is now Greene, Christian, Taney, and Stone Counties; in 1837-38, he performed marriages mostly in the northeastern corner of present-day Christian county.1
During 1838-39 he and his partner, John E. Stallings were among the dozen or so earliest merchants in Springfield. They sold greengroceries (i.e. liquor!) as well as dry goods. At the time of, or just before, Thomas' death the partners were being prosecuted for not having one of the licenses they needed to legally conduct at least part of the dry goods/household goods business.2
Thomas11 McNeal Casebolt died 12 September 1839 according to his gravestone which is in the Casebolt cemetery located on the farm then owned by his second son, John112 Lee Casebolt. His wife Christina11.1 followed on 16 April 1841, according to her gravestone which is in the same cemetery. Whether one or both died there or in Springfield is not known for certain. However, it seems likely that in their last days they were hosted and cared for at the farm of their son John112 and his wife. This surely was true of Christina11.1 who appears to be listed in John112’s household in the 1840 census.
Thomas11 and Christina11.1 had at least five children, all five of whom married and produced sizeable families. The senior Casebolt clan, the Ozark Casebolts, is one of the our most prolific!
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1 Ozark Genealogical Society, Green County, Missouri Marriages, Book A 1833-1854, pp. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10: Thomas McNeal Casebolt performed marriages as a minister of the gospel on 25 and 26 July 1833 and on 7 Feb. 1836 in which some of the grooms and brides were residents of White River Township {Kerry McGrath: in 1833 this township encompassed parts of present-day Christian and Taney Counties and all of present-day Douglas County.}; also on 21 Dec. 1837, 29 Apr. 1838, 12 Aug. 1838 and 3 Sept. 1838. Kerry McGrath analyzed marriage, land, tax and census records to identify the locations of the marriages.
2 Greene Co, Circuit Court Records, B:71, in 1839 Casebolt & Stallings were indicted for becoming auctioneers without a license but the case was "quashed". B:18 and 62, they were also indicted in April 1839 for selling goods without a license [outcome not found]. Greene Co, Civil and Criminal Cases, Case #60, In the April 1839 court, a grand jury
found that Thomas Casebolt and John E. Stallens on 1 March 1839 had sold a large quantity of calico, knives and forks at their store without the proper merchant's license - a criminal indictment. On 8 April 1839 the sheriff was ordered to arrest both the principals of the firm of Casebolt and Stallings and bring them before the court for selling goods without a license. By 19 April Stallings was arrested and presented to the court. Although the city of Springfield museum claims them as early city merchants, Kerry McGrath believes they actually were doing business in the towns of Ozark and Linden in the Finley valley.
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