James A. Caskey  

Birth: 08 NOV 1885  On his parents' farm (Bull Run), Iosco Twp, Michigan

1900 Census:  28 JUN 1900
Place: Unadilla Twp, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note:  Living with his parents, Robert and Sarah Caskey.

1910 Census:  19 APR 1910
Place:  Unadilla Twp, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note:  Living with his parents, Robert and Sarah Caskey.

1st Marriage: 20 SEP 1911  to Erma Louise King
Place: Howell, Livingston, Michigan, USA
Note: Clergyman was C. A. Wilkie

 

Birth of Daughter:  14 MAY 1912
Name:
 Norma Caskey
Note:  Died at or shortly after birth

 

Birth of Son:  07 JUN 1913
Name:
 Robert Ferris Caskey

Birth of Son:  06 JAN 1915
Name:
 Glenn J. Caskey
Note:  No middle name, just an initial.

Birth of Son:  08 FEB 1918
Name:
 Harold Wilbur Caskey

Birth of Daughter:  24 DEC 1919
Name:
 Ersyl Jean Caskey

1920 Census: 23 JAN 1920
Place: Unadilla Twp, Livingston, Michigan, USA

Birth of Daughter:  26 SEP 1921
Name:
 Lois Ella Caskey

Birth of Son:  21 NOV 1923
Name:
 Kenneth Lee Caskey

Birth of Daughter:  07 OCT 1925
Name:
 Wilma Ardis Caskey

Birth of Daughter:  15 APR 1927
Name:
 Eleanor Marie Caskey

Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Place: Unadilla Twp, Livingston, Michigan, USA

Note: James was easy-going and a hard worker.

2nd Marriage:  12 MAY 1928  to Nettie Elsie Whittaker

Birth of Son:  25 JUL 1929
Name:
 Donald Lawrence Caskey

1930 Census:  17 APR 1930
Place:  Gregory, Unadilla Twp, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note:  Wife and six children are also in household.

Birth of Daughter:  27 DEC 1930
Name:
 Joan Caskey

Death: 18 NOV 1959  Plainfield, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note: Wasn't sick; but, he wasn't very good the last week of his life. Died of heart failure.

Burial:  21 NOV 1959  Plainfield Cemetery, Livingston Co, Michigan

Obituary: 25 NOV 1959
Place: The Livingston County Press, Howell, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note:
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Gregory Baptist Church for James Caskey, 74, who passed away this week at this farm home on Roepcke Road. Interment was at Plainfield.

Click to see parents:  Robert W. Caskey and Sarah A. Worthington

 

 

Erma Louise King  

Birth: 08 MAR 1890 Courtley Lake, Hamburg Twp, Michigan

1900 Census:  12 JUN 1900
Place:  White Oak Twp, Ingham Co, Michigan
Note:  Living with her mother, Ella King and five siblings.

1910 Census:  19 APR 1910
Place:  Unadilla Twp, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note:  Living with the Emmett Topping family as a servant.

Religion:  1913
Place:  Methodist Protestant Church

Note:  Her son, Ferris, describes her as a very kind woman.

Death: 21 APR 1927 Plainfield, Michigan
Note: After giving birth to Eleanor she got scarlet fever and died.

Burial: Plainfield Cemetery, Livingston Co, Michigan

Obituary:  Have.

Click to see parents:  Isaac J. King and Mary Ella McIntyre

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