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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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William W. Casey was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., December 6, 1834, son of Jacob D. and Charity (Whitmire) Casey, who were born in South Carolina in 1800 and 1808, and died in 1853 and 1838, respectively. The family is of English descent, and removed to Alabama in 1833. Our subject’s paternal grandfather was Hon. Levi Casey. He was a brigadier-general in the Revolutionary war, and was afterward a member of Congress from South Carolina. He died in Washington City. Our subject is the third child born to his father’s third marriage. He was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. He began farming for himself in 1853, and later began merchandising in Alabama, following the same until I862, when he joined the Ninth Tennessee Cavalry. He was captured near Florence, Ala., in 1863, and was held as a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware until the final surrender. In 1866 he removed to Perry County, Tenn., and two years later came to Obion County, and there farmed and sold goods for six years. He located in Kenton in 1875 and here has since resided. During his life time he has been engaged in merchandising, milling and farming. In December, 1857, he was married to Josephine A. Westmoreland, who was born in Alabama in 1838. They have two children: Thomas O. and Mary M. Mr. Casey owns 350 acres of land in Obion County, and is one of the prominent men of Kenton. He is a Democrat and he and wife are members of the Methodist Church.

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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed.  The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee

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