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Cassa Ann "Cassie" WAGONER

Cassa Ann "Cassie" WAGONER

Female 1853 - 1929  (76 years)

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  • Name Cassa Ann "Cassie" WAGONER  [1] 
    Born 13 May 1853  Highland Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cassa Wagoner, 16, listed as a domestic in the household of Elijah and Susana (sic) Sommers (sic).
    Census 1900  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1910  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Jun 1929  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 7] 
    • Headstone shows death date as 1929, but death record specifies Jun 16 1928.
    Buried Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Person ID I6269  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2012 

    Father Jacob WAGONER,   b. Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth ___ 
    Family ID F12101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George W. BRITTON, Jr.,   b. 4 Oct 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1935, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jun 20 1900 at the County Infirmary:
      George W. Britton, Head of Household and Manager, 43, b. Oct 1856, occup farmer, married 20 yrs; wife Cassa A. Britton, 47, b. May 1853, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Porter M. Britton, 19, b. Mar 1881; dau Zelphia M. Britton, 17, b. Oct 1882; son Orestes G. Britton, 15, b. Apr 1885; inmate Nancy J. Clark, 70, b. Aug 1829, single; inmate Sarah Terry, 58, b. Dec 1841, widowed, mother of 1 child (still living); Julia Claybourne, 34, b. Apr 1866, married 15 yrs, mother of 8 children (3 still living); inmate Olga Hitt, 1, b. Jul 1898; inmate Manza Davis (male), 50, b. Jan 1850, single; inmate Robert Swan, 45, b. Apr 1855, single; inmate John Wright, 18, b. May 1882, single; boarder Arthur C. Britton, 24, b. Nov 1875, single, occup teacher.
      (NOTE: Though labeled as the County Infirmary, the location is commonly known as the County Poor Farm, which later became the Britton Rest Home. Boarder Arthur C. Britton was George Britton's nephew, the son of his brother Lewis. Inmate Olga Hitt was raised by George & Cassa Britton as their daughter. They were identified as her parents in her obituary, but she was not listed as a surviving child in George's obituary. Inmate Sarah Terry is probably Sarah Elliott, dau of Jacob Elliott & Barbara S. Lowther, widow of William Terry, who had sons Benjamin and Thomas Elliott out of wedlock before having daughter Mary Terry. Inmate Julia Claybourne is Julia A. Stull, who married (1st) Clinton W. Claybourn in 1885, (2nd) James S. McNemar in 1904, (3rd) George M. D. Wells in 1908, (4th) Porter M. Prunty in 1909, (5th) George W. Maxwell in 1922; she was last found in the 1930 Census of Pennsboro.)
    Children 
    +1. Porter M. BRITTON,   b. 1 Mar 1881,   d. 30 Aug 1946, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +2. Zelphia BRITTON,   b. Oct 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 28 years)
    +3. Orestes Guy BRITTON,   b. 7 Apr 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Olga BRITTON,   b. 31 Jul 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1979, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F2208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    6. [S2024] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).
      Identified as Cassie Ann Britton, dau of Jacob & Elizabeth Wagner [sic], died Jun 16 1928. This date is incorrect. The correct date, as stated in the death certificate on file at the WV state archives, is Jun 16 1929. Her headstone also shows the year as 1929.

    8. [S5] Headstone.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 240.
      Identified as George W. Britton, 23, of Doddridge Co, son of George W. & Mary J.; and Cassa A. Wagoner, 23, b. Highland Co VA, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Jacob Wagoner. Married Feb 15 1880. Ceremony performed by Eli M. Gaston.