Henry Clay Causey (1850 - 1927)

Born 1850 in Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1927 at about age 77 in San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Henry was born in 1850. He married Aseneth Martin and they had seven children. He passed away in 1927.

Research Notes

He married Aseneth E Martin in 1876. But there are two women by that name, born same year, lived in same region of Illinois, but both show up in the 1880 census with different husbands.

Aseneth E Martin married Henry Clay Causey in 13 Jul 1876, Tazewell, Illinois. In the 1880 census they live in Peoria, Illinois, her father is of VA and mother of IL. She uses the name Sena. After having seven children in ten years, there are no more children and no records of her associated with them (other than her name in their marriage records). The rest of the records for Henry and children he is a widow (1900 census onward).

Asenith Elizabeth Martin married James M Kennedy, 25 Jan 1877, Mcdonough, Illinois. In the 1880 census, Griggsville, Pike, Illinois, she is Acena Kennedy, 22, wife of James, 28, father of IL, mother of PA. This fits the parents of the Aseneth who married Benjamin Tryon, based on her death certificate. The wife of Benjamin also indicates she has never had children in the 1900 census. None of the Causey children show up in any records for Benjamin. My conclusion is that the Aseneth Martin who married Benjamin Tryon was the one who was married to James Kennedy and the one who married Henry Causey died shortly after 1888.

Sources

• Henry Causey in the 1860 United States Federal Census, Alton, Madison, Illinois, age 9, in the household of Aaron Causey

• Henry Causey in the 1870 United States Federal Census, Penn, Stark, Illinois, age 19, laborer on the Buffington farm

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GS-LHD : 14 February 2020), Aseneth E. Marten and Henry Causey, 13 Jul 1876, Tazewell, Illinois.

• Henry Causey in the 1900 United States Federal Census, Pekin Ward 2, Tazewell, Illinois, age 46, widowed, with daughter Jennie

• Henry Causey in the 1910 United States Federal Census, Pekin Ward 7, Tazewell, Illinois, age 59, widowed, father in law in the household of Chas Westrope

• Henry C Causey in the 1920 United States Federal Census, Chula Vista, San Diego, California, age 69, widowed,

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110941584/henry_clay-causey: accessed March 1, 2024), memorial page for Henry Clay Causey (1850–30 Dec 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110941584, citing Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego County, California, USA; Maintained by Marissa R. (contributor 47799000).