Alexander Cooper Cason

1861 - 1945  (84 years)

• Name	Alexander Cooper Cason
  Birth	22 Nov 1861	Bedford, Tennessee, United States   [1, 2]
  	Address: Bedford County
  Gender	Male
  Census	24 Jun 1870	Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  Census	2 Jun 1880	Wilson, Tennessee, United States   [4]
  	Address: First District
  Occupation	2 Jun 1880	Wilson, Tennessee, United States   [4]
  	school teacher
  Census	23 Jun 1900	Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, United States   [5]
  Census	25 Apr 1910	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Address: 53 Page St.
  	The 1910 Census taker was perhaps not very thorough. A.C. Cason is listed as Andy. His wife is listed as Alice M. born in Missouri. All wrong.
  Occupation	10 Jun 1915	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [7]
  	water commissioner
  Misc	9 Nov 1915	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [8]
  	was accidentally shot in the head by his son while duck hunting. The wound was not life threatening.
  Census	14 Jan 1920	Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States   [9]
  Census	12 Apr 1930	University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States   [10]
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Address: 4006 Shenandoah
  Census	19 Apr 1940	University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States   [11]
  	Address: 4006 Shenandoah
  Residence	Nov 1945	University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Address: 3503 Haynie
  _AMTID	162485315341:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LJ1C-XB2
  _UID	C3E87D3785624461AD3C551F6081BFC8B0DA
  Death	26 Nov 1945	Dallas, Texas, United States   [1, 2, 12, 13]
  	Dallas, November 26 (AP) - Alexander C. Cason, Sr., 84, former water commissioner and former member of the state prison board, died at his home here Tuesday. Survivors include the widow, a daughter, Mrs. Ward C. Goessling, and two sons, W.W. Cason of Dallas and Jerry Cason of Fort Worth.
  Burial	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Address: Restland Memorial Park
  	FINDAGRAVE: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76717238
  Person ID	I1481	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2022

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Alice May Wilson,   b. 5 Aug 1862, Alabama, United States d. 2 May 1951, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1885	Tarrant, Texas, United States   [5, 14]
  Marriage License	11 Jun 1885	Tarrant, Texas, United States   [14]
  Children	+ 1. Alexander Cooper Cason, Jr.,   b. 3 Jan 1887, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States d. 25 Dec 1933, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 46 years) + 2. Helen May Cason,   b. 12 Feb 1893, Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States d. 28 Jun 1978, Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States (Age 85 years)   3. William Wilson Cason,   b. 20 Aug 1895, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States d. 10 Feb 1970, University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 74 years)   4. Jeremiah Harris Cason,   b. 13 Mar 1899, Texas, United States d. 17 Sep 1979, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Bedford County - 22 Nov 1861 - Bedford, Tennessee, United States Census - 24 Jun 1870 - Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States Census - Address: First District - 2 Jun 1880 - Wilson, Tennessee, United States Occupation - school teacher - 2 Jun 1880 - Wilson, Tennessee, United States Marriage - 11 Jun 1885 - Tarrant, Texas, United States Marriage License - 11 Jun 1885 - Tarrant, Texas, United States Census - 23 Jun 1900 - Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, United States Census - Address: 53 Page St. - 25 Apr 1910 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Occupation - water commissioner - 10 Jun 1915 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Misc - was accidentally shot in the head by his son while duck hunting. The wound was not life threatening. - 9 Nov 1915 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Census - 14 Jan 1920 - Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States Census - 12 Apr 1930 - University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 4006 Shenandoah - 1 Apr 1935 - University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States Census - Address: 4006 Shenandoah - 19 Apr 1940 - University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States Residence - Address: 3503 Haynie - Nov 1945 - University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States Death - 26 Nov 1945 - Dallas, Texas, United States Burial - Address: Restland Memorial Park - - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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