Charles Wesley Cassingham is the son of James Alpheus Cassingham and Mary Catherine Wolf. He was born 24 Nov 1891 in Miami, Miami, Indiana and died 4 Dec 1960 at age 69 in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.  On 6 Dec 1960, he was buried at Galveston Cemetery, Galveston, Cass, Indiana.

• On 4 Mar 1918, he married Marie Sweany in Howard County, Indiana. She was born 14 May 1900 in Indiana.
• He may have married a second time to a Marie Shepphard. (Or this Marie may be the same as the first one.)

Back Row: Emma McGowan, Ida M. Herrell, Margaret Spencer, Gertrude Wilson, Sadie Eshelman, Charles Cassingham Front Row: Harry Cassingham, Mary Catherine Wolf Cassingham, Lennie Eckley, James Alpheus Cassingham Picture taken in 1933 [Photo from the collection of Mary Jane Herrell, courtesy of Mary Whisenhunt]

Foster child of Charles Wesley Cassingham and natural child of Marie Shepphard (who, apparently, was married previously):

1. Wilma McGloghin was born in Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.

Sources

Most information for this family provided by Charles's niece, Mary Jane Herrell, who lists Charles' wife as Marie Shepphard -- she does not list a Marie Sweany.

Charles: Birth from his WWI draft card [Name: Charley W Cassingham; City: Lincoln; County: Cass; State: Indiana; Birthplace: Miami, Indiana; Birth Date: 24 Nov 1891; Race: Caucasian (White); Roll: 1439782; Registered: 5 Jun 1917]

Marie Sweany: Birth and Marriage is from the Marriage Index Howard County Indiana 1844-1920.

Census Listings

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

• Charles: 1900 Census. Deer Creek, Miami, Indiana. Page 11.
• Charles: 1910 Census. Deer Creek, Miami, Indiana. Page 11.
• 1920 Census. Kokomo City, Center, Howard, Indiana. Page 12.
• 1930 Census. Rochester, Fulton, IN. p. 5.