Family Group Sheet
NameJesse B. Cassity
Birth30 Jan 1857, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Aug 1952, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherIsaac E. Cassity (1812-1889)
MotherLucinda Ellington (1819-1906)
Marriage26 Apr 1879, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEvaline Brown, Half 1C5R
Birth12 Apr 1856, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Oct 1913, Morgan Co., Kentucky
BurialJesse Cassity Cemetery, Morgan Co., Ky
FatherJohn Fisher Brown (~1835-)
MotherMatilda Brown (~1839-)
Children
1 FRachel Ann Cassity, Half 2C4R
Birth23 Feb 1880, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death14 Dec 1965, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Spouse<unknown>
SpouseUlysses “Grant” Blair
2 FMary Jane Cassity, Half 2C4R
Birth8 Apr 1881, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death12 Dec 1916, Blaze, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseWilliam Kendrick Sergent
3 FSaphrona “Fronie” E. Cassity, Half 2C4R
BirthApr 1884, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Aug 1957, Boyd Co., Kentucky
SpouseWalter Curtis Easterling , 1C3R
4 FCarma F. Cassity, Half 2C4R
BirthJan 1895, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Jun 1965, Henry Co., Kentucky
SpouseFarmer Lewis , Half 3C3R
Notes for Jesse B. Cassity
His death certificate records Jessie B. Cassity, age 95 years 6 months 11 days, born 30 Jan 1857 in Kentucky, died 12 Aug 1952 at home in Yocum, Morgan Co., Ky, widowed, farmer, father Isaac Cassity, mother’s maiden name Lucinda Ellington, cause of death cardiac respiratory collapse, informant Mrs. Omer Lewis, burial in Cassity Cemetery.
Mrs. Omer Lewis is Jesse’s granddaughter Myrtle.
Mrs. Omer Lewis is Jesse’s granddaughter Myrtle.
Notes for Evaline Brown
Rowan Co. birth records, on LDS microfilm #216839, list Evaline Brown, b. April 12, 1856, daughter of John F. Brown & Martha Cassity.
Her birth is also recorded in Morgan County birth records on LDS microfilm #216835, as an unnamed daughter born alive on 12 Apr 1856 to John F. Brown & Matilda Brown. (There are 7 consecutive births recorded from the same midwife, Mahala Law, with no name listed for the child. Mrs. Law apparently didn’t take full notes.)
Her death certificate records Eveline Cassity, age 58 years 5 months, born 12 Apr 1856 in Rowan Co., died 12 Oct 1913 in Morgan Co., cause of death nervis prostration, father John F. Brown, mother’s maiden name Matilda Brown, both born in Ky, informant Farmer Lewis, Blaze, Ky.
Her birth is also recorded in Morgan County birth records on LDS microfilm #216835, as an unnamed daughter born alive on 12 Apr 1856 to John F. Brown & Matilda Brown. (There are 7 consecutive births recorded from the same midwife, Mahala Law, with no name listed for the child. Mrs. Law apparently didn’t take full notes.)
Her death certificate records Eveline Cassity, age 58 years 5 months, born 12 Apr 1856 in Rowan Co., died 12 Oct 1913 in Morgan Co., cause of death nervis prostration, father John F. Brown, mother’s maiden name Matilda Brown, both born in Ky, informant Farmer Lewis, Blaze, Ky.
Notes for Jesse B. & Evaline (Family)
Morgan County marriage records list Jesse B. Cassity and Evaline Brown on 26 Apr 1879, witnesses William L. Elam and Isaac Cassity, by W. L. Elam at B. F. Parker’s.
Census
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blairs Mill precinct, undated, lists on p. 22, sharing household #183/183 with Jesse’s parents:
Cassity, Jesse, 22; Eva, 23, dau-in-law, 23; Annie, 3/12, b. Feb, granddau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(The dwelling and family columns contain 184 stricken out, and the relationship field for Jesse is blank, as if the enumerator started to enter him as a head of family, and forgot to write in “son” when he moved the young family into a subordinate status.)
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1 as family #8/9:
Cassity, Jesse B., farmer, 43, born Jan 1857; Eveline, wife, 44, born Apr 1856, married 21 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Rachel A., dau, 20, born Feb 1880; Saphona E., dau, 16, born Apr 1884; Carmie F., dau, 5, born Jan 1895; Ellington, John T., boarder, 9, born Nov 1890, Ky Ky Ohio; Ellington, E. W., uncle, 83, born Feb 1817, widowed; Cassity, Ed W., brother, 62, born May 1838, widowed. All except John Ellington born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, undated, lists on p. 4A as family #55/56:
Cassity, Jessie B., farmer, 52; Evaline, wife, 53, married 31 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Rachel A., wife (sic), 30, single; Carma T., dau, 15; Med W., brother, 72; Mirtie, granddau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 10A as family #174/180:
Cassity, Jesse B., 62, widowed, farmer; Rachel A., dau, 38; Myrtle, granddau, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blaze precinct, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 4A as family #8:
Cassity, J. B., 73, widowed, age at first marriage 22, farmer; Rachel, dau, 49, single; Myrtie, granddau, 22, single. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Morgan Co., Ky, ED 88-14, enumerated 7 May, lists on p. 10B as family #347, on Ditney Road:
Blare, Grant, 73, farmer; Rachel, wife, 60; Casky, Myrtle, stepdau, 33, single; Darold, stepson, 5; Drexel, stepdau, 3. Casky, Jessie, grandfather, 84. All born in Kentucky, living in same place in 1935.
Jessie should be listed as father-in-law rather than grandfather; apparently the relationship was recorded relative to Myrtle, who is his granddaughter. Her surname and that of her children should also be listed as Lewis.
Cassity, Jesse, 22; Eva, 23, dau-in-law, 23; Annie, 3/12, b. Feb, granddau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
(The dwelling and family columns contain 184 stricken out, and the relationship field for Jesse is blank, as if the enumerator started to enter him as a head of family, and forgot to write in “son” when he moved the young family into a subordinate status.)
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 6, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 1 as family #8/9:
Cassity, Jesse B., farmer, 43, born Jan 1857; Eveline, wife, 44, born Apr 1856, married 21 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Rachel A., dau, 20, born Feb 1880; Saphona E., dau, 16, born Apr 1884; Carmie F., dau, 5, born Jan 1895; Ellington, John T., boarder, 9, born Nov 1890, Ky Ky Ohio; Ellington, E. W., uncle, 83, born Feb 1817, widowed; Cassity, Ed W., brother, 62, born May 1838, widowed. All except John Ellington born Ky Ky Ky.
1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, undated, lists on p. 4A as family #55/56:
Cassity, Jessie B., farmer, 52; Evaline, wife, 53, married 31 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Rachel A., wife (sic), 30, single; Carma T., dau, 15; Med W., brother, 72; Mirtie, granddau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 10A as family #174/180:
Cassity, Jesse B., 62, widowed, farmer; Rachel A., dau, 38; Myrtle, granddau, 15. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blaze precinct, enumerated 5 April, lists on p. 4A as family #8:
Cassity, J. B., 73, widowed, age at first marriage 22, farmer; Rachel, dau, 49, single; Myrtie, granddau, 22, single. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Morgan Co., Ky, ED 88-14, enumerated 7 May, lists on p. 10B as family #347, on Ditney Road:
Blare, Grant, 73, farmer; Rachel, wife, 60; Casky, Myrtle, stepdau, 33, single; Darold, stepson, 5; Drexel, stepdau, 3. Casky, Jessie, grandfather, 84. All born in Kentucky, living in same place in 1935.
Jessie should be listed as father-in-law rather than grandfather; apparently the relationship was recorded relative to Myrtle, who is his granddaughter. Her surname and that of her children should also be listed as Lewis.
