1882 History of Linn
County, Missouri
BIOGRAPHY
JAMES I. CASSITY Grantsville Township: 853
was born in Fleming
county, Kentucky,
November 1, 1830. His father was William
F. Cassity, born in Montgomery county Kentucky, January 1803, and removed in
January, 1851, to this county. His
vocation was that of farmer and blacksmith.
He was a well informed gentleman and respected by all who knew him; he
held the office of justice of the peace for several years, and after a life of
usefulness he died, in January, 1867.
The wife of William T. Cassity[i] was Dora Trumbo, born in Bath county, Kentucky,
December 21, 1808; she is yet living.
James I. Cassity remained in his native county until October 1, 1849,
when he removed with his father to Lee county, Iowa, and from there, after
raising one crop, to Missouri, in 1851, the family first settling in Benton
township. Mr. Cassity lived with his
parents until he was twenty-three years of age, when he began work on his own
account on a tract of land given him by his father. In March, 1859, he, with four companions,
went to Colorado,
where Mr. Cassity remained for three months, being engaged in mining. He returned to this county, January 15, 1860,
was married to Mary R. H. Moore, born in this county, January 15, 1842; Esq.
Paston officiated on the occasion. The
issue of their marriage has been nine children; viz, Dorothy A., Mary J., Isaac
F., James W. H., Sarah L., John I., George H., and Daniel Garfield, living, and
Essie B., dead. In 1861 he enrolled as a
member of the Union home guards, and served in the Federal militia at intervals
during the war. Since 1865 he has given
his attention to farming. In 1863 he was
constable of his township. By industry
and economy he has become the possessor of 285 acres of land; is a prosperous farmer,
and well respected in his community.
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