Born: 11 FEB 1811, Roxbury, Morris Co, New Jersey
Baptism: 27 MAR 1824
Place: Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church, Morris Co, New Jersey
Land: About 1830 William built a house on what is now 107 Mooney Rd. in Ledgewood, NJ on 195 acres of land.
Moved: 1833
Note: Moved to Michigan
Moved: 11 JUN 1836
Note: Migrated from Washtenaw Co, Mi E1/2-SE 80 Acres
Land Record: 11 JUN 1836
Note: CASKEY, William S., wife Clarissa, buy land in Sec. 28, losco, EP-SE, June 11, 1836, of Washtenaw Co., Mich. Buys land in Sec. 33, Iosco, SE-NE & NE-NE, Mar. 27,1838, of Liv. Co., Mich. Buys more of Sec. 33, in 1861, of Iosco. Sells some of Sec. 33, in 1847, of Liv. Co., Mich. Deceased by 1876. Heirs sell land in 1876, who are Robert M. wife Sarah, William Jr., Jonathon B. CASY.EY, all of losco. In census of losco, 1840, as CASCA, 1850, & 1860, as KASKY.
Lived in: May 1838
Place: Iosco Twp, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note: Appeared on the assessment rolls as a resident taxpayer. Real estate value was $560.00. Taxes paid was $3.20.
Religion: 01 JUN 1838
Note: Helped form the Presbyterian Church at Plainfield, at the house of Levi Clawson, and was for many years one of its deacons.
Birth of Son: 10 JUL 1844
Name: Robert W. Caskey
Note: In 1844, he commenced improving his land. He and his wife moved into a log house on adjoining land and occupied it the first year, during which time a few acres of land had been cleared, and a log house of the rudest sort had been erected on his own land. From this small beginning, by the strictest economy and industry, a fine farm had been developed from the wilderness. In May of 1838, his real estate and personal estate were worth $560 and he paid taxes of $3.20.
Birth of Daughter: 07 JAN 1846
Name: Pulaski F. Caskey
Birth of Daughter: 01 APR 1848
Name: Hulda A. Caskey
Occupation: Farmer
Date: BETWEEN 1850 AND 1873
1850 Census: 30 OCT 1850
Place: Iosco Twp, Livingston, Michigan, USA
Note: Wife, Clarissa, and three children are living in his household.
Office: 1852
Note: Was a highway commissioner
Office: 1853
Note: Was a director of the poor
Note: Was a school inspector.
1860 Census: 20 JUN 1860
Place: Iosco, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note: Recorded with the last name of Rasky.
1870 Census: 24 AUG 1870
Place: Iosco Twp, Livingston, Michigan, USA
Note: Wife, Clarissa, and four children are listed on this census.
Will: 1873 File Number 685. Need to look this up.
Click to see parents: Captain Robert Durland Caskey and Elizabeth Salmon
Note: William S. Caskey was born in Roxbury, New Jersey on Feb 11, 1811. He lived with his father, Robert Caskey, who was a farmer, until he was twenty-one years of age. William came to Michigan in 1833 and took up a tract of eighty acres of land in section 28 in Washtenaw County on June 28, 1836. He worked by the month for others until May 11, 1843, when he was married to Clarissa Wasson, who came with her father from Genesee County, New York, in 1836 and settled in Unadilla. Mr. Caskey and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church at Plainfield; he assisted in its organization June 1, 1838, at the house of Levi Clawson, and was for many years one of its deacons. He was charitable and kind hearted. William also became an assessor in 1840. In 1844, Mr. Caskey commenced improving his land. He and his young wife moved into a log house on adjoining land in section 33 and occupied it the first year, during which time a few acres of land had been cleared, and a log house of the rudest sort had been erected on his own land. From this small beginning, by the strictest economy and industry, a fine farm had been developed from the wilderness. In May of 1838, his real estate and personal estate were worth $560 and he paid taxes of $3.20. William became a leading citizen in Livingston County. He was a highway commissioner in 1852, director of the poor in 1853, and a school inspector in 1879. William died August 21, 1873, leaving four children – three sons and one daughter. The oldest, Robert W., is a farmer in Iosco. He enlisted in Company L., Third Michigan Cavalry, and served until February, 1866. Jonathan B. was a farmer in Iosco. William S. Jr. and Sarah B. lived at the old home with their mother, who shared with them the cares and responsibilities of the farm. William S. Caskey was a just man and much respected.
Clarissa Wasson
Birth: ABT 1818 New York
Living: BEF 1836
Place: Genessee, New York
Moved to: JUN 1837
Place: Unadilla Twp, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note: With her father, Samuel Wasson
1880 Census: 03 JUN 1880
Place: Iosco, Livingston Co, Michigan
Note: Living with her son, William’s family.
Death: BEF 1890
Burial: Plainfield Cemetery, Livingston Co, Michigan
Click to see parents: Samuel Wasson and Sarah Moon
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