Bessie Melsena Wolfe

1893 - 1981  (87 years)

• Name	Bessie Melsena Wolfe
  Born	22 Nov 1893	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1981  [3]
  Buried	Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I20600	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	George B Wolfe,   b. 8 Jan 1809, Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Barbara C Casto,   b. 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Aug 1874	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1880 Jackson Co - two listings first: Washington dist 343-343 George, 71 Barbara, 27 Susan A, 5 James H, 3 Dora A, 1 second: eastern Ripley dist 119-120, pg 118 (probably not correct since they married in 1874) George 70 Barbara 28 James A 9, s Robert L, 7, s Alonzo, 4, s Madison, 1,s Arminta, 1, d 1900 Union, Jackson, WV # 350-362 all WVWVWV Looks like page was torn, streak of black thru names Wolfe, Barbara 1/1853 wd 6-5 children James H son 1/1897 m 0y Virginia dau 12/1880 s ...is F son 8/1883 s Lewis F 8/1883 Jackson Bessie M?, d, 11/1893, s ...eba, sil, 9/1879, m 0, 0-0 ...zie J, gd, 12/1890 Crane, James B, gs, 5/1898 [Who do these two grandchildren belong to? Must be Susan's and she must be Addie who married Pleas Crane. So that leaves Lizzie. Her death record shows her parents were George and Barbara, so perhaps she was not a grandchild - but why would Barbara have said she'd had 6 children and 5 were living?] 1920 Jackson, WV # 117-117 Anderson, Andrew, 68 (w), Missouri Okey, 27, son Bessie, 26, dil Ada A, 4, g/d — should be Oda A, g/s Brady S, 1.9, g/s Wolfe, Barbara, 66, (w), boarder [3 of her children married Andrew's children, and so did Lizzie]
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Okey Johnson Anderson,   b. Feb 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1959  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1911	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Notes	1920 Ripley, Jackson, wV Anderson, Andrew 68 wid Mo US WV Okey son 27 m WV MO MO Bessie dil 26 m WV WV WV Oda A gs 2 WVWVWV Brady S gs 1 9/12 WVWVWV Wall, Barbra boarder 66 wd WVWVWV 1930 Jackson Co WV Ripley Dist # 111-112 (Plum Orchard) Anderson, Okey 38 WV MO MO Bessie wife 37 WV WV WV Oda A son 14 Brody S son 12 Rudy O son 9 Herman F son 7 Ronnald O son 5 Andrew father 79 wd MO WV WV 1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 220 all born WV, 1935: all lived same house Anderson, Okey 48 Bessie 47 Oda son 24 md Freda dil 18 md 1935: lived Rural, Jackson, WV Brady son 22 Herman son 17 Ronald son 15
  Children	1. Oda Andrew Anderson,   b. 1 Nov 1915, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Aug 1999  (Age 83 years)   2. Brady S Anderson,   b. 13 Apr 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Mar 1966  (Age 47 years)   3. Rudie Oral Anderson   4. Herman F Anderson   5. Ronald Okey Anderson,   b. 14 Dec 1924, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 2003  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F9013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S7] Gravestone. [S723] WV Cemetery Preservation Association. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.