Biography - Reuben Castle
REUBEN CASTLE. A farmer, he was born at Green Prairie, West Virginia, on 15
Sept 1813, the son of Henry and Sarah (Curry) Castle. They were natives of VA.
He was raised on a farm and obtained his education in the old log school-house.
He came to Knox County in 1834, and was married March 18, 1841, to Mary Long
[the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a Reuben Castle marrying a Mary Ann
Long in Knox County on March 18, 1841]. They have four children. He has been
School Director and Road Commissioner. He is a member of the M. E. Church, which
he joined in 1831. A Republican. P. O. Knoxville.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County,
Illinois published by Charles C. Chapman.
