CASSINGHAMS in America

Virgil Adams is one of our Mystery Kin.
His great-grandparents seem to have arrived in the U.S. between 1840-1843 in a second migration of Cassinghams. They settled in Coshocton County, Ohio (a county adjacent to Muskingum County where Thomas and his family settled in 1818).
If you have any information on Virgil or his descendants please email me.

Virgil Adams (Sr.) is the son of Beal A. Adams and Della Marquand. He was born 21 Apr 1896/1897 in Coshocton County, Ohio. He died in Jan 1980 at age 82 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio.

On 29 May 1918, he married Bessie Rizer in Coshocton County, Ohio. She was born 13 Apr 1898 in Ohio. She died in Nov 1977 at age 79 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio.

Children of Virgil Adams (Sr.) and Bessie Rizer:

  1. Virgil Adams (Jr.) was born 28 Dec 1927 in Coshocton County, Ohio. He died in Oct 1974 at age 46 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio.

Sources

Virgil, Sr.: Birth from the 1900 census [Tuscarawas, Coshocton, OH., p. 206] which lists Apr 1896.
Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 279-10-5932) which lists the birth as 21 Apr 1897.
Marriage from Marriages of Coshocton County, Ohio -- 1811-1930 [FHC film #895285].

Bessie: Birth from the 1920 census [Tuscarawas, Coshocton, OH., p. 5].
Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 269-62-9931).

Virgil, Jr.: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 302-20-1858).

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

  • Virgil: 1900 Census. Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 206.
  • Virgil: 1910 Census. Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 6.
  • 1920 Census. Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 5.

 


We are actively seeking more information on the individuals listed here (and their descendants). If you have any additional information, photographs or documents to share: please e-mail me.
Daniel Edwards

Last Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2002.