West Virginia Pioneers
Verba Hester Kessel
1905 - 2006 (100 years)-
Name Verba Hester Kessel Born 12 Aug 1905 Putnam County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Female Died 17 Feb 2006 [2] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Notes
Birth Record
Name: Verba Hester Kessell
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1905
Birth Place: Frogs Creek, Putnam, West Virginia
Sex: Female
Mother: Eartha Belle Lewis, born WV
Father: Oak Kessell, born WV
Social Security Death Index about Verba Harrison
Name: Verba Harrison
Last Residence: 25248 Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia
Born: 12 Aug 1905
Died: 17 Feb 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
Verba H. "Tink Harrison - Charleston Newspapers - (Feb/18/2006)
Verba H. "Tink" Harrison, 100, of Kenna passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Eldercare of West Virginia.
Born Aug. 12, 1905, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Oak and Eartha Lewis Kessel.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, Ronald "Butch" Harrison and wife, Arlene Harrison, of Kenna, who was her caregiver; one brother, Carl Kessel; two grandchildren, Lee Harrison and Carol Hart; four great-grandchildren, Christ Hart, Brad Harrison, Joshua Hart and Ginger Barnes; and three great-great-grandchildren, Zach Hart, Olivia Hart and Shaylee Barnes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Audert "Bo" Harrison.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley, with Pastor Carl Chambers officiating. Burial will be in Fisher Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to www.parsonswaybright.com.
Person ID I98883 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Okey Austin Kessel, b. 30 Jan 1885, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Sep 1936, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 51 years) Mother Earthus Bell Lewis, b. 17 Sep 1886, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA , d. 2 Sep 1943, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 56 years) Married 28 May 1903 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 5/28/1903
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Okey Austen Kessel, 18, Jackson, Jackson
Erthes Belle Lewis, 16, Jackson, Jackson
Informants: WM Brown & Wm Lewis of Jackson co.
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 143-144 all born WV WVWV
Brown, William M 74 m1- 44y
Sarah E 67 m1- 44y 10-5 children
John W son 37 s
William G son 29 s
James A son 26 s
Kessel, Oakey A sil 25 d
Kerbey J gs 6
1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
Harrison, James F 46 m1- 18y
Joanna 36 m1- 18y 0-0 child
Hockenbery, Alonzo boarder 19
Kessel, Verbie C boarder 4
[next is Harrison Family, with Audbert]
Family ID F25342 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Audbert McCarney Harrison, b. 31 May 1905, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Apr 1981 (Age 75 years) Married 19 Jul 1927 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 7/19/1927
Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Audbert Harrison, 22, Jackson, Kanawha
Verdie Kessell, 22, Putnam, Kanawha
1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV # 179-188
Harrison, Sherman 64 md age 39
Dona 58 md age 33
Bogges, Audra da 24 wd md age 15
Dallas A gs 5
Robert W gs 3
-189
Harrison, Audbert 24 md age 22
Borba 24 md age 22
Ronold son 5
Garnes, Waldo neph 21 s
Harrison, GB bro 66 s
1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV
all born WV 1935: same house, Jackson co, WV
Harrison, WT 74
Mandana 67
Boggess, Audra da 34 wd
Harrison, Audbert son 34 m
Berba dil 33 m
Garnes, Waldo gs 30 s
Boggess, Dallas A gs 15
Robert gs 13
Harrison, Ronald gs 15
Children 1. Ronald Audbert Harrison, b. 18 Feb 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 22 Jul 2008 (Age 83 years)Family ID F25336 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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