James R. Graves Cason

1858 - 1926  (68 years)

• Name	James R. Graves Cason
  Nickname	Graves
  Born	31 Oct 1858	Wilson Co., Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 Jun 1860	Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi   [1]
  Census	24 Jun 1870	Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi   [2]
  Census	Jun 1880	Williamson Co., Tennessee   [3]
  Occupation	29 Mar 1890	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [4]
  	appointed to the Baptist church
  Residence	2 Jun 1894	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [5]
  	letter at the post office
  Census	23 Jun 1900	Grimes Co., Texas   [6]
  	James appears alone here. Need to locate the family.
  Misc	3 Sep 1914	Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma   [7]
  	visited his sister from Dustin, Oklahoma
  	Eld. J.R. Cason arrived in the city from Dustin, Okla for a few days visit to his sister, Mrs. J.W. Higgs, and to see his father who is also visiting here.
  Residence	3 Sep 1914	Dustin, Hughes Co., Oklahoma   [7]
  Census	26 Jan 1920	Henryetta, Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma   [8]
  	Address: 308 N. 4th St.
  Died	1 Nov 1926
  Person ID	I1515	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Rev. Jeremiah Harris Cason,   b. 16 Dec 1832, Wilson Co., Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jun 1915, Royse City, Rockwall Co., Texas  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Cooper,   b. 10 Sep 1834, Bedford Co., Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 1901, Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1856	Fairfield, Bedford Co., Tennessee
  Family ID	F257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie I. Savant,   b. 1874, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 1915–1920  (Age 46 years)
  Marriage License	29 Sep 1888	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [9]
  Married	1 Oct 1888	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [9, 10, 11, 12]
  	The marriage record calls Marie by Mary A. Savant, as does the 1880 census.
  Children	1. Bettie Clay Cason,   b. 1891, Louisiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1858 - Wilson Co., Tennessee Census - 9 Jun 1860 - Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi Census - 24 Jun 1870 - Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi Census - Jun 1880 - Williamson Co., Tennessee Marriage License - 29 Sep 1888 - St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Married - 1 Oct 1888 - St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Census - 23 Jun 1900 - Grimes Co., Texas Misc - visited his sister from Dustin, Oklahoma - 3 Sep 1914 - Idabel, McCurtain Co., Oklahoma Residence - 3 Sep 1914 - Dustin, Hughes Co., Oklahoma Census - Address: 308 N. 4th St. - 26 Jan 1920 - Henryetta, Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  h2, h4 Called: Graves in many of J.H. Cason's letters. He was a Baptist preacher and missionary as well, serving the same church his father served in Seymour, TX.

  
  

• Sources

  [S665] 1860 US Federal Census, Lowdes Co., MS, Columbus; page 613; dwelling 34, family 34; J.H. Casen. [S549] 1870 US Federal Census, Lowndes Co., MS, Columbus; p. 103; dwelling 974, family 1326; Cason, J.H. [S983] 1880 US Federal Census, Williamson Co, TN, District 19; ED 244; Page 4; Dwelling 27, Family 27; James Cason. [S1470] Newspapers.com Opelousas Courier, announcement; 29 March 1890; 9 March 2019. [S1469] Newspapers.com St. Landry Clarion, List of Letters; 2 June 1894; 9 March 2019. [S984] 1900 US Federal Census, Grimes Co., TX, ED 16; Sheet 10; Dwelling 165, Family 185; James R. Cason. [S981] McCurtain Democrat Record, Local and Personal; 3 September 1914; Held on Microfilm at the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [S982] 1920 US Federal Census, Okmulgee Co., OK, Henryetta Ward 1; ED 115; Sheet 2A; Dwelling 384, Family 412, 308 N. 4th St; J.R. Casen. [S985] 1910 US Federal Census, Faulkner Co, AR, Conway Ward 3; ED 24; Sheet 1A; Dwelling 6, Family 6; Marie L. Cason. [S120] Manual or Brief History of First Baptist Church, S. [S879] Lida Cason Higgs Letters, Letter to Ida Bledsoe, 22 Oct 1888, Texarkana, Texas. [S986] Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957, 27 December 2015; J R Cason and Mary A Savant, 1888.