John Casebeer

CASEBEER, HUMPHREY

Posted By: Joanne Williams (email)
Date: 8/31/2007 at 06:23:33

History of Cedar Co., Iowa, 1878

Center Township

Casebeer, John, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Tipton; born in Washington Co., Penn., Oct. 2, 1812; moved to Ohio when 3 years of age, and lived there twenty-two years, and in Indiana two years, and came to Iowa in 1839; they came by wagon, being four weeks on the way, and arrived May 5; settled in this county in the Fall of the same year; entered land from the Government; there are only a few here now who were here when he came; was engaged in teaching school; he and his borther were in the nursery business some years; owns 100 acres of land. Has held the office of Justice of the Peace four years, and was Assessor of this town. Married Lorinda Humphrey, from near Columbus, Ohio, in August, 1845; they have six children--Sarah Jane (engaged in teaching), James A. (Principal of a school in Nevada), Chas. Sumner, Lemuel H., William J., Bessie. (attending Grinnell College); lost one daughter--Emma A.