hmtl5 Peter Thompson Cassity b. 15 Apr 1811 Bath County, Kentucky d. 25 Sep 1889 Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Peter Thompson Cassity

Male 1811 - 1889  (78 years)

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  • Name Peter Thompson Cassity 
    Birth 15 Apr 1811  Bath County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation blacksmith and farmer  [4] 
    _MILT Civil War. 62nd EMM (Enrolled Missouri Militia). Company C. Sgt.  [2] 
    Census 1850  Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Polk Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Polk Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 25 Sep 1889  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I1737  Hedges
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2024 

    Father Peter Thompson Cassity,   b. 19 Jun 1775, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1862, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Melissa Armstrong,   b. 10 Feb 1779, Augusta County, Viriginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1796  Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lydia West Evans,   b. 22 Feb 1811, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1887, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1831  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Isaac Newton Cassity,   b. 7 Jul 1832, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1862, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     2. Louisa Jane Cassity,   b. 13 Mar 1834, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1900, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     3. Peter Thompson Cassity,   b. 12 Dec 1836, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1911, Cora, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. William Harrison Cassity,   b. 4 Mar 1837, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1921, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     5. Sarah Elizabeth Cassity,   b. 25 Dec 1839, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1925, Cockrell Township, Chariton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. John Edward Cassity,   b. 7 Dec 1842, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1868, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     7. Delila Ann Cassity,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1918, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     8. Maryann Malinda Cassity,   b. Abt 1849, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     9. Alonzo Morton Cassity,   b. 2 May 1851, Lee County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1915, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2021 

    Family 2 Catharine Elizabeth Yearwood,   b. 1836, Habersham, DeKalb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1893, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1888  Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Apr 1811 - Bath County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Oct 1831 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Lee County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Polk Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Polk Township, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 May 1888 - Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Sep 1889 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Peter Thompson Cassity and Lydia moved to Missouri before the Civil War. He went to Lee County Iowa about 1850 and his son Alonzo was born near Fort Madison, Iowa. Not long thereafter he moved to Milan, Missouri. This according to R. D. Cassity.
      [1]
    • US General Land Office Record
      Name Thompson Cassity
      Issue Date 1 Oct 1852
      Place Sullivan, Missouri, USA
      Land Office Milan
      Meridian 5th PM
      Township 62-N
      Range 20-W
      Section 7
      Accession Number MO4880__.330
      Document Number 912
      https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MO4880__.330&docClass=STA&sid=yvyb0mgs.xzh
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Husband of Lydia West (Evans) Cassity (1811-1887). Son of Peter Thompson Cassity, I, and Mary (Melissa) Armstrong Cassity. Peter enlisted on July 26, 1862 in Laclede, Missouri in Co. C, 62nd EMM (Enrolled Missouri Militia). He was ordered into service on October 8, 1864 in Brookfield, Missouri and was relieved from duty on December 2, 1864. Two of his sons, Peter Thompson Cassity and Isaac Newton Cassity, also served in the Missouri EMM during the Civil War.
      [2]
    • 62nd EMM (Enrolled Missouri Militia). Company C. Enlisted 26 July 1862 in Laclede, Missouri. Served 9 October 1864 - 2 December 1864 in Brookfield, Missouri.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S56] Family Bible, Wm. T. Cassity.

    4. [S25] Census.

    5. [S90] Marriage record.

    6. [S12] Reflections of yester-years.


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