Leroy R. Cassingham is the son of Leroy Cassingham and Florine Isabel King. He was born 2 Jan 1921 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. He was killed by a drunken driver on 1 Jul 1980 at age 59 in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma. He is buried at Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama.

On 3 May 1947, he married Carolyn Eleanor Gehrhardt in New York. She is the daughter of William and Hazel Gehrhardt. She was born 8 Oct 1924 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. She died 20 Sep 2004 at age 79 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama. She is buried at Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama.

Children of Leroy R. Cassingham and Carolyn Eleanor Gehrhardt:

1. Leroy William Cassingham (Sr.) was born in 1948 in New York.
2. Carolyn Florine Cassingham was born in 1950 in New York.

Notes

Leroy R.: Leroy's daughter-in-law, Eileen (Tuthill) Cassingham, tells us that Leroy's original name was Lee Roy Cassingham -- but when he was in the navy it got changed to the way we show it above: Leroy R. Cassingham.

Sources

The basic information for this family was provided by Leroy R.'s daughter-in-law, Eileen (Tuthill) Cassingham.

Leroy R.: Death from Social Security Death Index (SSN 451-26-9020).

Carolyn: Death from Social Security Death Index (SSN 111-16-0092).

Census Listings

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

• Leroy: 1930 Census. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. p. 14.