Richard Cassingham was born 8 Jun 1804 in Kent County, England. He is the son of Thomas Cassingham (Sr.) and Phoebe Ford. He died 5 July 1889 at the age of 85 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, and was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois on 5 Jul 1889.

On 18 Dec 1828, he married Margaret Morrison in Muskingum County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Alex Morrison and the twin sister of Mary Morrison, who married Richard's brother, Thomas, Jr. She was born 5 Oct 1805 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania and died 9 Jul 1890 at the age of 84 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. She is buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois.

Children of Richard Cassingham and Margaret Morrison:

1. Phebe Cassingham was born 4 Oct 1829 near Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio.
2. Sarah Jane Cassingham was born 20 Aug 1831 in Ohio.
3. George Benjamin Cassingham was born 7 Oct 1833 in Muskingum County, Ohio.
4. Lydia Ann Cassingham was born 23 Oct 1835 in Muskingum County, Ohio. She died on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 1840, at the age of 5 in Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio.
5. William Reeves Cassingham was born 29 Aug 1837 in Muskingum County, Ohio.
6. Sophia Cassingham was born 24 May 1841 in Ohio.
7. Thomas Alexander Cassingham was born 28 Jul 1843 in Ohio. He died 25/27 Nov 1863 at the age of 20 in the battle of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee and is buried in the military cemetery there (grave #11998 sec. D).
8. Henry Cassingham was born 16 Sep 1845. He died 20 Mar 1848 at the age of 2½.
9. Homer Burns Cassingham was born 2 Jun 1849 in Muskingum County, Ohio. He died 5 Oct 1892 at the age of 43 in Lyons, Rice, Kansas and was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Lyons on 7 Oct 1892. He never married.
10. (unknown) Cassingham died in infancy.

Notes

Both Richard's and Margaret's obituaries mention that they had 10 children -- but we only know of 9.

The LeHarper, La Harpe, IL,  Jun 5, 1885 carried the following item (courtesy of Judy O'Flaherty):
Margaret Morrison Cassingham
Mrs. Richard Cassingham is quite sick at Mr. Robt. Tarman's. Last Sunday, Mr. Thos. Cassingham and wife, came from Durham to see the old lady and remained during the day. The incident was of greater interest in that the visit brought together five persons whose combined ages are 414 nears. Grandma Tarman, aged 88 years, Thos. Cassingham 83, his wife 81, Richard Cassingham 81, his wife 81. The last mentioned ladies are twin sisters, who married brothers.

Sources

Richard:

• Birth, Marriage and Death from his obituary.
• Birth, Death and Burial from his grave marker (photo courtesy of Robert Teesdale).

Margaret:

• Birth, Marriage and Death from her obituary.
• Birth, Death and Burial from her grave marker (photo courtesy of Robert Teesdale).

Thomas:

• Death from various Civil War military documents (document 1, document 2, document 3).
• Burial from the Chattanooga National Cemetery list.

Homer:

• Death and Burial from Homer's own obituary.

Census Listings

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

• Richard (presumed): 1820 Census. Madison, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 135.
• 1830 Census. Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 228.
• 1840 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 252.
• 1850 Census. Jackson, Muskingum, Ohio. Page 331.
• 1860 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 994.
• 1870 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 37.
• 1880 Census. La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois. Page 37.