Herbert Ditmars (Mac) McCaslinAge: 43 years1882–1925
- Name
- Herbert Ditmars (Mac) McCaslin
Birth | March 8, 1882 27 26 Source: McCaslin Data Publication: Purdue University (Lafayett, Indiana, May 1924) Note: Name on birth record is Alvin, but parents and date are correct.
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Education | B.S., M.E. 1904, Purdue University, Layfayette, Indiana Publication: Purdue University (Lafayett, Indiana, May 1924) |
Birth of a sister | Carolyn McCaslin April 30, 1886 (Age 4 years) Source: US Social Security Death Index Source: Find a Grave Note: Carolines birth was registered twice.
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Death of a paternal grandfather | Wosson McCaslin January 26, 1894 (Age 11 years) Source: Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 |
Burial of a paternal grandfather | Wosson McCaslin after January 26, 1894 (Age 11 years) Source: Find a Grave Source: S3871 Publication: Johnson County Museum of History (Franklin, Indiana 2001) Note: Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Payn, Row 4, Stone 16 (Find A Grave Memorial# 97163947)
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Census | 1900 (Age 17 years) Source: 1900 US Federal Census Note: At school
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Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane Smith Winchester April 3, 1909 (Age 27 years) Source: Genealogy of the Winchesters Source: Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 Source: Find a Grave |
Burial of a paternal grandmother | Jane Smith Winchester April 8, 1909 (Age 27 years) Note: Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Payn, Row 4, Stone 16 (Find A Grave Memorial# 97164974)
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Census | 1910 (Age 27 years) Source: 1910 US Federal Census Note: Herbert is single, a farmer, boarding at Frank Fights (Sheep rancher) along with ten other men.
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Marriage | Nancy S (Nannie) Noble — View this family December 24, 1911 (Age 29 years) Source: 1920 US Federal Census |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Lois Belle McCaslin November 23, 1914 (Age 32 years) Source: 1920 US Federal Census Source: 1930 US Federal Census |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Edith Nancy McCaslin August 11, 1916 (Age 34 years) Source: Find a Grave |
Death of a daughter | Edith Nancy McCaslin July 1, 1918 (Age 36 years) Source: Find a Grave |
Burial of a daughter | Edith Nancy McCaslin after July 1918 (Age 36 years) Source: Find a Grave Note: Green Mountain Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 11109754)
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Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Ella McCaslin April 2, 1919 (Age 37 years) |
Census | 1920 (Age 37 years) Source: 1920 US Federal Census Note: Herbert is a cattle farmer, married with two children
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Death of a maternal grandfather | Cornelius Lowe Ditmars February 15, 1922 (Age 39 years) |
Burial of a maternal grandfather | Cornelius Lowe Ditmars after February 15, 1922 (Age 39 years) Source: S3955 Publication: Johnson County Museum of History (Franklin, Indiana 2001) Note: Hopewell Cemetery, Section C, Row 27, Stone 3
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Birth of a daughter #4 | Luma Elizabeth (Beth) McCaslin January 5, 1924 (Age 41 years) Source: 1930 US Federal Census Source: US Public Records Index Source: Find a Grave Source: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 |
Occupation | 1910-1920 Farmer; 1924 Postmaster Source: 1910 US Federal Census Source: 1920 US Federal Census Publication: Purdue University (Lafayett, Indiana, May 1924) |
Death | May 4, 1925 (Age 43 years) Source: McCaslin Data Source: Find a Grave |
Burial | after May 4, 1925 Source: Find a Grave Note: Green Mountain Cemetery, Plot C 526 (Find A Grave Memorial# 11109765)
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Family with parents |
father |
Everett McKee McCaslin Birth: February 24, 1855 27 26 — , Johnson, Indiana Death: April 5, 1930 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana |
mother |
Mary Belle (Belle) Ditmars Birth: September 6, 1855 30 23 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana Death: January 27, 1948 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana |
Marriage: September 6, 1876 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana |
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6 years himself |
Herbert Ditmars (Mac) McCaslin Birth: March 8, 1882 27 26 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana Death: May 4, 1925 — Byers, Arapahoe, Colorado |
4 years younger sister |
Carolyn McCaslin Birth: April 30, 1886 31 30 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana Death: July 21, 1978 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana |
Family with Nancy S (Nannie) Noble |
himself |
Herbert Ditmars (Mac) McCaslin Birth: March 8, 1882 27 26 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana Death: May 4, 1925 — Byers, Arapahoe, Colorado |
wife |
Nancy S (Nannie) Noble Birth: August 28, 1884 25 23 — Texas Death: October 7, 1962 — Texas |
Marriage: December 24, 1911 — |
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3 years daughter |
Lois Belle McCaslin Birth: November 23, 1914 32 30 — Boulder, Boulder, Colorado Death: March 1, 2007 — Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas |
21 months daughter |
Edith Nancy McCaslin Birth: August 11, 1916 34 31 — Colorado Death: July 1, 1918 — Colorado |
3 years daughter |
Mary Ella McCaslin Birth: April 2, 1919 37 34 — Byers, Arapahoe, Colorado Death: August 29, 1990 |
5 years daughter |
Luma Elizabeth (Beth) McCaslin Birth: January 5, 1924 41 39 — Clarendon, Donley, Texas Death: May 9, 2015 — Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas |
Birth | Indiana Births 1880-1920, Johnson County, Indiana, Index to Birth Records |
Birth | McCaslin Data |
Birth | Family Bible records of Johnson County, Indiana and a collection of family records compiled from family Bibles and other sources |
Birth | The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of Purdue University Publication: Purdue University (Lafayett, Indiana, May 1924) |
Education | The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of Purdue University Publication: Purdue University (Lafayett, Indiana, May 1924) |
Census | 1900 US Federal Census |
Census | 1910 US Federal Census |
Marriage | Family Bible records of Johnson County, Indiana and a collection of family records compiled from family Bibles and other sources |
Marriage | 1920 US Federal Census |
Census | 1920 US Federal Census |
Occupation | 1910 US Federal Census |
Occupation | 1920 US Federal Census |
Occupation | The Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of Purdue University Publication: Purdue University (Lafayett, Indiana, May 1924) |
Death | McCaslin Data |
Death | Find a Grave |
Burial | Find a Grave |
Birth | Name on birth record is Alvin, but parents and date are correct. |
Census | At school |
Census | Herbert is single, a farmer, boarding at Frank Fights (Sheep rancher) along with ten other men. |
Census | Herbert is a cattle farmer, married with two children |
Burial | Green Mountain Cemetery, Plot C 526 (Find A Grave Memorial# 11109765) |
Shared note | Name on birth record is Alvin, but parents and date are correct. In the 1900 US Federal Census for Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, 45-year-old Indiana-born farmer Everett M and his 45-year-old Indiana-born wife Mary B [Ditmars] McCaslin have been married for 23 years and have had two children, both are living. These Indiana-born children are 18-year-old Herbert D and 14-year-old Caroline. Also in this household is 19-year-old , Indiana-born servant Josephine Shepherd. Herbert and Caroline have attended school 7 months of the past year. Everyone in the household can read, write and speak English. Everyone's parents were born in Indiana. From the Purdue Year Book: Herbert Ditmars McCaslin, B. S. in Mechanical Engineering. Emersonian, Annuals (3) (4) ; Class Vice-President (4) ; Y. M. C. A. Thesis : Comparison of Hand and Stoker Locomotive Firing. "Mac" is one of these good, old-fashioned, motherly sort of fellows that can never see a joke until it has got past them and don't indulge much in the frivolities of life ; and yet he has made a lot of friends, possibly because he belongs to the class that Oliver Wendell Holmes describes as being refreshingly dull after one has been in long association with smart alecks, or words to that effect. "Mac" was a steady and consistent trainer on the track for the mile run, and would undoubtedly have won every event he entered, had there not always been somebody else that was just a little bit faster. In his attempt to fill the rather large shoes left vacant by the departure of our class president he has preserved the even tenor of his way, wholly unmoved by the responsibilities of his position. In the 1910 US Federal Census for Bosler 9th District, Albany, Wyoming, 28-year-old Indiana-born Herbert D McCaslin is single and a farmer, boarding at Frank Fights house(Sheep rancher) along with ten other men. He owns his acreage and has had no days out of work in the past year. His parents were both born in Indiana. The Evening Star, Saturday, August 14, 1915 Page 4 Column 4 SOME FRIENDS Who are Making Their Success in the West. .We found Mr. and Mrs. Everett McCaslin most pleasantly located at Boulder. They had a splendidly stocked small fruit farm about a mile out of Boulder. Their daugh- ter, Mrs. W. E. Thurston, lives in Boulder where Mr. Thurston is en- gaged in real estate business and their son, Herbert McCaslin, has a large, finely equipped stock ranch. Mr. McCaslin and his family are all en- thusiasts regarding Colorado, where they have done so well, and its cli- mate. In the 1920 US Federal Census for Pine View, Elbert, Colorado, 38-year-old Indiana-born Herbert D McCaslin is a cattle farmer who owns the acreage of his ranch. He and his wife, 35-year-old Texas-born Nancy [Noble] McCaslin, have two living Colorado-born children, 5-year-old Lois and 9-month old Mary. Herber's parents were born in Indiana, Nancy's in Texas and the children's father was born in Indiana and their mother in texas. A third child Edith Nancy was almost two-years old at the time of her death in 1918. A fourth child was born before Herbert's death in 1925. From the "the Semi-Centennial Alumni Record of Purdue University", published in May 1924: McCaslin, Herbert Ditmars, Postmaster: b. Mar 8, 1882, Franklin, Ind.; Ed. [education] Hopewell H. S., Franklin, Ind.; m. Nancy S. Noble. Postmaster Byers, Colo.; Act. [activities while at the University] Class V-Pres. (4), Emersonian Lit. Soc.; Children, three daughters. Address, Byers,[Arapahoe], Colo. Herbert Ditmars McCaslin died on 4 May 1925, a year after the above information was printed. Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana), Thursday, May 28, 1925 page 8 column 2 Herbert D. McCaslin Purdue Alumnus, Dies At Home in Colorado Word has been received here of the death of Herbert D. McCaslin, which occurred May 14, in Byers, Colo., following a short illness. Mr. McCaslin, who was graduated from Purdue uni- versity in 1904, receiving the degree of bachelor of science in mechancal eng- ineering, was born in Franklin, Ind. March 8, 1882. He was vice-president of his graduating class and a member of the Emersonian Literary society. Before going to Byers to accept a postmastership, he was an instructor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Shortly after his graduation from Purdue he was married to Miss Nancy Noble. The widow and four children survive him. |