Jay, Check the Castle listed below. He was born in Iowa, father born in NY, mother born in VA. Don't know if he is one of our Castles or from the english Castles. Message: 1 Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 05:29:38 -0000 From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CASTLE] Charles B. CASTLE, b. @1873 Iowa, son of Charles and Elenore Wickham To: <CASTLE-L@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <1242710979.383625@rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Karen_Jorgensen Surnames: Castle, Baird, Wickham Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.castle/1040/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for info about Charles B. Castle, b. about 1874 in Ottumwa, Iowa, son of Charles A. Castle (b. about 1847, New York) and Elenore Wickham (b. Virginia). Charles B. Castle married Nettie Pearl Baird (b. Feb 1879, Kentucky). Thank you. Karen Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Ancestry.com Name: Chas B Castle Census Date: 1 Jan 1925 Residence County: Polk Residence State: Iowa Locality: Bloomfield Birth Location: Ottumwa IA Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1873 Race: White Relation to Head: Head Mother: Elenore Wickham Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Father: Chas A Castle Father's Birth Year: abt 1847 Father's Birthplace: New York Marriage Place: Ottumwa IA Line: 3 Roll: IA1925_1887 Neighbors: View others on page Charles B. Castle, in obituary index; http://libhip.desmoineslibrary.com publication: Des Moines Tribune Date: 12 Jul 1937 Section A; p. 6, col 6 **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002)