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Rebecca Jane Kessel

Female 1847 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Rebecca Jane Kessel 
    Born 20 Sep 1847  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I10963  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2016 

    Father George Kessel,   b. 22 Jan 1804, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Delilah Casto,   b. Abt 1804, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1826  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 3/26/1826 by Jonathan Wright
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      George Kessel
      Delila Casto
      http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12175752&Type=Marriage

      1830 Mason, VA
      George Kessel
      1m 0-5 [Levi]
      1m 20-30
      1f 0-5 [Mariah Elizabeth]
      1f 20-30

      1840 Jackson Co VA
      3m 0-5 Jacob , Elmore
      1m 5-10 Levi
      1m 20-30
      1f 5-10 Margaret
      1f 10-15 Elizabeth
      1f 20-30

      1850 Jackson Co VA # 476-481
      Kessel/Kesler Geo 47 M Farmer Va
      Kesler Delila 47 F Va
      Kesler Elizabeth 23 F Va
      Kesler Levi 20 M Farmer Va
      Kesler Margaret 16 F Va
      Kesler Jacob 13 M Va
      Kesler Elmore 10 M Va
      Kesler William 8 M Va
      Kesler Abram 4 M Va
      Kesler Reuben 3 M Va
      Casto George 12 M Va
      Kiger Christian A 2 F Va

      1860 Jackson Co WV pg 36
      George, 56
      Delila, 56
      Elmore, 21
      Abraham, 14
      B J (f), 12
      George CASTO, 19

      1870 Jackson Co WV Mill Creek # 136 (next to Levi)
      George W, 66
      Delilah, 66

      1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      Andrew PAINTER Self M M W 30 VA
      Christina PAINTER Wife F M W 33 VA
      James PAINTER Son M S W 6 WV
      Mary PAINTER Dau F S W 2 WV
      George KESSEL GFather M W W 76 VA
      Occ: Stone Mason Fa: VA Mo: VA

      Betty K McIntyre:
      George Jr. lived on upper Parchment on what was "then" called the Abbie (Abraham) Wolfe farm on Wolfe Creek (Mason County 1850 census).

      "Jackson County West Virginia Past and Present 1990", page 277 gives a list of 10 children from a family Bible
    Family ID F1499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas M Hill,   b. Abt 1843, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1870 and 1876  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1864  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Georgiana Hill,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Delilah Bell Hill,   b. CA 1865, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Loomis Lot Hill,   b. 1 Jan 1870, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1926, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F7123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S34] Jackson County: Past and Present 1990.

    3. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

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