Indiana McCaslins

In the 1880 US Federal Census for Uniontown, Vernon Township, Jackson, Indiana, 28-year-old sawyer Indiana-born Levi Mc Casland [McCasland] and his 28-year-old wife Elizabeth F [Congdon] have two Indiana-born children in their household, 6-year-old Erta M and 2-year-old Early M [Murray]. Neither child has attended school in the past year. Everyone's parents were born in Indiana.s630

Levi and Elizabeth were divorced before 1898 when Levi married Maud probably in Texas. Elizabeth is still living in Vernon, Jackson, Indiana as (recorded as Elizabeth McCaslin) as she and their daughter Ertie M are recorded on the 1900 US Federal Census for Vernon, Jackson, Indiana.

In the 1900 US Federal Census for Vernon, Jackson, Indiana, 48-year-old widow Elizabeth McCaslin [McCasland] has in her household her daughter, 23-year-old Ertie M. Elizabeth has born five children but only one is living. The family is living in a rented house and has no visable means of support. Two of the preceeding statements are wrong. Elizabeth is not a widow as her husband Levi has remarried in Texas in 1898 and Ertie is not 23- but 26-years old.s647

In the 1910 US Federal Census for Crothersville, Vernon, Jackson, Indiana, 30-year-old Indiana-born Clarence and his 33-year-old Indiana-born wife Ertie [McCaslin or McCasland] Lewellyn have been married five years and have had two children, only one is living, 3-year-old Indiana-born Ruth. Also in this household is Ertie's mother 54-year-old Indiana-born widow [sic] Francis [Elizabeth F] McCasland, who has born five children but only Ertie is living. The family is living at Zulauf [?] Street in a house that Clarence owns, but with a mortgage. Clarence is a wagon driver for a saw mill, worked on 15 April 1910 and has had no months out of work in the past year. Elizabeth Francis is living on her "own income." All the adults can read, write and speak Englishs3029

On 15 Nov 1910, Murray's mother Elizabeth F McCaslin, who was living in Indiana, applied for a pension on the basis of Murray's service. Her application number was 708464. She got the pension, number 501027. She died before August 1922 as that is the date that Murray's father Levi McCasland, who was living in Texas, applied for a pension on the basis of his son Murray's service, application number 1722961. He got the pension, number A-218-33.s3028

In the 1920 US Federal Census for Vernon, Jackson, Indiana, 68-year-old Indiana-born widow [sic ] Francis McCassland [sic] is head of a household which includes her 38-year-old [sic] Indiana-born divorced daughter Erdie [sic] {McCasland] Lewyellyn [sic] and Erta's 8-year-old Indiana-born daughter Dorothy Lewellyn who has attended school in the past year. The family is living in a house that Francis owns, free of mortgage. Neither Francis nor Ertie has employment. Everyone can read, write and speak English. Everyone's parents were born in Indiana.s4567

Elizabeth Francis McCaslin died on 28 Mar 1921 and was buried in the Crothersville Cemetery, Crothersville, Jackson, Indiana.s1699