William Newton "Newt" Cassity
1831 - 1919 (87 years)-
Name William Newton "Newt" Cassity Born 5 Jun 1831 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1870 Lochnane Township, Brown County, Kansas Census 1880 Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas Census 1885 Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas Census 1910 Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas Census 1915 Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas Died 31 May 1919 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas [1, 2] Buried 3 Jun 1919 Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas [2] Person ID I431 Hedges Last Modified 19 Apr 2023
Father James Albert Cassity, b. 24 Jun 1797, Bath County, Kentucky , d. 9 Jul 1845, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 48 years) Mother Mary Ann Hedges, b. 7 Sep 1800, Fleming County, Kentucky , d. 28 Oct 1838, Fleming County, Kentucky (Age 38 years) Married 9 Jun 1825 Fleming County, Kentucky [1] Family ID F210 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Annie Elizabeth Shoemaker, b. 10 Sep 1841, Ligonier, Pennsylvania , d. 3 Feb 1893, Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas (Age 51 years) Married 25 Jan 1861 Grenada Township, Nemaha County, Kansas [1] Children 1. William Jasper Cassity, b. 21 Dec 1862, Brown County, Kansas , d. 10 Jul 1928, Pasadena, California (Age 65 years)2. Mary Alma Cassity, b. 25 Sep 1864, Brown County, Kansas , d. 10 Jun 1888, Brown County, Kansas (Age 23 years)3. Peter Albert Cassity, b. 4 Dec 1866, Brown County, Kansas , d. 1954 (Age 87 years)4. Dora A. Cassity, b. 14 Mar 1871, d. 8 Mar 1873 (Age 1 years) 5. Isaac Newton Cassity, b. 17 Jul 1874, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas , d. 17 Feb 1950, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 75 years)Last Modified 12 Dec 2021 Family ID F261 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 5 Jun 1831 - Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky 
Married - 25 Jan 1861 - Grenada Township, Nemaha County, Kansas 
Census - 1870 - Lochnane Township, Brown County, Kansas 
Census - 1880 - Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas Census - 1885 - Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas 
Census - 1910 - Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas Census - 1915 - Powhattan, Brown County, Kansas 
Died - 31 May 1919 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas 
Buried - 3 Jun 1919 - Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Obituary of William N. Cassity
The Wetmore Spectator, Friday, June 6, 1919
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Notes - We are in receipt of a letter from W.N. Cassity written at Oneida, Jan. 24, in which he states that Dr. Murdock assisted by Dr. Corwin and others made a successful operation on Mrs. Cassity last Thursday, delivering her of a tumor weighing 35 pounds. Five days after the operations, the time at which Mr. Cassity wrote, Mrs. Cassity was doing well. They expect to remain there for a month or more. Newt was made janitor of the hospital the second day after their arrival at Oneida.
The Wetmore Spectator, Wetmore, Kansas. Friday, 27 January 1893
[3] - W.N. Cassity
W.N. Cassity, one of the oldest settlers of this community, after a short illness, passed to his eternal rest at the home of his son in Topeka on May 31, 1919, at the age of 87 years, 11 months and 26 days.
He was born in Rowan county, Kentucky, on June 5, 1831, and came to Kansas in 1858. He was married to Anna Elizabeth Shuemaker in 1861. To this union were born five children: Two daughters, Alma and Dora, deceased, and W.J. Cassity of San Francisco, Cali., F.N. Cassity of Topeka, Kas., and Peter A. Cassity of Wetmore, Kas. W.N. Cassity enjoyed the blessings of good health thru his long journey of life. He was a lover of music, especially the violin, which he played. He became a member of the M.E. church in Powhattan, Kas., in 1875. He was always willing to extend a helping hand when needed and never complained of his condition, but always said everything was for good for those that loved the right.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. M.M. McGuire at the M.E. church at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, June 2, after which interment was made in the family lot in Wetmore Cemetery. The many beautiful floral tributes of relatives and friends were mute testimonials of the love and esteem in which this venerable citizen and friend was held.
The Wetmore Spectator, Wetmore, Kansas. Friday, 6 June 1919
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- We are in receipt of a letter from W.N. Cassity written at Oneida, Jan. 24, in which he states that Dr. Murdock assisted by Dr. Corwin and others made a successful operation on Mrs. Cassity last Thursday, delivering her of a tumor weighing 35 pounds. Five days after the operations, the time at which Mr. Cassity wrote, Mrs. Cassity was doing well. They expect to remain there for a month or more. Newt was made janitor of the hospital the second day after their arrival at Oneida.
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