Robert Hugh McCaslin, 19191970 (aged 51 years)

Name
Robert Hugh /McCaslin/
Birth
Census
Birth of a brother
Marriage of parents
Note: This does not agree with the 1930 Census
Death of a paternal grandfather
Note: Recorded as David McCoslin
Burial of a paternal grandfather
Source: Find a Grave
Note: Barling Cemetery
Census
Death of a maternal grandfather
Source: Find a Grave
Burial of a maternal grandfather
Source: Find a Grave
Note: White and Shelby Cemetery ; Find A Grave Memorial# 29860070
Marriage
Death of a father
Death of a paternal grandmother
Burial of a paternal grandmother
Note: Barling Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 55119982)
Death of a maternal grandmother
Source: Find a Grave
Death of a mother
Death
Burial
after August 21, 1970 (0 days after death)
Source: Find a Grave
Note: West Side District Cemetery (MEMORIAL ID 130505586)
Family with parents
father
19031943
Birth: about 1903 42 31 Arkansas
Death: May 30, 1943Sebastian, Arkansas
mother
19011957
Birth: about 1901 41 35 Arkansas
Death: February 7, 1957
Marriage MarriageNovember 5, 1921Sebastian, Arkansas
-2 years
himself
19191970
Birth: May 23, 1919 16 18 Arkansas
Death: August 21, 1970Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California
2 years
younger brother
19211975
Birth: May 18, 1921 18 20 Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
Death: November 1975Oklahoma
Family with Ruth Cosand
himself
19191970
Birth: May 23, 1919 16 18 Arkansas
Death: August 21, 1970Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California
wife
19132006
Birth: March 18, 1913 21 24 Arkansas
Death: August 2, 2006Bakersfield, Kern, California
Marriage MarriageMay 6, 1939Sebastian, Arkansas
Birth
Source: Find a Grave
Census
Census
Marriage
Death
Source: Find a Grave
Burial
Source: Find a Grave
Burial

West Side District Cemetery (MEMORIAL ID 130505586)

Shared note

In the 1920 US Federal Census for District 139, Central, Sebastian, Arkansas, 60-year-old Missouri-born farmer Charley [sic] and his 53-year-old Arkansas-born wife Gertrude [Biggs] Helms have in their household their unmarried daughter, 18-year-old Arkansas-born Magge [sic] M Helms, her son, 8-month old Arkansas-born Robert H Helms [McCaslin} and Gertrude's widowed mother, 75-year-old Arkansas-born Elisabeth [maiden name unknown] Riggs. The family is living in a rented house. Everyone but Robert can read, write and speak English. Charles' parents were born in Indiana; Gertrude's and Maggie's fathers were born in Missouri and their mothers in Arkansas; Robert's parents were born in Arkansas; Elisabeth's parents were born in Tennessee.

In the 1930 US Federal Census for Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, 27-year-old Arkansas-born Albert and his 30-year-old Arkansas-born wife Maggie [Helms] McCaslin were married when he was 16- and she was 19-years old [1918-1919 sic, they married in 1921]. They have in their household, their Arkansas-born children, 11-year-old Robert H and 5-year-old A Eugene. The family is living in at house at 3103 Free Ferry Road, for which Albert pays $10 a month in rent. They do not have a radio. Robert has attended school in the past year. Everyone except A Eugene can read, write and speak English. Albert is a gardener for a private home and Maggie is a Laundress working out of their home. Both have worked on the last regularly scheduled work day. Albert has not served in the military. Albert's parents were born in Arkansas; Maggie's father was born in the United States and her mother in Missouri; the children's parents were born in Arkansas.

When 19-year-old Robert Hugh McCaslin applies for his Social Security number on 22 Jul 1937, he is requesting a duplicate, having previously filled out a card. He states that his residence is 916 So 25th Street, Fort Smith [Sebastian], Arkansas. That he is working for the Black & White Cab at 915 No A Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas. He previously worked for Arkola Sand and Gravel in Van Buren. Robert was born 23 May 1919 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. His parents are Albert McCaslin and Maggie May Helms.

On 6 May 1939, Robert McCaslin signed a marriage bond for $100 stating that Robert McCaslin and Ruth Cosand, both of Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, would marry within sixty days of the date of the bond. He then signed an affidavit stating that Ronert [sic] McCaslin, having arrived at the age of twenty years, and Ruth Cosand, having arrived at the age of twenty-four years, are now single, unmarried, and can legally contract marriage. A marriage license was issued to Mr Robert McCaslin, age twenty, and Mrs [sic] Ruth Cosand, age twenty-four, both of Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas by the Sebastian County Deputy Clerk Jenny Bell. Robert and Ruth were married the same day by Rev Don Bias [?].

On the 1958 Kern County [California] Voter Registration List for Ford No 3 District, page 308, Robert H McCaslin and Mrs. Ruth McCaslin are recorded as living at 620 Taylor Street, Taft, Kern, California. They are Democrats.

On the Bakersfield, Kern County [California] Voter Registration list for the 8 Nov 1960 General Election, Robert H McCaslin and Mrs. Ruth McCaslin are recorded as living at 321 Oleander Ave. He is a Democrat and she is a Republican. However, a Mrs Ruth McCaslin is recorded as a Democrat and as still living at 620 Taylor Street, Taft Kern, California.

Fifty-one-year-old Arkansas-born Robert H McCaslin, born 23 May 1919 (SSDI states 1918), died 21 Aug 1970 in San Luis Obispo County, California. His last residence was Bakersfield, Kern, California 93309. He applied for his Social Security Number in Arkansas before 1951.