James Casford, Jr.

Notes:

"JAMES CASFORD JR. ; b. 1803 I.O.W. ; Baptized at Calbourne, I.O.W. , UK, on 13 March, 1803; died in Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois., U.S.A. , between 1870 -1880. He came to Prince Edward Island, Canada with his parents, as a young boy , between 16 May, 1808 - 25 July, 1816 . . . married in P.E.I., in 1829, to MARGERY CARR. They moved from Prince Edward Island, Canada; to Wisconsin, USA, by 1850; & then moved to Illinois by 1854." (source: HChevalier, Remington Message Board at ancestry.com, 21 May 2007)

#2 married 1859 (widower), in Hall Township, Bureau Co., Illinois, to (widow), JANE (BELL) REMINGTON , b. c. 1810 , d/o Ralph R. Bell
and Desire Reynolds ; widow of Truman Remington; Truman died 13 Feb., 1859 , s/o Jonathan Remington.
(source: HChevalier, Remington Message Board at ancestry.com, 21 May 2007)

In the 1860 Federal Census, the family at Hall, Bureau Co., IL, is as follows: James Cassford 60 Eng, Jane Cassford 45 NY, Henry Cassford 16 PEI, and John Cassford 14 PEI.

Going back a decade to 1850, James Casford b England is living in Waukesha, Waukesha Co., WI. He has a wife and seven children all born PEI. Unfortunately, the census gives only the initials for everyone in the family except James. The last two are H & J, and these are probably the Henry & John we see in 1860 in IL. Their ages agree, also. What is different is that James's wife was b England, and her initial is "M." This suggests that Jane was his second wife.

In the Federal Census of 1870, James and Jane Casford, ages 67 and 62, are still living at Hall, Bureau Co., IL. Census data says James was born in England and Jane in Canada.

James married Margery Carr 1829, Prince Edward Island. Margery was born Abt 1811, England; died Between 1850 and 1859, Hall Township, Bureau Co., IL. [Group Sheet]

James married Jane Bell 1859, Hall Township, Bureau Co., IL. Jane (daughter of Ralph Randolph Wheelock Bell and Desire Reynolds) was born Abt 1810, NY or Canada; died Aft 1 Jun 1870. [Group Sheet]