William Wesley (Bill) McCaslin, 19172007 (aged 89 years)

Name
William Wesley (Bill) /McCaslin/
Birth
Census
1920 (aged 2 years)
Birth of a brother
Note: Charlie's Social Security Application gives his date of birth as 18 Mar 1919
Birth of a brother
Census
1930 (aged 12 years)
Birth of a son
Census
1940 (aged 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather
Source: S2778
Source: Find a Grave
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Source: S2778
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Mars Hill Cemetery
Death of a father
Burial of a father
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Shafter Memorial Park; Find A Grave Memorial# 43567183
Death of a son
Burial of a son
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Shafter Memorial Park (Find A Grave Memorial# 46623701)
Death of a wife
Burial of a wife
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Shafter Memorial Park; Find A Grave Memorial# 46746952
Death of a brother
Death of a brother
Burial of a brother
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Shafter Memorial Park (Find A Grave Memorial# 40778058)
Death
Burial
after January 16, 2007 (0 days after death)
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Shafter Memorial Park; Find A Grave Memorial# 46746965
Family with parents
father
18921968
Birth: October 26, 1892 25 23 Missouri
Death: July 2, 1968Kern, California
mother
himself
19172007
Birth: September 26, 1917 24 16 Missouri
Death: January 16, 2007Bakersfield, Kern, California
2 years
younger brother
19202000
Birth: February 18, 1920 27 19 Barry, Missouri
Death: March 28, 2000Kern, California
22 months
younger brother
19211993
Birth: November 25, 1921 29 20 Missouri
Death: August 21, 1993Redding, Shasta, California
younger sister
Private
Father’s family with Rosetta Lewis Wishon
father
18921968
Birth: October 26, 1892 25 23 Missouri
Death: July 2, 1968Kern, California
stepmother
18861959
Birth: January 12, 1886Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri
Death: April 30, 1959Kern, California
Marriage Marriage
Family with Geneva Katherine Wood
himself
19172007
Birth: September 26, 1917 24 16 Missouri
Death: January 16, 2007Bakersfield, Kern, California
wife
19191992
Birth: December 28, 1919 28 24 Oklahoma
Death: July 29, 1992Bakersfield, Kern, California
son
Private
son
19391977
Birth: August 29, 1939 21 19 Kern, California
Death: September 26, 1977Kern, California
Birth
Census
Census
Census
Death
Burial
Source: Find a Grave
Burial

Shafter Memorial Park; Find A Grave Memorial# 46746965

Shared note

In the 1920 US Federal Census for Ozark, Barry, Missouri, 52-year-old Arkansas-born farmer Tomas [sic] J McCaslin [sic] has in his household his Arkansas-born children, 18-year-old Bertha J [sic], 16-year-old Goldie M, 13-Ollie M, and 9-year-old Willis J. Living next door is Thomas' son 27-year-old Missouri-born farm laborer Wesley [John Wesley], Wesley's 19-year-old Missouri-born wife Dovie [sic] [Heatherly] McCaslin [sic] and their son 2-year 3-month old Missouri-born William. Everyone except Willis and William can read and write. Ollie and Willis have attended school in the past year. Thomas' father was born in Arkansas and his mother in North Carolina. Everyone else's parents were born in Missouri except Dovie. Dovie's parents are recorded as being born in the United States.

In the 1930 US Federal Census for Ozark, Barry, Missouri, 34-year-old [sic] Missouri-born divorc Wesley McCaslin has in his household his Missouri-born children, 13-year-old William, 11-year-old Charley, 9-year-old Lewis and 6-year-old Cora. William, Charley and Lewis have attended school in the past year and can read and write. Wesley is illerate. He is a farmer who owns the land he is farming and has worked on the last regularly scheduled work day.

On 31 Jan 1938, 20-year-old unemployed WilliamWesley McCaslinapplied for his Social Security Number. He states that he is living at Mayers Lane, Shafter, Kern, California andthat he was born 26 Sep 1917 inBerry [sic] County, Missouri. His parents are Wesley William McCaslin and Dovie Heatherley.He has applied for a Social Security Number previously on 8 Jan 1938 and is refiling due to "not filling out correctly". He signs his appication with an X next to his name, Bill W McCaslin.

In the 1940 US Federal Census for J. Twp 17, Kern, California, 22-year-old, Missouri-born Bill McCaslin and his 20-year-old Oklahoma-born wife Geneva [Wood] McCaslin have in their household their California-born sons, 3-year-old Billy and 7-month-old Donald. Bill has attended school through the 7th grade. Geneva has attended school through the 8th grade. Neither Billy nor Donald have attended school. Billy was living in Pryor, Maze, Oklahoma in 1935. The family is living in a rented farm house on Wasco Way, which Bill rents for $4 a month. Bill is employed as a farm laborer, has worked 20 hours in the past week, and 36 weeks in the past year. He has earned $540 in wages or salary. Geneva is a housewife, and has earned no wages in the past year. Neither has a source of outside income.

William Wesley McCaslin died on 16 Jan 2007 in Bakerfield, Kern, California 93314. He was born on 26 Sep 1917.

William "Bill" McCaslin is buried in Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern, California, (Find A Grave Memorial# 46746965).