Harriet Cassingham was born 25 Sep 1835 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Thomas Cassingham (Jr.) and Mary E. Morrison. She died 8 Sep 1920 -- just short of her 85th birthday --  in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. She is buried at Durham Cemetery, Hancock County, Illinois.

• On 8 Sep 1868, she married (1) Samuel Baxter Butler in Hancock County, Illinois. He is the son of Henry Butler and Charity Ann Baxter. He was born 5 Jun 1818 in Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio. He died 1 Jan 1876 at the age of 57 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He had been previously married and had children of his own.
• Then, on 24 Aug 1880 after Samuel's death, she married (2) George W. Sears in Hancock County, Illinois. George was born 6 Jan 1841 in Illinois. He died 5 Nov 1925 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois. He is buried at Myers Cemetery, Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illnois.

Children of Harriet Cassingham and Samuel Baxter Butler:

1. Thomas Cassingham Butler was born 22 Oct 1869 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.
2. Charles Wesley Butler was born 2 Jan 1872 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.
3. George Baxter Butler (Sr.) was born 23 Jan 1874 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.
4. Milton Leslie Butler was born 16 Sep 1875 in Durham, Hancock, Illinois.

Sources

Harriet: Marriages from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 - 1900.

George: Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker. (Interestingly, while the grave marker shows a death date of 1925, Harriet is listed as a widow already in the 1920 census.)

Census Listings

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

• Harriet (presumed): 1840 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 252.
• Harriet: 1850 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 331.
• Harriet: 1860 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 951.
• Harriet: 1860 Census. Pilot Grove, Hancock, Illinois. Page 709.
• 1870 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 7.
• 1880 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 3.
• George Sears: 1880 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 5.
• 1900 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 8.
• 1910 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 6.
• Harriet: 1920 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 2.