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Descendants of Levi Cassady

Generation No. 2


2. GEORGE WASHINGTON2 CASSADY (LEVI1) was born Abt. 1830 in Chesterfield County, S. C., and died May 13, 1886 in Red Level, Covington, Ala.. He married NANCY ANN JOSEPHINE SNELGROVE 1852. She was born 1837 in Early County, GA, and died Apr 20, 1920 in Red Level, Ala..

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON CASSADY:
In the Alabama 1850 Federal census, George Washington, age 20, was living with his uncle, Joseph Gipson. George Washington Cassady's great great grandson is former President, William Jefferson
" Bill " Clinton.
     
Children of GEORGE CASSADY and NANCY SNELGROVE are:
  i.   MATILDA JANE3 CASSADY, b. Coffee County, Alabama; d. 1931, Alabama; m. JAMES JACOB POTTS.
  ii.   SARAH JANE CASSADY, b. May 31, 1853, Coffee County, Alabama; d. Feb 05, 1937; m. JOHN W. WELCH.
6. iii.   JAMES M. CASSADY, b. Nov 1855, Coffee County, Alabama; d. 1906, Covington County, Ala..
  iv.   MARTHA JANE CASSADY, b. Sep 08, 1861, Coffee County, Alabama; d. Feb 28, 1943, Bodcaw, Arkansas; m. JOHN C. CAMERON, Covington County, AL; b. Jan 19, 1859, Columbus, AL.
  v.   MARY JANE CASSADY, b. Mar 02, 1863, Coffee County, Alabama; d. Oct 31, 1937, Loango, Covington Cty, AL AL; m. BENJAMIN WALTER SMITH, Sep 28, 1904, Covington County, Alabama; b. Mar 05, 1869, Andalusia, AL; d. Sep 24, 1957, Evergreen, Conecuh County, AL.
  Notes for BENJAMIN WALTER SMITH:
Ben Smith donated the land, and lumber, to build the Latter Day Saints Church in Loango. Pine Level cemetery was part of the donated land. Originally, it was supposed to be a family cemetery, but they allowed others to be buried there. Walter ha d been married to Mary Jane's younger sister, Ida Jane. He married Mary Jane following Ida Jane's death.

7. vi.   HENRY W. CASSADY, b. Jan 1866, Red Level, Covington, Alabama; d. Oct 1903.
8. vii.   NOAH JULIUS CASSADY, b. Jul 15, 1868, Red Level, Covington County, AL; d. Nov 03, 1954, Nevada County, Arkansas.
9. viii.   IDA JANE CASSADY, b. Jul 22, 1871, Red Level, Covington, Alabama; d. Mar 31, 1904, Covington County, AL.
  ix.   AMANDA JANE CASSADY, b. Oct 1874, Red Level, Ala; d. Nov 1904; m. ALEXANDER HUTCHESON.
10. x.   THOMAS JOHN CASSADY, b. Mar 01, 1876, Red Level, Covington, Alabama; d. Aug 19, 1941, Alabama.
11. xi.   ELIZABETH JANE CASSADY, b. Jul 25, 1877, Red Level, Covington, Alabama; d. Jan 12, 1962, Red Level, Covington, AL.
  xii.   LAURA JANE CASSADY, b. Aug 05, 1880, Red Level, Covington, Alabama; d. Oct 05, 1961, Covington County, AL; m. JACKSON E. BECK, Dec 04, 1898; b. Aug 28, 1877; d. Feb 06, 1954, Covington County, AL.


3. WILLIAM2 CASSADY (LEVI1) was born in Ala.. He married LEATIE. She was born in Alabama.
     
Children of WILLIAM CASSADY and LEATIE are:
  i.   CHARLIE3 CASSADY, b. Alabama.
  ii.   NANCY R. CASSADY.
  iii.   WILL CASSADY.
  iv.   HENRY CASSADY.
  v.   JOHNIE CASSADY.
  vi.   SAVANA CASSADY.
  vii.   CHIPPY CASSADY.
  viii.   CLAUDIE CASSADY.
  ix.   OMIE CASSADY.


4. JOHN CALVIN2 CASSADY (LEVI1) was born Sep 09, 1825 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and died Aug 25, 1894 in Mt. Willing, Alabama. He married AMANDA CAROLINE PRESTWOOD Abt. 1853. She was born Oct 23, 1838 in Coffee County, Alabama, and died Jan 25, 1906 in Mt. Willing, Alabama.

Notes for JOHN CALVIN CASSADY:
The first documented existence of John Calvin is the 1850 Federal Census for Coffee County, Alabama. He is listed as Calvin "Castor" and is living in the household of Alexander and Mahala Heath. Mahala is his sister and her age is 19. Calvin' s age is 23. Near by are his brothers Zacharian (22) and Washington (20) living in the household of Joseph and Mary Gipson, their aunt and uncle. Their mother is listed as Rachael "Castor", and is living next to Joseph Gipson, believed to be her brother. In the 1860 census, John Calvin is married, has three children, and is still living in Coffee County. His brother, Washington, is living near by. Washington is also married and has three children.

Calvin was drafted into the Confederate army on 2 July 1864. He was 39 years old, had five children of his own, and was raising his wife's younger sister, Harriet (Harriets parents, Terry Prestwood and Gilley Shiver had died of small pox in August of 1863). Calvin was a private in Company H, 4th Alabama Infantry. Five weeks later (7 August 1864), he deserted while on picket duty at Deep Bottom, Virginia. The description of him was: height 5' 6", age 39, grey eyes, grey hair, and dark comp lexion. He was captured by the North on 9 August 1864. On August 10th, he was turned over to Lt. Shelley and sent to prison at Nashville, Tennessee.

After the war, he returned to Coffee County, but in the 1870 census, he and brother Washington, were living on adjacent farms in Covington County, Alabama. By 1878, Calvin and family had moved to Mt. Willing, Lowndes County, Alabama. Calvin is buried in Temple Gate Cemetery at Mt. Willing.
     
Children of JOHN CASSADY and AMANDA PRESTWOOD are:
12. i.   MARY JANE3 CASSADY, b. Jul 30, 1854, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama; d. Nov 06, 1905, Covington County, Ala..
13. ii.   MARTHA JANE CASSADY, b. Sep 13, 1856, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama; d. Feb 27, 1909, Caryville (Washington Cty.), Florida.
  iii.   BABY CASSADY, b. 1858, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama; d. 1858, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama.
14. iv.   WILLIAM RILEY CASSADY, b. Dec 27, 1859, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama; d. Dec 23, 1931, Fort Deposit, Alabama.
  v.   E.C. CASSADY, b. Dec 27, 1859, Haw Ridge, Coffee, Alabama.
  Notes for E.C. CASSADY:
E. C. Cassady was not listed in the 1860 census, but was listed in the 1870 census as 11 years old.

15. vi.   GEORGE WASHINGTON CASSADY, b. Oct 18, 1862, Rocky Head, Coffee, Alabama; d. Apr 24, 1904, Mt. Willing, Ala..
  vii.   INFANT (NO NAME), b. 1864, Coffee County, Alabama; d. 1864, Coffee County, Alabama.
16. viii.   AMANDA CAROLINE CASSADY, b. Jul 22, 1868, Coffee County, Alabama; d. Jul 08, 1899, Fort Deposit, Ala..
17. ix.   CALVIN CAIN CASSADY, b. Apr 19, 1869, Coffee County, Alabama; d. Jan 11, 1948, Fort Deposit, Alabama.
  x.   FRANCES LUCINDA MISSOURI CASSADY, b. Nov 28, 1872, Covington County, Alabama; d. Apr 25, 1955, Andalusia, Covington, Alabama; m. (1) JAMES CLIFTON ADAMS; b. 1879, Mt. Willing, Ala.; d. Mar 1917; m. (2) JOHN ABRAM ADAMS, Dec 17, 1890, Lowndes County, Ala.; b. Sep 14, 1872, Mt. Willing, Alabama; d. Sep 1902.
  Notes for JAMES CLIFTON ADAMS:
John Abram and Cliff were brothers.

18. xi.   LOUELLA (LULU) CASSADY, b. Dec 06, 1875, Andalusia, Covington, Alabama; d. Sep 19, 1946, Fort Deposit, Alabama.
19. xii.   ROBERT EDWARD LEE CASSADY, b. Jun 21, 1878, Ft. Deposit, Lowndes, Alabama; d. May 29, 1953, Bay Minette, AL.


5. ANGUS FLOYD2 CASSADY (LEVI1) was born in Ozark, Dale, Alabama, and died May 06, 1930 in Hartford, Ala.. He married SARAH JANE COTTER. She was born in Georgia.

Notes for ANGUS FLOYD CASSADY:
The 1900 census list an Angus C. Cassady(born Oct 1841), and wife, Sarah J. (born March 1841), living in Geneva County, Alabama. Not certain that these were the same people.
     
Children of ANGUS CASSADY and SARAH COTTER are:
  i.   JENNIE3 CASSADY, b. Alabama.
20. ii.   COLUMBUS C. CASSADY, b. Oct 20, 1875, Alabama; d. Dec 28, 1910, Geneva County, Alabama.

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