James Buchannon Case (1876 - 1943)

Born 27 Apr 1876 in Brunswick, Chariton, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude Shrilda (Woolsey) Case — married 4 Jul 1903 in Saratoga, Carbon, Wyoming, USA

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1943 at age 67 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington,United States

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Biography

James Buchannon Case was born on April 27th, 1876, in Brunswick, Missouri. His father James William Frank Case was from Virginia and his mother Sarah Jane (Allen) Case was from Moberly, Randolph, Missouri. The family moved from Missouri to Iowa where Hazel was born and then settled in Wyoming, by the 1890s.

At 27 years old, he married Gertrude Woolsey July 4, 1903, in Saratoga, Carbon, Wyoming, USA. She was just 17. Together, they had eight children, sadly their first child Opal Beatrice Case lived only eight hours. Two years later George Case was born, then James Case, Frank Morley Case, Lucy Jane (Case) Thomas, Royal Francis Case,Donald Glen Case and Betty June Case. ^[1]

James Case was a homesteader in Carbon County, Wyoming. Join the Homesteaders Project.

James B. Case received a 160 acre land grant in Carbon County, Wyoming on October 30, 1919. ^[2]

James worked as a farmer and a bartender and was part of the "Odd Fellow Lodge." The Independent Order of "Odd Fellows" began in 18th Century England, it was deemed odd to find people organized for the purpose of giving aid to those in need without recognition and pursuing projects for the benefit of all mankind.

Such an altruistic and friendly society came to be known as "Odd Fellows" because it was odd to find people organized for the purpose of giving aid to those in need and of pursuing projects for the benefit of all mankind. It was believed that they were "an odd bunch of fellows" who would behave in such a selfless and seemingly impractical fashion. Odd Fellows are also known as "The Three Link Fraternity" which stands for Friendship, Love, and Truth. ^[3]

James died on Christmas day, 1943. He died in Spokane Washington. ^[4] He was buried on Dec. 29th, 1943 at Greenwood Memorial Terrace Plot: Lawn-17, Section 6, #15. Find A Grave: Memorial #111990996

Notes on the time of Settlement

Carbon Cemetery’s origins trace back to 1862 when Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized federal assistance for the construction of a transcontinental rail and telegraph line that would extend westward from Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California and the Pacific coast. To assist and encourage the line’s development, seen as key to uniting the country and taming the frontier, the government provided financing through the sale of bonds, along with extensive land grants that cut linear swaths across western regions that for centuries served as the undisturbed home and hunting ground of numerous native tribes. Survey parties crossed the frontier and completed much of their work between 1864 and 1867, locating the best route for the new rail line.

Construction commenced early the following year with crews consisting of hundreds of surveyors, graders, track-layers, tie hacks, and other support workers. (see Figure 11, page 11) Many of the men were sturdy veterans of the Civil War. As the track was completed, boomtowns emerged along the route and then leapfrogged ahead of one another to keep up with the pace of construction. However, most of these end-of-track construction towns proved temporary as work proceeded rapidly into the distance and they were soon replaced by the next location.

The towns initially attracted legitimate businessmen, along with a rougher slice of humanity that sought income and entertainment in the form of saloons, brothels and gambling halls. Gunplay and knife fights were daily occurrences. Vigilance committees and dedicated town boosters eventually drove troublemakers out. While not all of the towns thrived, communities such as Cheyenne and Laramie became railroad repair and supply centers and began to grow. The transcontinental line was completed at Promontory Summit, Utah on 10 May 1869 and opened for through traffic.

• Fact: Residence (1880) Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 15 Election Districts 10-11 & 17 Saratoga, Pass Creek, Sage Creek, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Carbon, Wyoming
• Fact: Residence (1910) District 6, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
• Fact: Draft Registration (1917-1918) Carbon County, United States, Wyoming
• Fact: Residence (1920) Fort Steele, Carbon, Wyoming, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Hanna and Elmo, Carbon, Wyoming
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place, ,
• Fact: Social Program Application (Jun 1937)
• Fact: Residence (1940) Election District 5, Rock Springs, Ward 2, Sweetwater, Wyoming
• Fact: Burial (29 Dec 1943) Spokane, Spokane, Wa, Greenwood Cemet.
• Fact: Residence N. 2727 Lacey St.

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WS-9BW
2. ↑ U.S. Land Grant.
3. ↑ http://www.ioof.org/IOOF/About_Us/Mission/IOOF/AboutUS/Mission.aspx?hkey=836e4547-847f-466f-a9f1-0b67deb0b125
4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TF-B2W Death Certificate

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 September 2023, 00:21), entry for James Buchanan Case (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K237-4PL ); contributed by various users.
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Camden, Ray, Missouri; Roll: 713; Family History Film: 1254713; Page: 404B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 0309

• Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3TF-B2W : accessed 20 June 2015), James B. Case, 25 Dec 1943; citing Spokane, Spokane, Washington, reference 1885, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,024,169

• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K68W-HC6 : accessed 25 August 2015), James Buchanan Case, 1917-1918; citing Carbon County, Wyoming, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,993,071.