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Obituary:
J.W. Caskey of El Paso, Texas, brother to Butler T. Caskey, East Church Street, died
Monday at his home. He was 69 years of age and was a former resident of this city
(Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania) and also conducted a grocery store for several
years at Renovo. About 1923 he removed his family to Trinidad, Colorado, and later
located at El Paso where he was engaged in business.
Survivors include his wife and eight sons and daughters; also one other brother and one
sister, J. L. Caskey, Renovo, and Mrs. Hallie Smith of Wilkes-Barre.
I believe the above time-line of his relocations is a little off.
I know he was born in Clinton County, Pennsylvania about 1862-63.
Next I have his marriage license to Anna R. Burd in Osage City, Osage County, Kansas on
July 20, 1887. He moved from Kansas to Colorado between 1899 and 1903.
He then appears on the 1910 federal census in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado with
his wife Rhoda Ann (Burd) Caskey and eight children: Bessie, Robert L., Ralph J., Mary,
Virginia (?), Harry R., Unreadable, and Philip. The first five being born in Kansas, the
last three in Colorado.
In the 1920 federal census, the family appears back in Renovo, Clinton County,
Pennsylvania. Appearing on this census are Joseph W. and wife Roda A (spelling as appears
in census), and children: Mary E., Harry, Unreadable, Theodore, Hellen. The youngest,
Hellen (age 2) was born in Colorado, so the family moved from Colorado to Pennsylvania
sometime between 1918 and 1920.
Sometime after 1920, I'm assuming 1923, he moved to El Paso Texas where he died.
At least two of Joseph's also moved to El Paso, Robert L. Caskey, and Ralph James
Caskey. According to cemetery records, Robert is burried in the Fort Bliss National
Cemetery in El Paso County. I have also secured the death certificate of Ralph, which
shows his date of death being April 28, 1962 in El Paso, Texas.
Here is a rough family outline I've been able to piece together:
1. JOHN CASKEY was born Abt. 1800 in England. He married ELIZABETH HUBBARD. She was
born Abt. 1827 in Pennsylvania.
Children of JOHN CASKEY and ELIZABETH HUBBARD are:
i. HARRIET CASKEY.
ii. FRANK CASKEY, b. Abt. 1854.
iii. JOHN CASKEY, b. Abt. 1857.
iv. EDWARD CASKEY, b. Abt. 1860.
2. v. JOSEPH W. CASKEY, b. Abt. 1862, Pennsylvania; d. April 04, 1932, El Paso, El
Paso County, Texas.
vi. JAMES L. CASKEY, b. December 18, 1865, Swissdale Township, Clinton County,
Penssylvania;
d. December 12, 1939, Renovo, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; m. MARGARET KANE,
February 05, 1895.
vii. BUTLER THOMAS CASKEY, b. Abt. 1869; d. February 06, 1943, Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pennsylvania.
Generation No. 2
2. JOSEPH W. CASKEY (JOHN) was born Abt. 1862 in Pennsylvania, and died April 04, 1932 in
El Paso,
El Paso County, Texas. He married RHODA ANN BURD July 20, 1887 in Osage County, KS,
daughter
of WILLIAM JASPAR BURD and MARY GRINSTEAD. She was born Abt. 1870 in Hart County,
Kentucky.
Children of JOSEPH CASKEY and RHODA ANN BURD are:
i. BESSIE F. CASKEY, b. Abt. 1888, Kansas.
ii. ROBERT L. CASKEY, b. Abt. 1891, Kansas.
3. iii. RALPH JAMES CASKEY, b. March 23, 1893, Herkimer, Marshall Co., KS; d. April 28,
1962, El Paso, El Paso Co., TX.
iv. MARY E. CASKEY, b. Abt. 1896, Kansas.
v. UNKNOWN B. CASKEY, b. Abt. 1899, Kansas.
vi. HARRY R. CASKEY, b. December 11, 1902, Colorado; d. April 20, 1973, Big Spring,
Howard County, TX.
vii. UNKNOWN CASKEY, b. Abt. 1906, Colorado.
viii. PHILIP CASKEY, b. Abt. 1909, Colorado.
ix. THEODORE CASKEY, b. Abt. 1910, Colorado.
x. HELLEN CASKEY, b. Abt. 1918, Colorado.
Generation No. 3
3. RALPH JAMES CASKEY (JOSEPH W., JOHN) was born March 23, 1893 in Herkimer, Marshall
Co., KS, and
died April 28, 1962 in El Paso, El Paso Co., TX. He married PEARLE MARGARET HOLLOWAY
July 05, 1916
in Herkimer, Marshall Co., KS, daughter of WILLIAM HOLLOWAY and KATHERYN MOLLENGER.
She was
born March 08, 1897 in Herkimer, Marshall Co., KS, and died April 18, 1977 in Los
Angeles Co., CA.
Children of RALPH CASKEY and PEARLE HOLLOWAY are:
i. RICHARD RALPH CASKEY, b. September 05, 1917, Primero, Las Animas Co., Colorado;
d. August 22, 1955, Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada.
ii. KENNETH PEARLE CASKEY, b. October 01, 1919, Las Animas Co., Colorado; d. July 25,
1984, South El Monte, LA Co., CA.
iii. ROZELLA (SAUNDRA) PEARLE CASKEY, b. December 21, 1920, Trinidad, Las Animas Co.,
CO; d. July 07, 1958, North Hollywood, LA Co., CA.
I hope you folks find this helpful. I've done quite a bit of homework on this line of
the Caskey family, but I know there's more out there. If you can make a connection,
then please let me know. Even small pieces of information can lead to huge
break-throughs.
Regards,
Jason A. Chenoweth