Wallace Claudius Castleton

Male28 October 1870–4 May 1932

Brief Life History of Wallace Claudius

When Wallace Claudius Castleton was born on 28 October 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, James Joseph Castleton, was 41 and his mother, Frances Sarah Brown, was 35. He married Alice Bitner on 7 September 1898, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 May 1932, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wallace Claudius Castleton
1870–1932
Alice Bitner
1875–1964
Marriage: 7 September 1898
Wallace Lowell Castleton
1900–1986
Kenneth Bitner Castleton
1903–1993
Virginia Castleton
1908–1988
Paul Bitner Castleton
1911–1998
Helen Castleton
1915–1998

Sources (53)

  • W C Castleton in entry for Kenneth Bitner Castleton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
  • Wallace Claudius Castleton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Wallace C Castleton in entry for Franklin Dunn Richards and Helen Castleton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 September 1898Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 2

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1872 · The Modoc War

    Age 2

    Hostilities between Modoc Indians and white settlers resulted in the Modoc War during 1872-1873. A Modoc band of nearly 200 people, led by Captain Jack Kintpuash, was fleeing a forced relocation to a reservation occupied by their enemies, the Klamaths. The band had returned to their former land on Lost River, which now had white settlers occupying the area. The conflict erupted on November 29, 1872, when 40 troops were sent to move the Modocs back to the reservation. An argument erupted and shots were fired. Several were killed and the Modocs fled to “The Stronghold,” a large, cavernous lava bed. The holdout went on for months with several clashes. On April 11, 1873, General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby and Reverend Eleazar Thomas were killed by the Modocs during a negotiation. The Modocs lacked resources and supplies and eventually surrendered on July 4. In total, 2 Modocs and 71 enlisted military men lost their lives.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 20

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of several places so called in Derbyshire, Dorset, Lancashire, or Roxburghshire, from Old English castel ‘castle’ + tūn ‘settlement, farmstead’. Castledon in Wickford (Essex) and Castleton in Danby (North Yorkshire) seem to be late names and therefore not likely sources, and there is no evidence for derivation from Castleton in Hundleton (Pembrokeshire) or Castleton in Saint Athan (Glamorgan).

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

    Story Highlight

    Twenty-First Ward Band

    James Joseph Castleton loved music and played in the Twenty-First Ward Band, one of the first bands in Salt Lake City. Later several of his sons joined this band and four are shown in this picture.Ja …

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