Elizabeth Blair
1868 - 1909 (41 years)
1. Elizabeth Blair was born on 14 Feb 1868 in Ireland; died on 13 Jun 1909 in Page County, Iowa; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Notes:
Daughter of James and Jane Blair; immigrated in 1870. Married in 1898 to Robert G. Caskey. Mother to James Arthur, William Howard D., Jane Isabella, Robert Wiley and Lisle Stewart.
Name:
daughter of James Blair and Jane Luke
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157552482/elizabeth-caskey
Lot 75, #3Elizabeth married Robert George Caskey on 26 Oct 1898 in Horton, Page County, Iowa. Robert (son of James Caskey and Catherine MaWhinney) was born on 16 Nov 1844 in Sumter County, Alabama; died on 16 Nov 1917 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. James Arthur Caskey
was born on 1 Jan 1900 in Iowa; died in 1974; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. - 3. William Howard "Howard" Caskey was born on 5 Oct 1901 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 20 Oct 1982 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.
- 4. Jane Isabel Caskey was born on 28 Jul 1903 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 3 Nov 1991 in Braddyville, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, College Springs, Page County, Iowa.
- 5. Robert Wyley Caskey was born on 20 Dec 1905 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 17 Apr 2001; was buried in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- 6. Lilse Stewart Caskey was born on 18 Apr 1909 in Harlan, Page County, Iowa; died in May 1980; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.
- 2. James Arthur Caskey
Generation: 2
2. 
James Arthur Caskey (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 1 Jan 1900 in Iowa; died in 1974; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234632186/james-arthur-caskey
Lot 75, #7 – Arthur Caskey in Covenanter Cemetery book3. 
William Howard "Howard" Caskey (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 5 Oct 1901 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 20 Oct 1982 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Notes:
Howard Caskey, 81, of 3025 Fourth Ave., Marion, died Wednesday night at St. Luke’s Hospital following a long illness.
He was born Oct. 4, 1901, in Clarinda, Iowa, and married Mary Horning on Jan. 16, 1929.
Mr. Caskey farmed most of his life near Clarinda. He was a life-long member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Clarinda and belonged to the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Marion at the time of his death.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Martha Joseph of Marion and Mrs. Glola Bosler of Mundelein, Ill.; a brother, Dr. R. Caskey of Pittsburgh; a sister, Mrs. Isabell VanFossen of Clarinda; and six grandchildren.
Services: 7 p.m. today at Baxter Memorial Chapel, Marion, where visitation will be held from 4 to 6:45 p.m. and following the service until 9 p.m. Another service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home, Clarinda, where visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday. Today’s service will be conducted by the Rev. John McMillan of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Marion, and Saturday’s service by the Rev. William Pihl of the reformed Presbyterian Church of Clarinda. Burial: Clarinda church cemetery.
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Friday, 22 October 1982.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157552321/william_howard-d-caskey
Lot 75, #5William married Mary Muriel Horning on 16 Jan 1929 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Mary was born on 25 Nov 1907 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 29 Sep 1992 in Marion, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Martha Elizabeth Caskey was born on 20 Dec 1931 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 23 Oct 2003 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Darlington, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- 7. Martha Elizabeth Caskey
4. Jane Isabel Caskey (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 28 Jul 1903 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 3 Nov 1991 in Braddyville, Page County, Iowa; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, College Springs, Page County, Iowa. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70590358/jane-isabel-vanfossonJane married Howard Leroy VanFosson on 8 Dec 1926 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Howard was born on 24 May 1905 in College Springs, Page County, Iowa; died on 21 Oct 1973 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, College Springs, Page County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Robert Wyley Caskey (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 20 Dec 1905 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 17 Apr 2001; was buried in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Bethel, Sullivan County, New York
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229661948/robert-wyley-caskey
Division 3, Section F, Range 11Robert married Mary Grace Allen on 17 Jun 1937 in Hopkinton, Delaware County, Iowa. Mary was born on 24 May 1915 in nebraska; died on 4 Jan 2008; was buried in Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. 
Lilse Stewart Caskey (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 18 Apr 1909 in Harlan, Page County, Iowa; died in May 1980; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Notes:
In the 1920 US census, Stewart Caskey is living with his uncle and aunt W. Whitehill and Sarah (Blair) Whitehill in Harlan, Page County, Iowa. Sarah is a sister to Stewart's mother, Elizabeth (Blair) Caskey who died in 1909.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233183246/lisle-stewart-caskeyLilse married Grace Mildred Downing on 14 Feb 1936 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. Grace was born on 4 Dec 1915 in Harlan, Page County, Iowa; died on 28 Feb 2009; was buried in Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
7. Martha Elizabeth Caskey (3.William2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 20 Dec 1931 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa; died on 23 Oct 2003 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Darlington, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Other Events:
- Occupation: elementary school teacher
Notes:
Martha Caskey Joseph, 71, of Beaver Falls, Pa., formerly of Marion, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, in Reformed Presbyterian Nursing Home, Pittsburgh, Pa., as a result of deterioration of her liver.
Born Dec. 20, 1931, in Clarinda, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late W. Howard and Mary Horning Caskey. Martha was a graduate of Geneva College, class of 1954, receiving a degree in elementary education. She was an active member of College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church, Geneva Women’s Group, College Hill Women’s Group and the Missionary Fellowship at the church. In addition to being a loving wife and mother, she taught elementary school at Linn-Mar Elementary School, Marion, for many years.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas A. Joseph; a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Sandra Joseph, Big Beaver, Pa.; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Bill Graham, Lawrence, Kan.; five grandchildren, Alycia, Laryssa and Audrianna Joseph, Brandon Graham and Meghan LaBonte; and a sister and brother-in-law, Glola and Jay Basler, Mundelein, Ill.
There will be no public visitation. Her wishes were to be cremated.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at College Hill Reformed Presbyterian Church, 3217 College Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa., with her pastor, the Rev. Anthony Selvaggio, officiating. Private interment will follow in Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Galilee, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 7418 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15208.
Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com, 3801 Fourth Ave., Beaver Falls, PA (724-843-1200) is in charge of all arrangements.
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” (Psalm 116:15)
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed: her husband also, and he praiseth her.” (Proverbs 31:28)
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Monday, 27 October 2003.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256245943/martha-elizabeth-josephMartha married Thomas A. Joseph on 30 Jul 1957. Thomas was born on 30 May 1929 in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa; died on 22 Dec 2022 in Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Darlington, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]