West Virginia Pioneers
Family: Elmore H Kessel / Harriett Eliabeth Johns (F7121)
m. 24 Oct 1861-
Father | Male
Elmore H Kessel
Born 13 Feb 1838 Virginia, USA 
Died 6 Mar 1909 Buried Married 24 Oct 1861 [1] Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] 
Father George Kessel | F1499 Group Sheet Mother Delilah Casto | F1499 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Harriett Eliabeth Johns
Born 1839 Giles County, Virginia, USA 
Died Aft 1910 Buried Father Isaac Johns | F7122 Group Sheet Mother Martha [Johns] | F7122 Group Sheet
Child 2 | Male
George Lightburn Kessel
Born 10 Oct 1862 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
Died 2 Apr 1964 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA 
Buried Spouse Minnie C Comer | F25179 Married 7 Apr 1927 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA 
Child 4 | Female
Virginia Belle Kessel
Born 7 Mar 1868 Hogg. WV 
Died 2 Nov 1962 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
Buried Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
Spouse Thomas Franklin Casto | F6933 Married 15 Aug 1891 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
Child 7 | Male
Barthel Franklin Kessel
Born 4 Aug 1876 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
Died 1 Dec 1943 Dunbar, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA 
Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA 
Child 8 | Male
Kenna Kelvy Kessel
Born 17 Aug 1881 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
Died 7 Dec 1965 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA 
Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
Spouse Ruby Wavie Rowley | F17216 Married 22 Mar 1903 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
Spouse Levada Siders | F30208 Married 16 Nov 1920 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA 
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Notes
1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek Dist # 131
Elmore 32
Harriet, 32
George L, 7
Mary M, 5
Virginia B, 2
Blankenship, Winter (Minter?), 34, F/L
1900 Union, Putnam, WV all WVWVWV
Kessel, Elmore 2/1838 m 38y
Harret E wif e7/1836 m 38y 8/7 children
Okey D son 11/187? 26 s
Barthel F son 8/1876 23s
Kelvy K son 8/1881 118
____, Lucy G 9/1889 10 [does not look like 'daughter, and looks like a different surname. Bottom of page and black.]
Betty K McIntyre:
Elmore served in the Home Guard during the Civil War. Elmore and Harriett are buried in the Moss Chapel Cemetery, near the original gate, in un-marked graves.
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