William Thompson Cason (1905)

CASON, WAY

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 12/31/2007 at 09:10:23

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 4, 1905, page 7

W. T. Cason, a former merchant of this city, who resided 10 miles south of Macon, Mo., was recently stricken with apparent fatal illness, his son Jas. A., of Patterson and his daughter, Mrs. Jas. A. Way, of Winterset, hastened to his side. Because of seeming temporary relief, they started on Saturday to return home, but at Macon were overtaken by a telegram calling his son back because of the much worse condition of the former. W. H. Cason of St. Charles, the younger son started at once and both boys will await the termination of the case.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, May 11, 1905, page 7

J. A. and W. H. Cason returned from Missouri on last Wednesday where they had been called by the illness and death of their father, W. T. Cason.
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Winterset Reporter – May 11, 1905
Pg 5
St. Charles

W. T. Cason, at one time a resident of St. Charles, died at his home near Macon, Mo., May 2nd, and was buried the following day. His sons Jas. A. of Patterson, and W. H., of St. Charles, were present at the time of his death. His daughter, Mrs. J. W. Way had been there a short time before but had returned to remain with her mother at St. Charles while her brothers remained there.

Mr. Cason was born in Montgomery county, Ind., Oct. 12, 1843 and died at Macon, Mo., May 2, 1905. He came with his parents to this county in July 1847. His parents bought a claim of Hiram Hurst, the first white settler of Madison county and the same farm is now owned by his brother, T. T. Cason. Mr. Cason had been in the merchantile business in St. Charles, Bevington, and other places in Iowa, but of late years had lived in Macon, Mo.

Note: W. T. Cason died on May 2, 1905 per the Winterset Reporter