Individual Details
John Wesley Castles Sr.
(25 Mar 1858 - 13 Sep 1909)
Events
| Birth | 25 Mar 1858 | Bryan, Brazos County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 11 Jul 1860 | (Dr. George Washington Castles and Sarah Ann Fears) Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 6 Jul 1870 | (Dr. George Washington Castles and Isabella Jane Lawrence) Bryan, Brazos County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 14 May 1891 | Orleans Parish, Louisiana - Maria Elizabeth Eshleman | | ||
| Death | 13 Sep 1909 | Suicide - New York, New York | | ||
| Burial | Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York | |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Elizabeth Eshleman (1870 - 1954) |
| Child | John Wesley Castles Jr. (1893 - 1965) |
| Child | Frances Castles (1894 - 1964) |
| Father | Dr. George Washington Castles (1817 - 1875) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann Fears (1828 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Rachel Marietta Castles (1848 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Jason Bascom Castles (1850 - 1873) |
| Sibling | William Fletcher Castles (1852 - 1881) |
| Sibling | George Pearce Castles (1855 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Burton Summerfield Castles (1860 - 1936) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
G W Castley M 43 South Carolina - PhysicianS A Castley F 30 Alabama - House keeping
R M Castley F 11 Alabama
J B Castley M 9 Alabama
W F Castley M 8 Alabama
G P Castley M 5 Texas
J W Castley M 2 Texas
B S Castley M 0 Texas
Census (family)-shared
G W Castles M 52 South Carolina - PhysicianI J Castles F 29 Tennessee - Keeping house
Jas Castles M 20 Alabama - no occupation
Wm Castles M 18 Alabama - no occupation
Geo Castles M 15 Texas - at school
Jno Castles M 12 Texas - at school
Castles M 10 Texas - at school
Fannie Cavitt F 10 Texas - at school
Kate Lenore F 3 Texas
Death
Suicide: Clinical depression due to over work and family troubles. Cut his throat with a razor from ear to ear.Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFP-YWH : 12 December 2017), S A Castley in entry for G W Castley, 1860..
2. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG2-45D : accessed 9 March 2016), G W Castles in household of O Fisher, Texas, United States; citing p. 40, family 316, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,076..
3. "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJW-Y24B : accessed 11 March 2016), John Wesley Castles and Maria Elizabeth Eshleman, 14 May 1891; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 907,702..
4. Find A Grave Memorial# 72180980.