James H. Cassity
1880 - 1915 (35 years)-
Name James H. Cassity Born Feb 1880 Linn County, Missouri 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1910 Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa Died 11 Dec 1915 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska [1, 2, 3] Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri [2] Person ID I4472 Hedges Last Modified 16 Sep 2023
Father William M. "John William" Cassity, b. 11 Jan 1840, Kentucky , d. 24 May 1917, Sugar Creek, Randolph County, Missouri (Age 77 years) Mother Frederica "Jennie: Fishback, b. 20 Oct 1850, Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky , d. 1 Jul 1916, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri (Age 65 years) Married 3 Jul 1866 Linn County, Missouri Family ID F1109 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Velma Myrtle Barnette, b. 1886, Missouri , d. Feb 1974, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Age 88 years) Married 29 Apr 1906 Appanoose County, Iowa Children 1. Earl Cassity, b. 29 Nov 1907, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri , d. 5 Oct 1983, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Age 75 years)Last Modified 7 Nov 2021 Family ID F1966 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - Feb 1880 - Linn County, Missouri 
Married - 29 Apr 1906 - Appanoose County, Iowa 
Census - 1910 - Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa 
Died - 11 Dec 1915 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 
Buried - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Fatal Accident
The body of James H. Cassity, a young railway employee, whose death occurred at Omaha, Nebraska, from an injury received in a railroad accident Saturday, December 11, was brought to Brookfield Tuesday. The funeral took place from the home of his parents, 403 West Helm street, Wednesday at three o’clock, the service conducted by Rev. J.H. Stidham, pastor of the Church of Christ.
The deceased was 36 years of age, son of J.W. Cassity, a Civil war veteran resident of this city, and grandson of the late Armstrong Cassity, a Grantsville township pioneer.
The Brookfield Gazette, Brookfield, Missouri. Saturday, 18 December 1915, page 1.
[3, 4] - "Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 14 -- A. L. [sic] Cassity, Burlington switchman, died at 4 o'clock Sunday morning in an Omaha hospital from injuries received in the yards here Saturday at midnight. He leaves a wife and one small boy here, and a father and mother living in Missouri. Mr. Cassity was attempting to couple an engine to a coach and was crushed between them. The drawbar of the coach slipped downward and allowed the car and engine to come together. Mr. Cassity, who was a heavy man, was caught and crushed, so that after a lapse of an hour or so he lapse into unconsciousness." The Kearney Morning Times (Kearney, Nebraska), December 15, 1915
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