West Virginia Pioneers

Flora Bell Sharp

Female 1877 - 1974  (97 years)


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  • Name Flora Bell Sharp 
    Born 6 Feb 1877  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Jul 1974  [2
    Buried Fairplain, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21456  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2008 

    Father Granville Sharp,   b. Abt 1849, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret A Young,   b. May 1854, Athens County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1923  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1880 Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Granvill SHARP Self M M W 31 OH OH OH
      Margaret SHARP Wife F M W 26 OH OH OH
      Mary SHARP Dau F S W 9 OH
      Eva E. SHARP Dau F S W 6 OH
      Flora B. SHARP Dau F S W 4 WV
      William SHARP Son M S W 2 WV

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Solomon C Dailey 8/1828 n 0y OH PA VA
      Margaret A 5/1854 11-8 OH OH OH
      William Sharp ss 10/1877 WV OH OH
      Cora D sd 6/1881
      Cornelius M ss 10/1883
      James A ss 5/1886
      Gertie E sd 2/1889
      Tiney G Dailey gd-da 2/1900

      1910 Union, Kanawha, WV
      Dailey, Margaret A 58 wd 11-8 children OH OH OH
      Sharp, Cornelius son 26 s WV OH OH
      James A son 23 s WV OH OH
      Gerty E son 20 s WV OH OH
      Casto, Tina G gd 10 WV W VWV

      1920 Fairplain, Jackson Co WV
      Margaret A Dailey 66W
      Sharp, G E son 29
      J A 32
      Ruby 22 dil
      Walter 6 gs
      Lucille 3 gd
    Family ID F6857  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abel B Casto,   b. 17 Aug 1862,   d. 20 May 1938, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1 Nov 1896  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 225-227
      George 6/1832, 67, wd, WV VA GY
      Abel B, sn, 10/1862, m 4y
      Flora B, dil, 2/1876, 1-1 WV OH OH
      James B, gd, 11/1897

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 50
      Casto, Abel B 47 m1- 13y WVWVWV
      Flora B 35 m1- 13y 5-5 children WV OH OH
      James B son 12
      George W son 9
      Myrtle da 7
      Lucy M da 4
      Abel B Jr son 8/12
      George W father 82 wd WVWVWV

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 40-39
      Casto, Abe 52
      Flora 42
      James B son 22
      George W son 19
      Lucy da 13
      Pearl da 1

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 153-155
      Casto, Ab. 64 m age 33
      Glora 53 m age 21
      Pearl da 12
      Philip son 10
      Orvalee gd 6 WVWVWV

      1940 ED 18-10 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV p 9A
      #133 owns farm $700 all born WV - 1935 same Jackson WV
      Casto, Flora 63 wd
      Warren son 39 s
      Philip R son 20s

      Buried Fairplain Cemetery, Fairplain, Jackson Co, WV
      Casto
      Abe 8/17/1865 - 5/11/1938
      Flora B 2/6/1877 - 7/22/1974
      Flora's dob shows 1877, but 1900 census shows 1876
      Starting at the driveway;
      George Warren, Phillip, Abe & Flora, Myrtle, Abe & RP, then daughter-in-law Dorotha Kessel Casto
      Pearl & husband are nearby and Lucy and husband are also in Fairplain
      Don't know where James Boyd is buried

      Births
      unnamed female, 3/17/1906, Abraham & Cora (Sharp) Casto, Fairplain
    Children 
     1. James Boyd Casto,   b. 14 Nov 1897, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1983  (Age 85 years)
     2. George Warren Casto,   b. 31 Aug 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1979  (Age 79 years)
     3. Myrtle Casto,   b. 6 Feb 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1918  (Age 15 years)
     4. Lucy M Casto,   b. 17 Mar 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 2008, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years)
     5. Abel B Casto, Jr,   b. 28 Jul 1909, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1918  (Age 8 years)
     6. Reuben Perry Casto,   b. 23 Jul 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1918  (Age 3 years)
     7. Lula Pearl Casto,   b. 9 Jan 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2002  (Age 84 years)
     8. Phillip R Casto,   b. 25 Jan 1920, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1943  (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F6856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S7] Gravestone.

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