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Looking for the family of Edward C. Cassaday, born 1838 in Canada according to info on the
1870 Chariton Co. Missouri census.
Edward married Eliza Ann Hall on Jan 1, 1870 in Howard Co. Missouri. The marriage record
reads E. C. Cassoda and Eliza Hall.
These are the only two pieces of documentation I have for Edward. So far no other
information on his parents or siblings.
The 1870 Chariton Co. Mo. census lists Edward, born 1838 in Canada, wife Eliza A. born
1844 in Mo., and two girls, Mary born 1860 in Arkansas, and Georgia born 1865 in Missouri.
The two girls are daughters from a previous marriage of Eliza (nee) Andrews and William
Mansker of Randolph Co. Arkansas.
Edward Cassaday and Eliza had a son, John Thomas, born October 1870 in Pettis Co.
Missouri. Not long after the birth of John Thomas his father Edward supposedly took off
and just deserted his family. What happened to him or where he went is a complete mystery
so far.
By 1874 Eliza was married to a John M. Andrews of Howard Co. Mo. I found them on the 1880
Howard Co. Mo. census and Eliza's children were all going by the last name of Andrews.
John M. Andrews and Eliza had three children together that I have been able to find -
Estella, Thomas, and Pete. In 1900 the family was living in Sevier Co. Ark, in 1910 and
1920 they were living in McCurtain Co. Okla.
John Thomas Casady was my grandfather. As a child when I asked my parents about my
grandad's father, Edward, I was told no one in the family ever knew him and really had
no idea what might have become of him and had no idea what his name was. I went through
every Casady family in the census in Missouri until I finally found him. I then found the
marriage record for him and Eliza. About a month before I
found the census record I was sent a picture of "Grandpa Casady's father" -
no name and no date on the photo and no source for the photo.
I have posted three pictures in the Casady Family file - please take a look at them and
see if they resemble any Casady's you know.
Edward C. Cassaday - born 1838 in Canada - I believe the picture was taken in Missouri -
have no idea what year.
John Thomas Casady - born Oct 1870 Pettis Co. Mo., picture taken Eastland Co. Texas about
1903-1904.
John T. Casady and wife Stella Irene Morris - picture taken 1948 in Taylor Co. Texas.
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.
S. J. Reynolds