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Name Abel / Able / Abraham Castile / Castel/ Casteel / Cassel Born Dec 1840 France 
Gender Male Emigration 1871 Listed on 1910 and 1920 census - shows as Naturalized in 1884. Arrival 25 May 1872 New York, New York, United States Possible Record but missing daughter Bertha:
Name: Abel Castel
Arrival Date: 25 May 1872
Birth Date: abt 1841
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: French
Place of Origin: France
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Denmark- Listed on Passenger List:
Abel Castel, 31, m
Elizabeth, 26, F
Abel, 5
Alice, infant
Residence 1880 St Clair, Illinois Abraham, 40, coalminer, with Mary, 34, Abraham 14, Alice A, 10, Bertha 8, Emma 6, Eilliam 6 months. Misc 20 Apr 1888 Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States Marriage of daughter Bertha Marriage 21 Apr 1897 Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas Possible Marriage:
Name: A. Castel
Birth Date: 1848
Birthplace: Of Cherokee Co., Kansas
Age: 49
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Howe
Spouse's Birth Date: 1848
Spouse's Birthplace: Of Cherokee Co., Kansas
Spouse's Age: 49
Event Date: 21 Apr 1897
Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73544-3 , System Origin: Kansas-EASy , GS Film number: 1411996 , Reference ID: P169 Ln102Residence 1900 Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas William, his son lives with him. Williams birth is listed as Nov. 1882. Abel's birth is listed as Dec 1840 and widowed. Shows year came to US as 1883 and his occupation is Coal Miner. Residence 1910 Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas Lives with his son William Residence 1915 Weir, Cherokee, Kansas Lives with daughter Emma and son-in-law Tebe Barrow Residence 1920 Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas Still lives with son William but now he is head of household. Residence 1930 Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas Abel, b Dec 1840, France, came 1883, lives with Son William and both are coal miners Died - Abel CASTEL, John and William are buried in the Hosey Hill Cemetery in the same plot with Bertha Castile Blackett.
His birth and death are listed at 1835 and 1917.
He clearly shows up with William in the 1920 and 1930 censuses.
Buried Hosey Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Kansas - Abel CASTEL
Burial:
Hosey Hill Cemetery
Weir
Cherokee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: 5
Find A Grave Memorial# 23681810
Person ID I1 Castile-Boreau Last Modified 11 May 2015
Family Mary Julie Marie Boreau, b. Abt 1840, Paris, France Children 1. Albert Castile / Castel, b. 1 Jan 1868, Belfort, France , d. 9 Jan 1942, Cherokee, Crawford, Kansas (Age 74 years)2. Alice Castile / Castel/ Casteel / Cassel, b. Abt 1870 + 3. Bertha Castile, b. 6 Apr 1871, Paris, France , d. 26 Sep 1953, Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States (Age 82 years)4. Emma Castile, b. 1874, Ohio , d. 1954 (Age 80 years)5. William Castile, b. 1880, Illinois, United States , d. 1933 (Age 53 years)Last Modified 1 May 2015 Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - Dec 1840 - France 
Arrival - Possible Record but missing daughter Bertha: Name: Abel Castel Arrival Date: 25 May 1872 Birth Date: abt 1841 Age: 31 Gender: Male Ethnicity/ Nationality: French Place of Origin: France Port of Departure: London, England Destination: United States of America Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Denmark - 25 May 1872 - New York, New York, United States 
Residence - Abraham, 40, coalminer, with Mary, 34, Abraham 14, Alice A, 10, Bertha 8, Emma 6, Eilliam 6 months. - 1880 - St Clair, Illinois 
Misc - Marriage of daughter Bertha - 20 Apr 1888 - Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States 
Marriage - Possible Marriage: Name: A. Castel Birth Date: 1848 Birthplace: Of Cherokee Co., Kansas Age: 49 Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Howe Spouse's Birth Date: 1848 Spouse's Birthplace: Of Cherokee Co., Kansas Spouse's Age: 49 Event Date: 21 Apr 1897 Event Place: Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73544-3 , System Origin: Kansas-EASy , GS Film number: 1411996 , Reference ID: P169 Ln102 - 21 Apr 1897 - Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas 
Residence - William, his son lives with him. Williams birth is listed as Nov. 1882. Abel's birth is listed as Dec 1840 and widowed. Shows year came to US as 1883 and his occupation is Coal Miner. - 1900 - Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas Residence - Lives with his son William - 1910 - Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas 
Residence - Lives with daughter Emma and son-in-law Tebe Barrow - 1915 - Weir, Cherokee, Kansas 
Residence - Still lives with son William but now he is head of household. - 1920 - Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas Residence - Abel, b Dec 1840, France, came 1883, lives with Son William and both are coal miners - 1930 - Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas 
Buried - - Hosey Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Kansas = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
1880 United States Census for "Abraham Cassel"
Name: Abraham Cassel
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: France
Home in 1880: St Clair, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Cassel
Father's Birthplace: France
Mother's Birthplace: France
Occupation: Coal Miner
Abraham Cassel 40
Mary Cassel 34
Abraham Cassel 14
Alice A. Cassel 10
Bertha Cassel 8
Emma Cassel 6
William Cassel 6m
1900 United States Census for Abel Castel and his son William, both coal miners.
Name: Abel Castel
Age: 59
Birth Date: Dec 1840
Birthplace: France
Home in 1900: Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1883
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: France
Mother's Birthplace: France
Abel Castel 59
William Castel 17
"Abel Castile" - 1910 United States Census
Name: Abel Castile
Age in 1910: 70
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: France
Home in 1910: Cherokee, Cherokee, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1871
Relation to Head of House: Father
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: France
Mother's Birthplace: France
William Castile 30
Margret A Castile 25
John W Castile 5
Abel Castile 70
"Abel Castel" - 1915 Kansas State Census
Abel Castile lives with Tebe and Enna (Emma) Barrow
"Abel Castile or Casteel" living with his son William and his children - 1920 United States Census
Name: Abel Casteel
Age: 79
Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: France
Home in 1920: Scammon, Cherokee, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1879
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed [Widow]
Father's Birthplace: France
Mother's Birthplace: France
Native Tongue: French
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mine
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Attended School: No
Abel Casteel 79
William Casteel 40
John Casteel 15
Ruby Casteel 6
Bertha and children live next door.
"Abel Castel" - 1930 United States Census
Born Dec 1840, France, lives with son William (born Nov 1882), arrived 1883, PA, age listed as 59 but birthday is 1840 so he should be about 89, occupation is a miner
Passenger List of the S.S. Denmark May 25, 1872
Lists the Castel family beginning on line 485. See also Benet Castel on line 462.
Able Castel and family on Passenger List on S.S. Denmark May 25, 1872
Abel Castel, 31
Elizabeth Castel, 26
Abel Castel, 5
Alice Castel, Infant
Headstones 
Headstone for Abel Castel
Hosey Hill Cemetery, Weir, Cherokee, Kansas
Death date appears to be wrong