, age 14 born Ohio, assumed parents James C (65 MD) and Rachael (50 KY).
-- 1860 Missouri, Andrew Co., Rochester Twp., Rochester P.O. - 30 June 1860, P76 L26, Elizabeth Castle, age 24 born Ohio, wife of William (30 VA) and children.
-- 1870 Missouri, Buchanan Co., St. Joseph 1st Ward - 28 July 1870, P20 L30, Elizabeth Castle, age 35 born Ohio, with three children.
-- 1880 Missouri, Buchanan Co., St. Joseph - 3 June 1880, SD7 ED50 P9 L38, Elizabeth Castle, age 43 born Ohio, with three children, boarder and mother.
-- 1900 Missouri, Buchanan Co., Washington Twp., St. Joseph - 9 June 1900, SD4 ED46 S15 L81, Elizabeth Castle, age 63 born Ohio, with son John and adopted daughter.

BURIAL: Find A Grave Memorial# 40928463, no image, "Elizabeth Ann Bennett Castle". Site states Birth: Mar. 9, 1836; Death: Apr. 26, 1907, "Note: w/o Capt Wm." Limks to husband and son.

Marriage Notes:

MARRIAGE: Ohio. Probate Court (Union County) record found in LDS Library IGI:
Batch number  Dates      Source Call No.  Type  Printout Call No.  Type  
 M514481       1820-1854  0573776 V. 1-2    Film  NONE

7. Elizabeth Jane WINNING (Malinda CASTLE , John ) was born ¹ on 1 Jan 1835 in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Co., West Virginia. She died before Jun 1880.

BIRTH: IGI, Virginia "Elizabeth Jane Winning".
Census: 1850 Union Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio ("Israil Winnin").

BIRTH: The 1850 census shows her 14 yrs old making her birth about 1836.

CHILDREN: Census: 1870 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp., Urbana PO - 6 August, 1870 P24 L3.
Census: 1880 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp. - 16 June 1880, SD2 ED32 S24 L24.

DEATH: Her husband, Van, is widowed in the 1880 census.

Elizabeth married Van CRAIG on 11 Jan 1853 in , Champaign Co., Ohio. Van was born in Jun 1818 in Virginia. He died after Apr 1910.

BIRTH: Census: 1900 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp. - 13 June 1900, SD7 ED15 S7 L53.

DEATH: He is living at age 93 with his son Perry in the census of April 1910.

DEATH: Census: 1910 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp. - 19 April 1910, SD7 ED16 S4 L25

Marriage Notes:

"Champaign Co., Ohio Marriage Record Book E - 1849 - 1856", St. Paris, Champaign Co. Public Library.

9. Matilda Ellen WINNING (Malinda CASTLE , John ) was born on 9 Mar 1840 in Ohio. She died on 2 Jan 1918 in Zane Twp., Logan Co., Ohio. She was buried on 4 Jan 1918 in Middleburg, Logan Co., Ohio, Middleburg Cem.

BIRTH: Census: 1850 Union Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio ("Israil Winnin").
Champaign Co., Ohio Guardianships and Indentures, 1805-1858, p.49. "25 Aug 1856 Sidney Milledge, guardian of Matilda Ellen Winning, age 16 yr [9 Mar 1856], minor heir of Israel Winning dec'd, sureties Absalom Fox, Von Craig."

MARRIAGE: Matilda's guardian after the death of her father was Sidney Milledge, so it is likely that her husband was Sidney's son.  Her online Find A Grave entry states husband John Milledge, d 1879.

DEATH: "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8V8-9V2 : 8 December 2014), Malinda Castle in entry for Matilda Milledge, 02 Jan 1918; citing Zane Twp, Logan, Ohio. Gives parents, b 9 Mar 1840 Ohio, widowed.

BURIAL: Death certificate. Find A Grave Memorial# 32575430.

Matilda married John MILLEDGE on 25 May 1859 in Champaign Co., Ohio. John was born on 21 Sep 1836. He died on 1 Mar 1879. He was buried in Middleburg, Logan Co., Ohio, Middleburg Cem.

DEATH: Find A Grave Memorial# 32575427, cites 31 Mar 1879, aged 42y 6m 10d.

Marriage Notes:

Champaign Co., Ohio Will Abstracts, 1810-1888, p. 31, Mailinda Winning probate dated 10 Dec 1870 and 16 Jan 1871 mentions daughter Matilda Milledge.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013",(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNY-R24K : 15 October 2015), John Milledge and Matilda Ellen Winning, 1859.

10. Rebecca Jane WINNING (Malinda CASTLE , John ) was born on 21 May 1842 in Ohio. She died on 8 Mar 1920 in Union Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio. She was buried on 11 Mar 1920 in Union Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio, Union Chapel Cem.

BIRTH: Census: 1850 Union Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio ("Israil Winnin").
Champaign Co., Ohio Guardianships and Indentures, 1805-1858, p.52. "13 Jan 1858 Simon Ropp, guardian of Rebecca Jane Winning, age 15 yr [21 May 1857];... minor heirs of Israel Winning dec'd, sureties George Wolf, John W. Diltz."

BIRTH: Her death certificate shows age 77y 9m 17d and born in Union Twp. Champaighn Co., Ohio.

DEATH: "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images at FamilySearch, Rebeckah Hayes, 08 Mar 1920, died at Union, Champaign, Ohio, and lists parents and spouse Andrew, and that Rebeckah is a widow. This is her death certificate info.

Rebecca married Andrew HAYES on 11 Apr 1866 in Champaign Co., Ohio. Andrew was born about 1822 in Ohio. He died before Jun 1880.

BIRTH: Census: 1870 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp., Urbana PO - 5 August 1870, P21 L34, shows age 48 born Ohio.

DEATH: His wife Rebecca is listed as widowed at her death in 1920. She is also widowed in the 1880 census.

Marriage Notes:

Champaign Co., Ohio Will Abstracts, 1810-1888, p. 31, Malinda Winning probate dated 10 Dec 1870 and 16 Jan 1871 mentions daughter Rebecca Hayse [sic] and husband Andrew living in Union Twp.

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images at FamilySearch, Andrew Hays and Rebecca Winning, 11 Apr 1866; Marriage Records of Champaign County, Ohio, United States, reference pg 85.

13. Martha WINNING (Malinda CASTLE , John ) was born about 1850. She died.

BIRTH: Champaign Co., Ohio Guardianships and Indentures, 1805-1858, p.52. "13 Jan 1858 Simon Ropp, guardian of ... Martha Winning, about 7 yr, minor heirs of Israel Winning dec'd, sureties George Wolf, John W. Diltz."
Census: 1870 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp., Urbana PO - 5 August 1870, P22 L33
Census: 1880 Ohio, Champaign Co., Mechanicsburg, Dist 20 - 10 June 1880, SD2 ED20 S13 L35

MARRIAGE: Census: 1870 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp., Urbana PO - 5 August 1870, P22 L33
Census: 1880 Ohio, Champaign Co., Mechanicsburg, Dist 20 - 10 June 1880, SD2 ED20 S13 L35

Martha married John MCKEEVER before 1870. John was born about 1847 in Ohio. He died.

BIRTH: Census: 1870 Ohio, Champaign Co., Union Twp., Urbana PO - 5 August 1870, P22 L33
Census: 1880 Ohio, Champaign Co., Mechanicsburg, Dist 20 - 10 June 1880, SD2 ED20 S13 L35

Marriage Notes:

Champaign Co., Ohio Will Abstracts, 1810-1888, p. 31, Mailinda Winning probate dated 10 Dec 1870 and 16 Jan 1871 mentions daughter Martha McKeever.