Daniel O. Castle
DANIEL O. CASTLE, County Recorder, Bucyrus. is the second son of Elisha and Phebe A. (Marshall) Castle. He was born near Leesville, Ohio, Jan. 13, 1846. His early advantages for education were somewhat meager leaving school at 12 years or age; he learned the trade of shoemaker, which he followed until the breaking-out of the late rebellion. In August 1862, he enlisted in the 101st 0. V. I., Company E, under Capt William Parson, or Galion. He was under the command of Gen. Rosecrans in the army of the Cumberland. Mr. Castle participated in the battles of Perryville, Knob Gap, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and many other engagements. He was wounded by a musket ball at the battle of Chickamauga, but remained until the close of the struggle being mustered out at Plattsburg, N. Y., July 20, 1865. He returned to this county and at once resumed his trade of shoemaker, dealing in boots and shoes at Crestline and Leesville until 1874, when he formed a partnership with Frederick Beech and they did a successful business in dry goods at Leesville for two years. During this period, our subject was Postmaster and also served in the capacity of Justice of the Peace and Mayor of the incorporated village of Leesville. He subsequently formed a business partnership with his brother, which lasted about one year. In October 1878, Mr. Castle was elected to the office of County Recorder and entered upon its duties Jan. 6, 1879 which he has since performed in a manner at once faithful and creditable. July 4, 1866, he was married to Miss Eliza A. Smith of Leesville. By this union four children were born, whose names are Laura, Jacob, Lelah and Clayton A.
Elisha the father of Mr. Castle, was born about 1796, near Brownsville, Md. At 16 he enlisted in the army serving 10 months in the War of 1812 and went to Fayette Co., Penn. when a young man, and there married Phebe A. Marshall. He followed the trade of shoemaker and dealt in horses for some years. Coming to Crawford County in 1849, he settled on a farm in Sandusky. In 1848 he removed to Leesville. where he kept a boot and shoe store and a shop therewith. He died May 8, 1864 leaving two sons, Henry, a farmer of Wyandot County, and Daniel O., the subject of this sketch.
From History of Crawford County and Ohio, Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1881