Casement, John Stephen, 1829-1909
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U.S. Army officer, railroad engineer, and civic leader, of Painesville, Ohio.
From the description of John S. and Frances Jennings Casement collection, [18--]-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70922992
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 description of John Stephen and Frances Jennings Casement Papers, 1837-1928 (bulk 1866-1869) (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 35315149
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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Subjects:
- Railroad engineering
- Railroad engineering
- Railroads
- Women
Occupations:
- Businessmen
- Civic leaders
- Railroad construction workers
- Railroad engineers
- Soldiers
- Soldiers
- Suffragists
Places:
- Ohio (as recorded)
- Painesville (Ohio) (as recorded)
- Painesville (Ohio) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Wyoming (as recorded)
- West (U.S.) (as recorded)
- Ohio--Painesville (as recorded)
- Painesville (Ohio) (as recorded)
- Wyoming (as recorded)
