Guelah Berniece (Kizer) Cassingham

Aurcle Gailen Cassingham is the son of John Gailen Cassingham and Henrietta Drown. He was born 29 Jan 1917 in Matheson, Elbert, Colorado and died 10 Jan 1992 at age 74 in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon. He was buried 14 Jan 1992 at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Payette, Idaho.

On 25 Jan 1936, he married Guelah Berniece Kizer in Weddington, Washington, Arkansas. Bernie or Sally, as she was sometimes known, is the daughter of William Hozy Kizer and Mary Elizabeth Colvin. She was born 16 January 1918 in Summers, Washington, Arkansas. She died 28 January 2011 at age 93 in Ontario, Malheur, Oregon. On 1 February 2011, she was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Payette, Idaho.

Children of Aurcle Gailen Cassingham and Guelah Berniece Kizer:

1. Valeria Joyce Cassingham was born in 1939 in Idaho.
2. Gayle Yvonne Cassingham was born in 1941 in Idaho.
   • In 1961, she married Harold Hilton Perkins in Idaho. Bud, as he is known, is the son of Harold Jasper Perkins and Neva Maud Lamb. He was born in 1938 in Texas.
   • She married Delman Everett Johnson. He is the son of Everett True Johnson. He was born 11 August 1948 in Akron, Summit, Ohio. He died 14 December 1977 in Stevens county, Washington.
   • She married Harvey Bolton. He was born in 1938.

Notes

Aurcle was born in Colorado, but his family moved to Payette, Idaho when he was six where he attended school until the fourth grade. The family then moved to Oregon Slope, then in 1932 to Summers, Arkansas. After marriage, he and Bernie moved to Payette, Idaho where he worked in the orchards of J. C. Palumbo. In 1941, they moved to Compton, California where he worked in the shipyards until 1944. He then moved back to the Oregon Slope where he farmed until his retirement in 1977. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. (from Gary and Lynn Cassingham)

Sources

Much information for this family provided by Gary and Lynn Cassingham.

Aurcle:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index (SSN 518-22-0986).
• Birth and Death from the Oregon Death Index, 1903-70 (cert # 92-01011).
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker.
• Marriage from Arkansas Marriage Index [Name: Bernice Kizer; Age: 18; Birth Year: abt 1918; Residence: Summers, Washington, Arkansas; Spouse's Name: Arcle Cassingham; Spouse's Age: 21; Spouse's Residence: Summers, Washington, Arkansas; Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1936; Marriage License Date: 25 Jan 1936; Marriage County: Washington; Event Type: Marriage; FHL Film Number: 2020347].

Guelah:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Berniece Cassingham; Last Residence: 97914 Ontario, Malheur, Oregon; Born: 16 Jan 1918; Died: 28 Jan 2011; SSN issued: Oregon (1975-1977)].
• Birth, Death and Burial from her obituary.

Delman:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Delman Johnson; SSN: 519-54-0141; Born: 11 Aug 1948; Last Benefit: 99101 Addy, Stevens, Washington; Died: Dec 1977; SSN issued: Idaho (1962)].
• Death from Washington State Death Index [Name: Delman E Johnson; Date of Death: 14 Dec 1977; Place of Death: Stevens; Age: 29; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1948; Residence: Stevens; Gender: Male; Certificate: 029377].