Mt. Vernon Register-News from Mt Vernon, Illinois • Page 16

The Home Paper Of Jefferson; Wayne And Hamilton Counties. VOLUME NO. 230 VERNON REGISTER-NEWS MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1968 40c per Week Single Copy 7c SECTION TWO Register-News Sesquicentennial Fedtiire The CaseY ftmiSY'-'Part 1 (EDITOR'S NOTE FoDow ing is the first installment of chapter about the Casey family, Jefferson wiunty pioneers This account, written in the ISOOs by Adam Clark Johnson, hiihself a Mt. Vernon pioneer, is from the Mt. Vernon Public Library's historical I col lection.) ft-' By Adam Clark 1 have been told that, Isaac Casey said his father and uncle came over the oceaii and settled at Goldsboro, N.C., whence they passed by successive removals to South Carolina and Goergia.

I don't think Uncle Dee said it. Abner Casey was bom and raised in county Tyrone in the north of Ireland, married a Welsh woman and came to Am erica, locating on the Roanoke in Virginia near to Edmund Randolph John Randolph's father. Abner Casey's children, all bom on the Roanoke, were Moses, Randolph and daughter. About the year. 1750 he removed to South Carolina and settled in Spartanburg district where Ihey remained until after the revolutionary, war.

Of Abner Casey's children. Levi served as colonel in the war, and at the return of peace he was elected a general of militia. Hence he was always called General Casey. He was serveral times elected to congress from the Spartanburg district, and was serving in this capacity when he died at Washington, in 1828. He was noted for hospitality.

On returning home at the close of sion of congress, he invited every body to his house and voted a week to barbecues arid all kinds of amusements, aU at his own expense; meanwhile relatfaig to afl who cared to listen his acts "and everybody's else at Washington. Moses Casey was captain in the revolution. His descendants are found in Coffey and other counties of Tennessee. In fact the descendants of both Moses and Levi are found jij of the south. Abner's.

I think, married Aaron Pictett they went to New York, where both childless. Randolph: Caiisey was a sergeant under Gen. Marion in the Carolinas. He was one of those present on the celebrated occasion when Aforion feasted the "British officer on sweet potatoes. He was in tiie battlei, ol King's mountain, and subset quently in.

vera! severe contests with the Indians. His name is found on the records of the war department. In 1760 he was married to Mary Jane Pennington; and the issue of this marriage was seven sons and one daughter, viz: Levi Randolph, Isaac, Abraham, Charity, Hiram, Samuel and Zadok, These were all bom in South Carolina the last, wh6 was born. in To this state the family had removed about the year 1795. Here they remained three or four, years when they again coniing.to Smith country in Tennessee, where the father, Randolph Casey, died.

Of his sons, Levi came into Illinois at an early day and settled on Cache river, of near the head waters of the Saline, in what is now Johnson county, where he lived and died. -o- -o- Randolph Jdso came to Illinois, about started an improvement and lived a few years at the Westcott place on the Centralla. road, 4 miles from Mt. yernpn He then went into aintpncoimty and lived awhile iipar the Okawj when he moved to lowia where he died, in Casey's prairie near Burlington, His "only daughter, Sally, mar- tied a Perkins, and they went tb Tazewell county, HI. His sons were wo: Hiram and Solomon one-or both of whom I thmk flnaHy went to the Osage Country, Mo.

Isaac) bom in 1765, was married, to Elizabeth Mackey in Goergia. Her brother. Willie visited )i several tjjiiesjiid Ottbihas to It's i prompt arid dependably! Enjoy your progrdms niore with-improved reception. CaW now for Wards professional check-up on any black and whitie Console TV. parts Increase your total listening enjoyment.

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40 the south, was' killed there by Indians. Isaac Casey came to Ky. after a short stop in Tennessee, and settled in Barren coimty. He was soon after elected filled that'office for about she years. In "1803 he came to Illinois, and located on the Ohio river'.

a mile or two above the Cave -in-Rock. Ten or twelve years later a double murder occurred there. A Mr. Ballinger killed a Mr. BiiUngsley, and then one Fisher killed BaUinger.

Fisher was related to the first victim, and also to Casey; and Casey was the only eye witness against Fisher. -o- -o- -o- Isaac Casey did not want a ers to locate the oounty seat of Jefferson county. Casey and wife brought one child. Blaclcford with them to the cabin east of the supreme court house. He then built a pretty decent house of hewn logs on the old commercial hotel corner, saying jocosely when it was up, for it never was quite finished, "Boys, here is the first house in Town." When the town was laid off, however, this house was just outside the bounds.

He then employed William Wilkerson to clear up a few acres on the hill of him. Lewis Watldns soon after bought this last house of Casey and Casey built on the hill about where J. 0. Chance lives. After remaining there several years, he in' 1836 sold out to Joseph Slater and moved to a place on 'Puncheon camp, now Pigeon, and in a short time to the nortli part of the state.

After living. north a year or two his wife returned to Jefferson coimty, he returned not long after and located at the place settled by Harlow and since known as the Casey place, two miles from Mt. Vernon on the Centralia Road. In 1839 he entered the land he had once lived on and returned to Puncheon camp, hoping, I suppose, to again enjoy the pleasures of a new country, though Mrs. C.

remained at her daughter's, Mrs. Ab Estes, in towm. She died in 1847, and he entered land and located near where Curran Jones since lived in Moore's Prauie. Here he was married in 1850 to Miss Mary the very handsome daughter of John Y. Shelton.

But two or three years after ward he returned to the old place northwest of town, where he died in 1854', leaving a son by his last wife, Newton. James Robinson married his widow. (To Be Continued) Law For Q. My husband and I decided to separate and I filed a suit for separate maintenance. We are back together now we tell the court? A.

It would have been a good idea but the time to have done it was BEFORE and not after you went back together. The law provides for reconciliation, but the husband and wife must first notify the court in writing that they desire to attempt a reconciliation. The court then has the opportunity to suspend previous orders and proceedings, and should the re- concDiatlon fail, your case for separate maintenance would not be prejudiced. Otherwise, it might appear to the court that by your unannounced reconciliation, you have condoned your husband's misconduct State Bar Assn. DEVOUT HINDUS wash away their sins in the holy waters of the Ganges River at Haridwar, India.

Tlie bathing festival takes place once every six years. man, especially a friend, hung on his testhnony alone, which was all that was needed to confirm the circumstantial evi dence; so he went up into the hills along the Saline and spent months and then went to Arkansas Post and was gone a year. So shifting about for a few years he acqmred a restless habit that clung to him through life. Store on Public Square He came up to where L. Beal' lives as before noticed, then in 1825 sold out to Abram Buffington; entered land two miles nortii of town where Lewis Jolinson lives; remained there two years, then, 1828, he and Joel Pace "began selUng goods in a small house right across the street west of the court house.

He. still lived on his farm, however, first near the branch on the west side, afterward a better house on the road. Here; his wife died in 1834, and he sold the place to Lewis Jphnspn. In the fall of 1836 he married Jemima Oard, sister to uncle Sammy Bullock's wife. Noah Johnston was then living where Evans bank is," and Jemima was livhig with Mrs.

J. Uncle Isaac then lived awhile wek of Joel Pace's now Gen. Pavey's, then in a little cabin that stood where the Odd' Fellows building? stands; iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'; 17c VALUE DELSEY TOILET TISSUE Facial Quality BEG. 25c EACH SYLVANIA LIGHT BULBS 100 Wans. 98e VALQE AQUA NET HAIR SPRAY llOl-ISn 11g each BEECH-NUT BABY FOOD $1.49 SIZE MAALOX ANTACID 12 Oz.

Liquid 2 17e SOAP Personal size. from that to tf'fiOuse near been used for a then tpi; a. place on Puncheon where his second wife dieii in the spring of. "Thenceforth he made his horn? with his children, cx- pecially with Thomas whc built him a house near his own, in which the old man spent most of his declining years. -0- -o- -o- Uncle Isaac was man of untiring energy and activity, and took delight in having his Work neatly done.

Even his fences were as regular as if built by plumbline and compass, He was true type of old times christian, a friend of peace, honest in business, courteous and kind tb all, and always ready to work to the interest of the church. It was he that, after the first place of worhsip near Warner White's was burned, and the location of another was being discussed, proposed the selection of a site midway between the ttle- ments to beair the name of Union. Aunt Betsey as every- t)ody called her, was a fit companion for, such a man, kino hearted ana devotedly attached to her family and her religion. For several years after they came, there was no physiciar near, and she was palled upon on all occasions where medical services were required, It was considered shigiiar thai she died bathed-in perspiration, and when this was di'ied her whole body seemed to be covered with salt. Uncle Isaac appeared unusually vigorous a- while.before his death, walking several miles to visit his frieiids went briskly around for time, returned to his home and died.

Their children were Rebecca, William, Polly, Abram Thomas Mackey, Brunetta, Catharine, and Mu-anda. Of the daughters, Rebecca was married to Isaac Hi6ks, Polly to John Clark Casey, Brunetta to Carter Wilkey, Catharine to James Henry Tyler, and Miranda to George BuUock. Brunetta was divorced in 1834. leaving three children, Henry long Imown also as Dr. Wilkey; Melvina A.

the vwfe of Ed B. Choissier, and Hester, the wife of Q. A. Wilbanks. who died suddenly several years ago.

1 may have occasion to speak of the other, daughtei-s of Casey in connection with husbands. -O- -Or -o- Willlam Casey was bom ir Tennessee about 1793 or '94, but teared in Barren county, Ky. whence of course he came witb his father to Illinois. He married Amy Barker daughter of Lewis Barker who owned the ferry at Cave -In -Rock so long. Barker was also promuient in politics.

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