hmtl5 Robert George Caskey b. 16 Nov 1844 Sumter County, Alabama d. 16 Nov 1917 Clarinda, Page County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
Robert George Caskey

Robert George Caskey

Male 1844 - 1917  (73 years)

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  • Name Robert George Caskey 
    Born 16 Nov 1844  Sumter County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Harlan, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1905  Harlan, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Nov 1917  Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I935  McKeown
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2023 

    Father James Caskey,   b. 17 Jul 1802, County Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1894, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Catherine MaWhinney,   b. 5 Sep 1806, County Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1892, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 27 Jan 1829  Greene County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Blair,   b. 14 Feb 1868, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1909, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1898  Horton, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. James Arthur Caskey,   b. 1 Jan 1900, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 73 years)
    +2. William Howard "Howard" Caskey,   b. 5 Oct 1901, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1982, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Jane Isabel Caskey,   b. 28 Jul 1903, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1991, Braddyville, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Robert Wyley Caskey,   b. 20 Dec 1905, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 2001  (Age 95 years)
     5. Lilse Stewart Caskey,   b. 18 Apr 1909, Harlan, Page County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1980  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Nov 1844 - Sumter County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1898 - Horton, Page County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Harlan, Page County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1905 - Harlan, Page County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Nov 1917 - Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Caskey, Elizabeth and Robert
    Caskey, Elizabeth and Robert
    Caskey, Elizabeth and Robert
    Caskey, Elizabeth and Robert

  • Notes 
    • History of Page County, Iowa
      by W. L. Kershaw, et al. 2 vols. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1909

      [page 309] ROBERT GEORGE CASKEY
      Robert George Caskey, who carries on general farming on section 20, Harlan township, in a most practical and progressive manner, was born in Sumter county, Alabama, November 16, 1844. His parents were James and Katharine (Mawhinney) Caskey, who were natives of the north of Ireland, born in County Down and Armagh respectively. The mother came to the [page 310] United States with her parents when sixteen years of age, and the father crossed the Atlantic on attaining his majority in company with a sister, while his parents afterward followed. The young couple were married in 1829. Mr Caskey had worked in a flaxmill in his native country, but turned his attention to farming in the new world. About 1852 he removed with his family to Cook county, Illinois, settling thirty miles south of Chicago, and four years later, in the fall of 1856, came to Page county, Iowa, arriving on the 16th of October. Both he and his wife continued to reside in this county throughout their remaining days and both reached a ripe old age. The father, who was born in 1800, passed away in 1894, while the mother, whose birth occurred in 1806, died in 1892. He was the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land in the homestead place in Harlan township and in the careful cultivation and development of the farm he made a good living for his family, which numbered ten children, namely: John, who enlisted from Page county as a member of Company C, Fifth Iowa Cavalry, in 1861 and died at the front; Alexander S., deceased; Jane, the deceased wife of William C. Brown; William, who died in Illinois at the age of sixteen years; James, who is living in College Springs, Iowa; Mary Ann, the widow of John Pollock, a farmer of Harlan township; Sampson, who was also a member of Company C, Fifth Iowa Cavalry and died in a Confederate prison at Florence, South Carolina, while serving in the Civil war; Robert George, of this review; Joseph, who is living in College Springs; and Isaac V., who is located at Billings, Oklahoma.

      Robert G. Caskey was but eight years of age when his parents removed from Alabama to Cook county, Illinois, and was a youth of twelve years when they came to Page county, where he has since made his home. He has been a life-long farmer, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist as he cultivates his crops and raises his stock. He is now the owner of eighty acres of arable and productive land on section 20, Harlan township, and he also owns twenty acres of timber land on section 22. He works earnestly and persistently in tilling his fields and his farm present a well cultivated and well improved appearance.

      In 1898 Mr. Caskey was married to Miss Elizabeth Blair, a native of Ireland, born February 14, 1868. She came to America with her parents, James and Jane Blair, when two years of age and died in this county, June 13, 1909. The children of that marriage are: James Arthur, who was born January 1, 1900; William Howard D., born October 5, 1901; Jane Isabella, born July 28, 1903; Robert Wiley, December 20, 1905; and Lisle Stewart, April 18, 1909.

      Mr. Caskey is a member of the Reformed Presbyterian church and his life is in consistent harmony with its principles. He attempts to live peaceably with all, to overreach no one in a business transaction, but give just returns at all times. He enjoys the respect and good will of those who know him and is a worth citizen of the county in which he has now resided for more than a half century. Few men are more familiar with its history for through fifty-three years he has witnessed its growth and development as the [page 311] wild lands have been reclaimed for purposes of civilization and converted into fine farms, while attractive homes have been built and thriving towns and cities have sprung up. He has at all times been an interested witness of its progress and has also borne his full share in the work of general improvement.
      (source Page County Iowa genweb page)

      https://archive.org/details/historyofpagecou01kers
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S62] History of Page County, Iowa, Kershaw, W. L., (Chicago : S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.).