CASEY FAMILY HISTORY  2-19

ALLEN CASEY (1.2.1) is the son of Moses Casey and Elizabeth (Coe) Casey.  Allen was born on May 10, 1834 in McMinn County, Tennessee.  Allen Casey married Channie Woodward.  Channie was born in April of 1835 in Missouri.  According to Jill Farris, Channie is the daughter of Elisha Woodward and Mary (Hill) Woodward, both direct ancestors of the authors.  For additional information on the descendants of Elisha and Mary Woodward, see the sketch of Elisha Woodward (21).  Allen and Channie Casey were the parents of seven children:

  Uriah Riley Casey (1.2.1.1), b. February 26, 1858, Newton County, Arkansas
  Ambrose A. Casey (1.2.1.2), b. March 7, 1864, Newton County, Arkansas
  Rachel S. Casey, b. July 14, 1866, Newton County, Arkansas
  Winnie Emaline Casey (1.2.1.4), b. March 18, 1869, Newton County, Arkansas
  Archibell “Yell” Casey (1.2.1.5), b. September 22, 1871, Newton Co., Arkansas
  Genevieve “Jennie” Casey, b. May 18, 1874, Newton County, Arkansas
  Charles H. “Charley” Casey (1.2.1.7), b. April, 1877, Newton County, Arkansas

From 1860 to 1900, Allen and Chaney Casey were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Allen Casey died on July 14, 1905 in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas and was buried there in the Casey Cemetery.  On July 15, 1883, Rachel Casey married Thomas J. Davidson in Newton County, Arkansas.  Thomas and Rachel Davidson moved to Oklahoma.  Rachel (Casey) Davidson died on December 20, 1900 in Limeston Valley, Newton County, Arkansas and was buried there in the Casey Cemetery.  Jennie Casey married John H. Adams.  Jennie (Casey) Adams died on November 8, 1907 in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964;  3)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993 and October, 1995;  4)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998

URIAH RILEY CASEY (1.2.1.1) is the son of Allen Casey and Channie (Woodward) Casey.  Uriah was born on February 26, 1858 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On April 16, 1876, Uriah Casey married Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Howell) Spradley (born 1864) in Newton County, Arkansas.  Uriah and Lizzie Casey were the parents of five children:

  George W. Casey (1.2.1.1.1), b. April, 1877, Newton County, Arkansas
  Etta Casey, b. 1878, Newton County, Arkansas
  Albert A. Casey (1.2.1.1.3), b. 1880, Newton County, Arkansas
  Tennessee “Tennie” Casey (1.2.1.1.4), b. April 13, 1885, Newton County, Ark.
  Ora Virginia Casey (1.2.1.1.5), b. December 28, 1887, Newton County, Arkansas

Lizzie (Howell) Casey died on March 12, 1889 and was buried in the Lone Hill Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Uriah Casey married a second time to Nancy Essex (29.3.2.8).  Nancy is the daughter of Warren G. Essex and Rebecca (Woodward) Essex.  Uriah and Nancy Casey were the parents of ten children:

  Nora Ann Casey (1.2.1.1.6), b. August 28, 1889, Newton County, Arkansas
  James Arthur Casey, b. October 25, 1890, Newton County, Arkansas
  Fannie Emaline Casey, b. February 28, 1893, Newton County, Arkansas
  John Ambrose Casey, b. March 17, 1895, Arkansas
  Lee May Casey, b. January 6, 1897, Newton County, Arkansas
  Tessie Belle Casey, b. December 20, 1900, Newton County, Arkansas
  Pearl Adaline Casey, b. April 4, 1902, Newton County, Arkansas
  Roy Abraham Casey, b. March 6, 1904, Newton County, Arkansas
  Frankie Casey, b. February 8, 1906, Newton County, Arkansas
  Kermit Taft Casey, b. August 3, 1909, Newton County, Arkansas

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From 1910 to 1920, Uriah and Nancy Casey were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Nancy (Essex) Casey died on January 17, 1946 in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas and Uriah Casey died on December 27, 1950 in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  Both were buried there in the Casey Cemetery.  Etta Casey married Hize Jones and they had three children:  -  Vesta Jones, b. 1900,  -  Edith Jones, b. 1902,  -  Clara Jones, b. 1907.  Etta (Casey) Jones died on November 5, 1957.  Vesta Jones married a Mr. Wheeler and lives in Texas.  Edith and Clara both live in Oklahoma.  Arthur Casey married Ellen Warren and they had no children.  Arthur and Ella Casey lived at Clarksville, Arkansas.  Arthur Casey died on October 29, 1974 and was buried in the Minnow Creek Cemetery in Johnson County, Arkansas.  Fannie Casey married Fred Warren and they had four children:  -  Sachvy Taylor Warren, b. October 10, 1916,  -  Charles Reed Warren, b. June 20, 1918,  -  LeRoy Warren, b. July 22, 1922,  -  John Willie Warren, b. June 27, 1927.  Fannie (Casey) Warren died on July 5, 1956 in Clarksville, Arkansas.  John W. Warren married a woman named Jane.

John Casey married Native Bennett and they had one son:  -  John Ambrose Casey, Jr., b. December 7, 1927.  John Casey, Sr. died on May 15, 1926 and was buried in the Casey Cemetery in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  Lee Casey married Alta Greenhaw and they lived in Clovis, California.  Lee and Alta Casey had two children:  -  Henrietta Casey, b. May 5, 1921,  -  Uriah R. Casey, b. 1928.  Lee Casey died on June 2, 1968 in Clovis, California.  Tessie Casey died as a teenager on August 17, 1917 and was buried in the Casey Cemetery in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  On March 13, 1930, Pearl Casey married Fred Russell in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas.  Fred and Pearl Russell had two children:  -  Joanne Russell, b. September 8, 1934,  -  Nancy Elizabeth Russell, b. May 27, 1937.  Pearl (Casey) Russell died in Ozark, Arkansas and was buried there in the Highland Cemetery.

Roy Casey married Josephine Skaggs (born August 18, 1907) and they had one son:  -  Roy Jesse Casey, b. March 25, 1934.  Josephine (Skaggs) Casey died on July 26, 1963 and Roy Casey died on August 5, 1981.  Both were buried in the Deer Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Frankie Casey married Troy Denver Curtis.  Troy is the son of Amos Ferguson “Bud” Curtis and Harriet (Owens) Curtis.  Troy and Frankie Curtis lived near Ozark, Arkansas.  Troy and Frankie Curtis had five children:  -  Alma Bernice Curtis, b. July 15, 1926,  -  Kenneth Eugene Curtis, b. January 9, 1928,  -  Betty B. Curtis,  -  Troy Curtis,  -  Jimmy Lee Curtis.  Frankie (Casey) Curtis died on January 13, 1957 in Ozark, Arkansas and was buried there in the Highland Cemetery.  On July 18, 1958, Troy D. Curtis married a second time to Goldie Nina Burdine in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Kermit Casey married Gladys Robinson and they lived in Lincoln, Arkansas.  Kermit and Gladys Casey had three children:  -  Wanda Mae Casey, b. 1929,  -  Billy Carl Casey, b. December 26, 1931,  -  Ava Nell Casey, b. December 18, 1938.  Kermit Casey died on February 15, 1975.

CASEY FAMILY HISTORY  2-21

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964;  3)  New Ozark Cousins, by Bud Phillips, 1984;  4)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993;  5)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998

GEORGE W. CASEY (1.2.1.1.1) is the son of Uriah Riley Casey and Lizzie (Howell) Casey.  George was born in April, 1877 in Newton County, Arkansas.  George Casey married Lula Houston (born November, 1881 in Arkansas).  George Casey taught school.  George and Lula Casey were the parents of three children:

  Ernest Casey, b. 1900
  Pebble Casey, b. 1902
  Lafayette Casey

In 1900, George and Lula Casey were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Between 1910 and 1920, George and Lula Casey moved to Oklahoma.  George Casey died in 1951 in McAlister, Oklahoma.  Ernest Casey never married and died in a car accident in Hominy, Oklahoma around 1918.  Pebble Casey married and moved to Texas.  Lafayette Casey lived in Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964

ALBERT A. CASEY (1.2.1.1.3) is the son of Uriah Riley Casey and Lizzie (Howell) Casey.  Albert was born in 1880 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Albert Casey married Lucy A. Owens (born 1884, Arkansas).  Albert and Lucy Casey were the parents of six children:

  Fannie L. Casey, b. 1905, Arkansas
  Blanche Casey, b. 1907, Arkansas
  Hersel L. Casey, b. 1909, Arkansas
  Orla Casey, b. 1911, Newton County, Arkansas
  Ernie Casey, b. 1913, Newton County, Arkansas
  Olan Casey

From 1910 to 1920, Albert and Lucy Casey were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Around 1928, Albert and Lucy Casey moved to Oklahoma.  Albert Casey lived around Ashland, Oklahoma.  Fannie Casey married Curtis Hall and they live near Ashland, Oklahoma.  Blanche Casey married Orvil Curtis and they had five children.  Orvil and Blanche Curtis lived near Ashland, Oklahoma.  Hersel Casey married Ruby Smith and they had eight children.  Hersel and Ruby Casey lived in Clovis, California.  Orla Casey married Ben Bennett and they had several children.  Ben and Orla Bennett lived near Ashland, Oklahoma.  Ernie Casey married and lives near Ashland, Oklahoma.  Olan Casey married and lives near Ashland, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964

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TENNESSEE “TENNIE” CASEY (1.2.1.1.4) is the daughter of Uriah Riley Casey and Lizzie (Howell) Casey.  Tennie was born on April 13, 1885 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Tennie Casey married Joe Cethus Adams.  Joe was born on October 14, 1883 and is the son of William E. Adams and Nancy Emely (Clayborn) Adams.  Joe and Tennie Adams were the parents of ten children:

  Beecher Adams
  Arch Adams
  Ira Adams
  Virgil Walter Adams, b. August 20, 1910
  Obie Adams
  Conrad Adams, b. 1913, Fresno, California
  Denver Adams, b. 1915, Neil, Arkansas
  Ernie Adams, b. 1917, Oakland, California
  Frankie Adams, b. Indianapolis, Indiana
  Vernie Adams, b. 1921, Kansas City, Missouri

Joe C. Adams died on September 28, 1947 and Tennie (Casey) Adams died on January 26, 1952.  Both were buried in the Deer Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Virgil Adams married Gertie A. Faught.  Gertie was born on February 10, 1912 and is the daughter of Sam D. Faught and Sarah E. (Berry) Faught.  Virgil and Gertie Adams had one daughter:  -  Mary Jo Adams.  Gertie (Faught) Adams died on October 22, 1988 and Virgil Adams died on June 14, 1990.  Both were buried in the Deer Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Mary Jo Adams married Grant W. Ham, Jr.  In 1938, Obie Adams married Versal Spradley and they had one daughter:  -  Peble Jean Spradley.

References:  1)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993 and October, 1995;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998

ORA VIRGINIA CASEY (1.2.1.1.5) is the daughter of Uriah Riley Casey and Lizzie (Howell) Casey.  Ora was born on December 28, 1887 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Ora Casey married William Riley Clayborn.  William was born on January 18, 1879 in Newton County, Arkansas and is the son of John William Clayborn and Martha J. (Hyatt) Clayborn (born 1847 in Arkansas).  William and Ora Clayborn were the parents of nine children:

  Artie Clayborn, b. 1906, Newton County, Arkansas
  Wilburn Vane Clayborn, b. May 27, 1910, Newton County, Arkansas
  James Leonard Clayborn, b. 1910, Newton County, Arkansas
  William Lloyd Clayborn, b. September 5, 1915, Newton County, Arkansas
  Effie Estelle Clayborn, b. August 3, 1918, Newton County, Arkansas
  John Alden Clayborn
  Roy Eugene Clayborn
  Uriah Clayborn
  Billie Jolene Clayborn

In 1920, William and Ora Clayborn were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  William and Ora Clayborn moved to Ashland, Oklahoma between 1920 and 1940.  William R. Clayborn died on August 7, 1968 in Ashland, Oklahoma and Ora (Casey) Clayborn died on September 10, 1977 in Stuart, Oklahoma.  Artie Clayborn married Vernie Elmer Curtis and they have eight children:  -  Jimmie Eileen Curtis,  -  Verna Jean Curtis,  -  Wanda Nadine Curtis,  -  Wayne Roger Curtis,  -  Jack Dempsey Curtis, b. November 8, 1936,  -  Ora Sue Curtis, b. December 5, 1938,  -  Bobby Elmer Curtis,  -  Billie Alden Curtis.  Jack Curtis married a woman named Donna.  Jack Curtis died around 1978 in Willits, California.  Ora Curtis died as an infant on January 5, 1939.  Wilburn Clayborn died on March 12, 1949 in Ashland, Oklahoma.  William Clayborn died on December 20, 1978 in Haggerville, Arkansas.  Effie Clayborn died as a child on October 26, 1922 in Limestone, Arkansas.

CASEY FAMILY HISTORY  2-23

References:  1)  1920 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 2, File 2823

NORA ANN CASEY (1.2.1.1.6) is the daughter of Uriah Riley Casey and Nancy (Essex) Casey.  Nora was born on August 28, 1889 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On December 28, 1905, Nora Casey married Osban Simon Coleman in Newton County, Arkansas.  Osban was born on December 19, 1884 in Newton County, Arkansas and is the son of Charley Ransome Coleman (born 1857) and Tennessee (Standridge) Coleman (born 1866).  Osban and Nora Coleman were the parents of three children:

  Truman Fay Coleman, b. September 16, 1908, Oklahoma
  Nora Ann Coleman (twin), b. November 27, 1911, Macomb, Oklahoma
  Flora Jane Coleman (twin), b. November 28, 1911, Macomb, Oklahoma

Nora (Casey) Coleman died on November 29, 1911 in Macomb, Oklahoma.  Osban Coleman died in December, 1943 in Checotah, Oklahoma and was buried in the Prairie View Cemetery.  Truman Coleman married a woman named Edna.  Turman Coleman married a second time to a woman named Lucy.  On April 22, 1939, Nora Coleman married a Mr. Freeman and they have one son:  -  Jerry Freeman.  Jerry Freeman married a woman named Yolanda.  On December 2, 1939, Flora Coleman married Champ Clark Turner in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  Champ and Flora Turner have one son:  -  Lonnie Turner.

References:  1)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998

AMBROSE A. CASEY (1.2.1.2) is the son of Allen Casey and Channie (Woodward) Casey.  Ambrose was born on March 7, 1864 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On April 24, 1881, Ambrose Casey married Sarah E. Davison.  Sarah was born on October 4, 1861 and is the daughter of Johnny Davison and Nan Davison.  Ambrose and Sarah Casey were the parents of two children:

  Eva Casey
  Lela Casey, b. January, 1886, Arkansas

Sarah (Davison) Casey died on January 11, 1887 in Limestone, Newton County, Arkansas and was buried in the Casey Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1900, Ambrose and his daughter, Lela Casey, were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Ambrose Casey married a second time to Jane Meyers.  Eva Casey married John K. Young (1.2.2.2.3) and they lived in Missouri.  Lela Casey married Ed Morrison.

2-24  INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

References:  1)  1900 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993 and October, 1995;  3)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998;  4)  Email, Freda Carpenter to Robert Casey, July, 2000

WINNIE EMALINE CASEY (1.2.1.4) is the daughter of Allen Casey and Channie (Woodward) Casey.  Winnie was born on March 18, 1869 in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  On February 20, 1890, Winnie Casey married Ulysses Simpson Grant Ham in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  Grant was born on March 27, 1869 in Newton County, Arkansas and is the son of Daniel E. Ham (born 1827) and Malinda B. (Doolin) Ham (born 1834).  Grant’s sister, Ellender Frances Ham, married Winnie Casey’s first cousin, Austin Allen Casey (1.2.4.2).  They lived in Limestone Valley, Arkansas for all of their lives.  Grant and Winnie Ham were the parents of nine children:

  Era Ham, b. February, 1891, Newton County, Arkansas
  Sarah Virginia Ham, b. February 1, 1893, Newton County, Arkansas
  Julia Ham, b. June, 1895, Newton County, Arkansas
  Sherman William “Bill” Ham, b. January 10, 1896, Newton County, Arkansas
  Lonna Lee Ham, b. December 12, 1899, Newton County, Arkansas
  Rual Custer Ham (1.2.1.4.6), b. January 16, 1902, Newton County, Arkansas
  Martha Mabel Ham, b. November 14, 1903, Newton County, Arkansas
  John Atlas Ham, b. May 16, 1907, Newton County, Arkansas
  Infant Daughter, b. January 25, 1911 and d. February 7, 1911

In 1900, Grant and Winnie Ham were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Winnie (Casey) Ham died on May 22, 1932 in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas and Grant Ham died on September 20, 1933.  Both were buried in the Lone Hill Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Era Ham married Henry Watson and they had two children:  -  Gerald Watson, b. Arkansas,  -  Coi Watson.  Era (Ham) Watson died around 1950 and was buried in Bullfrog Valley, Arkansas.  Gerald Watson died in California.  Coi Watson died in Bullfrog Valley, Arkansas.  Sarah Ham died as a child on August 22, 1894 and was buried in the Lone Hill Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Julia Ham married Taylor Sutton and they had three children:  -  Gussie Sutton,  -  two sons (names unknown).  Gussie Sutton died before 1996 in Tennessee.  In 1918, Bill Ham married Pearl Bowen in Swain, Arkansas.  Bill Ham died in 1965 in Illinois and was buried in the Elmlawn Cemetery in Elmhurst, Illinois.

Lonna Ham married William Ross Blackwood.  William was born on April 10, 1887 and is the son of James Colby Blackwood and Serena Rosetta (Plumlee) Blackwood.  William and Lonna Blackwood had one daughter:  -  Johanna Blackwood, b. June 5, 1921.  William R. Blackwood died on July 12, 1968 and Lonna (Ham) Blackwood died on May 6, 1981 in Arkansas.  Both were buried in the Deer Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Johanna Blackwood married Clyde Atkinson.  Johanna (Blackwood) Atkinson died on November 3, 1984 and was buried in the Deer Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  On July 7, 1928, Martha Ham married Ernie Lee Burdine in Parthenon, Arkansas.  Ernie and Martha Burdine had two children:  -  Winnie Jean Burdine,  -  Ernie Lee Burdine, Jr.  Martha (Ham) Burdine died in 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  On November 23, 1928, John Ham married Lura Casey (8.1.6.2.6.4).  Lura is the daughter of Levi Joseph Casey and Letha (Hudson) Casey.  John A. Ham died on February 24, 1969 and was buried in the Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.  Grant and Winnie Ham’s infant daughter (born 1911) was buried in the Lone Hill Cemetery  in Newton County, Arkansas.

CASEY FAMILY HISTORY  2-25

References:  1)  1900 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993 and October, 1995;  3)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998

RUAL CUSTER HAM (1.2.1.4.6) is the son of Ulysses Simpson Grant Ham and Winnie Emaline (Casey) Ham.  Custer was born on January 16, 1902 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Around 1925, Custer Ham married Norma Brasel and they were the parents of one son:

  Jack Ham, b. March 28, 1928

On May 26, 1929, Custer Ham married a second time to Goldie Nina Burdine in Vendor, Newton County, Arkansas.  Goldie was born on July 27, 1909 in Vendor, Newton County, Arkansas and is the daughter of William Henry Burdine and Nancy Cansadie (Maberry) Burdine.  Custer and Goldie Ham were the parents of four children:

  Dennis Custar Ham, b. March 11, 1933, Newton County, Arkansas
  Carl Grant Ham, b. February 3, 1934, Newton County, Arkansas
  Dalton Farrell Ham, b. July 28, 1937, Newton County, Arkansas
  Meridith Lynn Ham, b. May 16, 1946, Harrison, Arkansas

Custer Ham died on August 6, 1953 and was buried in the Jasper Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Jack Ham married a woman named Lou.  Jack Ham died on October 17, 1977 in Kansas City, Missouri and was buried  in the Jasper Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Dennis Ham died as an infant on March 13, 1933 and was buried in the Jasper Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas.  Carl Ham and his wife, Dixie Ham, were married in Missouri.  In September of 1962, Dalton Ham married Donna Garrett in Plumerville, Conway County, Arkansas.  On June 15, 1963, Meridith Ham married Gerald Wayne Whitson in Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993 and October, 1995;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, July, 1998

ARCHIBELL YELL CASEY (1.2.1.5) is the son of Allen Casey and Channie (Woodward) Casey.  Yell was born in September 22, 1871 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On December 8, 1889, Yell Casey married Fannie Louisa Brown in Limestone Valley, Newton County, Arkansas.  Fannie was born on April 8, 1870 in Arkansas and is the daughter of John Dillard Brown and Polly Ann (Pack) Brown (born 1852).  Yell and Fannie Casey were the parents of eleven children:

  Nellie Casey (1.2.1.5.1), b. September 27, 1890, Newton County, Arkansas
  George Washington Casey, b. December 13, 1892, Newton County, Arkansas
  Elsie Casey, b. February 2, 1895, Newton County, Arkansas
  Stella Casey, b. January 24, 1897, Newton County, Arkansas
  Ezra Casey, b. August 28, 1899, Newton County, Arkansas
  Marcus Ester Casey (1.2.1.5.6), b. December 11, 1902, Newton County, Arkansas
  Martha Orpha Casey, b. April 19, 1904, Newton County, Arkansas
  Verna Casey, b. October 12, 1906, Newton County, Arkansas
  Virgil Casey, b. May 13, 1909, Newton County, Arkansas
  Bernice Casey, b. April 1, 1912, Newton County, Arkansas
  Denver Casey, b. November 24, 1914, Newton County, Arkansas

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From 1900 to 1910, Archibell and Fannie Casey were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Archibell Y. Casey died on March 24, 1937 in Hagarville, Johnson County, Arkansas and Fannie (Brown) Casey died on February 8, 1953 in Hagarville, Johnson County, Arkansas.  Both were buried in the Woods Mountain Cemetery near Hagarville, Arkansas.  George Casey married Rettie Noe and they lived in Lutherville, Johnson County, Arkansas.  George Casey died on April 8, 1977.  Elsie Casey married Columbus C. Robinson and they have at least one child:  -  Ruby Robinson.  Elsie (Casey) Robinson died on April 8, 1982.  Stella Casey married Elmer McGuire and raised a family.  Stella (Casey) McGuire died on May 1, 1975.  Ezra Casey died of meningitis when a child on November 3, 1902 in Newton County, Arkansas and was buried there in the Casey Cemetery.  Orpha Casey married Howard Storm.  Orpha (Casey) Storm died on October 16, 1962 in Newton County, Arkansas.  Verna Casey married Burl Pearson.  Virgil Casey married Ruth Pearson.  Virgil Casey married a second time to Dean Rowbottom  Virgil Casey died on August 14, 1985.  Bernice Casey married Charles Parson.  Denver Casey married Lorraine Matthews.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  1920 Census, Johnson County, Arkansas;  3)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964;  4)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993

NELLIE CASEY (1.2.1.5.1) is the daughter of Archibell Yell Casey and Fannie Louisa (Brown) Casey.  Nellie was born on September 27, 1890 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On January 10, 1915, Nellie Casey married John Floyd White in Zadok, Johnson County, Arkansas.  John was born on August 28, 1894 in Jasper, Newton County, Arkansas.  John and Nellie White were the parents of one daughter:

  Vera Velva White, b. December 12, 1918, Hagerville, Arkansas

John and Nellie White lived in Clarksville, Arkansas.  John White died on February 15, 1974 in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri and Nellie (Casey) White died on May 9, 1979 in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri.  On December 12, 1941, Vera White married James Robert Farris in Spadra, Johnson County, Arkansas.  James was born on March 25, 1921 in Rosetta, Arkansas and is the son of John Victor Farris and Sarah Clearsie (Brown) Farris.  James and Vera Farris have one son:  -  James Robert Farris, Jr., b. March 23, 1943, Bernie, Missouri.  On August 14, 1965, James Farris, Jr. married Jill Christine Danielson in Chehalis, Washington.

References:  1)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, August, 1998

MARCUS ESTER CASEY (1.2.1.5.6) is the son of Archibell Yell Casey and Fannie Louisa (Brown) Casey.  Marcus was born on December 11, 1902 in Newton County, Arkansas.  On December 27, 1929, Ester Casey married Mildred Beasley (born February 2, 1909).  Ester and Mildred Casey were the parents two children:

CASEY FAMILY HISTORY  2-27

  Nedra Casey, b. November 12, 1932
  Paul Casey, b. and d. October, 1934

Mildred (Beasley) Casey died on December 18, 1934 in Rosetta, Arkansas and was buried in the Union Cemetery in Johnson County, Arkansas.  Ester Casey married a second time to Lela Storm and they had no children.  Ester and Lela Casey lived in Hagerville, Arkansas.  Ester Casey died on September 23, 1994 and was buried in the Minnow Creek Cemetery in Johnson County, Arkansas.  On June 1, 1952, Nedra Casey married Billy Thompson.  Billy and Nedra Thompson have three children:  -  Gary Dale Thompson, b. March 31, 1953,  -  Paul Edward Thompson, b. July 6, 1955,  -  Robert Thompson, b. October 8, 1962.

References:  1)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, August, 1998

CHARLES H. “CHARLEY” CASEY (1.2.1.7) is the son of Allen Casey and Channie (Woodward) Casey.  Charley was born in April of 1877 in Newton County, Arkansas.  In 1898, Charley Casey married Alice P. Jones (born June, 1881 in Arkansas) and they moved to Oklahoma around 1916.  Charley and Alice Casey were the parents of two children:

  Daisy Casey, b. December, 1900, Arkansas
  Lester S. Casey, b. 1905, Arkansas

From 1900 to 1910, Charley and Alice Casey were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  Charley and Alice Casey lived near Ashland, Oklahoma.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  “Casey History,” by George and Abner Casey, 1964;  3)  Letter, Jill Farris to Robert Casey, May, 1993

SUSAN CASEY (1.2.2) is the daughter of Moses Casey and Elizabeth (Coe) Casey.  Susan was born in 1837 in McMinn County, Tennessee.  On September 21, 1856, Susan Casey married John Kilman Young at Walnut, Newton County, Arkansas.  John was born on November 4, 1837 in Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama and is the son of Thomas Young (born Overton County, Tennessee) and Pricie (Rash) Young.  John and Susan Young were the parents of fifteen children:

  George Washington Young, b. January 3, 1858, Arkansas
  William T. Young (1.2.2.2), b. January 23, 1860, Arkansas
  John Price Young (1.2.2.3), b. September 21, 1862, Arkansas
  Albert Lewis Young, b. April 30, 1866, Arkansas
  Allen L. Young, b. September 16, 1868, Arkansas
  Dora Elizabeth Young, b. March 30, 1873, Boone County, Arkansas
  Edward Young, b. 1874, Arkansas
  R. E. Young, b. May 31, 1875, Arkansas
  James C. Young, b. 1876, Boone County, Arkansas
  Joseph Young, b. October 30, 1877, Arkansas
  Martha Rebecca Young, b. October, 1878, Arkansas
  Virginia Young, b. December 20, 1880, Arkansas
  Lisa Young, b. September 14, 1885, Arkansas
  Every Young, b. February 10, 1886, Arkansas
  Herminnia Young, b. 1888

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In 1860, John and Susan Young were living in Newton County, Arkansas.  John K. Young was a second lieutenant in the Confederate Army and served in Company E, 14th Regiment of the Arkansas Infantry.  He entered service in July, 1861 and was paroled in July, 1865.  From 1870 to 1880, John and Susan Young lived in Boone County, Arkansas.  From 1878 to 1880, John served as Justice of the Peace and served as Coroner from 1882 to 1892.  George Young married Margaret “Maggie” Dodson Maggie and they lived in Atkins, Arkansas.  Maggie Dodson’s sister, Sarah Virginia Dodson, married George’s brother, William T. Young.  Albert Young married a woman named Aslie and they lived in Pleasant Ridge, Arkansas.  Allen Young married a woman named Elizabeth and they lived in Limestone, Arkansas.  James Young married a woman named Lillie and they lived in Limestone, Arkansas.  Herminnia Young married James White and they lived in Limestone, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1860 Census, Newton County, Arkansas;  2)  1870 and 1880 Censuses, Boone County, Arkansas;  3)  1911 Arkansas Confederate Census;  4)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, December, 1993 and August, 1998;  5)  Web Site, Michael L. Golden, October, 2000

WILLIAM T. YOUNG (1.2.2.2) is the son of John Kilman Young and Susan (Casey) Young.  William was born on January 23, 1860 in Arkansas.  William Young married Sarah Virginia “Jeannie” Dodson (born September, 1861, Arkansas).  Sarah Dodson’s sister, Margaret Dodson, married William’s brother, George Young.  William and Jeannie Young lived in Limestone, Arkansas.  William and Jeannie Young were the parents of six children:

  Luther F. Young, b. March, 1881, Arkansas
  Ada M. Young, b. December, 1883, Arkansas
  John K. Young, b. April, 1892, Arkansas
  Bettie E. Young, b. August, 1894, Arkansas
  Ida E. Young, b. April, 1897, Arkansas
  Ella F. Young, b. April, 1900, Arkansas

In 1900, William and “Sarah V.” Young were living in Boone County, Arkansas.  John K. Young married his second cousion, Eva Casey (1.2.1.2.1).

References:  1)  1900 Census, Boone County, Arkansas;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, December, 1993 and August, 1998;  3)  Email, Freda Carpenter to Robert Casey, July, 2000;  4)  Web Site, Michael L. Golden, October, 2000

JOHN PRICE YOUNG (1.2.2.3) is the son of John Kilman Young and Susan (Casey) Young.  John was born on September 21, 1862 in Arkansas.  John Young married a womon named Elizabeth “Betty” (born May, 1868, Arkansas) and they lived in Capps, Arkansas.  John and Betty Young were the parents of six children:

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  Lue Young, b. September, 1885, Arkansas
  Eva Young, b. February, 1887, Arkansas
  Vergie Young, b. July, 1888, Arkansas
  Cora Young, b. September, 1892, Arkansas
  Walsie Young, b. September, 1895, Arkansas
  Hattie Young, b. September, 1896, Arkansas

In 1900, John and “Betty E.” Young were living in Boone County, Arkansas.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Boone County, Arkansas;  2)  Family Group Sheets, Mary E. Casey, December, 1993 and August, 1998