hmtl5 Willis Presley Cassity b. 9 Jul 1894 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. Sep 1973 Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Willis Presley Cassity

Male 1894 - 1973  (79 years)

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  • Name Willis Presley Cassity 
    Birth 9 Jul 1894  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation taxi driver 
    Census 1920  Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Sep 1973  Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2577  Hedges
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2023 

    Father Robert William Cassity,   b. 19 Dec 1868, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1942, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Ora Anna Karr,   b. 17 Mar 1866, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1942, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 12 May 1891  [1, 2] 
    Documents
    The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf    		The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf
    Lieut. William Hedges, 4th Company, 33rd Battalion, Maryland Militia In the American Revolution
    Compiled by Mary (Hedges) Reiner 1955
    Family ID F1051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Genevieve Belcher,   b. 23 Aug 1897, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1995 (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1920  [1] 
    • MHR gives marriage date as 12 Nov 1923, but William Presley Cassity and Gevieve Cassity are already in the 1920 US census with two sons ages 4 and 3.
    Divorce Bef 1940  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Laurence Cassity,   b. 15 Jun 1915, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1995, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Earl Jack Cassity,   b. 23 Jan 1917, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 2003 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F1166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

    Family 2 Verna Lovelle Sanders,   b. 18 Apr 1905, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1980 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1933  Unionville, Putman County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Willis Presley “Sonny” Cassity,   b. 13 Apr 1946, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 2014, Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F1167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Jul 1894 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Jan 1933 - Unionville, Putman County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Sep 1973 - Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S5] 1900 US census.

    4. [S43] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.


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