Hi, I'm looking for info on the Jackson Co. Historical Society--location, hours. Do they have a web page? Thank you, Madeline

The 1840 Census of Jackson County is now online: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~bbriggs/index.htm Betty

Helene Suzanne (Danis) Stover, 67, of Evans, WV, departed this life, June 27, 2001 following an extended illness. She was born April 1, 1934 in Burlington, VT, a daughter of the late, Donat and Beatrice (Hebert) Danis. She retired from dietary at Cedar Ridge and Eldercare of Ripley. She was a member and former elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Ripley, and was a member of the choir and the church women's group. She is survived by sons, Michael (Esther) Stover of Ripley, Robert Stover of Ravenswood, Benny Stover of Evans; daughter, Lora Mohney of Ripley; brothers, Donald (Maryann) Danis and Daniel (Sue) Danis of Burlington, VT; sisters, Doris (Edward) Ploof, and Annette (Louis) Mossey, of Colchester, VT, Val (Don) Sicard of Essex Junction, VT, Nancy Daly of DeLand, FL; 6 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl J. Stover; sister, Darlene Rice. Service will be Saturday, June 30, 2001--1 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, Ripley, WV, with the Rev. William McMorran, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Jackson County Memory Gardens, Cottageville, WV. Visitation 6 - 9 pm Friday at the Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV.

Willa Lucille Rollins, 93, of Ripley, WV, departed this life June 26, 2001 in the Ravenswood Care Center. She was born October 2, 1907 in Ripley, a daughter of the late Grover and Bessie (Bowles) McKown. She was a retired school teacher, former owner and operator of Rollins Lake, Ripley, and a member of the Mill Creek Farms Women's Club. She was a lifelong resident of Jackson County and attended the Evans United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Jim (Joyce) Rollins of Ripley; daughter, Clara Dell (Walter) Brown of Spencer; sister, Agnes Katherine McKown of Florida; 6 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Rollins; sister, Francis Lester; 1 grandchild. Service will be Saturday, June 30, 2001--10 am at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Walter Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley. Visitation 7 - 9 pm Friday at the funeral home.

Stewart Eugene Sayre, 81, of Evans, Jackson County, WV, departed this life June 26, 2001, at CAMC, Memorial Division, Charleston, WV, following a brief illness. He was born June 22, 1920, at Evans, WV, a son of the late Elmer and Mary Jane (Stewart) Sayre. He was a former truck driver for Vanadium and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. and retired from the WV Department of Highways, with 23 years service. He was a farmer and a cattleman and served on the board of directors of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. He attended Mt. Moriah Church of Evans, where he taught Sunday school. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Virginia Casto Sayre; sons, Stewart Reynolds (Judy Boggess) Sayre of Ravenswood, David Eugene (Carolyn Moday) Sayre of St. Paris, OH, Stephen Thomas (Liz Taylor) Sayre of Evans; daughters, Judith Ann (Charles) Bunner of Ripley, Valeria Jeanette (Ray) McVay of Ripley, Clara Jane (Dale) Carney of Kenna, Letitia Gayle "Tuts" (Woodrow) Parsons of Ravenswood, 13 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Wilmer Sayre, Clayton Sayre, Woodrow Sayre, and 3 sisters, Willard Casto, Josephine Hartley and Opal Reynolds. Funeral service will be Friday, June 29, 2001--11:00 am, at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, with the Rev. Gerald Sayre officiating. Burial will follow in Otterbein Cemetery, Evans. Visitation is from 5 to 8 pm, Thursday, at the funeral home.

Lester Howard DeVault, 73, of Barberton, OH, formerly of Leon, WV, departed this life, June 26, 2001 in the Barberton Citizens Hospital, following an extended illness. He was born September 21, 1927 in Leon, WV, a son of the late Howard and Esta (Hart) DeVault. He was a retired truck driver, a U.S. Army veteran and a protestant. Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Flora Anna (Barnett) DeVault; son, Lester Howard DeVault of Barberton, OH; daughter, Carolyn Sue DeVault of Akron, OH; sisters, Thelma Newberry of Franklin, OH, and Elizabeth Durst of Green Township, OH; grandson, William Howard DeVault. Service will be Thursday, June 28, 2001--11 am at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Herman Jordan officiating. Burial will follow in the Creston Cemetery, Evans, WV, with military honors by VFW post #6669, Ravenswood, WV. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service.

Doris Lee (Carmichael) Riggs, 58, of Sandyville, Jackson County, WV, departed this life June 25, 2001, at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV, following an extended illness. She was born July 31, 1942, at Ravenswood, WV, a daughter of Naomi (VanKirk) Carmichael of Ravenswood and the late Joe Carmichael. She was a homemaker and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Ripley. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Devon Riggs; sons, Kevin Riggs, Travis Riggs and Robert Riggs, all of Sandyville; daughters, Karen Johnson of Sandyville and Deanna Shaffer of Ripley; brothers, Larry Carmichael of Cottageville, Steven Carmichael, Jerry Carmichael and Mitchell Carmichael, all of Ravenswood; grandchildren, Jennifer Riggs, Christopher Johnson and Juanita Riggs, all of Sandyville and Eric Wells of Ripley. She was preceded in death by a son, Steven Riggs, and a brother, Robert Carmichael. Graveside service and burial will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, June 28, 2001, at Independence Cemetery, Sandyville, with Elder, Jerry Jones officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Casto Funeral Home of Ravenswood.

Lewis Blaine King, 65, of Cottageville, WV, departed this life June 23, 2001, at his home following a brief illness. He was born April 18, 1936, a son of the late, Samuel Given and Arkie (Flowers) King. He was owner and operator of King Builders, Evans, WV. He was a farmer, enjoyed hunting and fishing, and attended the Evans Church of God. Survivors include his wife, Jean (Harlow) King; daughters, Vickie (Kemp) McLaughlin of Charleston, Rachel (Frank) Roberts of Canaan Valley, WV, and Lisa Price of Ripley; stepson, Jim LeFay of Evans; brothers, Samuel King of Evans, Wayne King of Cleveland, TN; sisters, Mabel Bush of Mount Alto, Grace Ball of New Haven, and Mona Stone of Ravenswood; grandchildren, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Blaine McLaughlin, Lars Smith, Meghan Smith, Rebecca Roberts, Emily Roberts, and Frank Roberts; mother-in-law, Lucy Harlow of Ripley. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth (Sayre) King; brother, James King. Service will be Monday, June 25, 2001--11 am at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Lawrence Conger, Jr. officiating. Entombment will follow in Elk Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 pm Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations are preferred to, Kanawha Hospice, 1143 Dunbar Avenue, Dunbar, WV 25064.

Elizabeth Mae "Lizzy" Rhodes, of Ripley, WV, departed this life, Friday, June 15, 2001, in the Ravenswood Center, following a brief illness, at the age of 105 years, 9 months, 13 days. She was born, September 2, 1895 in Gay, WV, a daughter of the late, John Wesley and Agnes (Rhodes) Greenleaf. She was a homemaker and a protestant. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and working crossword puzzles. Survivors include a son, Bob Rhodes of Chicago, IL; daughter, Ruby Casto of Nitro; and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Rhodes; sons, Wayne Hudson, Paul Hudson, Arrol Hudson; daughters, Belva Rhodes, Reva Wilson; brother, Willie Greenleaf; sisters, Rosie Rhodes and Josephine Price. Service will be Tuesday, June 19, 2001-- 2 pm at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, with the Rev. Gerald B. Sayre officiating. Burial will follow in the Otterbein Cemetery, Evans, WV. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service.

James Sherman Cobb, 83, of Ravenswood, Jackson County, WV, formerly of Gay, departed this life May 31, 2001, at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV, following an extended illness. He was born March 5, 1918, at Kenna, WV, a son of the late Tom H. and Sylvia O. (Casto) Cobb. He was a retired concrete finisher for Union Carbide and a farmer. He was a Protestant. He is survived by a son, Thomas J. Cobb of Ravenswood; brothers, John Cobb of Staats Mill and Russell Cobb of Goldtown; step-grandson, Ricky Corob. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lela J. Cobb. Funeral services will be Monday, June 4, 2001--1:00 pm, at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. William McMorran officiating. Burial will follow at the Parsons Cemetery, Gay, WV. Visitation is from 5 to 8 pm, Sunday, at the funeral home.

Roger Lee Williams, 54, of Ravenswood, WV, departed this life, June 12, 2001, at his home following an extended illness. He was born May 16, 1947, in Parkersburg, WV, a son of the late Paul and Ruth (Gorrell) Williams. He was a graduate of Ravenswood High School, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and a member of the Jackson County Marine Corps League #8, Detachment 1065. He was retired from Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, and was a member of the United Steelworkers Union #5668. He attended the Independent United Brethren Church, Ravenswood, and the Mount Tabor Church, Leon He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Delores Ann (Sayre) Williams; son, Ronald Williams of Ravenswood; daughter, Carla (Mike) Jones of Parkersburg; brother, Mike McCroskey of Parkersburg; grandsons, Justin Jones and Jacob Jones; stepmother, Vivian Williams of Ravenswood; stepfather, Clarence Gene Nelson of Jacksonville, FL, godmother, Jackie Poston of Ravenswood. He was also preceded in death by sister, Brenda Baker. Service will be Friday, June 15, 2001--2 pm at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV, with the Rev. Anton Hager officiating. Burial will follow in the Longview Cemetery, Evans, WV, with military honors by VFW post #6669, Ravenswood. Visitation 6-9 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

Jack and Les, Thank you for your replies. I had a senior moment. Hiram Thomas was born in Jackson County to Enoch Thomas and died in Fayette County where Backus is and the cemetery is named Gwinn, which I found. Enoch Thomas, Hiram's father, drowned and is buried on the old Thomas farm near Ripley, Jackson Co, WV. Thank you both for your kindness. I'll try to post queries during more lucid moments from now on (Ha). Jim > Hi Jim, > > The only Backus that I can find in WV is in Fayette County. > > Les Shockey > > At 02:37 PM 7/25/01 -0500, Jim & Sue Beard wrote: > >Does anyone know where Backus, Jackson Co, WV is or was? Also is there a > >Gwimn or Gwirm or something like that Cemetery about seven miles from > >Backus? I have a letter written to my wife's greatgrandmother on > >2-14-1898 from her brother saying their father, Hiram Powers Thomas, died > >on 1-31-1898 and is buried in this cemetery. He stated the Backus post > >office was new at that time. Thanks for any help anyone may give. > > > >Jim > >

Orris Murl Burkholder, 82, of the Evergreen Hills community, Cottageville, WV, died May 29, 2001, peacefully at his residence, following an extended illness. He was born December 5, 1918 in Nicholas County a son of the late, Quinten and Margaret (Fields) Burkholder. He was a retired maintenance welder from Kaiser Aluminum, Ravenswood, WV. He was a member of the United Steelworkers Union #5668, a former coal miner, a WWII Army veteran, a member of the VFW post #3488, Sandyville, WV, and he attended the Evergreen Hills Freewill Baptist Church. Surviving are sons, Doyle (Jody) Burkholder of Vienna, and Roger Burkholder of Lakin; sisters, Ermal Burkholder of Nettie, and Mary Fugate of Alderson; granddaughter, Jodine Uppole of Davisville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ivora Ann Burkholder; sisters, Vina Fields and Velva O'Dell. Service will be Saturday, June 2, 2001 -- 11 am at the Evergreen Hills Freewill Baptist Church, with Pastor Mark Price officiating. Graveside service will follow at 4 pm in the Fields Cemetery, Nettie, WV. Visitation will be from 6-9 pm Friday at Casto Funeral Home, Evans, WV, and 1 hour prior to service at the church.

Eiko Strother, 71, of Ravenswood, Jackson County, WV, departed this life July 17, 2001, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, following an extended illness. She was born December 15, 1929, in Tokyo, Japan, a daughter of the late Uhei and Sazuo (Fuichi) Natori. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Ravenswood. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Clyde William Strother; sons, Robert Strother of Parkersburg, James Strother of Peoria, IL; daughter, Sue Strother Carrier of Altadena, CA; grandchildren, Bobby Strother, Emily Strother and Cynthia Carrier. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 21, 2001--10:00 am. at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Ken Miller officiating. Burial will be at 2:00 pm. at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Mt. Clare, WV. Visitation is from 5 to 7 pm, Friday, July 20, at the funeral home.

John Alfred Cox, 70, of Ravenswood, Jackson County, WV, departed this life April 26, 2001, at CAMC, General Division, Charleston, WV, following a brief illness. He was born September 29, 1930, at Mahan, WV, a son of the late George and Stella (Lafferty) Cox. He was a former coal miner and was retired from Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, with 30 years service as a fork life operator in the finishing department. He was a member of United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 5668. He is survived by his wife, Debby Lee (Folden) Cox; daughter, Becky (Frank) Winter of Fairplain; son, John Cox of Hartford, WV; sisters, Delores Woodrum of Tucson, AZ, Wanda Woodrum of Hansford, WV, Lorraine McCann of Tazewell, VA; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Clarice, and a daughter, Sue Ann. Funeral service will be Saturday, April 28, 2001--2:00 pm, at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Darrell Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Ravenswood Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 to 9 pm, Friday, at the funeral home.

Hi Jim, The only Backus that I can find in WV is in Fayette County. Les Shockey At 02:37 PM 7/25/01 -0500, Jim & Sue Beard wrote: >Does anyone know where Backus, Jackson Co, WV is or was? Also is there a >Gwimn or Gwirm or something like that Cemetery about seven miles from >Backus? I have a letter written to my wife's greatgrandmother on >2-14-1898 from her brother saying their father, Hiram Powers Thomas, died >on 1-31-1898 and is buried in this cemetery. He stated the Backus post >office was new at that time. Thanks for any help anyone may give. > >Jim > > >==== WVJACKSO Mailing List ==== >Do you have material to add to the Jackson County pages? >Adding Bible Records, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions and Biographies >is a great way to share with other Jackson County researchers.

Hi there David, thanks for your information! OK here it goes, I hope that I get all of the family members right; Moody and Madges family; Dwight Wallace m Helen Smilth* Letha Doreen m Alvin Thomas c. Allen Wayne Cheryle Lynn Rossie Dwayne m Betty Kaye c. Allen Charlotte Lee Marlene Faye Darlene Kaye died at 4mths old John Paul Sonja Ann Gary Dale Larry Gale died at birth Dorothy Elousie m Conrad Smith c. Janice Dale Brenda Elousie Ricky Allen Jeff Franklin 2nd. marriage Max Roush c. Joseph Maxell Tammy Lymm died at 1 day old Delma Marie m Billy Miller c. Kimberly Renee Christina Dawn Robin Marie Billy Darrell died on 7th? birthday Laura ? Doris Alberta m Max West c. Dorisa Lynn Anglia Denease Maxel Leon Lisa Ann 2nd marriage to Bill May c. Ashley Dawn Dana Rollin m Helen Curfman c. Pamela Deloris Dana Rollin Jr. Sharon Deloris m Clyde W. Nutter c. Emily Michele Sandra Diane m Mike Roush c. Michael Glen Jr Clay Wesley Kelly Yvonne Stanley Dale m Debbie Reynolds s/s J. Curtis Neal c. Shannon Nichole Tasha Marie ( * means unknown childrens) The grandchildren of Moody and Madge are above, I haven't got all of the ggrandchildren yet, but I will email you the rest after I get my report finished.

Maybe I can help you on this one--a little. in my research on the Casto family, I found JOHN Mc Dade Casto had a daughter named catherine married William H . Parsons, Their son, Henry Jackson Parsons (10-01-1875, died 10-01-1944) Married Almeda D. Merrical (-----1883, died ----1970) they had the following children; DOLLIE M. PARSONS ---1903 died ? m BENJAMIN HARRISON TOLLEY OTHO DAYTON PARSONS (11-12 -1906 DIED ----1975 MOODY ALLEN PARSONS 901-22-1909 DIED---- 1976 married ( 09-02 19300 MADGE EMILY LITTON STELLA J PARSONS (-----1910 ( TWO FEMALES WERE BORN BETWEEN 1910-1918) LILLIE ELLEN PARSONS (03-03-1919 DIED (02-13-1994 MARRIED JOHN GARRETT whom died around 1992 My question is "Who did all of Moody Parsons children marry to, andhow many grandchildren did he have?

Does anyone know where Backus, Jackson Co, WV is or was? Also is there a Gwimn or Gwirm or something like that Cemetery about seven miles from Backus? I have a letter written to my wife's greatgrandmother on 2-14-1898 from her brother saying their father, Hiram Powers Thomas, died on 1-31-1898 and is buried in this cemetery. He stated the Backus post office was new at that time. Thanks for any help anyone may give. Jim

i don't know much about romance parsons, ecept where his grave is