John
Robert
"Jolly John"
Casford
Born in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of James Casford Jr
and Marjorie (Carr) Casford
Brother of
Margaret Penelope Casford, James William Casford Sr., Mary Ann (Casford) Kewley, Elizabeth (Casford) Bard, Sarah Jane (Casford) Botts, George W Casford and Henry T. Casford
Husband of
Elizabeth Ellen (Corl) Casford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Casford, Thomas Jennings Casford, George Irvin Casford, Tressa Casford, Birdie Casford, Ethyl May (Casford) Romine and Lloyd W. Casford
Died
at age 64
in Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2012
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Biography
- Lived in IL, then NE and to Iowa bef 1878....in 1880 census in Keota, Iowa with family.
- Occupation: Drayman
- Military: A Private in the 151st Infantry Regiment (Illinois) joined 16 Feb 1865 and discharged 24 Jan 1866 (with brother Henry) (Regiment history is online)
Civil War Veteran Co H 151st Illinois Infantry
From Military Records: Name: John Casford Residence: Hall, Illinois Enlistment Date: 16 Feb 1865 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Illinois Survived the War?: Yes Mustered out on 24 Jan 1866 at Columbus, GA. Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
John Robert “Jolly John” Casford
BURIAL Keota Cemetery Keota, Keokuk County, Iowa, USA
MEMORIAL ID 98451840
Sources
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2R-9LJ : 11 August 2017), John Cassford, Keota, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 151, sheet 58B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0348; FHL microfilm 1,254,348.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Janet (Casford) Sterling
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Janetcasford46
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~3.12%
Brant Casford :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #560859
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~1.56%
Kacey (Jackson) Guthrie :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Tammy (Webster) Jantzen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member T_Jantzen
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