hmtl5 Franklin Elliott Cassity b. 10 Aug 1878 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 4 Jun 1955 Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Franklin Elliott Cassity

Franklin Elliott Cassity

Male 1878 - 1955  (76 years)

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  • Name Franklin Elliott Cassity 
    Born 10 Aug 1878  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  New Boston, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 4 Jun 1955  Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6] 
    Buried 5 Jun 1955  Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Person ID I2435  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2023 

    Father William Harrison Cassity,   b. 21 Jan 1841, Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1911, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Sarah Grace Van Horn,   b. 2 Mar 1850, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1917, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1876  [1, 2] 
    Family ID F1092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Miriam Florence Puckett,   b. 29 Mar 1876, Tuscola, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1969, Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1903  Leon, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Clara Ethel Cassity,   b. 6 Aug 1909, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 2011, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years)
     2. Florence Cassity,   b. 1912, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F1093  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Aug 1878 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Sep 1903 - Leon, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - New Boston, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Jun 1955 - Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Jun 1955 - 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

  • Headstones
    Cassity Franklin Elliott, Miriam Florence Puckett    		Cassity Franklin Elliott, Miriam Florence Puckett
    Cassity Frank, Miriam - back of stone    		Cassity Frank, Miriam - back of stone
    Cassity Frank, Miriam - location of stone    		Cassity Frank, Miriam - location of stone

  • Notes 
    • Frank Cassity, Purdin, Passes Away June 3rd
      Franklin Elliott Cassity, a Linn County native and a 32nd degree Mason, died Friday morning, June 3, 1955, at a hospital at Kirksville.
      Mr. Cassity was a member of the First Christian Church in Brookfield.
      Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, June 6, at 2 o’clock, in the Methodist Church in Purdin, conducted by the rev. William Icenogle, of Kansas City. Interment was made in the Purdin Cemetery under the direction of the Hill Funeral Home.
      Franklin Elliott, son of Harrison and Sarah Cassity, was born in Linn County on Aug. 10, 1876. On Sept. 23, 1903, he married Miriam Puckett.
      Mr. Cassity is survived by his wife, Mrs. Miriam Cassity of the home, 2 miles east of Purdin; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Schwengle, Davenport, Iowa, and Mrs. Florence Sears, Davenport, Iowa; two grandchildren, Franklin and Dorothy Schwengle, Davenport, Iowa.
      Mr. Cassity was preceded in death by his father and mother and one brother, Addie.
      The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 9 June 1955.
      [6, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S56] Family Bible, Wm. T. Cassity.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S6] Find a Grave.

    6. [S9] Obituary.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.


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