John W. Casad

CASAD, GILMORE, GILBERT

Posted By: Joanne Williams (email)
Date: 8/31/2007 at 06:16:39

History of Cedar Co., Iowa, 1878

Center Township

Casad, John W., merchant; clothing, gents' furnishing goods, hats and caps; born in Logan Co., Ohio, Sept. 6, 1830; lived in that State twenty-six years; engaged in business with Wm. Gilmore at Bellfontaine, July 12, 1854; came to Tipton, Iowa Sept. 13, 1856, and engaged in business; they have occupied their present location since 1857, and have been associated together the longest without change of any mercantile firm in this county, and what is somewhat very unusual, they have never had a misunderstanding nor a cross word with one another. Married Ida L. Gilbert, June 6, 1871; she was from New York and was born in New Jersey; they have one daughter--Edith.