Sylvia Odell Melvina Casto b. 12 Aug 1898 Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA d. 16 Dec 1975 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA: West Virginia Pioneers

West Virginia Pioneers

1898 - 1975 (77 years)

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Name	Sylvia Odell Melvina Casto
Born	12 Aug 1898	Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA [1, 2]
	Birth Record Name: Sylvia Odell Casto Birth Date: 16 August 1898 Birth Place: Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, United States Sex: Female Mother: M J Casto Father: J E Casto, address: Kenna, WV, farmer Reported by father
Gender	Female
Died	16 Dec 1975	Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA [1]
Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Notes	JCBR Sylvia Odell Casto, 8/16/1898, JE & MJ Casto, Kenna, farmer Erma Casto Robie: Sylvia Melvinna, 8/12/1898 Gravestone: Sylvia Odell JCMR 20 Dec 1914 Cobb, H. T. 17 born Jackson Co./residing Jackson Co. Casto, Cilva M. 22 born Jackson Co./residing Jackson Co U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: Sylvia Bush SSN: 235-32-5222 Last Residence: 25302 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA BORN: 16 Aug 1898 Died: Dec 1975 State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
Person ID	I266	WVPioneers
Last Modified	2 May 2018

Father	John Edward CASTO, b. 19 Feb 1873, Staats Mill, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Nov 1951, Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
Mother	Minerva Jane RANDOLPH, b. 19 Aug 1879, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 29 Apr 1955, Albany, Athens County, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
Married	26 May 1895	Bear Fork, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3]
Notes	From Mom: They moved around a lot. Last address was Plum Orchard, WV. Church - Plum Orchard schoolhouse, United Brethren Both buried in Casto Cemetery, on hill above Plainview Church, Belgrove-Plum Orchard, Jackson Co, WV. Nearby are Mary Vienna and Tommy Rhodes, Sylvia, and Maudie and twins, Charles Lewis and Elizabeth Kinser Casto (info on last from Mom, there is no marker for them) JCRM: John Edward Casto, 21, to Minerva J Randolph, 17, 5/26/1895, Bk 6, pg 226 by N Casto "at my residence", place of residence of both was Staats Mills, both born Jackson Co 1900 Ripley Dist #35, Jackson Co, WV, Sheet 8, line 94, #143/151 Casto, John , Jan 1874, 26, m 5y, farmer, owns farm free, sch #102, Read/write, Eng Manerva, Aug 1877, 22, m 5y, 2-2 children, read/write, Eng Mary V, Feb 1896, 4, speaks English Silvie, Aug 1898, 1 [his parents are at # 139-147 1910 Ripley Dist 53, Jackson Co, WV #234-235 Plum Orchard All born WVWVWV, speak English Oa - - yes, yes, O, F, F 210 Casto, John E 36 m1 - 15y farmer, general farm Manerva J wife 31 m1- 15y 6-6 children Mary V da 14 Silva M da 11 Sarah E da 9 Elva E da 7 Fredda A da 4 Erma da 2 1920 Jackson Co census - Fairplain-Ripley District - all born WV 113-113 J E Casto age 46 Minerva Jane age 41 wife Sarah E age 18 dau Elversal age 16 dau [Elva Ercel] Freda E age 13 dau [Freddie] Erma age 11 dau Maddie age 9 dau [Maudie] Lorene age 10 months dau 1930 Jackson Co, WV, Ripley Dist # 106-107 Casto, John E 56 Minerva 52 Maudie 19 Lorene 11 [Father Charles is at #113-114, with new wife] 1940 ED 18-8, Ripley, Jackson, WV p 13A #230 owns $3000 farm Casto, John E head 66 8th grade WV same house farming Minerva wife 61 4th grade WV same house Randolph, Lorene da 21 m 8th grade WV same house James sil 12 m 8th grade WV rural Jackson WV farmer
Headstones		Casto, John & Minerva Headstone - John Edward and Minerva Jane (Randolph) Casto
Family ID	F59	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Hiram Thomas 'Tom' Cobb, b. 22 Mar 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 23 Apr 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 45 years)

Married 20 Dec 1914 On a horse in Jackson County, WV [1, 3]

Notes

Marriage Record
Date: 12/20/1914 at Stone Lick by AB Parsons
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
H T Cobb, 17, Jackson, Jackson
Cilva M Casto, 22, Jackson, Jackson

1930 Ripley Dist 10, Jackson, WV # 150-157 all WVWVWV
Bibbee Ridge or Route 34 family lives on a farm
Cobb, Thomas head 39 m age 22 farmer
Sylvia wife 31 m age 16
Johnnie son 14
James S son 12
Ardmos son 10
Lanto R son 7
Aletha da 4.7?
Geneva L da 1.11

Children

	1. John Edward "Johnny" Cobb, b. 21 Jan 1916, Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 18 Sep 2002 (Age 86 years)
	2. James Sherman Cobb, b. 5 Mar 1918, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 31 May 2001, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
	3. Adam Ardmus Virden Cobb, b. 18 Feb 1920, Belgrove, Jackson County, West Virginia, Unites States , d. 23 Jan 1978 (Age 57 years)
	4. Lanta Russell Cobb, b. 28 Apr 1922, Staats Mill, Jackson Co, WV , d. 10 Mar 2006, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 83 years)
	5. Aletha Lucille Cobb, b. 13 Aug 1925, Belgrove, Jackson County, West Virginia, Unites States , d. 30 Jun 1995 (Age 69 years)
	6. Geneva Lorene Cobb, b. 7 Apr 1928, Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 15 Jun 1990 (Age 62 years)
	7. Lawrence Everett Cobb, b. 20 Aug 1930, Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 31 May 2001 (Age < 70 years)
	8. Harold Raymond Cobb, b. 16 Nov 1934, Kenna, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 27 Jan 1985 (Age 50 years)

Family ID F112 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Herb Bush, d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F27	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Headstones
Casto-Cobb-Bush, Sylvia
Headstone - Sylvia Melvina Casto Cobb Bush
Sources
[S8] Erma Casto Robie.

[S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

[S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.