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findagrave.com memorial # 82452210

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date on grave marker

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Obit:

Obituary: July 6, 1942
Winter Haven Former Publisher Dies

Park H. Adams 71 former Winter Haven publisher died today after a long illness. He was a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo coming here 1914 when he founded a publishing corporation which issued several newspapers. Several years later he moved to Tampa returning here 1933. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Agnes Adams of this city, three sons Park H. Adams Houston, Tx, Pvt. Antonio B. Adams Lowery Field Denver, Co, Pvt. John Q. Adams Sheperds Field, Tx. Three daughters Mrs. Essye Greathouse Tampa, Mrs. Queena Dahlgren Winter Haven, Mrs. Agnes Sagin Brownwood, Tx. Three sisters in Calf. Two of his sons, a son-in-law, and three grandsons are in the military service.

Buried:
findagrave.com memorial # 9952254

Park married Agnes A. Astholz on 15 Jun 1891 in St. Louis, (City of St. Louis), Missouri, USA. Agnes was born on 18 Nov 1872 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; was christened on 24 Sep 1871 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; died on 12 Feb 1950 in Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, United States; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• familyserch.org ID: LHFH-LX9
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Baptism record Trinity Lutheran Church

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findagrave.com memorial # 22624522

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• familyserch.org ID: LH6M-QS4
• Created: 30 Dec 2021

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Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri, 1888, pg 740-741:

Biography:

Benjamin H Adams, editor of the "Cape Girardeau Democrat", was born in Scott County, Missouri, on December 2, 1847. He is the 9th of 12 children born to Jefferson and Susan (Ollar) Adams. Both natives of Kentucky, from which state they came to Missouri in 1844, and located on a farm in Scott County, where they remained until their deaths, the former and 1865, the latter and 1857. Benjamin was reared at home on the farm, receiving his education in the schools of his native county and at Cape Girardeau. In 1867 he entered the office of the "Dispatch", at Commerce, where he remained about two years. He then, after working a short time in St. Louis, came to Cape Girardeau, and worked on the "Argus" until 1871, when he established the "Gayoso Democrat", which in one year he sold out to Major G. W. Carleton. Returning to Cape Girardeau he, in 1876, established the "Democrat", which has since conducted. On May 16, 1869, he was united in marriage with Mattie Casebolt, daughter of A. M. Casebolt, then editor o

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findagrave.com memorial # 103230312

Buried:
I, Lot 011, Grave 1S

Benjamin married Martha "Mattie" Victoria Casebolt on 16 May 1869 in , Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. Martha (daughter of Andrew Montgomery Casebolt and Esther "Hattie" A. Montgomery) was born on 17 Oct 1853 in , Jackson County, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Feb 1942 in San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri, 1888, pg 740-741:

Biography:

Benjamin H Adams, editor of the Cape Girardeau Democrat, was born in Scott County, Missouri, on December 2, 1847. He is the 9th of 12 children born to Jefferson and Susan (Ollar) Adams. Both natives of Kentucky, from which state they came to Missouri in 1844, and located on a farm in Scott County, where they remained until their deaths, the former and 1865, the latter and 1857. Benjamin was reared at home on the farm, receiving his education in the schools of his native county and at Cape Girardeau. In 1867 he entered the office of the "Dispatch", at Commerce, where he remained about two years. He then, after working a short time in St. Louis, came to Cape Girardeau, and worked on the "Argus" until 1871, when he established the "Gayoso Democrat", which in one year he sold out to Major G. W. Carleton. Returning to Cape Girardeau he, in 1876, established the "Democrat", which has since conducted. On May 16, 1869, he was united in marriage with Mattie Casebolt, daughter of A. M. Casebolt, then editor of


Died:
Name Mattie V Adams
Sex Female
Death Date 20 Feb 1942
Death Place San Diego, California, United States
Death Place (Original) SAN DIEGO
Father's Name Casebolt
Mother's Name Montgomery
Birth Date 17 Oct 1853

Birthplace Indiana"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP6C-25Z : 26 November 2014), Casebolt in entry for Mattie V Adams, 20 Feb 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

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findagrave.com memorial # 88357453

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1850 Census:

Name: A W Casebolt
[A M]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1810
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Harrison, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Occupation: Mill Wright
Industry: Not Specified Manufacturing Industries
Real Estate: 3000
Line Number: 1
Dwelling Number: 463
Family Number: 463
Household Members Age
A W Casebolt 40
Hester Casebolt 31
Mary Jane Casebolt 14
John M Casebolt 12
Sandford Casebolt 19
Wesley Casebolt 8
Jonathan Casebolt 8
H Clay Casebolt 6
Louisa Ann Casebolt 2


1870 Census:

Name: Andrew M Casebolt
Age in 1870: 62
Birth Date: abt 1808
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 184
Home in 1870: Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Cape Girardeau
Occupation: Printing Office
Cannot Read: Yes
Cannot Write: Yes
Male Citizen Over 21: Yes
Personal Estate Value: 800
Real Estate Value: 150

Sex Age Birthplace
Andrew M Casebolt Male 62 Virginia
Esther Casebolt Female 40 Kansas [should be Kentucky]
Hattie Casebolt Female 16 Indiana
Aminus Casebolt Female 13 Indiana
[first name should be America]
Laura Casebolt Female 24 Indiana
[should be Louisa]
These two boys are sons of Sanford Casebolt and his wife Leora:
David Casebolt Male 5 Missouri
Sanford Casebolt Male 2 Illinois

1876 Missouri State Census - Cape Girardeau:
A.M. Casebolt
Esther Casbolt
America V Casebolt


1880 Census:

1880 Census in Hubble TWP, Cape Girardeau County, MO :

Event Type Census
Name A. M. Casebolt
Sex Male
Age 73
Event Date 1880
Event Place Hubble Township, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Event Place (Original) Hubble, ED 31, Cape Girardeau, MISSOURI, United States
Birth Year (Estimated) 1807
Birthplace West Virginia, United States
Marital Status Married
Occupation Farming
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Household Identifier 8287530
Person Number 0
Sheet Letter D
Sheet Number 256
Sheet Number and Letter 256D
Volume 1
Affiliate Film Number 0678
Affiliate Line Number 00083
Affiliate Publication Number T9

A. M. Casebolt's Spouses and Children

Hattie Casebolt
Wife
F
62
Kentucky, United States


Americus V. Casebolt
Daughter
F
23
Indiana, United States


Other People on This Record
Wm. Copeland
M
45
Kentucky, United States


Emma Hunter
F
23
Missouri, United States


Adda Renfroe
F
13
Missouri, United States


Anderson Burford
M
18
Missouri, United States


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Andrew M Casebolt
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1807–1882
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Andrew not listed as a Provost Marshal in this book:
https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/847429-records-of-the-provost-marshall-general-s-bureau-1863-1866-list-of-civil-war-districts-in-the-states?viewer=1&offset=0#page=44&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=grant

By Rob Lewis:

In Andrew's letter to President U.S. Grant in 1872 (see image attached) he states "With 5 sons I entered the Army in 1861., and adhered faithfully to the cause during the entire rebellion, -- two of my sons bit the dust fighting under Sherman..."

Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/wxGwg_w7_B0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22A.%20M.%20Casebolt%22

The one of the two sons was probably Wesley. I have only found colaborating records of brothers John, Jonathan, and Henry Clay serving in the 40th Regiment, Co. H, Illinois Infantry. Sanford served in 17th Regiment, Co. H, Indiana Infantry. I have only found one record - possibly of Wesley - a draft registraion of W P Casebolt in 1863 in the 13th Congressional District - the southern-most counties in Illinois. The only other record I found of him is in the 1850 Census as a son of A.M. Casebolt, who is at this point married to his third wife Esther. All of the sons are from his first wife, Louisa Sampson.

All of the other sons - Sanford, John, Jonathan, and Henry Clay survived the war and had families.

Perhaps I have not found another brother??

From geni.com:
About Andrew W Casebolt
His dad was Asahel b. 1777, son of John b about 1746, likely son of a Thomas. His mom was Hannah Seybert, daughter of Jacob and Catharina. My eldest great great uncle knew of Johnathon as "cousin Beard". What follows is a summary of the work I have done on Andrew. I hope it is helpful: A.M.'s occupations are listed variously in the federal census returns: 1850=millwright, 1870=printer, 1880=farmer.

In Nov. 1866, he started the Marble City News, changing the name to the Cape Girardeau News in 1874; its editorial slant was Republican. He sold it in 1878 [History of Southeast Missouri, p.417].

A puzzle is presented by the California Deaths info which says daughter Mattie's mother's maiden name was "Montgomery" ...

Andrew's wives and children:

Andrew married Louisa Sampson in 1834 in Orange Co, VA -- he was probably working there in a mill at the time. The young couple must have moved west almost immediately -- their eldest known child was born somewhere in Ohio about 1835. In the meantime, the Sampson inlaws left for Indiana in 1836 and were in Wayne County by 1840. I cannot find Andrew and his young family in the 1840 census so I suspect they were on the road moving about Indiana at the time the census was taken and no census taker caught up with them. Their eldest son and second child was born in Indiana probably in early 1839 -- they named him Sanford after Louisa's younger brother, Sanford Sampson. More children came quickly: John M. in March 1840, Wesley in 1841. and Jonathan B. in 1843 or 1844. All of this birthing must have been hard on Louisa -- she apparently died, possibly in giving birth to Jonathan.

Andrew needed help with his babies, and in September 1847 he married Nancy Ellis, a young widow with children, in Henry Co, IN. Henry is the next county west of Wayne Co where the Sampsons had first settled. By 1850, his Sampson in-laws had settled in western Indiana, in Clay County.

No one, most likely, at this late date can know what transpired between Nancy and Andrew. One can surmize that their's was a bit of a stormy relationship. It seems that on 29 March 1848 he married a third woman, Esther Doughty, in Marion County. Marion was two counties to the SW of Henry County. If Andrew married Esther, he did not do so under his given name. The name on the marriage record is Cyrus Casebolt. There have been Cyrus Casebolts in our family, but none of them was old enough to have married in 1848. On the other hand it was something of a tradition in Andrew's line for men to use an unofficial name officially. For instance his grandfather John had at least one deed recorded under the name of Job, and his father Asahel enlisted in the army under the name of Isaac -- after his death in the administration of his estate sometimes he is referred to as Asahel and sometimes as Isaac.

When it came time for the 1850 census, Andrew (a millwright), his wife and children were living in Bartholomew County, IN. Bartholomew is two counties south of Marion County. His wife is listed as Hester, age 31, born in Kentucky. It seems highly probable that this is the former Esther Doughty.

From the Southeast Missourian 20 Jul 1929:

ANDREW CASEBOLT WAS ONCE EDITOR OF PAPER IN CAPE

In answer to the inquiry received by The Missourian from Miss Henrietta Casebolt of San Francisco, Cal., asking information concerning the Andrew Casebolt family of this vicinity, some information has been secured from George Green and Mr and Mrs R. H. Whitelaw who knew the family some years ago when they lived here. Andrew M. Casebolt was at one time editor of the Cape Girardeau News, with an office on the second floor of a main street building. He died here many years ago and was buried in old Lorimier cemetery. His beard, which reached below his waistline, was a striking feature of his appearance. Casebolt's daughter, Mattie, married Ben H. Adams, who ran a newspaper at Commerce, and later became editor of the Democrat in Cape Girardeau. Adams visited in Cape Girardeau about four years ago, and died a year later in San Diego, Cal., where his widow, Mrs. Mattie Casebolt Adams and a married daughter still make their home. Mattie Casebolt conducted an orphanage in Cape Girardeau at one time. Her daugh

Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri, 1888, pg 417-418:

Newspaper Publishers:

During the war there was no regular publication of a paper, but the soldiers stationed in the town issued a small sheet for a time.

In November, 1866, the “Marble City News” was established by A. M. Casebolt, who continued its publication, changing its name in 1874 to “Cape Girardeau News”, until 1878, when he sold the office to C. E. Barroll and J. A. Coker. Up to this time it had been published in the interest of the Republican Party, but it's politics have since been Democratic. Barroll and Coker conducted the “News” about a year. The former then sold his interest to T. J. Silvins, and about three years later Coker sold to Thomas E. Penny. Penny and Sylvins in a few months were succeeded by W. D. Penny who continued the publication but a short time. In January, 1885, D. L. Hoffman purchased the office and has since been the editor and proprietor.

On July 1, 1876, Ben. H. Adams issued the first number of the Cape Girardeau Democrat which he has successfully conducted for term longer than any other newspaper in the county has continued under one management.

Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri, 1888, pg 740-741:

Biography:

Benjamin H Adams, editor of the “Cape Girardeau Democrat”, was born in Scott County, Missouri, on December 2, 1847. He is the 9th of 12 children born to Jefferson and Susan (Ollar) Adams. Both natives of Kentucky, from which state they came to Missouri in 1844, and located on a farm in Scott County, where they remained until their deaths, the former and 1865, the latter and 1857. Benjamin was reared at home on the farm, receiving his education in the schools of his native county and at Cape Girardeau. In 1867 he entered the office of the “Dispatch”, at Commerce, where he remained about two years. He then, after working a short time in St. Louis, came to Cape Girardeau, and worked on the Argus until 1871, when he established the “Gayoso Democrat”, which in one year he sold out to Major G. W. Carleton. Returning to Cape Girardeau he, in 1876, established the “Democrat”, which has since conducted. On May 16, 1869, he was united in marriage with Mattie Casebolt, daughter of A. M. Casebolt,


Publisher - Marble City News - Cape Girardeau - 1865-1874
Publisher - Cape Girardeau News - 1874-1876

The 40th Illinois Infantry was organized at Springfield, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 10, 1861.

The regiment was mustered out on July 24, 1865.

Participated in the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Missionary Ridge, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Siege of Atlanta, and the March to the Sea

The Southeast Missourian, July 20 1929;
page 1
Andrew M. Casebolt was at one time the editor of the Cape Girardeau News and had an office on the second floor of a main street building. His beard reached below his waist. His daughter, Mattie, married Ben H. Adams, who ran a newspaper at Commerce, and later was the editor of the Democrat in Cape Girardeau. Adams moved to San Diego CA and died there, his widow and daughter lived there where the daughter managed an exclusive lingerie shop.

Died:
A.M. Casebolt
Provost Marshal
South District Illinois
1861-1864
Editor
Cape Girardeau News
1866-1876
A patriot and philanthrophist
Born 1810
Died 1882

Buried:
findagrave.com memorial # 92908171

Section I Grave 190

Andrew married Esther "Hattie" A. Montgomery on 29 Mar 1848 in , Marion County, Indiana, USA. Esther was born on 8 Apr 1816 in , , Kentucky, USA; died on 2 Aug 1880 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Old Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Casebolt
• Name: Hattie
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4 Children:


Louisa Ann Casebolt
1848–1870 • LH6M-353​​

Hattie J. Casebolt
1851–1874 • 9QN5-KVS​​

Martha "Mattie" Casebolt ( 8 Aug 1854 ) - per FAG #88357453
1853–1942 • LSS3-8GJ​​

Americus V Casebolt
1857–1920 • LH6M-QQQ

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findagrave.com memorial # 92908183

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Married:
Andrew M. Casebolt
Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992
Name: Andrew M. Casebolt
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Mar 1848
Event Place: Marion, Indiana, United States
Event Place (Original): Marion, Indiana, United States
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Esther Doughty
Spouse's Sex: Female

"Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF8F-M47 : 13 January 2020), Andrew M. Casebolt, 1848.

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