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Emma Gray Robey

Emma Gray Robey

Female 1886 - 1967  (80 years)

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  • Name Emma Gray Robey 
    Nickname Emmie 
    Born 19 Oct 1886  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Oct 1967  Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • JCRB shows 10/19/1886

      Death Record
      Name: Emma Gray Casto
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 12 Oct 1967
      Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Note: Jackson General Hospital
      Age at Death: 80y 11m 23d
      Burial Place: Fairplain, , W. Va.
      Burial Date: 14 Oct 1967
      Cemetery: Fairplain Cem.
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 19 Oct 1886
      Birth Place: Sherman, , W. Va.
      Marital Status: W
      Spouse:
      Occupation: Housewife
      Address: 231 Second Ave.
      Residence: Ripley, Jackson, W. Virginia
      Mother: Caltroleen Rector Robey
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Isaac Robey
      Father's Birth Place:
      Informant: Starling Casto, Ripley

      Buried in Mt Calvary Cemetery or Shinn cem???? Fairplain?
      No stone in Mt Calvary.
    Person ID I199  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 15 May 2011 

    Father Isaac ROBEY,   b. 19 Jul 1847, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1920, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Cathleen RECTOR,   b. 30 Mar 1850, Williamstown, Wood, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1920, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record Robie
      Date: License issued Feb 1, 1869
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Isaac Roby
      Catholean Rector
      Indexed as Isaac Robs & Cashoban Rector

      Both are buried Mt Calvary Cemetery, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV, on high hill. (per Daddy)
      Stone shows full dates.

      1870 Grant Dist, Jackson Co, WV
      Roby, Isaac, 26, farm laborer, $250 pp, Va
      Catherine, 20, Va
      Alice, 6/12, Nov, WVa

      1880 Grant Dist, Jackson Co, WV
      Isaac Robey, 35, O, MD, O - Meigs Co
      Catholeen, 26, WV, --, WV
      Alice, 9, WV, OH, WV
      Laura, 8, WV, OH, WV
      Jno, 5, WV, OH, WV
      Edward, 10/12 July, WV, OH, WV

      1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson Co, WV, #34, Sheet 2, line 13, 24/25
      Robey, Isaac, July 1845, 54, m28, Ohio, Pa, Oh, Farmer, all can read/write, speak English. owns mortgaged farm, sch #9
      Catholeen, wife, March 1851, 49, m28, 9-8, WV, VA, WV
      John, son, Dec 1876, 23
      Edward, July 1881, 18
      Emma, Oct 1883, 16, School 4 mo
      Clara, Nov 1884, 15
      Minnie, June 1887, 12, sch 2.5 mo
      Fred, Jan 1889, 11, sch 1 mo, can't write

      1920 Jackson Co census, Ripley district, all born WV unless noted #1-1
      Isaac Robey age 74 born Ohio
      Catherine age 68
      Minnie age 28 dau
      Fred age 26 son
      Casto, Emma 36 divorced
      Casto, Starling age 11 son

      JCDR shows:
      Roby, Thomas, 2/15/1879, 3y, d Sandy, parents I & C, born JC

      Jackson Co census 1870, 1880, 1900, married
      Jackson Co census 1850, 1860 with parents
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Curtis Casto,   b. 28 Dec 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1912  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1907  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1910 Ripley Dist 50, Jackson, WV # 139-142 April 22
      Charleston Pike all born WVWVWV
      Casto, James C 30 m2- 2y
      Emma wife 23 m1- 2y 1-1 child
      Starling son 1 7/12

      1920 Jackson, WV
      living with Isaac and Catherine
      Emma, 36, div
      Starling, 11, son
      [Francis A Casto lives next door]

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 138-140
      Casto, Emma 44 wd WVWVWV
      Starling son 21 s WVWVWV

      1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 3B Bottom between Rt 5 and Cottageville Rd
      #54 owns $2500 not farm
      Casto, Emma 53 wd WV same house
      Starling son 31 m WV same house
      Thelma dil 30 m WV Bell Grove, Jackson, WV
      Emma K gd 7 WV Same house
      Sue Ann gd 5 WV same house
      Robie, Minnie sister 49 s WV same house
    Children 
     1. Starling Denny Casto,   b. 18 Aug 1908,   d. 4 Apr 1998, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Photos
    Robey, Ed, John, Clara, Emmie & Fred
    Robey, Ed, John, Clara, Emmie & Fred
    Siblings

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.