West Virginia Pioneers

Ada Ellen Randolph

Female 1918 - 2010  (92 years)


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  • Name Ada Ellen Randolph 
    Born 10 Apr 1918  Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 May 2010  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Ada Ellen Parsons
      Ada Ellen Parsons, 92, of Waverly, formerly of Ripley, passed away Thursday, May 13, 2010, at her home, surrounded by her family, following a long illness.
      She was born April 10, 1918, in Jackson County and was a daughter of the late George and Nancy Casto Randolph.
      She was a homemaker, a member of the Ripley Senior Citizens, and a Baptist by faith.
      She is survived by her sons, H. Keith Parsons and his wife, Sharon, of South Charleston, Gary L. Parsons and his wife, Linda, of Waverly and Jim Parsons and his wife, Bonnie, of Parkersburg; her daughter, Carolyn Sue Balis and her husband, John, of Sandyville; a sister, Virgie Slate of Charleston; and 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Otho Parsons; five brothers and one sister.
      Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 17, at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Minister Rodney Nulph officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville.
      Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
      In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Parsons may be made to the Parkersburg Hospice or the Ripley Senior Citizens.
    Person ID I9233  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 19 May 2010 

    Father George Alexander Randolph, Jr,   b. 3 Jul 1897, Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Nancy L Casto,   b. 25 Jun 1895, Belgrove, Jackson County, West Virginia, Unites States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1957, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1916  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1/25/1916 at Nicholas Casto
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Georgie Randolph, 18, Jackson, Jackson
      Nancy Casto, 20, Jackson, Jackson

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Randolph, GA, 66
      Phoebe, 66
      HT son 26 s
      G A Jr son 23 married
      Nancy dil 25 m
      EC gs 18
      Bessie gd 8
      Eli S gd 3
      Ada E gd 1 6/12
      Herman N gs 1/12

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV #128-129 all WVWVWV
      Randolph, George 33 md age 18
      Nancy 35 md age 20
      Vester son 14
      Ada da 12
      Herman son 10
      Belle da 8
      Clinton son 6
      Virgie da 5

      1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 13B
      #235 owns $1500 farm
      Randolph, George 44 WV - same house
      Nancy 45 WV - same house
      Herman son 20 s WV - same house
      Clinton son 16 WV - same house
      Vergie da 15 WV - same house
      Anderson, Belle da 18 m WV - same house
      Rudy sil 202 m WV - Rural Jackson WV
      Comber, Bob uncle 66 d WV - same house
    Family ID F3016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Howard Otho Parsons,   b. 27 Apr 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1938  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 24 Dec 1938 at Ripley
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Otho Parsons, 25; Jackson Co, WV, Kenna WV; Lloyd Parsons
      Ada Ellen Randolph, 21; Jackson co, WV; Kenna, WV; Georgia Randolph

      1940 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Parsons, Howard O 35 WV 1935: lived rural Kanawha, WV
      Ada E wife 22 WV 1935: lived rural WV parents born WV, speaks English
    Children 
     1. Howard Keith Parsons
     2. Gary L Parsons
     3. Jim Parsons
     4. Carolyn Sue Parsons
    Family ID F7379  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S21] Obit.

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