hmtl5 Alonzo Morton Cassity b. 2 May 1851 Lee County, Iowa d. 8 Apr 1915 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Alonzo Morton Cassity

Alonzo Morton Cassity

Male 1851 - 1915  (63 years)


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  • Name Alonzo Morton Cassity 
    Birth 2 May 1851  Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Census 1900  Polk, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 8 Apr 1915  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6] 
    Burial 9 Apr 1915  Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I1796  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2023 

    Father Peter Thompson Cassity,   b. 15 Apr 1811, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1889, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Lydia West Evans,   b. 22 Feb 1811, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1887, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1831  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Family ID F893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Swiggart,   b. 8 Mar 1849, Scottsville, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1922, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Alfred Thompson Cassity,   b. 6 Oct 1872, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1947, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Raleigh Dale Cassity,   b. 20 Aug 1882, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1968, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 May 1851 - Lee County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Polk, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Apr 1915 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Apr 1915 - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf    		The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf
    Lieut. William Hedges, 4th Company, 33rd Battalion, Maryland Militia In the American Revolution
    Compiled by Mary (Hedges) Reiner 1955

    Headstones
    Cassity Alonzo Morton 1851-1915, Sarah Ann Swiggart 1849-1922    		Cassity Alonzo Morton 1851-1915, Sarah Ann Swiggart 1849-1922
    Cassity Alonzo Morton, Sarah Ann Swiggart    		Cassity Alonzo Morton, Sarah Ann Swiggart

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Alonzo and Sarah Ann were baptised by William R. Hedges.
      [1]
    • Alonzo M. Cassity, age 65, a highly respected citizen of Purdin, committed suicide by hanging in the barn at his home in Purdin on Thursday of last week. He had become despondent over declining health.
      The Laclede Blade, Laclede, Missouri. Friday, 16 April 1915, page 5.
      [6]
    • Two Suicides in Linn County
      Alonzo Cassity this Moring at Purdin
      Wililams King near Marceline
      At 10:30 o’clock this (Thursday) morning, the body of Alonzo M. Cassity was found handing in his barn at his home in Purdin, 5 miles north of here. He was in the restaurant business, and had been in his place only 30 minutes before the sad event.
      His health had been somewhat poorly of late, but aside from that it is not known what caused him to take his life. The deed was done with a rope which he tied about his neck and then dropped out of the barn loft. He leaves a wife and two sons, Rolla and Alfred.
      [article continues about Williams King's death]
      The Bulletin, Linneus, Missouri. Thursday, 8 April 1915.
      [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S8] Cemetery records.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S5] 1900 US census.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.

    7. [S12] Reflections of yester-years.


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