THE DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN KESSEL

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                           Don Norman

 

1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    Jonathan Kessel was probably born about 1770.  His wife is

unknown.

 

Known children of Jonathan Kessel.

 

  2.  (1). Sudna "Sydney"          b.       1798   d.c.     1883

         m.James Casto  Aug 27 1817

 

  3.  (2). George                  b.       1803

         m.Delilah Casto Mar 23 1826

 

  4.  (3). Job                     b.       1808

         m.Frances Bowles 1830

 

 

2.SUDNA KESSEL     1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    Sudna "Sydney" Kessel, a daughter of Jonathan Kessel, was

born in 1798 and died about 1883.  She married James Casto in

Harrison County VA (WV) August 27, 1817.

    James, a son of William and Hannah (Bonnett) Casto, was

born in PA in 1789 and died in Jackson County WV December 22,

1868.  He enlisted in the VA Militia in Randolph County VA

September 3, 1814 and was discharged March 17, 1815.

 

Children of James and Sudna "Sydney" (Kessel) Casto.

 

  5.  (1). Elmore H.               b.       1818   d.       1910

         m.Phoebe Cunningham 1840

 

  6.  (2). Nathan B.               b.Jan 24 1822   d.Oct 16 1885

         m.Margaret Parsons  Nov 19 1846

 

  7.  (3). Minerva                 b.       1825

         m.Thomas Stout Feb 16 1847

 

  8.  (4). George W.               b.       1827   d.c.     1869

         m.Minerva "Nervy" Sayre  Oct 25 1849

 

  9.  (5). William M.              b.       1828

         m.Jane Davis

 

 10.  (6). Mary Ellen              b.       1831

         m.William Fogelsong 1848

 

 11.  (7). Lorenzo Dow             b.       1832

 

 12.  (8). John Riley              b.       1834   d.       1907

         m.Ruth Bowles  May 5 1853

 

 13.  (9). Nicholas L.             b.       1836

         m.Margaret Koontz Dec 24 1856

 

 14. (10). Charles Carney          b.       1838   d.Apr  2 1906

         m.Martha E. Stewart  Mar 17 1859

         m.Patsy Frances Litton  Dec 24 1898

 

 15. (11). Robert P.               b.       1840

         m.Ellen Barnett

         m.Mary Jane Hill 1893

 

 

3.GEORGE KESSEL     1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    George Kessel, a son of Jonathan Kessel, was born in

Hampshire County VA (WV) in 1803. He married Delilah Casto March

23, 1826.  Delilah, a daughter of William and Susanna (Rollins)

Casto, was born in Harrison County VA (WV) in 1803.

 

Children of George and Delilah (Casto) Kessel.

 

 16.  (1). Elizabeth               b.       1827

         m.H. Allen Barnett Nov 12 1850

 

 17.  (2). Margaret                b.       1834

 

 18.  (3). Levi                    b.       1837

         m.Alvirah Atkinson 1854

 

 19.  (4). Jacob L.                b.       1837

         m.Margaret Rayburn Oct 25 1855

 

 20.  (5). Elmore                  b.       1839

         m.Harriet Jones 1861

 

 21.  (6). William                 b.       1842

 

 22.  (7). Abraham                 b.       1846

         m.Sarah A. ------

 

 

4.JOB KESSEL     1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

   Job Kessel was born in 1808.  He married Frances Bowles in

1830.

 

Known children of Job and Frances (Bowles) Kessel.

 

 23.  (1). James Mason             b.       1836   d.       1916

         m.?

         m.Flora Jane Parsons  Sep 14 1869

 

 

23.JAMES MASON KESSEL    4.JOB KESSEL     1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    James Mason Kessel, a son of Job and Frances (Bowles) Kessel,

was born in 1836 and died in 1916.  He married Flora Jane Parsons

September 14, 1869.  Flora, a daughter of Alexis F. and Phoebe

(Casto) Parsons, was born in 1850.

 

Children of James Mason and Flora Jane (Parsons) Kessel.

 

 24.  (1). Charles R.              b.       1871

         m.Louisa French

 

 25.  (2). Clara                   b.       1872

         m.Sylvester B. Sayre

 

 26.  (3). Laura Phoebe            b.       1874

         Maurice H. French 1892

 

 27.  (4). Dennis                  b.       1877

         m.Ella Corbin 1897

 

 28.  (5). Myrtle                  b.       1878   d.       1939

         m.George Wallace Casto

 

 29.  (6). Orville                 b.       1885

         m.Belva Bonnett

 

 30.  (7). Bessie                  b.       1887   d.       1958

         m.Joseph Julius Fry 1906

 

 31.  (8). Belle                   b.c.     1889

         m.John Bibbee

 

 32.  (9). Adelia                  b.

         m.Holly Everett Lewis 1909

 

 33. (10). Delsie                  b.       1893

         m.Perry Davis

 

 

24.CHARLES R. KESSEL      23.JAMES MASON KESSEL    4.JOB KESSEL   

 1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    Charles R. Kessel, a son of James Mason and Flora Jane

(Parsons) Kessel, was born in 1871.  He married Louisa French. 

Louisa was born in 1870.

 

Children of Charles R. and Louisa (French) Kessel.

 

 34.  (1). Ray

 

 35.  (2). Russell

 

 36.  (3). C. Royal

         m.Ruby Staats

 

 

25.CLARA KESSEL      23.JAMES MASON KESSEL    4.JOB KESSEL    

1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    Clara Kessel, a daughter of James Mason and Flora Jane

(Parsons) Kessel, was born in 1872.  She married Sylvester B.

Sayre in 1891.  Sylvester was born in 1870.

 

Known children of Sylvester B. and Clara (Kessel) Sayre.

 

 37.  (1). Floyd

26.LAURA PHOEBE KESSEL      23.JAMES MASON KESSEL    4.JOB KESSEL

    1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    Laura Phoebe Kessel, a daughter of James Mason and Flora Jane

(Parsons) Kessel, was born in 1874.  She married Maurice H.

French in 1892.  Maurice was born in 1872.

 

Children of Maurice H. and Laura Phoebe (Kessel) French.

 

 38.  (1). Leal

 

 39.  (2). Edith

         m.------ Moore

 

 40.  (3). Lola B.

         m.------ Stone

 

 41.  (4). Faye

         m.------ Bowles

 

 42.  (5). Bernice

         m.------ McGrew

 

 43.  (6). Roy

 

 44.  (7). Fred

 

 45.  (8). Delbert

 

 

27.E. DENNIS KESSEL      23.JAMES MASON KESSEL    4.JOB KESSEL   

 1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    E. Dennis Kessel, a son of James Mason and Flora Jane

(Parsons) Kessel, was born in 1877.  He married Ella Corbin in

1897.  Ella was a daughter of Oliver Perry and Mary (Lindsey)

Corbin.

 

Children of E. Dennis and Ella (Corbin) Kessel.

 

 46.  (1). Curtis

 

 47.  (2). Clark

 

 48.  (3). Charles Vaughan

 

 49.  (4). Oliver D.

 

 50.  (5). Marie

         m.------ Casto

 

 51.  (6). Jane

         m.------ Lathey

 

 52.  (7). Faith

         m.------ Frey

 

 

28.MYRTLE KESSEL     23.JAMES MASON KESSEL    4.JOB KESSEL

1.JONATHAN KESSEL

 

    Myrtle Kessel, a daughter of James Mason and Flora Jane

(Parsons) Kessel, was born in 1878 and died in 1939.  She married

George Wallace Casto.  George, a son of Thaw Casto, was born in

1872 and died in 1952.

 

Children of George Wallace and Myrtle (Kessel) Casto.

 

 53.  (1). Willard

         m.Virginia Hood

 

 54.  (2). Hazel

         m.------ Hughes

 

 55.  (3). Raymond R.

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Vickers, Eileen S., "Casto Cousins"