Chester Snyder Cassingham (Sr.) is the son of Edwin Wallace Cassingham and Margaret Ione Snyder. He was born 23 Aug 1890 in Wilmington, Will, Illinois and died 27 Jul 1957 at age 66 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri. His remains were cremated on 31 Jul 1957.

• On 2 Aug 1914, he married (1) Muriel Whitman in Salina, Saline, Kansas. She is the daughter of Simson Whitman and Lillian Hoskinson. She was born 15 Feb 1894 in Sabetha, Brown, Kansas and died 12 Apr 1955 at age 61 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Her remains were cremated on 14 Apr 1955 and placed at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri on 17 Apr 1955.  This marriage ended in divorce.
• Then, on 7 Oct 1942, he married (2) Opal Clara Cross in Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri. She was born 9 Oct 1904 in Iberia, Miller, Missouri and died 27 Feb 1988 at age 83 in Whitewater, Jefferson, Wisconsin. She was previously married to a Mr. Lee.

Children of Chester Snyder Cassingham and Muriel Whitman:

1. Chester Snyder Cassingham (Jr.) was born 17 Jun 1915 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri. .
2. Nancy Jane Cassingham was born 18 Feb 1920 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri.
3. Emily Frances Cassingham was born in 1923 in Missouri.

Children of Opal Clara Cross and Mr. Lee (but then legally adopted by Chester Cassingham):

4. Jack Lee Cassingham

Cassingham & Son, Warrensburg, MO (Photo from the collection of Chester Snyder Cassingham (Jr.) [scanned by Paul Jacque Cassingham])

Sources

Chester: Birth, Death and Cremation from his Death Certificate.

Muriel:

• Birth, Death and Cremation from her Death Certificate.
• Death and Burial from her obituary in the Maryville Daily Forum, Maryville, MO, 13 Apr 1955.