West Virginia Pioneers
Family: George Kessel / Delilah Casto (F1499)
m. 23 Mar 1826-
Father | Male
George Kessel
Born 22 Jan 1804 Virginia, USA 
Died 1884 Buried Married 23 Mar 1826 [1] Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [1] Father George (Jonathan?) Kessel | F7117 Group Sheet Mother Catherine Boyer | F7117 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Delilah Casto
Born Abt 1804 Virginia, USA Died 15 May 1872 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Father William L Casto | F584 Group Sheet Mother Susanna S Rollins | F584 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
Mariah Elizabeth Kessel
Born 15 Jan 1827 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse H Allen Barnett | F7125 Married 12 Nov 1850 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 2 | Male
Levi Kessel
Born 14 Apr 1830 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Alvira Atkinson | F7118 Married 27 Apr 1854 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Emily C Lanham | F6753 Married 18 Jan 1857 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Sarah Carney | F7130 Married 29 Mar 1873 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 3 | Female
Margaret Kessel
Born 15 Nov 1832 Virginia, USA Died 8 Mar 1908 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Washington Asbury Parsons | F2256 Married 3 Jun 1851 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 4 | Male
Jacob Lee Kessel
Born 5 Apr 1836 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Margaret Elizabeth Rayburn | F7120 Married 25 Oct 1855 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 5 | Male
Elmore H Kessel
Born 13 Feb 1838 Virginia, USA Died 6 Mar 1909 Buried Spouse Harriett Eliabeth Johns | F7121 Married 24 Oct 1861 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 7 | Male
William Kessel
Born 10 May 1843 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried
Child 8 | Male
Abraham Kessel
Born 16 Oct 1845 Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Sarah A Hill | F7134 Married
Child 9 | Female
Rebecca Jane Kessel
Born 20 Sep 1847 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died Yes, date unknown Buried Spouse Thomas M Hill | F7123 Married 1 Sep 1864 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 3/26/1826 by Jonathan Wright
Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
George Kessel
Delila Casto
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12175752&Type=Marriage
1830 Mason, VA
George Kessel
1m 0-5 [Levi]
1m 20-30
1f 0-5 [Mariah Elizabeth]
1f 20-30
1840 Jackson Co VA
3m 0-5 Jacob , Elmore
1m 5-10 Levi
1m 20-30
1f 5-10 Margaret
1f 10-15 Elizabeth
1f 20-30
1850 Jackson Co VA # 476-481
Kessel/Kesler Geo 47 M Farmer Va
Kesler Delila 47 F Va
Kesler Elizabeth 23 F Va
Kesler Levi 20 M Farmer Va
Kesler Margaret 16 F Va
Kesler Jacob 13 M Va
Kesler Elmore 10 M Va
Kesler William 8 M Va
Kesler Abram 4 M Va
Kesler Reuben 3 M Va
Casto George 12 M Va
Kiger Christian A 2 F Va
1860 Jackson Co WV pg 36
George, 56
Delila, 56
Elmore, 21
Abraham, 14
B J (f), 12
George CASTO, 19
1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek # 136 (next to Levi)
George W, 66
Delilah, 66
1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
Andrew PAINTER Self M M W 30 VA
Christina PAINTER Wife F M W 33 VA
James PAINTER Son M S W 6 WV
Mary PAINTER Dau F S W 2 WV
George KESSEL GFather M W W 76 VA
Occ: Stone Mason Fa: VA Mo: VA
Betty K McIntyre:
George Jr. lived on upper Parchment on what was "then" called the Abbie (Abraham) Wolfe farm on Wolfe Creek (Mason County 1850 census).
"Jackson County West Virginia Past and Present 1990", page 277 gives a list of 10 children from a family Bible
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