hmtl5 Orpha Jane Cassity b. 22 Jan 1889 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 23 Aug 1910 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado: Hedges Genealogy
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Orpha Jane Cassity

Orpha Jane Cassity

Female 1889 - 1910  (21 years)


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  • Name Orpha Jane Cassity 
    Birth 22 Jan 1889  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Aug 1910  Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • MHR note: Orpha died of TB.
    Burial Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I2573  Hedges
    Last Modified 18 Sep 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 Margaret Morris,   b. 12 Mar 1871, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1890 (Age 19 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1888  [1] 
    Family ID F1163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Luther Pearson,   b. 1 Apr 1887, Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1917, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Marriage 23 Oct 1907  [1, 3] 
    Family ID F1164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Jan 1889 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Aug 1910 - Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Cassity, Orpha    		Cassity, Orpha

  • Notes 
    • Died In Colorado.
      Miss Orpha J. Cassity, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Cassity was born in Purdin, Linn county, Missouri on January 22, 1889. She attended the public school of Purdin where she grew to womanhood. Orpha was married to J.L. Pearson, Oct. 23, 1907. Her health failing, accompanied by her husband she went to Colorado Springs, Col. about one month ago in the hopes of being restored to health and seemed to be improving until a short time before death claimed her on August 23rd. Her remains accompanied by her grief stricken husband and her father were brought back to Purdin arriving there on Friday, August 26th.
      Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.O.G. Potter of Browning the next day after which her body was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery to await the resurrection morn.
      Mrs. Pearson was a universal favorite with her many schoolmates, relatives and friends in and around Purdin. She was a christian lady and was a member of the M.E. church South since November 1906.
      Mr. Pearson has the sympathy of his many friends in his hour of sadness.
      The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 1 September 1910.
      [3, 4]

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

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.


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