William Curtis Jinks
1883 - 1916 (33 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. William Curtis Jinks was born on 7 Feb 1883 in Wofley Creek, Kansas (son of Ernest Jinks and Mary Alma Cassity); died on 15 May 1916 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried on 17 May 1916 in Fairview Cemetery, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: manager of the Goffs Telephone Company
- Census: 1910, Harrison, Nemaha County, Kansas
Notes:
W.C. Jinks
It was with universal regret that the friends and relatives of this community learned Monday night of the death of W.C. Jinks at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City. The body was brought to Goff Wednesday noon, accompanied by Mrs. Jinks, Mrs. Bessie Greenwood, sister of the deceased, and W.E. Howland, brother of Mrs. Jinks, and taken to the home of the bereaved wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Howland.
Death was due to a disease of the bones. An injury to the right foot of the deceased last September caused an infection that meant months of suffering. The right limb was amputated several months later in the hopes of benefitting the condition, but the disease steadily grew worse until death came as a relief to the departed Brother.
William Curtis Jinks was born February 7, 1883, near Goff, Kansas, and departed this life Monday, May 15th, 1916, at 8:00 p.m., at the age of thirty-three years, three months and eight days. Mr. Jinks grew to manhood in this community, and except for a short time has always made this his home. He was manager of the Goffs Telephone Co. for a number of years and has followed that line of work. He held the respect of everyone for his manly virtues, good citizenship and brotherly love. On September 5, 1905, he was married to Miss Florence M. Howland of Goff. Besides Mrs. Jinks, the deceased is survived by his father, Earnest Jinks of Goff, and his sister, Mrs. Bessie Greenwood of Topeka.
Funeral services will be held today from the Goff Christian church. Rev. A.L. Woods of Valley Falls, former M.E. Minister here and a friend of the deceased, will preach the funeral sermon. Corning Lodge No.13 A.F.&A.M. will have charge of the burial ceremonies at Fairview cemetery, and the last rites of Masonry will consign the remains of a Worthy Brother to the Supreme Architect. Members of the Masonic order will serve as pall bearers.
The sincere sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved widow, sister, father and other relatives in the lost of a thoughtful husband, brother, son and friend.
The Goffs Advance, Goff, Kansas. Thursday, 18 May 1916.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60748415/william-curtis-jinks
Lot 245, Grave 5, Section A
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1916/1916_00018206.PDFWilliam married Florence May Howland on 5 Sep 1905 in Jackson County, Missouri. Florence was born about 1884 in Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Ernest Jinks was born on 15 Nov 1861 in Golf, Nemaha County, Kansas; died on 2 Aug 1928 in Balleyville, Nemaha County, Kansas; was buried in Barnes Cemetery, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: blacksmith
- Census: 1885, Selma, Kansas
- Census: 1900, Harrison, Nemaha County, Kansas
- Census: 1910, Harrison, Nemaha County, Kansas
Notes:
Ernest Jinks died last Thursday
at home in Gaileyville – former Goff blacksmith – funeral Sunday.
Ernest F. Jinks, who would have been sixty-eight years of age the 15th of next November, died at their home in Baileyville last Thursday morning at 8:45, after several months illness. Mrs.Jinks lived in Goff for many years and worked at the blacksmith trade. He had many friends here, who respected the honesty, industry and friendship of the man, and grieve at his death. Mrs.Jinks worked at his trade in Kelly for a number of years after leaving Goff and about a year ago with his wife, moved to Baileyville, where Mrs.Jinks operated the hotel and Mr.Jinks worked at his trade.
He has been in poor health for many months. Funeral services were at the home in Baileyville Saturday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock, in charge of Rev. H.C. Wassell, Wetmore M.E. pastor. The body was brought to the Barnes cemetery northeast of Goff for interment. The wife and other relatives have the sincere sympathy of all in the passing of Mr.Jinks.
The Goff Advance, Goff, Kansas. Thursday, 9 August 1928.
Ernest Jinks
Ernest Jinks was born in Nemaha County, November 15, 1861 and died at his home in Baileyville, August 2nd, 1928 at 8:30 a.m. He united with the United Brethren church when a young man. After leaving the farm he was a blacksmith in Goff 25 years, Kelly 9 years and 10 months in Baileyville.
Mr. Jinks and Clara Bell Pyle were united in marriage March 20, 1920. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, 4 children of a previous marriage, one daughter Mrs. Bessie Greenwood, Ashland, Wisconsin; 3 sons, Stanley, Ora and Blanchard of Oklahoma, one sister, Mrs. Mary Barnes, Goff and two nieces. One son, Curtis, preceded him in death. Mr. Jinks has been ill for a month, during which time he was very patient in his suffering.
The funeral services were held from the home Saturday afternoon at one o’clock, conducted by Rev. H.C. Wassell, pastor of the Methodist church at Wetmore. A Baileyville quartet, J.E. Perrine, Mrs. M.A. Young, D.N. Price and Mrs. I.L. Marsil, sang. Miss Golda Donnelly presided at the piano. At the Barnes cemetery near Goff, where interment was made, a Goff mixed quartet sang hymns. The pallbearers were J.L. Shumaker, A.R. Howland, Goff; Leo Guth, Bert Campmire, Kelly; John Nolte and Frank Gockel; Baileyville.
The esteem of friends throughout Nemaha county was shown in the beautiful floral offerings and the attendance at the funeral. Throughout his illness Mr. Jinks wa visited daily by many friend and relatives.
The Goff Advance, Goff, Kansas. Thursday, 9 August 1928
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51200393/ernest-jinksErnest married Mary Alma Cassity on 22 Feb 1883 in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas. Mary (daughter of William Newton "Newt" Cassity and Annie Elizabeth Shoemaker) was born on 25 Sep 1864 in Brown County, Kansas; died on 10 Jun 1888 in Brown County, Kansas; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Alma Cassity was born on 25 Sep 1864 in Brown County, Kansas (daughter of William Newton "Newt" Cassity and Annie Elizabeth Shoemaker); died on 10 Jun 1888 in Brown County, Kansas; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas. Notes:
Obituary
Died – of quick consumption, after an illness of six months, at the residence of her parents, William N. and Ann E. Cassity, four miles north-east of Wetmore in Brown County, Kansas, at 8 o’clock, a.m., Sunday; June 10, 1888. Mary Alma Jinks.
Deceased was born in Brown County near where she died, Sept. 25, 1864, and was therefore 23 years, 8 month and 10 days old at the time of her death. She was married to Ernest Jinks Feb. 22, 1882, and leaves a husband and two children, Wm. Curtis, five years old, and Bessie May, two years old. She made a last request of her mother to take care of Bessie. Being the last sister of a family of five she much desired to see Willie, the oldest brother who was in Leadville, Col., and telegraphed for but did not arrive until she had passed away – the realities of which none living knoweth.
At the early age of eleven years she joined the Methodist church, and lived an upright believer thereafter. She was a loving daughter and sister, dutiful wife, a kind and loving mother, and leaves a grief-stricken husband, father, mother, three brothers, and last but not least two little orphans who had hardly learned to lisp the dear wore, “mother,” then the monster, Death, snatched her from them; shall we say forever? We hope not.
The funeral took place at the Baptist Church at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon. Rev. T.E. Rolfe delivered one of his very able funeral discourses to some three hundred relatives and friends of the deceased, after which a long train followed the remains to its final resting place in the Wetmore Cemetery.
The parents and husband of the deceased extend to all who in any way helped them in their sad bereavement, their heart-felt thanks.
The Wetmore Spectator, Wetmore, Kansas. Friday, 15 June 1888
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135111051/mary-alma-jinksNotes:
Married:
MHR note: Married by T. B. Dickson, Brown County, Kansas.Children:
- 1. William Curtis Jinks was born on 7 Feb 1883 in Wofley Creek, Kansas; died on 15 May 1916 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried on 17 May 1916 in Fairview Cemetery, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Bessie May Jinks was born in Dec 1887 in Nemaha County, Kansas; died before 1940 in Michigan.
Generation: 3
6. William Newton "Newt" Cassity was born on 5 Jun 1831 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky (son of James Albert Cassity and Mary Ann Hedges); died on 31 May 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried on 3 Jun 1919 in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas. Other Events:
- 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
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
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
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250457359/william-newton-cassityWilliam married Annie Elizabeth Shoemaker on 25 Jan 1861 in Grenada Township, Nemaha County, Kansas. Annie was born on 10 Sep 1841 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Feb 1893 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Annie Elizabeth Shoemaker was born on 10 Sep 1841 in Ligonier, Pennsylvania; died on 3 Feb 1893 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas. 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
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135111104/anna-elizabeth-cassityChildren:
- William Jasper Cassity was born on 21 Dec 1862 in Brown County, Kansas; died on 10 Jul 1928 in Pasadena, California.
- 3. Mary Alma Cassity was born on 25 Sep 1864 in Brown County, Kansas; died on 10 Jun 1888 in Brown County, Kansas; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Peter Albert Cassity was born on 4 Dec 1866 in Brown County, Kansas; died in 1954; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Dora A. Cassity was born on 14 Mar 1871; died on 8 Mar 1873; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Isaac Newton Cassity was born on 17 Jul 1874 in Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas; died on 17 Feb 1950 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
Generation: 4
12. James Albert Cassity was born on 24 Jun 1797 in Bath County, Kentucky (son of Peter Thompson Cassity and Mary "Polly" Melissa Armstrong); died on 9 Jul 1845 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky; was buried in Hargis Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky. Notes:
MHR note: James married second to Mary D. (Clack) Ringo. She was the widow of Lott Ringo whom she had married 7 September 1815 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Mary and Lott Ringo had 5 children: Fidelia Ringo (m. McPherson), Burtis G. Ringo (m. Nancy), Ann L. Ringo (m. H. T. Prather) , William Wallace Ringo, and Harrier D. Ringo (m. Sapp). Mary D. Clack was the daughter of Moses Clack. Mary D. (Clack) Ringo Cassity had two brother: Dixon Clack and Philip D. Clack.
MHR note: Mary Ann Cassity is given as "Polly Ann" on the stone. The Hargiss Cemetery is across a very narrow road from the railroad tracks. the graves have coffin-like covers and there is a tiny one beside theirs and a child-sized one next to that, both without inscriptions. The man living next to the little cemetery (James Edward Hall) said several stones had disappeared from the cemetery one night. One may have been that of their son, "Russell" Cassity.
LKH note: Burials in the Hargis Cemetery were relocated during the Cave Run Lake construction project, 1965-1974. Some burials were relocated to Alfrey Cemetery. However, I can find no information for relocation of James Albert Cassity and his family.
James married Mary Ann Hedges on 9 Jun 1825 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of Levi Hedges and Rosannah Ribelin) was born on 7 Sep 1800 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 28 Oct 1838 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Hargis Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Mary Ann Hedges was born on 7 Sep 1800 in Fleming County, Kentucky (daughter of Levi Hedges and Rosannah Ribelin); died on 28 Oct 1838 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Hargis Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky. Notes:
MHR note: When Mary "Polly Ann" (Hedges) Cassity died, her body was hauled on a sled drawn by an ox-team which forded a stream to get to Morehead. She is buried in Hargis Cemetery near the rail road tracks in Morehead.
LKH note: Burials in the Hargis Cemetery were relocated during the Cave Run Lake construction project, 1965-1974. Some burials were relocated to Alfrey Cemetery. However, I can find no information for relocation of James Albert Cassity and his family.
MHR note: Mary Ann Cassity is given as "Polly Ann" on the stone. The Hargiss Cemetery is across a very narrow road from the railroad tracks. the graves have coffin-like covers and there is a tiny one beside theirs and a child-sized one next to that, both without inscriptions. The man living next to the little cemetery (James Edward Hall) said several stones had disappeared from the cemetery one night. One may have been that of their son, "Russell" Cassity.
Buried:
See notes below.Children:
- Infant Cassity was born on 10 Feb 1827 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 10 Feb 1827 in Fleming County, Kentucky; was buried in Hargis Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky.
- Albert Russell Cassity was born on 21 Jan 1828 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 13 Sep 1856 in Rowan County, Kentucky; was buried in Hargis Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky.
- Eliza Jane Cassity was born on 22 Sep 1829 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 10 Sep 1857 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky.
- 6. William Newton "Newt" Cassity was born on 5 Jun 1831 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 31 May 1919 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas; was buried on 3 Jun 1919 in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Rosannah Cassity was born on 10 Mar 1832 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 6 Jul 1911 in Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri; was buried on 7 Jul 1911 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri.
- Martin Peter Marshall "M.P.M." Cassity was born on 15 Jun 1835 in Kentucky; died on 12 Nov 1901 in Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas.