George Foord Cassingham was born 19 Apr 1812 in Kent, England. He is the son of Thomas Cassingham (Sr.) and Phoebe Ford. He was christened in Bilsington, Kent, England on 21 June 1812. He came to America with his family in 1818, when he was 6 years old, settling in Muskingum County, Ohio. Upon his marriage, in 1833, he and his bride established their residence in Coshocton, Ohio where he spent the remainder of his days. He died 14 Mar 1889 - one month short of his 77^th birthday - in Coshocton County, Ohio and was buried 17 Mar 1889 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Ohio.

On 23 May 1833, he married Elizabeth Wilson in Muskingum County, Ohio. Elizabeth was born 6 Oct 1814 in Huntington County, Pennsylvania. Her father was Robert Wilson. She died 14 Mar 1899 -- (on the 10 year anniversary of her husband's death!) -- at age 84 at the home of her daughter, Sarah, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio. She was buried 16 Mar 1899 in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Ohio.

Children of George Foord Cassingham and Elizabeth Wilson:

1. Julia Harriet Cassingham was born 1 Nov 1834 in Ohio.
2. Sarah M. Cassingham was born in Jul 1836 in Coshocton County, Ohio.
3. Mary Jane Cassingham was born 29 June 1838 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio.
4. John Wilson Cassingham was born 22 Jan 1840 in Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio.

Notes

Is is possible (perhaps even probable) that George's middle name is actually "Ford" -- his mother's maiden name. But the only record I have that lists his middle name (his christening record) gives the middle name as Foord. So I show it in that form.

Sources

George:

• Birth and Marriage from his own Biographical Sketch, (which lists his marriage as 1835, an apparent error since the Ohio State Marriage Index and Elizabeth's obituary both give 1833).
• Birth, Death and Burial from Cemetery Records of Coshocton County, Ohio [FHC film #928173] (click here to see the grave marker).
• Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial from his obituaries:
  • The Coshocton Democrat, Coshocton, OH, 19 Mar 1889.
  • The Semi-Weekly Age, Coshocton, OH, 15 Mar 1889.
  • The Semi-Weekly Age, Coshocton, OH, 19 Mar 1889.
• Christening from "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" [name: George Foord Casingham; gender: Male; baptism/christening date: 21 Jun 1812; baptism/christening place: Bilsington, Kent, England; father's name: Thos. Casingham; mother's name: Phebe; indexing project (batch) number: I04692-8; system origin: England-EASy; source film number: 1736526].

Elizabeth:

• Birth, Death and Burial from Cemetery Records of Coshocton County, Ohio [FHC film #928173] (click here to see the grave marker).
• Birth, Marriage, Death and Burial corroborated from her own obituaries in the Coshocton Democrat of Mar 14, 1899 and Mar 17, 1899.

Census Listings

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

• George (presumed): 1820 Census. Madison, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 135.
• 1840 Census. Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 278.
• 1850 Census. Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 122.
• 1860 Census. Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 50.
• 1870 Census. Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 2.
• 1880 Census. Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio. Page 11.