hmtl5 Vesta Ann Cassity b. 27 Jul 1862 Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri d. 12 Jan 1940 Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Vesta Ann Cassity

Female 1862 - 1940  (77 years)


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  • Name Vesta Ann Cassity 
    Born 27 Jul 1862  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 12 Jan 1940  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried 14 Jan 1940  Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I1760  Hedges
    Last Modified 8 May 2023 

    Father Peter Thompson Cassity,   b. 12 Dec 1836, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1911, Cora, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Almeda Hill,   b. 1838, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1881, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Edward Cavanee,   b. 15 Sep 1850, Celina, Mercer County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1933, Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1880  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Peter Wilson Cavanee,   b. 27 Aug 1882, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1934, Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     2. John Edward Cavanee,   b. 11 Jan 1884, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1954, Magna, Salt Lake County, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Dennis Harry Cavanee,   b. 7 Sep 1886, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1905, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     4. Ella Jane Cavanee,   b. 24 May 1889, Lancaster, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1968, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Cecil William Cavanee,   b. Aug 1893, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1919, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     6. Wayne Quincy Cavanee,   b. 20 Dec 1898, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1973, Lyons, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1862 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jun 1880 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Jan 1940 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Jan 1940 - Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Vesta Ann Cavanee
      Vesta Ann Cavanee, daughter of Peter and Almeda Cassity, was born in Sullivan County, Missouri, near Milan, July 27, 1864, and passed away at her home in Milan, January 12, 1950, at the age of 75 years, 5 months and 15 days.
      In 1880 she was married to William Cavanee. They were the parents of seven children, one dying in infancy; Peter W. died in1934, and Dennis H. and Cecil were deceased at the age of 19 years.
      Surviving are John E. Cavanee of Magna, Utah; Mrs. Ella Quinland of Lyons, Kansas and Mike Cavanee, now at sea in the merchant marines out of San Pedro, Calif.
      She is also survived by two brothers, P.T. Cassity of Beaver, Okla., and W.L. Cassity of Balko, Okla.; her brother-in-law, John Boner and her niece, Mrs. Mary Bird of Milan; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
      Mrs. Cavanee lived in Milan for many years and about 35 years ago the family moved to and located in several places in the Western States and soon after the death of her husband in 1933 at Magna, Utah, she came back to her old home in Milan.
      For many years she has been a member of the Methodist church, a member of the Milan Rebecca Lodge and was a Past Chief of the Order of Pythian Sisters of Magna Temple, Magna, Utah.
      Services were held at the Methodist church in Milan, Sunday, Jan. 14, 1940 at 2:00 p.m., conducted by Rev. John P. Ingerslew, pastor of the church.
      Burial was in Shatto cemetery.
      The Milan Standard, Milan, Missouri. Thursday, 18 January 1940.
      [3, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.


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