The Castleberry surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,210 people carried this name — #4,326 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,984 in 2000.

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In print

Castleberry in American newspapers,
1894–1907.

Newspaper page from The Wichita Daily Eagle carrying the name Castleberry
The Wichita Daily Eagle 1901-07-07
Newspaper page from Pocahontas Times carrying the name Castleberry
Pocahontas Times 1894-01-04
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Castleberry
The Salt Lake Herald 1907-05-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,258 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Castleberry,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jesse Wendell Castleberry 1924–
  • Donald G. Castleberry 1929–2007 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Castleberry,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States361 records

361 records of the Castleberry name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 252
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 99
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jimmie Lynn Castleberry

    Born 1947; from Los Angeles, California. U.S. Army, radio operator; died in an accident 1969 in An Xugen, South Vietnam. Buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert A. Castleberry

    Born 1918 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; route man from Franklin County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1973, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles O. Castleberry

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1896, died 1963; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 361 records for Castleberry in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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