William E. Cassingham was born 8 Oct 1867 in Sciota, McDonough, Illinois. He is the son of George Benjamin Cassingham and Isabelle L. Loyd. He died 2 Jul 1951 at age 83 in Medford, Grant, Oklahoma. He was buried in Lyons, Rice, Kansas.

On 15 Aug 1891, William married Ella May Smith in Lyons, Rice, Kansas. She was born 17 Aug 1867 in Peoria County, Illinois and died 23 Dec 1943 at the age of 76 in Lyons, Rice, Kansas.

Children of William E. Cassingham and Ella May Smith:

1. Jay Hollis Cassingham was born 9 Nov 1892 in Rice County, Kansas.
2. Ruth May Cassingham was born 26 Apr 1894 in Rice County, Kansas.
3. George Cassingham was born and died 7 Sep 1895 in Rice County, Kansas.
4. Mamie Belle Cassingham was born 20 Jun 1897 in Little River, Rice, Kansas.
5. Virginia Marie Cassingham was born 7 Dec 1899 in Rice County, Kansas.
6. Eva Laura Cassingham was born 15 Mar 1902/3 in Rice County, Kansas. Eva died 4 Sep 1965 at age 62 or 63 in Huntington Park, Los Angeles, California.
   • On 18 Mar 1921, she married (1) Alfred E. Reents in Rice County, Kansas. He was born about 1871 and died 5 Aug 1935 at the age of about 64 in Sacramento County, California.
   • Then, after Alfred’s death (in about 1935), Eva married (2) Waldo D. Morris. His is the son of Mr. Morris and Miss Wiggins. He was born 15 Jun 1908 in Kansas. He died 15 May 1967 -- just one month shy of his 59th birthday -- in Los Angeles County, California.
7. Gary Floyd Cassingham was born 1 Jan 1904 in Rice County, Kansas.
8. Lloyd Hall Cassingham was born 3 Jan 1907 in Rice County, Kansas. Lloyd died 20 Sep 1981 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.
   • He married (1) Leta. She was born 13 Jun 1907 in Kansas and died in Mar 1973 at age 65 in Lyons, Rice, Kansas.
   • Atfer Leta’s death, on 5 Aug 1973, he married (2) Olive Ruth Hubbard. She was born 26 May 1909 in Lyons, Rice, Kansas. She is the daughter of Richard B. Hubbard and Kattie C. (unknown). She had previously been married to a Mr. Rife with whom she had at least three children: Dwight, Derald and Lois. Olive died 30 Mar 1989 at age 79 in Lyons, Rice, Kansas. She was buried 3 Apr 1989.
9. Hazel Elaine Cassingham was born 11 Oct 1908 in Mitchell, Rice, Kansas.

Sources

George German: Birth and parents from the 1910 Census (Rockville, Rice, KS. P 4).

Eva: Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 (which lists her birth as 1903).

Alfred Reents: Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997.

Waldo Morris: Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997.

Lloyd: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 515-03-1665). Birth and Death also from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997.

Leta: Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 509-12-1751). State of issuance is assumed to be the birthplace. Last residence is assumed to eb the deathplace.

Olive: Death, Burial and Children from her obituary in the Wichita Eagle Beacon of 1 Apr 1989.

Census Listings

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

• William: 1880 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 37.
• 1900 Census. Victoria, Rice, Kansas. Page 8.
• 1910 Census. Union, Rice, Kansas. Page 9.
• George German: 1910 Census. Rockville, Rice, Kansas. Page 4.
• Olive Hubbard: 1910 Census. Mitchell, Rice, Kansas. Page 13.
• 1920 Census. Mitchell, Rice, Kansas. Page 6.
• Virginia & George German: 1920 Census. Galt, Rice, Kansas. Page 14.