West Virginia Pioneers
Ida Jane Tolley
1880 - 1960 (79 years)-
Name Ida Jane Tolley Born 6 Nov 1880 West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Female Died 13 Oct 1960 Braxton County, West Virginia, USA [1] Notes
Death Record
Name: Ida Jane/Smith
Sex: Female
Death Date: 13 Oct 1960
Death Place: Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia
Age at Death: 80y
Cemetery: Smith Cem, Harrison
Funeral Home:
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1880
Birth Place: Braxton Co
Marital Status: W
Mother: Armenta/Casto
Father: Jerdon/Toley
Informant: D.P.A. Sutton, WV
Mrs Ida Jane Smith (from an old clipping, unknown newspaper] [October 13,1960]
Sutton -- An 80-year old Sutton, Braxton County, woman, Mrs Ida Jane Smith died yesterday in Sutton General Hospital after a short illness.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Martha Nichols of Summerville, Mrs Cathrin Cummings of Looneyville and Mrs Dola Ramsey of Barrett; three sons, Goff of Gordon, Manuel of Harrison and Earlie of Ashville, NC; three brothers, Herford and Kenney Toley of Sutton and Howard Toley of Gassaway; three sisters, Mrs Kate Meadows and Mrs Gay Dean of Sutton and Mrs Frances Fields of Statts Mills; 44 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held tomorrow at 11 am in Marple Funeral Home here by the Reb Bob Adkins. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Harrison.
The body is at the funeral home.
Tresa sent me a photo of her headstone in Manuel Smith family farm grave yard.
Ida J
Nov 6, 1880 - Oct 13, 1960
Person ID I109414 WVPioneers Last Modified 26 Jun 2015
Father William Jordan Tolley, b. 30 Aug 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 23 Oct 1935, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age 81 years) Mother Arminta Susan Casto, b. Jul 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 10 Sep 1943, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA (Age ~ 79 years) Married 25 Jul 1880 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 7/25/1880 at Elijah Casto's
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
William Jordon Tolley, 21, Roane Co, Roane Co
Arminta Susan Casto, 16, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
1900 Washington, Jackson, WV
Tolley, William J 8/1863 m 18y WV WV WV
Armintia S wfe 7/1866 m 18y 9-9 children
Martha F da 11/1883
Herford F L sib 2/1885 WV WV WV
John E son 2/1887 WV WV WV
General N son 12/1888 WV WV WV
Viola C da 3/1891 WV WV WV
Roma H F son 8/1892 WV WV W
Howard O son 3/1896 WV WV WV
Ida B da 8/1898 WV WV WV
2 out of 3 delayed birth records show a different year for their children:
Martha Frances 10/23/1879
Viola Catherine 3/29/1884
Herford Leon 1/17/1885
1910 Henry, Clay, WV # 8
Tolley, Jordan 55? m1- 30y coal miner WV VA WV
Arminta S 46 m1- 30y 12-4 children WV VA WV
Goff, son 20 (smeared)
Katy da 19
Howard O son 15
Gay dau 4
Granderson father 76 wd VA VA VA
[She's given birth to 12 and 4 are still living at home but how many of the others are living? She had given birth to 9 by the 1900 census, so that means 2 more that we don't have names for. Ida B must have died between 1900-1910]
1910 Henry, Clay, WV #9
Tolley, Hartford 25 m1- 2y WV VA WV
Nancy J 20 m1- 2y 2-2 children WV u/k WV
William G son 2
Ovey son 1/24
1920 Birch, Braxton, WV # 139-141
Tolley, William J 66
Armada 56
Gay da 12
Meadows, Catherine dau 29
William D sil 29
1930 Otter, Braxton, WV # 148-149
Tolley, William J 74 m age 26
Arminta S 65 m age 16
Dean, Vasety G da 23 m age 21
Ira J sil 22 m age 20
Family ID F5544 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Henry Lawson Casto, b. 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. CA 1902 (Age 22 years) Married 19 Mar 1899 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 3/19/1899
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Henry L Casto, 18, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
Ida Tolley, 18, Jackson Co, Jackson Co
1910 Otter, Braxton, WV
Smith, Benjamin F 38 m1- 3y WV WV WV
Ida J wife 29 m2- 3y 3-3 children WV WV V
Casto, Ova C ss 9 WV WV WV
Martha E sd 6 WV WV WV
Smith, Emma M da 11/12 WV WV WV
1910 Otter, Braxton, WV
Smith, Benjamin F 38 m1- 3y WV WV WV
Ida J wife 29 m2- 3y 3-3 children WV WV V
Casto, Ova C ss 9 WV WV WV
Martha E sd 6 WV WV WV
Smith, Emma M da 11/12 WV WV WV
From Tresa Case:
Ova and Martha is in Henry Clays will and I recently know Martha's youngest daughter is in FL. Knows little but said she has a deed to property left to Martha and oil well gone we know if taxes were not paid.
Children 1. Ova Clarence Casto, b. 31 Mar 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 29 Nov 1949, Clay County, West Virginia, USA (Age 49 years)2. Martha Ellen Casto, b. 19 Sep 1901, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 17 Apr 1996 (Age 94 years)Family ID F27808 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Benjamin Franklin Smith, b. 6 Mar 1872, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 4 Feb 1957, Clay County, West Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) Married 18 Jun 1907 Clay County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 18 Jun 1907
Place: Dundon, Clay, West Virginia
Benjamin F. Smith, 33, Kanawha Co, Clay Co
Mrs Ida J. Casto, 26, Jackson co, Clay Co
1910 Otter, Braxton, WV
Smith, Benjamin F 38 m1- 3y WV WV WV
Ida J wife 29 m2- 3y 3-3 children WV WV V
Casto, Ova C ss 9 WV WV WV
Martha E sd 6 WV WV WV
Smith, Emma M da 11/12 WV WV WV
1920 Henry, Clay, WV #53 1/17/1920
Smith, Benjamin F 47 m WV WV WV
Ida J wife 39 m WV WV WV
Emma M da 10 WV WV WV
Denver G son 8 WV WV WV
Manuel J son 5 WV WV WV
Early L son 3 6/12 WV WV WV
[the next family is Mandy Grose, wd, with 3 children, but not Pearl - related?]
1930 Henry, Clay, WV # 98-99
Smith, Benjamin 58 md age 36 WV WV WV
Ida J wife 49 md age 19 WV WV WV
Denver G son 18 WV WV WV
Manuel J son 16 WV WV WV
Earlie L son 13 WV WV WV
Armintie C da 10 WV WV WV
Dola M da 7 WV WV WV
Children 1. Emma M Smith, b. 1909, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown2. Denver G Smith 3. Manuel J Smith 4. Early L Smith 5. Arminta Catherine Smith 6. Dola M Smith Family ID F27814 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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