CASSINGHAMS in America

Descent
Thomas Cassingham (Sr.)
Richard Cassingham
Phoebe Cassingham

Phebe Cassingham was born 4 Oct 1829 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Richard Cassingham and Margaret Morrison. She died 27 Feb 1905 at the age of 75.

Around 1851, she married Robert A. Tarman in Muskingum County, Ohio. Robert was born about 1826/1827 in Virginia. He is the son of George Tarman and Mary. He died sometime before 1900 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

Children of Phebe Cassingham and Robert A. Tarman:

  1. Minerva Tarman was born about 1851/1852 in Ohio.
  2. Martha J. Tarman was born in Jun 1855 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Known as "Mattie", she apparently never married.
  3. Laura E. Tarman was born 6 Jan 1858 in Illinois.
  4. Cilia Tarman was born in Mar 1860 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.
  5. Olive Tarman was born in Sep 1863 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Known as "Ollie", she apparently never married.
  6. Luther Tarman was born about 1865/1866 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. He died sometime before 1880 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

Notes

Cilia: The name is not real clear in Census records. It looks like "Ocelia" in 1860. - In 1870 it appears to be "Lelia". - And in 1880 looks like "Cilia".

Sources

Robert: Birth from 1860 Census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 994).
Death from 1900 Census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 1) where Phoebe is listed as a widow.

Martha & Olive: Births from 1900 Census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 1).

Laura: Birth from 1860 Census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 994).

Cilia: Birth from 1860 Census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 994) where she is listed as 2 months old.

Luther: Birth from 1870 Census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 36).
Assumed to have died sometime before 1880, because he does not appear in that census (La Harpe, Hancock, IL. p. 22).

Census Listings

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

  • Phebe (presumed): 1830 Census. Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 228.
  • Phebe (presumed): 1840 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 252.
  • Phebe: 1850 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 331.
  • Robert: 1850 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 325.
  • 1860 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 994.
  • 1870 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 36.
  • 1880 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 22.
  • 1900 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 1.
  • Martha & Olive: 1910 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 1.
  • Martha & Olive: 1920 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 12.
 

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Daniel Edwards

Last Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2002.