hmtl5 Armstrong Cassity b. 11 Oct 1849 Lee County, Iowa d. 14 Jan 1919 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Armstrong Cassity

Male 1849 - 1919  (69 years)

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  • Name Armstrong Cassity 
    Born 11 Oct 1849  Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Locust Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 14 Jan 1919  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Buried 14 Jan 1919  Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5] 
    Person ID I2258  Hedges
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2023 

    Father Alvah Russell Cassity,   b. 4 Jul 1809, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1860, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Trumbo,   b. 6 Sep 1813, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1894  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephine Pound,   b. 30 Apr 1856, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1913, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1874  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Weaver Clyde Cassity,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1946, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Frederick Earl Cassity,   b. 8 Nov 1883, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1975, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +3. Mollie Edyth Cassity,   b. 1 Apr 1879, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1951, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +4. Victor Murray Cassity,   b. 17 Jan 1878, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1957, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Charles A. Cassity,   b. 26 Aug 1877, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1935, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F1007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1849 - Lee County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1874 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Locust Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jan 1919 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Jan 1919 - 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
    Armstrong Cassity land record 1857    		Armstrong Cassity land record 1857
    Armstrong Cassity land record 1853    		Armstrong Cassity land record 1853

  • Notes 
    • info from findagrave
      Son of Alvah Russell Cassity Sr and Elizabeth Trumbo
      Married Josephine Pound 26 Oct 1874 in Purdin, Linn Co, Missouri

      Children:
      Elery Cassity
      Victor Murray Cassity
      Charles Alfred Cassity
      Mollie Edith Cassity
      Weaver Clyde Cassity
      Frederick Earl Cassity
      [3]
    • US Land Office Records
      Name: Armstrong Cassity
      Issue Date: 1 Sep 1853
      Place: Linn, Missouri, USA
      Land Office: Milan
      Meridian: 5th PM
      Township: 59-N
      Range: 20-W
      Section: 3
      Accession Number: MO4890__.392
      Document Number: 1513
      Township 059N - Range 020W - E½NE¼, Lot/Trct 1 - Section 3
      https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO4890__.392&docClass=STA&sid=0r2g3fd0.031
      [6]
    • US General Land Office Records
      Name: Armstrong Cassity
      Issue Date: 15 Apr 1857
      Place: Linn, Missouri, USA
      Land Office: Milan
      Meridian: 5th PM
      Township: 59-N
      Range: 20-W
      Section: 2
      Accession Number: MO5050__.250
      Document Number: 7887
      Township 059N - Range 020W - NW¼, Lot/Trct 1 - Section 2
      https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO5050__.250&docClass=STA&sid=wvmjdebi.o2q
      [6]
    • Armstrong Cassity Dead
      Armstrong Cassity, a pioneer settler of this county, died last night at the midnight hour at his home in Purdin, age 69 years. Death resulted from the infirmities of age.
      Deceased was born in Lee county, Iowa, and came to this county with his parents when quite young where he ever continued to reside. He leaves a wife and five children, children by his first wife.
      The funeral will probably be today from the residence to the Purdin cemetery.
      Wm. T. Cassity, of this city attended the funeral of his brother, Armstrong Cassity in Purdin today.
      The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Tuesday, 14 January 1919, page 1.
      [5, 7]
    • Cassity Will Case
      In Judge Fred Lamb’s court Friday morning the case of V.M. Cassity et al vs. Fred E. Cassity came on for trial the plaintiffs sought to have the will of the late Armstrong Cassity set aside. Seventy witnesses were present and a strong array of legal talent. The trial consumed Friday and late Saturday evening the case was passed over to the jury which did not require much time in returning a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs.
      The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Tuesday, 3 February 1920, page 1.
      [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Death certificate.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S85] US General Land Office Records, (US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management).

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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