West Virginia Pioneers
Erma Belle Parsons
1916 - 1988 (72 years)-
Name Erma Belle Parsons Born 12 Oct 1916 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 29 Oct 1988 [3] Notes
The Charleston Gazette online, October 31, 1988:
MRS. ERMA CASTO, 72, of Kentuck, Jackson County, died Oct. 29, 1988, at home after a short illness. She was a member of Goshen Baptist Church. Surviving: sons, Jackie, Jimmy and Archie, all of Kentuck,. Charles of Kenna, Larry of Navarre, Ohio; daughters, Josephine Harris of Ripley, Geraldine Colvin of Canton, Ohio, Betty Gandee of Plano, Texas; brother, Richard Parsons of Kenna; sisters, Ollie Harris and Wavey Shields, both of Ripley and Vada Smith of Dunbar; 24 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Parsons Funeral Home, Ripley, with the Rev. Gary White officiating. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Person ID I31668 WVPioneers Last Modified 13 Jun 2007
Father Archibald Asbury Parsons, b. Nov 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Cora Bell Gibson, b. 14 Aug 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 23 May 1955 (Age 75 years) Married 28 Sep 1899 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1900 Ripley Dist, Jackson, WV # 162-171
Archie A, 11/1878, 0y
Cora B, 8/1879, 1-1
Roscoe L, 4/1898
Thompson, Rebecca, bd, 9/1872 , 3-3
Lillie, da, 6/1895
Dovie, da, 5/1897
Walter, sn, 9/1899
1910 Jackson co WV [next after Adam G]
Parsons, Archie A 32 M2 10y
Cora B 30 M1 10 y 8-7 children
Roscoe L 12
Ollie M 9
Cleo 7
Green B 5
Lucy 2
Esta 1 5/12
1920 Fairplain Precinct of Ripley Dist, Jackson Co, WV # 102
Parsons, AA 41
Cora B 40
Roscoe L 21
Cleo 16 son
Greenberry 14
Lucy 12
Esta 11
Vada A 10
Ivy 8
George W 6
John 4
Ermie 3 dau
Wavie 0.4 da
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 126-127
Parsons, Archie A 51 m age 20
Cora 50 m age 20
Ivy E da 17
George W son 16
John R son 14
Erma B da 12
Wavy J da 10
Vernie L da 8
JCBR:
PARSONS, Roscoe Leonard 4/5/1897 Archie Asbury & Cora Belle (Gipson) Parsons Kenna (f&mpob) WV.
PARSONS. L.M. 10/15/1898 A.L. & C.E. Parsons Parchment Valley Farmer- (m)
PARSONS, Ollie Mae 1/5/1901 Arch A. & Cora Belle (Gibson) Parsons Kenna (f&mpob) WV. @
PARSONS. 4/1/1904 Arch & Cora Parsons Jackson Co. (rn)
PARSONS, 6/13/1905 Arch & Cora Parsons Kenna (m)
PARSONS, Lucy Alma 3/7/1907 Arch A: & Cora Belle (Gibson) Kenna (f&mpob) WV. @
PARSONS, Esta Louise 10/28/1908 Archie A. & Cora B. Parsons Plum Orchard
PARSONS. Vada Alice 4/21/1910 Arch A. & Cora Parsons Kenna
PARSONS. Geo. W. 3/5/1914 Arch & Cora Parsons Kenna
PARSONS. Richard 8/21/1915 Archie A. & Cora P. (Gibson) Parsons Kenna (f&mpob) WV. @
PARSONS, Erma 10/12/1916 Arch & Cora Parsons Kenna
Parsons, C A 4/22/1918, AA & Cora B Parsons, Ripley Dist (m)
Family ID F6440 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Thurman Cornelius Casto, b. 16 Jan 1914, d. 11 Sep 1988 (Age 74 years) Married 26 Oct 1935 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 10/26/1935 at the cB Raines farm
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Thurman C Casto, 21, Jackson, Belgrove
Erma Belle Parsons, 19, Jackson, Kenna
Informant - Thurman Casto
1940 ED 18-14 Belgrove, Washington, Jackson, WV p3B
#43 owns $400, farm all WV - same place
Casto, Thurman 26 m
Erma 23 m
Josephine da 3 parents born WV, speak English
Jackie son 1
Children 1. Reva Josephine Casto, b. 14 May 1937, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Oct 2018, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)2. Jackie Cornelis Casto, b. 16 Jan 1939, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Mar 2001 (Age 62 years)3. Jimmy Lawson Casto, b. 24 Mar 1941, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Aug 2018, Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)4. Geraldine Belle Casto 5. Charles Lewis Casto 6. Larry Keith Casto 7. Archie L Casto 8. Betty Casto, b. Est 1950–1960, d. Bef 8 Aug 2018 (Age ~ 58 years) Family ID F15727 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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