William Henry Casteel (1880 - 1954)

Born 27 Sep 1880 in Whitesville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA

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Died 12 Oct 1954 at age 74 in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas, United States

This profile is part of the Casteel Name Study.

Biography

William had a delayed birth certificate created in Texas that said he was born in Whitesville, Daviess County, Kentucky.^[1] However, his death certificate gives his birthplace as Fordsville, Ohio County, Kentucky,^[2] and his parents were living in Bartlett, Ohio County, Kentucky on 14 June 1880 when the census was taken, so an Ohio County birthplace seems likelier. Both certificates agree on 27 September 1880 as his birthdate.

William was living with his mother Alice/Nancy Alice in Fordsville, Ohio County, Kentucky in 1900.^[3] Between 1900 and 1905, William moved to Sherman, Texas; William married Lillie Miller in 1905, and they appear in Sherman with their first two children on the 1910 census.^[4]

Between 1918 and 1919, William and his wife and children moved from Sherman to Waco. William registered for the WWI draft in Sherman ^[5]; the 1919 city directory of Waco, Texas lists William, and he appears there with his family on the 1920 census.^[6]

Between 1920 and 1930 (possibly by 1923), William and Lillie seem to have divorced, though no formal paperwork has been found yet. By 1930, William had remarried and was living in Dallas with his wife Ruby.^[7] In 1940, William is still in Dallas^[8]; his address on the census matches William's on his WWII draft card, which names William's brother Harland as a close relative. William appears in the 1934 Dallas city directory^[9] and the 1940 census with a wife named Alma; it's not clear whether she's the same person as Ruby or a third wife. Alma eventually filed for divorce; the notice of filing appeared in the 12 December 1942 edition of the Dallas Morning News.

William seems to have worked with clothing maintenance for most of his life: while he was listed as a farmer on the 1900 census, the 1910 census lists his occupation as "tailor", and the 1909 Sherman City Directory lists a tailoring firm called Casteel and Miller (probably William and one of his brothers-in-law),^[10] though his WWI draft card lists him as a salesman with Rosenwalds Brothers. The 1920 census lists him as a cleaner and dyer at a laundry; the 1930 lists him as the manager of a cleaning and pressing company. William's death certificate says he was a retired plant manager at Mueller Dye Works. In 1940 he's listed as the owner of a boarding house.

In 1942, William applied for a social security card. The application names his parents as Michael Casteel and Alace Martin. His SSN was 461-32-5688.^[11]

William died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas on 12 October 1954 from perforation of the small intestine due to uremia. The death certificate says that he was divorced. ^[2] William was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate Birth Certificate of William Henry Casteel, 15 Jul 1943. Texas Dept of Health. Publication: 17 August 1943
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37P-FBH : accessed 11 April 2016), William Henry Casteel, 12 Oct 1954; citing certificate number 48684, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,281.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9H9-PTQ : accessed 11 April 2016), Willie Cassteel in household of Nancy A Cassteel, Magisterial District 4, Fordsville Fordsville village, Ohio, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,546.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2SM-ZPX : accessed 11 April 2016), William Casteel, Sherman Ward 5, Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,569.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX8-37L : accessed 11 April 2016), William Henry Casteel, 1917-1918; citing Grayson County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,953,400.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBQ-B8L : accessed 11 April 2016), William H Casteel, Waco Ward 2, McLennan, Texas, United States; citing sheet 16B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,830.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HP2L-72M : accessed 11 April 2016), William H Casteel, 1930.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K47Q-1VX : accessed 11 April 2016), William H Castile, Tract 48, Dallas, Justice Precinct 7, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 255-224, sheet 5B, family 154, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4179.
9. ↑ Dallas, Texas City Directory, 1934-1935. Page: 432. Residence: 308 N. Ewing, Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
10. ↑ Maloney's 1909 Sherman (TX) City Directory
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
12. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 144745451

• Birth Certificate of Everett Lloyd Casteel. 6 Nov 1942
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPKB-N57 : accessed 11 April 2016), William H Casteel, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sharon Casteel for creating WikiTree profile Casteel-176 through the import of slc2.ged on Oct 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sharon and others.