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Note: 4 Jun 1855 NY CENSUS: Dwelling-12 Value-$200, owner of land Family-12 W.H. Caskey, 41, M, b. Orange, married 1, lived here 41 yrs., Farmer A. E. Caskey, 38, F, wife, b. PA, married 1, lived here 16 yrs. Mary J. Caskey, 15, F, child, b. Orange, lived here 15 yrs. Martin Caskey, 12, M, child, b. Orange, lived here 12 yrs. Sarah Caskey, 10, F, child, b. Orange, lived here 10 yrs. John F. Caskey, 8, M, child, b. Orange, lived here 8 yrs. Alonzo Caskey, 6, M, child, b. Orange, lived here 6 yrs. M.E. Caskey, 4, M, child, b. Orange, lived here 4 yrs. Cornelia Caskey, 1, F, child, b. Orange, lived here 1 yr. Agriculture & Domestic Manufactures, 4 Jun 1855 NY State Census: Wilhelmus owned 10 improved acres & 90 unimproved acres. Value of farm was $700, Value of stock was $150, Value of Tools & implements was $8. He owned 2 horses & one swine under 6 months of age. 1860 NY CENSUS: Dwelling-1723 Family-1955 Wilhelmus Caskey, 47, M, b. NY, Day Laborer Mary J. Caskey, 20, F, b. NY Martin C. Caskey, 18, M, b. NY Sarah C. Caskey, 16, F, b. NY John Caskey, 14, M, b. NY Alonzo Caskey, 12, M, b. NY Munson Caskey, 10, M, b. NY Cornelia Caskey, 6, F, b. NY 1865 NY CENSUS: Dwelling-156 Value-$100 Family-185 Wilhelmus Caskey, 53, M, b. Orange, married 1, widowed, Farmer Jane Caskey, 25, F, child, b. Orange Martin Caskey, 23, M, child, b. Orange Sarah C. Caskey, 20, F, child, b. Orange John F. Caskey, 19, M, child, b. Orange Alonzo Caskey, 17, M, child, b. Orange Munson Caskey, 14, M, child, b. Orange Cornelia Caskey, 12, F, child, b. Orange Agriculture & Domestic Manufactures, 1865 NY State Census: Wilhelmus owned 6 improved acres and 20 unimproved acres. Cash value of farm was $600, he had $75 in stock, $25 in tools & implements. 6 acres of meadows in grassland for 1864 & 1865 and ten tons of hay for 1864. In 1864 & 1865 he had one cow for butter & produced 80lbs. in 1864. In 1865 he had 1 horse over 2 yrs. of age. In 1864 one swine was slaughtered & 400 lbs.. of pork were made. Case Funeral Home Records in Port Jervis: Wilhelmus Caskey, died 12 Jan 1884, Caskey cost was $45.00, Shroud was $3.50. Wilhelmus was a son of Martin Caskey & Jane Middaugh. He was one of 11 children. He and Ann Elisa were parents of Mary, Sarah, John, Munson, Martin, Alonzo & Cornelia, all born in or around Sparrow Bush, 2 miles up the Delaware River from Port Jervis. John, Munson & Martin left Orange County about 1867 & went 250 miles west to McKean, Elk & Cameron Counties in PA.
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