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Descendants of Peter Castetter

Generation No. 1

1. PETER¹ CASTETTER¹ was born 1788 in Freeburg, Snyder Co., Pennsylvannia, and died 18 November 1861 in Deer Creek Twp., Cass County Indiana. He married (1) SARAH SNAVELY 18 August 1809 in Smyth Co., Virginia, daughter of JOHN SNAVELY and ELIZABETH MUSSER. She was born Abt. 1793 in Montgomery Co., Virginia, and died Bef. 1819 in Mt. Airy, Wythe Co., Virginia. He married (2) MOLLY M. RUMPLE 08 April 1819 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, daughter of JOHAN RUMPLE and MARIA BEAVER. She was born 13 June 1797 in Rowen Co., North Carolina, and died 16 November 1859 in Hamilton Co, IN.. He married (3) ELIZABETH RUMPLE 01 November 1860 in Cass County, Indiana, daughter of JOHAN RUMPLE and MARIA BEAVER. She was born 06 August 1818 in Butler Co., Ohio, and died 15 May 1900 in Jefferson County, Arkansas.

Notes for PETER CASTETTER:
1850 Hamilton County In Census lists Peter as 62 years from PA. and wife Mary. Also listed 4 sons and 1 daughter. Was farmer in Delaware township.

Sarah listed as 25 yrs, Jacob M listed as 20, Michael listed as 18yrs, Benjamin listed as 15 yrs and Issac listed as 10 yrs.

1860 Hamilton County In. Census listed Peter as living with Jacob Castetter, died after 1860, before the 1870 - not listed in that census.

Five of Peter and Molly Castetter's children married descendants of James and Dorotha Heady. It is not known whether they were acquainted in Ohio. While the Headys moved to Jackson County, Indiana, and then to Hamilton County, the Castetters moved to Marion County, Indiana first.

Peter Castetter bought 69 acres of land in Lawrence Township., Marion County, Indiana, on Oct 15, 1821 from the Federal Government. The record of this purchase shows him as a resident of Butler County Ohio. He developed and lived on this land until 1837. He was a Justice of the Peace in Marion County so he must have been an educated man.

In 1836, he bought 160 Acres in Fall Creek Township, Hamilton Co., Indiana, for $625.00. He then sold his property in Marion County for $1000.00 to Mark Day, his wife Molly signed the deed with an X.

On October 26, 1860: Hamilton Co, IN Deed Record Jan. 3, 1860 - April 1861, p. 329. Peter Castetter sells land tract of 80 acres to Michael J. Castetter for $2500 consisting of W 1/2, NE 1/4, Sec 32, T 18N, R5E. Recorded on the same day is another 80 acres Peter sold to Jacob M. Castetter.

1862-1865: At least three of Peter's sons enlisted in the military. Michael and Daniel join Co. I, 75th Infantry; Peter B. (grandson) and Benjamin P. join the 17th Light Artillary. Washington Castetter is listed as unaccounted for when Co. I, 75th Inf. is mustered out in June 1865.

More About PETER CASTETTER:
Burial: November 1861, Miller Cemetery, Deer Creek Twp., Cass County Indiana
Fact 2: 1850, Hamilton County Census listed Peter as 62 yrs.
Fact 3: 1860, Hamilton County Census listed Peter as 72 yrs.

Notes for SARAH SNAVELY:
The information on the Snavely family and Musser family was provided by Paul Tobler. His source was primarily "Early Settlers of Old Mt. Airy, VA; by Joseph Rodney Cameron, Sr.

"Addendum to Early Settlers of Old Mount Airy", by Joseph Rodney Cameron.
323.7: Sarah Snavely
The daughter of John and Elizabeth (Musser) Snavely, Sarah married Peter Castetter on August 8, 1809 in what was then Wythe County, Virginia, probably at her home in what is now Smyth County. The couple bought no land here but moved to Marion, IN in the portion that is Hamilton County today. (Sarah did not live long, as she was dead when her father wrote his will in 1826. It is said that her husband, Peter, returned to Virginia to claim his children's inheritance from their grandfather, John Snavely.)

Mary E. and Appolona Castetter are very likely the daughters of Sarah and Peter Castetter. Mary and Appolona are in marriage records for Marion Co in 1830 or about 11 years after Peter married Molly. Catherine is the daughter of Peter and his first wife (Sarah Snavely) based on the probate record for Sarah's father which lists an inheritance for Catherine.

The book, "Marion County, IN Records Miscellanea" says that Peter Castiler, her father and guardian, reports that Catherine Ann Casteler is a legatee of John Snavely who recently died in Wythe Co, VA. Peter went to VA to get $74 willed to Catherine Ann by Snavely

Notes for MOLLY M. RUMPLE:
Highland Cemetery tombstone says d. 11/16/1859, aged 62yrs/5mo/3days. Also indicates Peter Castetter husband.

More About MOLLY M. RUMPLE:
Burial: November 1859, Highland (Beaver) Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co. IN.

Notes for ELIZABETH RUMPLE:
Jonas died sometime between 1853 and 1855 while on his way to Tennessee. Elizabeth moved to Indiana with five of her children.

On May 21, 1864 Elizabeth married Lewis Lenon. The 1870 census states that Lewis Lenon is the head of household and with them lives Johathan Brosier age 18 and Laura M. Castater age 8. By the 1808 census Elizabeth was not married to Lewis because she is listed as 61 years old and living with her daughter Laura Castater age 18.

More About ELIZABETH RUMPLE:
Burial: May 1900, Brown Cemetery, Faith, Arkanasas

Children of PETER CASTETTER and SARAH SNAVELY are:

	i.	MARY E.² CASTETTER, b. 08 August 1810, Hamilton Co, Indiana; m. WILLIAM MCKINTRAY, 05 August 1830; b. 14 June 1808, Ohio; d. 27 November 1892, Hamilton Co, Indiana.
	ii.	APPOLONA CASTETTER, b. 1812; m. HENRY COX, 29 April 1830.
	iii.	CATHERINE ANN CASTETTER, b. 25 June 1814, Mt. Airy, Wythe Co., Virginia.
2.	iv.	SAMUEL CASTETTER, b. 1811, Tennessee.

Children of PETER CASTETTER and MOLLY RUMPLE are:

3.	v.	DANIEL² CASTETTER, b. 25 June 1820, Butler Co., Ohio; d. 07 September 1877, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN..
	vi.	SUSANNAH CASTETTER, b. 18 February 1824, Marion Co., Indiana; d. 24 January 1898, Hamilton Co, IN.; m. JACOB SARVER, 31 December 1840, Hamilton Co., Indiana.
	vii.	SARAH CASTETTER, b. 18 February 1824, Marion Co., Indiana; d. 24 January 1898; m. VINCENT HEADY, 25 September 1855, Hamilton Co., Indiana; b. 10 May 1814; d. 21 February 1862, Hamilton Co, IN..
	viii.	ELIZABETH CASTETTER, b. 1827, Hamilton Co, Indiana; m. PERRY HEADY, 10 August 1848, Hamilton Co., Indiana; b. 08 March 1826, Hamilton Co, Indiana; d. 30 April 1864, Hamilton Co, Indiana.

More About PERRY HEADY:
Burial: 1864, Heady Cemetery, Delaware Twp. Hamilton Co., Indiana

4.	ix.	JACOB M. CASTETTER, b. 1830, Marion Co., Indiana; d. Aft. 1880.
5.	x.	MICHAEL JACOB CASTETTER, b. 09 September 1832, Marion Co., Indiana; d. 10 December 1883, Hamilton Co., Indiana.
6.	xi.	BENJAMIN PETER CASTETTER, b. 31 August 1836, Hamilton Co., Indiana; d. 03 July 1908, Fishers, Hamilton Co., IN..
7.	xii.	ISSAC H CASTETTER, b. 1840, Hamilton Co., Indiana; d. 29 May 1863, Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Child of PETER CASTETTER and ELIZABETH RUMPLE is:

xiii.

LAURA M.² CASTETTER, b. 1862, Cass Co., Indiana; m. VAN THOMPSON, 27 December 1882, Cass County, Indiana.

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