Casteel Bounty Land Warrant

 Bounty Land Warrant issued to Agnes Casteel, widow of Abednego Casteel, for his service in the War of 1812.

 

Reverse side:

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James H Compton 1870-1895

 

James H Compton of Knoxville TN

Married Martha (Mattie) M  Casteel 

on 25 December 1892 in Knoxville, Knox, TN

The Journal and Tribune

07 Oct 1895

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Grace Susan (Casteel) Calhoon 1884-1950

 

 Grace Susan Casteel

Daughter of James Polk & Arra (Bacon) Casteel 

Wife of  Alvin Otis Calhoon

Although I have not located a marriage record for them, the date of their wedding is noted in her obituary published in The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) 4 Apr 1950.

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Susan (Underwood) Casteel of Macoupin Co., TN

Finally, I located an obituary for  Susan Underwood Casteel, wife of James M. Casteel, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Underwood.  Found in the FultonHistory.com historic newspapers collection, this article gives us a few new pieces information.  From census records, we knew she was born in May 1816 in Tennessee, but now we have a more specific date and the county in TN where her she was born.

14 July 1903

Carlinville Daily Enquirer

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1812 TN Land Record for Daniel Casteel

 
On 27 Sept 1812, Daniel Casteel (wife Rhoda Hensley) purchased 138 acres of land in Knox County, Tennessee, in the District South of French Broad & Holston on Stock Creek, bordering the land Francis Casteel.

Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50

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1829 Guardianship Record of David & Francis Casteel, sons of Isaac Casteel

 

1829 Administrative Bond

appointing guardianship of Francis Casteel and David Casteel, heirs of Isaac Casteel, to Aaron Allard (principle) & John Miller. Isaac Casteel was the son of  Francis Casteel, who names Isaac as the father of his two grandsons, Francis & David, in his 1833 will.

 

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Cooper County, Missouri

Administrator Bonds, Vol. A, pp132-133

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Heirs of Samuel Casteel of Scott Co Virginia

In the Chancery Records Index located in the digital collection of the Library of Virginia is the case of :

George McConnell vs Heirs of Samuel Casteel. 

The whole case has been scanned is available to read online.  Below is pg 2 of 23 which names the children of the deceased Samuel along with his widow's name and the name of her new husband.  It also states where and when he died.  This one page provides key information for anyone researching Samuel Casteel of Scott County, Virginia

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Abednego Casteel - War of 1812 Record

Below is a page from Abednego Casteel's Compiled Service Record during the War of 1812 that I ordered from NARA using their online services.

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Hettick Town Band

The Hettick Band

Hettick, Macoupin, Illinois
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The circled trombone player is

Craig Casteel

b. Jan 1903

son of James P & Arra A (Bacon) Casteel

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Elmer T Casteel (1891-1919) of Knoxville, Tennessee

July 6, 1919; Winston-Salem Journal

Elmer T Casteel

b. 21 July 1891 Knox, Tennessee

son of Samuel & Mary Jane (Smith) Casteel

d. 5 July 1919 Knoxville, Tennessee

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1937 Wedding announcement for Orien Casteel & Josie (Cox) Jackson

Orien Grover Casteel

b.12 Mar 1888

son of James Polk & Arra A (Bacon) Casteel

November 7, 1937 - Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)

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Finding Family History in Local History Collections

Using the University of Illinois Illinois Harvest website's online collection of State and County local histories, I was able to search by County name and locate the following book:    

"Portrait and biographical record of Macoupin County, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States" 

Published in 1891, this book is available in electronic format. Clicking on the link on the search result page takes me directly to the Archive.org reader and there I found the following biography on our Casteel relation:

(p.220)

(p221)

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Wedding Wednesday: 1871 Marriage License published for Samuel Casteel

Samuel Casteel 

son of Benjamin F. & Annie (Crews/Cruze) Casteel 

&
Mary Jane Smith

24 Oct 1871

Knoxville Daily Chronicle

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4 Nov 1918 Marraige Record for Creed Casteel & Rose Welcheck

Creed Clayton Casteel

son of James Polk & Arra Amanda (Bacon) Casteel

and

Rose Treasa Welcheck

daughter of Stephen & Margaret (Busch) Welcheck

of Cleveland, Ohio,

were married on 4 November 1918 in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

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Vaughn E. Calhoon of Normal, Illinois

Vaughn E. Calhoon

Son of Alvin Otis & Grace Susan (Casteel) Calhoon

The Pantagraph, 9 Aug 1949

Buried in Park Hill Cemetery

Bloomington, McLean, Illinois

This is the same cemetary where his parents are buried.

(photos from findagrave)

Grace Susan is the daughter of 

James P and Arra A (Bacon) Casteel

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Creed C. Casteel of Ohio

Creed Clayton Casteel

son of James Polk and Arra Amanda (Bacon) Casteel

Born 6 March 1893 in Hettick,  Illinois

Resided in Newbury, Ohio

Died 15 July 1959 in El Paso, Texas

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Newspaper: El Paso Herald

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Buried in Newbury Center Cemetery, Newbury Township, Ohio

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Wedding Wednesday: Burton Casteel & Jennie Atrim - 28 April 1910

A Beautifully  Simple Wedding

The Daily Review (Decatur, Illinois) 30 April 1910

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Joseph Ernest Casteel of Macoupin Co, IL

 

Joseph Ernest Casteel

b. 30 May 1871

son of Joseph M. & Minerva Almyra (Laster) Casteel

Married Amanda A Hale  24 April 1895

d. 11 May 1943 

Buried in Gilead Cemetery, Barr Township, Macoupin, Illinois

 

 

d. 11 May 1943 

Buried in Gilead Cemetery, Barr Township, Macoupin, Illinois

 

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1946 Newbury High School Senior Class

James S. Casteel's (on middle left side)

Senior Class High School Photo

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Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio

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Lorraine Evelyn Casteel (1933-2013)

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