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Leonides “Lee” Castro

Birth	:	18 May 1856
Death	:	1933
Burial	:	Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7789001, -94.9542007
Description	:	"Father" Bakersfield Californian, March 20, 1933: LEONIDES CASTRO CALLED BY DEATH Resident of Kern Since 1867 Passes; Was Rancher and Farmer Many Years Death early today claimed the life of Leonides "Lee" Castro, 76, eldest son of one of Kern county's first families, and a resident of the county since 1867. Born May 18, 1856, in Sonora, Mexico, Mr. Castro was the oldest of the 12 children of Thomas and Concepcion Castro, and was brought by them to this section of the country two years after the close of the Civil... Read More	"Father" Bakersfield Californian, March 20, 1933: LEONIDES CASTRO CALLED BY DEATH Resident of Kern Since 1867 Passes; Was Rancher and Farmer Many Years Death early today claimed the life of Leonides "Lee" Castro, 76, eldest son of one of Kern county's first families, and a resident of the county since 1867. Born May 18, 1856, in Sonora, Mexico, Mr. Castro was the oldest of the 12 children of Thomas and Concepcion Castro, and was brought by them to this section of the country two years after the close of the Civil War. His mother was a Coronado and he was a cousin of Santiago Coronado, who preceded him in death by but 48 hours. Young Lee Castro worked for his father until he was 25 years of age. His father had purchased 160 acres in the Panama district south of Bakersfield and in 1867 Lee and his brothers were taken into partnership. Farming, however, proved too quiet for the adventuresome youth and he with drew from the partnership to enter the employ of Miller and Lux as a wild horse breaker. He remained in that work for ten years then engaged in the stock business for Kern County Land Company until 1890 when he bought 20 acres of land five miles south of Bakersfield. From time to time he added to this and at one time owned 120 acres devoted entirely to general farming. The oldest canal in Kern county, the Castro ditch, was constructed by his father. Lee Castro was married in Sacramento in 1880 to Miss Dixie Cage, native daughter of Napa county. Thanks to Findagrave member Linda Rice for the above

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Longitude: -94.9542007

Family Members:

Parent

Tomas Castro

(1828 - 1901)

Concepcion Coronado Castro

(1838 - 1896)

Spouse

Dixie Lillie Cage Castro

(1862 - 1941)

Siblings

(1857 - 1941)

(1862 - 1901)

(1864 - 1929)

(1868 - 1926)

(1872 - 1937)

(1874 - 1958)

Children

(1880 - 1963)

(1886 - 1904)

(1888 - 1911)

(1896 - 1929)

(1898 - 1913)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bellemont Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7789001, -94.9542007

2. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7599297, -94.9595108

3. Tambor Cemetery
Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7999992, -94.9586029

4. Palermo Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.7519700, -94.9709400

5. Moskau Cemetery
Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8157997, -94.9443970

6. McClelland Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7886400, -95.0157000

7. Jackson Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8260994, -94.9244003

8. McCallan Burial Site
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8234800, -94.9942500

9. Elwood Cemetery
Elwood, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7652300, -94.8760500

10. Smith Creek Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8417400, -94.9649800

11. New Hope Cemetery
Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8203011, -95.0175018

12. Smithton Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8478400, -94.9496900

13. Felix Cemetery
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8090330, -94.8673600

14. Courter-Ritchey Cemetery
Wathena, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8194008, -95.0408020

15. Lutheran Cemetery
Marion Township, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7261391, -95.0307922

16. Rosedale Cemetery
Troy, Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7111015, -95.0113983

17. Cowger Cemetery
Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8604200, -94.9747300

18. Sunbridge Cemetery
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8053818, -94.8513336

19. Maxwell Cemetery
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8065948, -94.8490295

20. Mount Mora Cemetery
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7743225, -94.8418808

21. Samuel Ball Green Cemetery
Andrew County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8264400, -94.8586500

22. Green Cemetery
Country Club Village, Andrew County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8333015, -94.8632965

23. Columbus Cemetery
Doniphan County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8683014, -94.9777985

24. Green Valley Cemetery
Andrew County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8211594, -94.8477020