Grace Laverne Cassity
1889 - 1977 (88 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Grace Laverne Cassity was born on 22 Jun 1889 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (daughter of James Armstrong Cassity and Loula Hartin); died on 19 Dec 1977 in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado; was buried in Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140671989/grace-harlow
Block 6, Lot 8, QTR NW, Space 2Family/Spouse: Harrison Walter Harlow. Harrison was born on 30 Nov 1892 in Oklahoma; died on 27 Dec 1967; was buried in Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. James Armstrong Cassity was born on 10 Jan 1859 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (son of Peter Thompson Cassity and Elizabeth Ann Pierce); died on 14 Mar 1930 in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado; was buried in Cahone Cemetery, Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, US. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Tiger Township, Creek County, Oklahoma
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13393032/james-armstrong-cassity
simple metal markerJames married Loula Hartin. Loula was born on 3 Jun 1869 in Mississippi; died on 23 May 1954 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Loula Hartin was born on 3 Jun 1869 in Mississippi; died on 23 May 1954 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Tuttle, Grady County, Oklahoma. Notes:
Graveside Services Held for Mrs. Cassity
Graveside services were held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fairlawn Cemetery Tuttle for Mrs. Loula Hartin Cassity. Brother Lewis Gibbs officiated.
She was born June 3, 1869 and died in Santa Ana, Calif., May 23, 1954.
Mrs. Cassity was a former Tuttle resident and it was her desire and request to be laid to rest in the Tuttle cemetery where she would be surrounded by her relatives and friends.
She was a sister to the late J.L. and Walter Hartin.
Survivors are her three sisters, Mrs. O.D. Grittin, Santa Ana, Calif.; Mrs. Bertha Kramer, Tulsa; and Mrs. Alice Carlisle of Dallas and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Minco Minstrel, Minco, Oklahoma. Thursday, 10 June 1954.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57646434/loula-g-cassityChildren:
- 1. Grace Laverne Cassity was born on 22 Jun 1889 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 19 Dec 1977 in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado; was buried in Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado.
- William Raymond Cassity was born on 11 Mar 1893 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 4 May 1923 in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado; was buried in Cahone Cemetery, Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, US.
Generation: 3
4. Peter Thompson Cassity was born in 1830 in Bath County, Kentucky (son of Armstrong Russell Cassity and Ruth Ann Trumbo); died on 13 Sep 1893; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Census: 1860, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1870, Baker Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1880, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7433589/peter-thompson-cassity
Note on Find a Grave states that Peter Thompson Cassity is said to be buried at Wesley Chapel Cemetery, but no gravestone has been found.Peter married Elizabeth Ann Pierce on 6 Feb 1860 in Linn County, Missouri. Elizabeth (daughter of James Madison Pierce and Talitha C. Merrick) was born on 12 Oct 1842 in Missouri; died on 25 Mar 1921 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Mar 1921 in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Ann Pierce was born on 12 Oct 1842 in Missouri (daughter of James Madison Pierce and Talitha C. Merrick); died on 25 Mar 1921 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Mar 1921 in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Horeb, Marion County, Oregon
- Census: 1920, Tiger Township, Creek County, Oklahoma
Notes:
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1921/1921_00008088.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43146050/elizabeth-ann-cassityChildren:
- 2. James Armstrong Cassity was born on 10 Jan 1859 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 14 Mar 1930 in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado; was buried in Cahone Cemetery, Cahone, Dolores County, Colorado, US.
- Robert Cassity was born about 1861 in Missouri; died about 1871; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
- Wallace Cassity was born about 1865 in Missouri; died in 1868.
- Wilson Cassity was born about 1867; died about 1867.
- David Crockett Cassity was born on 10 Feb 1869 in Linn County, Missouri; died on 24 Sep 1925 in Clay County, Missouri; was buried on 26 Sep 1925 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Emma Frances Cassity was born on 11 Dec 1876 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 21 Jul 1951 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried on 24 Jul 1951 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Charles Madison Cassity was born on 24 May 1878 in Walla Walla, Washington; died in Sep 1915 in Walla Walla, Washington; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
- Mary F. Cassity was born about 1864 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died about 1869 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
Generation: 4
8. 
Armstrong Russell Cassity was born on 21 Jul 1807 in Montgomery County, Kentucky (son of Peter Thompson Cassity and Mary "Polly" Melissa Armstrong); died on 24 Sep 1881 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Census: 1850, Lee County, Iowa
- Census: 1860, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1870, Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1880, Grantsville Township, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
US General Land Office Records
Name: Armstrong R Cassity
Issue Date: 15 Apr 1853
Place: Linn, Missouri, USA
Land Office: Milan
Meridian: 5th PM
Township: 60-N
Range: 20-W
Section: 21
Accession Number: MO4890__.135
Document Number: 1236
Township 060N - Range 020W - NE¼SE¼ - Section 21
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO4890__.135&docClass=STA&sid=0r2g3fd0.031
According to their daughter Minerva's obituary, the family came from Bath County, Kentucky to Linn County, Missouri in 1851.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26039844/armstrong-r_-cassityArmstrong married Ruth Ann Trumbo on 2 Oct 1828 in Bath County, Kentucky. Ruth (daughter of John Trumbo and Sarah Wiggington Atchison) was born on 13 Mar 1813 in Wyoming, Bath County, Kentucky; died on 28 Feb 1887 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ruth Ann Trumbo was born on 13 Mar 1813 in Wyoming, Bath County, Kentucky (daughter of John Trumbo and Sarah Wiggington Atchison); died on 28 Feb 1887 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
Died. Mrs. Ruth Ann Cassity, on Monday, February 28 at her residence three miles south of Browning. She was the widow of Armstrong Cassity and the daughter of John Trumbo of Bath County, Kentucky. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Rachel Gooch and Mrs. Dolly Cassity.
The Daily News-Bulletin, Brookfield, Missouri. Tuesday, 14 March 1922.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26040032/ruth-ann-cassityChildren:
- 4. Peter Thompson Cassity was born in 1830 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 13 Sep 1893; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
- Sarah T. Cassity was born on 24 Oct 1831 in Kentucky; died on 20 Jun 1906 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Jenkins Cemetery, Browning, Linn County, Missouri.
- Mary Cassity was born on 5 Nov 1833 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 7 Dec 1916 in Browning, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 8 Dec 1916 in Jenkins Cemetery, Browning, Linn County, Missouri.
- William M. "John William" Cassity was born on 11 Jan 1840 in Kentucky; died on 24 May 1917 in Sugar Creek, Randolph County, Missouri; was buried on 25 May 1917 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri.
- Elizabeth Cassity was born on 20 Apr 1838 in Kentucky; died on 21 Apr 1922 in Jackson Township, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 22 Apr 1922 in Mount Olive Cemetery, Shafter, Linn County, Missouri.
- Minerva Cassity was born on 13 Mar 1847 in Bath County, Kentucky; died on 24 Oct 1924 in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried on 25 Oct 1924 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- America Cassity was born on 4 Nov 1850 in Lee County, Iowa; died on 17 Oct 1942 in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried on 18 Oct 1942 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- Dorothy Jane Cassity was born on 31 May 1848 in Kentucky; died on 11 Oct 1868 in Missouri; was buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.
- Amanda Cassity was born on 4 Nov 1850 in Kentucky; died on 10 Oct 1932 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 11 Oct 1932 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Andrew Cassity was born about 1853 in Missouri; died after 1910.
10. James Madison Pierce was born on 25 Jan 1813 in Alabama; died on 25 Dec 1858 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Pierce Family Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
US General Land Office Records
Name: James M Pierce
Issue Date: 1 Apr 1843
Place: Linn, Missouri, USA
Land Office: Fayette
Meridian: 5th PM
Township: 60-N
Range: 21-W
Section: 36
Accession Number: MO2910__.191
Document Number: 21886
Township 060N - Range 021W - SE¼ - Section 36
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO2910__.191&docClass=STA&sid=rgapvs1l.vci
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33428387/james-madison-pierceJames married Talitha C. Merrick. Talitha was born on 11 Feb 1816 in North Carolina; died on 28 May 1892 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Pierce Family Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Talitha C. Merrick was born on 11 Feb 1816 in North Carolina; died on 28 May 1892 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried in Pierce Family Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33428246/telitha-c-pierceChildren:
- 5. Elizabeth Ann Pierce was born on 12 Oct 1842 in Missouri; died on 25 Mar 1921 in Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Mar 1921 in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Linn County, Missouri.