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Mark Stickels Family Website
Genealogy Record For
John Castree - (Mark's 1st Cousin, 3x removed)
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John Wesley Castree (04/02/1845-07/28/1905)
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Portrait - Click to Enlarge
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John's Personal Information
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Born in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey (NJ), USA on April 2, 1845
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Occupation: Banker and president of the Irving Trust
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Died in New York City, New York (NY), USA on July 28, 1905 (Age 60)
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Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey (NJ), USA
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Cause of Death: heart disease.
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Comments: John built the first madison Square garden and the park Ave tunnel below Grand Central terminal.
From the book "King's handbook of New York City by Moses King - Pages 676 and 677 - Copyright 1892
Irving National Bank - is a representative bank from the lower west side of NY. It was organized as a state bank in 1851. It was orginally established on 229 Greenwich Street. Edgar H. Laing was the first president of the bank but later John Castree became its president. In 1865 it accepted a National Bank Charter. The total resources of the bank exceeded 5 Million. It largely serviced commercial accounts.
The Irving Savings Institution - was formed in 1851. The bank's address is 96 Warren St, NY City. This bank had total deposits of 6.5 Million dollars. The first presidents of this bank was Caleb S. Woodhul and John Castree. Both banks existed at the corner of Warren and Greenwich Street in NY City.
John Castree's 1859 City Directory listing is shown on Page 141 of the NY Directory - his address is listed as 254 W 19th Street
A portrait of John Wesley Castree can be found at: Find a Grave Entry - John W Castree
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Family Tree Home | The Stickel(s) Website
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Last Modified on:
February 21, 2010
Record Created:
April 11, 2009
URL:
http://www.Mark.Stickels.org/FamilyTree2/Castree-JohnW.html
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