Family Group Sheet
NameGeorge Henry Cassity, 1C2R
Birth15 Jan 1875, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Mar 1960, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialCoffey-Riddle Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherPeter Hayes Cassity Sr. (1851-1913)
MotherMahala Jane Hall (1856-<1890)
MarriageOct 1893, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Alice “Mollie” Bowman
Birth1 Sep 1873, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death11 Mar 1959, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialCoffey-Riddle Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam H. Bowman (1850-1921)
MotherLucinda Roberts (1855-1930)
Children
1 FGertrude ("Gertie") A. Cassity, 2C1R
Birth14 Jan 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death18 Oct 1979, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseClinton H. Tolliver
2 FEva Lucinda Cassity, 2C1R
Birthabt 1899, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJohn L. Cassity
3 FRosa Ada Cassity, 2C1R
Birth22 Mar 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathMay 1968, Louisa, Lawrence Co., Kentucky
SpouseSamuel McKee Martin
SpouseFred M. Caudill , 2C1R
4 MJames Matthew “Matt” Cassity, 2C1R
Birth11 Apr 1903, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Oct 1974, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseEtta Mae Smith
5 MWilliam Elijah Cassity (Died as Child), 2C1R
Birth2 Apr 1906, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death8 Dec 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
6 FChloe Cassity (Died as Child), 2C1R
Birth9 Mar 1908, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Mar 1912, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
7 MVernon J. Cassity, 2C1R
Birth11 Dec 1912, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Dec 1945, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
SpouseBeulah Frances Ray
Notes for George Henry Cassity
His WW I draft registration card, filed 10 Sep 1918, records George Henry Cassity, age 43, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, born 15 Jan 1875, occupation carpenter, employer C and O Ry Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, nearest relative Mollie Cassity, wife, same address.
Kentucky death index lists George Cassity, died 22 Mar 1960 in Rowan Co., residence same, age 85, certificate volume 14, #06879.
His obituary in the Rowan County News of March 24, 1960, stated “Funeral services for George Cassity, 85, will be conducted this Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at Lane Funeral Home with burial at the Coffey Cemetery. Mr. Cassity, a native Rowan Countian, died Tuesday [March 22, 1960] after a lingering illness. Son of the late Pete and Mahala (Hall) Cassity, he was born near Morehead Jan 15, 1875. In 1895 he married Mollie Bowman, who passed away last year. There are four surviving children, Matt Cassity, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Mrs. John Cassity, Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. George Tolliver and Mrs. Rosa Caudill, Morehead. He also leaves the following four brothers and five sisters: Matt Cassity, Morehead, Clifford Cassity, Clearfield, Noah Cassity and Orlander Cassity, Shelby, O., Mrs. Grace Gilkison, Bluestone, Mrs. James Mitchell, Shelby, O., Mrs. Hallie [Crater?] and Mrs. Stanley Nickell, Portsmouth, O., and Mrs. Bob [Lorchart ?], Grand Rapids, Michigan. There are 48 (?) grandchildren and 47 (?) great-grandchildren. Mr. Cassity was a member of the Church of God. Reverends John Conley and Ted [Creech? Crouch?] will officiate at the funeral.”
(This microfilm was very faded and only the thick parts of the letters were visible, so it was very hard to read names and numbers.)
Kentucky death index lists George Cassity, died 22 Mar 1960 in Rowan Co., residence same, age 85, certificate volume 14, #06879.
His obituary in the Rowan County News of March 24, 1960, stated “Funeral services for George Cassity, 85, will be conducted this Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at Lane Funeral Home with burial at the Coffey Cemetery. Mr. Cassity, a native Rowan Countian, died Tuesday [March 22, 1960] after a lingering illness. Son of the late Pete and Mahala (Hall) Cassity, he was born near Morehead Jan 15, 1875. In 1895 he married Mollie Bowman, who passed away last year. There are four surviving children, Matt Cassity, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Mrs. John Cassity, Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. George Tolliver and Mrs. Rosa Caudill, Morehead. He also leaves the following four brothers and five sisters: Matt Cassity, Morehead, Clifford Cassity, Clearfield, Noah Cassity and Orlander Cassity, Shelby, O., Mrs. Grace Gilkison, Bluestone, Mrs. James Mitchell, Shelby, O., Mrs. Hallie [Crater?] and Mrs. Stanley Nickell, Portsmouth, O., and Mrs. Bob [Lorchart ?], Grand Rapids, Michigan. There are 48 (?) grandchildren and 47 (?) great-grandchildren. Mr. Cassity was a member of the Church of God. Reverends John Conley and Ted [Creech? Crouch?] will officiate at the funeral.”
(This microfilm was very faded and only the thick parts of the letters were visible, so it was very hard to read names and numbers.)
Notes for Mary Alice “Mollie” Bowman
Her gravestone has the birthdate 1 Sep 1872, but she is listed as age 6 in the 1880 census, with an older sister Nora listed as age 8, so she was probably really born in 1873.
Census Notes for George Henry & Mary Alice “Mollie” (Family)
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, p. 178A, lists as family #53/54:
Cassidy, George, 36, Ky Unknown Ky, laborer lumber; Mollie, wife, 36, Ky Va Unknown; married 15 years, mother of 8 children, 6 living; Gertie A., 14; Loueva, dau, 11; Rosa, dau, 9; Matthew, son, 7; Elija, son, 4; Chloe, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #17/19:
Cassity, Geo, 45, 45, laborer at saw mill; Mollie, wife, 45; Gertrude, dau, 23; Rosa, dau, 18; Matt, son, 16; Vernie, son, 7; Edward, grandson, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Cassidy, George, 36, Ky Unknown Ky, laborer lumber; Mollie, wife, 36, Ky Va Unknown; married 15 years, mother of 8 children, 6 living; Gertie A., 14; Loueva, dau, 11; Rosa, dau, 9; Matthew, son, 7; Elija, son, 4; Chloe, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 2 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #17/19:
Cassity, Geo, 45, 45, laborer at saw mill; Mollie, wife, 45; Gertrude, dau, 23; Rosa, dau, 18; Matt, son, 16; Vernie, son, 7; Edward, grandson, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
