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Note: According to Thomas's Death Statement he was 87 yrs of age at death. He was a widow and a Farmer. His place of death and residence was Licking, Morgan Co., KY. He was the son of Robert and Jane Caskey. He was born in NY. 1820 KY CENSUS: 3 M under 10 2 M 16-26 1 M 45 & up 1 F under 10 2 F 10-16 2 F 16-26 1 F 45 & up 1850 KY CENSUS: Thomas Caskey SR, 84, b. NY Lydia Caskey, 75, b. NY Isabel Caskey, 15, b. NY Copied from Morgan Co. History Morgan Co. Library THE THOMAS CASKEY FAMILY Mrs. Woodrow Stamper (nee Georgia Mae Caskey), West Liberty, supplies information on the Caskey family that will be of wide interest. In researching Morgan County families for the past 25 years, it was found that more of them connect in some way to Thomas Caskey and Lydia Hopkins Caskey than any other. A story about Elie McGuire of. Ezel took me all the way back to 1813 and still back another generation to Orange County, New York. A story on the Blairs did the same as did stories on the Lewis's, Days and others. Lydia Hopkins was the daughter of Garner (Gardner) Hopkins who was born July 16, 1750 married Polly Chambers. Garner and Polly were married in Orange County, New York in April 1773 according to Mrs. Stamper's records from family Bibles. Garner served in the Revolutionary War and is buried, (as is Thomas Caskey), in an old cemetery about two miles north of West Liberty, known as the Charlie Cottle farm and prior to that the Potter farm. He was discharged at West Point and later while a resident of Floyd county (that section to become Morgan) applied for a pension. He died June 4, 1832 Children of Thomas Caskey and Lydia Hopkins Caskey were Mary born Oct. 7, 1791; John born Oct. 9, 1793; Hannah born Nov. 15, 1795; Gardner born May 26, 1798; Robert born Oct 15, 1800; Jane born Dec. 29, 1802; Margaret born Dec. 22, 1804; Eleanor born May 7, 1807, Lydia born Oct. 5, 1808; Thomas born Dec. 31, 1810; Samuel born Oct. 16, 1812; William born Jan. 16, 1815; Sally Anne Born Jan. 1, 1818. Mary Caskey married Joshua Day Nov. 18, 1813; John Caskey married Hannah Lewis April 4, 1815 and a second marriage to Abbie Brown; Hannah Caskey married James McGuire Oct.15,1813; Gardner Caskey married Elizabeth Blair Aug. 14, 1821; Robert married a Dyer Jan.1 1823; Jane Caskey married John Wells Sept. 6, 1824; Margaret married Jessee Day Aug.24, 1820 Eleanor married Francis Lewis Feb. 5, 1827; Lydia married William Blair May 18, 1827; Thomas married an Elliott; Samuel Caskey married Catharine Wagner May 31, 1832; William married Becky Gilmore Oct 27, 1836; Sally Anne married Gardner Dyer March 22, 1838. One family source gives Jane's marriage to a Gibbs. Children of Gardner Caskey and Elizabeth Blair Caskey were William, Thomas, Castle, John, Jesse, Alvin, Ann Day, Jane Day, Liz Day. Children of William Caskey and Isobell Hord Roberts, his wife, were ELizabeth, James William (Buddy), Clarinda, Francis Marion, Emma and Ann Liza. Children of James William (Buddy) and Eliza Alice Davis, his wife, were Ida May Caskey and William Amos Caskey. Children of W. A. Caskey and Jannie Flora Prichard, his wife, are William Prichard Caskey, Robert Edward Caskey, Georgia Mae Caskey Stamper and Alice Isabelle Caskey Oldfield, all of West Liberty, Ky. Thomas, son of Gardner and Elizabeth Blair Caskey, was the father of Willie Caskey of Hagerstown, Maryland, who was born in Morgan County and who has contributed much data on the Caskey's and other Morgan County families. During Floyd County court, Prestonsburg, Feb. 26, 1810, a deed was accepted to be recorded from Henry French to Thomas Caskey, Gardner Hopkins and Thomas Lewis. An early Floyd County court order reported on the road from the line of Thomas Lewis to the county line. John Perry was superintendent and Daniel Peyton was to allot hands. other info. by Heather an abstract of the will of John Caskey (will book 2, p 17, Morgan County Courthouse will on microfilm at an LDS family history center): the will was proved 22 Apr 1878 and names John's two sons, William Miles Caskey and Robert Franklin Caskey. The 1850 census lists the following family: John Caskey, Sr. age 56, farmer, birthplace NY; Hannah, 52, birthplace, KY [every other person is listed with a birthplace of KY]; Miles 24, laborer; Mary, 21; Elizabeth 19; Robert 17; Mary 13.
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