Casement, Frances Jennings, 1841-1920

John S. Casement (1829-1909) was born in New York and came to Ohio in 1850 to work as a railroad construction foreman. He met Frances Jennings (1840-1928) while working near Painesville, Ohio, and they were married in 1857. After service in the Civil War, Casement, along with his brother Daniel, obtained a contract to perform tracklaying and grading for the Union Pacific's transcontinental line. The work lasted from 1866 to 1869. John Casement was later involved in a number of other business ventures.

From the guide to the John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement papers, 1837-1928 (bulk 1866-1869), (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

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