Herman Zastrow [Photo courtesy of Eric L. Nelson]

Julia Isabel Cassingham was born 11 Jul 1866 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. She is the daughter of William Reeves Cassingham and Abigail Sophia Comstock. She died 28 Nov 1935 at age 69 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin. She is buried at Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin.

On 17 May 1893, she married Herman Edward Zastrow in Lyons, Rice, Kansas. He is the son of Ferdinand Zastrow and Mary Koepp. He was born 6 Nov 1870 in Caledonia Township, Columbia, Wisconsin. He died 1 Aug 1930 at the age of 59 in Caledonia Township, Columbia, Wisconsin. He was buried 30 May 1935 at Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin.

Children of Julia Isabel Cassingham and Herman Edward Zastrow were as follows:

1. Ruth Abigail Zastrow was born 16 Sep 1894 in Stetsonville, Taylor, Wisconsin.
2. Ernest Leroy Zastrow was born 20 Oct 1897 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin.
3. Irvin Elmer Zastrow was born 12 Aug 1900 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin.
4. Royal C. Zastrow was born 24 Apr 1904 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin.
5. Wilbur Zastrow was born 25 Nov 1907. He died 29 Nov 1907 -- at just 4 days old -- in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin. He is buried at Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin.
6. Herbert Zastrow was born 4 Nov 1910 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin and died sometime before 1978 in Newton, Harvey, Kansas.

Sources

Julia: Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Herman: Birth, Death and Burial from grave marker.

Census Listings

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

• Julia: 1870 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 41.
• Julia: 1880 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 22.
• 1900 Census. Portage, Columbia, WI. p. 15.
• 1910 Census. Portage, Columbia, WI. p. 5.
• 1920 Census. Portage, Columbia, WI. p. 3.
• 1930 Census. Portage, Columbia, WI. p. 2.