Lillian Iowa (Miller) Casteel (1883 - 1961)

Born 26 Jan 1883 in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1961 at age 78 in Kerrville, Texas, United States

Biography

Liilian was born in Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina around 26 January 1883.^[1] Her parents moved the family to Sherman, Texas between 1893 and 1900.^[2] Around 7 October 1905 she married William Casteel; they were still living in Sherman in 1910^[3] and had moved to Waco, Texas before 1920.^[4]

Lillie and William appear to have divorced between 1920 and 1923, as William remarried around 1923; Lille doesn't appear to have ever remarried. Lillie may have been living in St. Louis, Missouri in 1930, working as a seamstress.^[5] By 1940, Lillie was back in Texas, living with her daughter and granddaughter.^[6] In 1942, Lillie signed a delayed birth certificate for her daughter Willie Mary.^[7]

Lillie was in the Texas State Hospital in Kerrville towards the end of her life, and she died there on 21 February 1961^[8] She's buried in their cemetery.^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants: Grayson County, Texas. Grayson County Genealogical Society , 421 N Travis, Sherman, TX, 1980. p. 367
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3G8-FYP : accessed 11 April 2016), Lillie S Miller in household of Joseph S Miller, Justice Precinct 1 (all between Cotton Belt rd. & Sherman rd. & Pilot Point rd.), Grayson, Texas, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,639.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2SM-ZPF : accessed 11 April 2016), Lily Casteel in household of 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.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBQ-B8G : accessed 11 April 2016), Lillie Casteel in household of 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.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHJC-6VL : accessed 11 April 2016), Lillian Casteel in entry for Sterling Manpina, 1930.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K47S-Z3R : accessed 11 April 2016), Liebin Casteel in household of Mary Waller, Tract 36, Dallas, Justice Precinct 1, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 255-166, sheet 6A, family 123, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4177.
7. ↑ Birth Certificate of Willie Mary Casteel, Texas.
8. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3HS-PXN : accessed 11 April 2016), Lillian Casteel, 21 Feb 1961; citing certificate number 10170, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,709.
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 45120872

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sharon Casteel for creating WikiTree profile Miller-17528 through the import of slc2.ged on Oct 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sharon and others.