Susan Mary (Bryant) Cason (abt. 1848 - abt. 1918)

Born about 1848 in Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Robert Cason — married 14 Aug 1866 in Marshall, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died about 21 Dec 1918 at about age 70 in District of Columbia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

1864 August 10th, at age 16, Sue was arrested in Marshall, after "false rumors and the display of Southern colors", at least this was the reason she gave. As a newspaper article shows, she had also written letters to a friend where she proclaimed her sympathy for the "bushwackers". She was sent to the female prison and about September 6 she was transferred to the Gratiot Street prison in St. Louis. On October 10th, she was convinced to take the oath of allegiance and was released. Despite her oath, she remained a supporter of the southern cause.^{[1] [2][3][4]}

In 1866 she married John R Cason. He had been a captain in the Confederate Army and he was later sheriff, P. O., of Marshall, Missouri. They had seven children.^[5] Note: these are the children known by the authors of this record, as they lived to adulthood.

In later years she was supported by her two daughters who were working in Washington DC, as well as by her son John.

1902 Son John died from suicide at age 19.

Her husband died in 1909 according to his grave marker, though she is mentioned in the newspaper article about her son's death as being widowed.

After the death of her son John, she lived with her daughter Willie and Willie's husband and she is listed there in the 1910 census.

Census Records

1860 census, Marshall Township, Saline, Missouri^[6]
John W Bryant M 39 Virginia
Margaret Bryant F 28 Kentucky
Susan Bryant F 14 Missouri
William Bryant M 12 Missouri
John Bryant M 10 Missouri
Thomas Bryant M 6 Missouri
Vincent Bryant M 0 Missouri
Martha Twyman F 21 Kentucky

1870 census, Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States^[7]
John R Cason M 26 North Carolina
Sue Cason F 24 Missouri
Stella Cason F 3 Missouri
Brooks Cason M 0 Missouri

1880 census, Marshall, MO^[8]
Jno R Cason Self M 37 Mississippi, United States Sheriff
S M Cason Wife F 35 Missouri, United States
Stella Cason Daughter F 13 Missouri, United States
Brooks Cason Son M 10 Missouri, United States
Willie Cason Son M 8 Missouri, United States
Bryant Cason Son M 2 Missouri, United States
Jennie Jackson Other F 40 Missouri, United States Widowed Servant
Mary Straight Other F 11 Missouri, United States Servant Cannot Read Cannot Write
Thos Bryant Other M 23 Missouri, United States Boarder Single
Geo Anderson Other M 25 Missouri, United States Prisoner Single
Elgin Stevens Other M 25 Missouri, United States Prisoner Single
James Long Other M 35 Ohio, United States Prisoner Married
James Snider Other M 30 Missouri, United States Prisoner Married
Jno Reid Other M 30 Missouri, United States Prisoner Single
Jno Wesley Other M 32 Missouri, United States Prisoner Single
Jno Brown Other M 26 Missouri, United States Prisoner Married
Henry Banks Other M 16 Missouri, United States Prisoner Single
Geo Bills Other M 23 Missouri, United States Prisoner
M R Henderson Other M 25 Missouri, United States

1910 census, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland^[9]
Charles A Kram Head Male 41 W Pennsylvania Law Clerk
Willie B Kram Wife Female 36 W Missouri
Mary K Kram Daughter Female 8 W District of Columbia
Sue M Cason Mother-in-law Female 61 W Missouri Widowed
Anarosa Washington Cook Female 22 B Virginia Single

Sources

1. ↑ "Recollections of the Civil War", in the records of the Missouri Historical Society, cited by Bryant JW and Bryant VA. The Abneys and the Bryants. A genealogy. 1991. Tallahassee Press, Tallahassee Florida, USA.
2. ↑ Confederate Veteran, Vol. XIII, No. 10 Nashville, Tenn., November, 1905 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GAPUTNAM/2003-12/1072801621
3. ↑ Daily Missouri Republican 06 Sep 1864, Tue · Page 3
4. ↑ Daily Missouri Republican 20 Sep 1864, Tue · Page 2
5. ↑ Bryant JW and Bryant VA. The Abneys and the Bryants. A genealogy. 1991. Tallahassee Press, Tallahassee Florida, USA.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZ6-348 : 14 December 2017), John W Bryant, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XN-3LY : 13 May 2023), John R Casan, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F6-X8Z : 7 September 2017), Household of Jno R Cason, Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 522D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0716; FHL microfilm 1,254,716.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2FB-9C9 : accessed 26 April 2018), Willie B Kram in household of Charles A Kram, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 15A, family 289, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 566; FHL microfilm 1,374,579.

• "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28M-84Z : 14 February 2020), Susan M. Bryant in entry for John R. Cason, 1866.
• "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F64D-MVX : 21 January 2020), Susan M. Bryant in entry for Brooks Cason, 1898.
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPNV-PRG : 26 November 2014), Brian in entry for Stella Lee Dodge, 07 Dec 1942; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #175545906