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Zachariah Castle 1797 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jun 1797

Birth Location: Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1871

Death Location: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States

Father: Jacob Castle

Mother: Mary Shane

Spouse(s): Catherine Penix

Children(s): William Castle

Zachariah Castle was born in 1797 in Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Swan Castle and Mary Ann Martha Shane. Zachariah Castle married Catherine Anna (wife of Zachariah) Penix, and had children including William Alfred Castle. Zachariah Castle passed away in 1871 in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Castle was born in 1797 in Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Swan Castle and Mary Ann Martha Shane.
  • Zachariah Castle married Catherine Anna (wife of Zachariah) Penix, and had children including William Alfred Castle.
  • Zachariah Castle passed away in 1871 in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Castle
1749 – 1840
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
JC
Mary Shane
1747 – 1840
Birth Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MS

Spouses(s)

Catherine Penix
1795 – 1856
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Castle
1823 – 1888
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia
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Zachariah Castle's Ancestors

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Zachariah Castle
1797 – 1871
Birth Place: Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Swan Castle
1749 – 1840
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann Martha) Shane
1747 – 1840
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob (the hunter 'White Tassel') Cassel\Castle
1717 – 1803
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sowega (Mary Elizabeth Gliding Swan Kispokotha Warrior) Clan
1720 – 1789
Middle, Ground, Indian Territory, Pellissippi, River, West Penn, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Dennis Shane
1709 – 1759
Kiltane, Freemount, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Emma Catherine
1725 –
Great-Grandparents
Peter Cassel
1666 – 1748
Catherine Hobart
1676 – 1748
William Sheehan
Ellen Keefe
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev Hobart
1645 – 1707

Zachariah Castle's Descendants

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Zachariah Castle (06 Jun 1797 – 25 Aug 1871) m. Catherine (Anna (wife of Zachariah)) Penix (27 Dec 1795 – 21 Aug 1856)
  1. 1. William (Alfred) Castle (1823 – 13 Sep 1888) m. ELIZABETH (BETHENA) MCCARTY (1825 – 13 Jul 1886)
    1. 1. SAMUEL (F.) CASTLE (17 APR 1873 – 01 FEB 1952) m. ELIZABETH (EVELYN "LIZZIE") SPROLES (16 May 1871 – 15 Aug 1945)
      1. 1. Pearlie (Elizabeth) Castle (12 Jan 1903 – 15 Jun 1982) m. Lee (Floyd) Rhoton (29 Jun 1897 – 2 May 1953)
        1. 1. Lueza (Annie "Lula") Rhoton (6 June 1923 – 17 August 2008) m. Willard (David) Bowen (21 November 1920 – 14 September 1971)

Zachariah Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1797
06 Jun 1797
Birth of Zachariah Castle in Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA
1871
25 Aug 1871
Age 74
Death of Zachariah Castle in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States
Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1797
    Event Place: Castlewoods, Russell, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1871
    Event Place: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States
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