Will County ILGenWeb Biographies..... ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************ File contributed for use by: Dori Leekly & Margie Glenn Author: History of Will County IL, 1878 Homer C. CASTLE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Wilmington; born in Ontario Co., N. Y., May 22, 1834, where he resided till 1854, when he removed to Illinois, locating in Wesley Twp., this county; he also resided in Homer and Wilton Twps., and in 1867, removed to his present location; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $8,000. Married, in 1856, to Miss Adaline GOODING, who was born in Ontario Co., N. Y.; nine children by this union. Mr. CASTLE is extensively engaged in breeding and shipping Poland-China hogs. Additional Comments: HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.