Sarah Elizabeth 'Bessie' Casto

1901 - 1998  (97 years)

• Name	Sarah Elizabeth 'Bessie' Casto
  Born	10 Mar 1901	Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Aug 1998	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Buried	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Birth Record Name: Sarah Elizabeth Casto Birth Date: 10 Mar 1901 Birth Place: Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia Sex: Female Mother: Minerva Jane Randolph Father: John Edward Casto Delayed record. Signed: Sarah Casto Good, Rt #1, Ripley, WV, Oct 4, 1960 Evicence: Affidavit of aunt, Almeda Casto, age 74 years Marriage Record #16, page #59, Jackson Co, WV In Loving Memory of Sarah Elizabeth Good 97 years 5 months 16 days March 10, 1901 August 26, 1998 Services Pine Hill Cemetery Friday, August 28, 1998 - 11am Officiating Rev. Gerald B. Sayre Interment Pine Hill Cemetery Ripley, WV Arrangements Casto Funeral Home Evans, WV ~~~~~ from the Star Herald, Saturday, August 29, 1998: Sarah Elizabeth Good Sarah Elizabeth Good, 97 of Ripley, WV, departed this life, August 26, 1998 at Eldercare of Ripley, following an extended illness. She was born March 10, 1901, at Kenna, WV a daughter of the late John Edward and Minerva (Randolph) Casto. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. Surviving are 9 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Otho Good, sons, Emzy Levelle Good and Raymond Edward Good; grandson David Good. Graveside services were Friday, August 28, 1998 at Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley, WV with the Rev Gerald Sayre officiating. Casto Funeral Home was in charge of arrrangements.
  Person ID	I277	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2013

  
  

  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   [5]
  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	Otho Grantford Good,   b. 8 May 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1993, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1922	Home, Plum Orchard, Jackson co, WV   [1, 5]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 4/9/1922 at Plum orchard by Rev AG Niday Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Otho Good, 20, Jackson, Kenna Sarah E Casto, 21, Jackson, Plumorchard 1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 52-52 Good, Otho head 28 m age 20 WVWVWV Bessie wife 29 m age 21 WVWVWV Lovel son 6 Raymond E son 5 Parlina mother 60 wd WVWVWV 1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV Good, Luther 38 m WV 1935: lived same place night watchman - Post & Prenal construction Sarah E wife 39 m vWV 1935: lived same place Labell son 16 WV 1935: lived same place Raymond son 15 WV 1935: lived same place
  Children	1. Emzy Lavelle Good,   b. 11 Jul 1923, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 14 May 1978  (Age 54 years)   2. Raymond Edward Good,   b. 30 Jan 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1965, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 9 Apr 1922 - Home, Plum Orchard, Jackson co, WV Died - 26 Aug 1998 - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Buried - - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Plum Orchard School - 1915 Plum Orchard School - 1915

  
  

  Headstones		Good, Otho & Bessie Casto Good, Otho G. 1902 - 1993 Good, Sarah E. 1901 - 1998
  		Otho & Bessie Casto Good Headstone Good, Otho & Bessie (Casto)

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Erma Casto Robie. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S196] Jean Robie Barr. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.