Marietta Casteel

Brief Life History of Marietta

When Marietta Casteel was born on 9 May 1879, in Township of Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States, her father, Thomas Casteel, was 30 and her mother, Margaret M Garrison, was 28. She had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with Thomas Clay Peebles. She lived in Lemoore, Kings, California, United States in 1910 and San Diego, San Diego, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 January 1956, in San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Marietta? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Thomas Clay Peebles
1871–1940
Marietta Casteel
1879–1956
Naomi Jane Peebles
1901–1976
Dorothy Dean or Deane Peebles
1903–1990
Marjorie Garnet Peebles
1906–1995
Thomas Clay Peebles Jr.
1908–1966
Jeannette Mary Peebles
1910–1982

Sources (20)

  • Mary E Peebles, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Etta Casteel, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • Mary Etta Peebles, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Altered form of mainly northern French Ducastel: topographic name, with fused preposition and definite article du ‘from the’, from Picard castel, Old French chastel ‘castle’ (see Castel 5, compare 2 below); or a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Le Castel. Compare Castile .

Dutch: from kasteel ‘castle’, hence a topographic name or a metonymic occupational name for someone who lived or worked in a castle.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.