Hello List:
I'm trying to stir up interest among any Casner researchers/descendants. By my count,
there are at least four-maybe five- people lurking out in cyber space and quitely viewing
this list. Generally, I post information to the list but am taking a different approach
trying to open the lines of communication.
As one person put it, my Casner line is 'the hell raising bunch' that terrorized
the TX panhandle in the late 1870s. Would you believe they didn't go to jail for
killing nine people in revenge for the murder of their two brothers in 1876. The two
moved to another part of TX and became respectable citizens. But low and behold, in 1899
they were involved in a shooting on the range over the placement of a fence. One person
died as a result of the shooting. They were both tried and convicted for their part in
the killing. However, they appealed. The appeal was remanded back to the courts where
they were tried (in effect they won their appeals). To my kowledge they were never tried
again. But alas! They had to sell all their range land and livestock to pay the
attornies who defended them. At that point they just rode off into the sunset - never to
be heard of again (at least not yet). I spend my summers trying to determine what became
of them.
Perhaps there are Casner descendants out there who just don't want to claim
relatoinship to my bunch. However, it is all part of history and heritage. Trust me,
living descendants of this line are really a great bunch of people.
Liz Freeman In OK!
PS: Of the family of 12 brothers and one sister (to the two mentioned above), there are
some other 'very interesting' characters also.