Since I started this blog, I’ve been trying to lay down a framework showing the origins of the major Casbon lines, i.e., those lines from which most of today’s Casbons are descended. So far I’ve covered the Littleport/Peterborough Casbons, the descendants of Thomas Casbon of Meldreth, a little bit about the Australian Casbens, and the… Continue reading James Casbon of Meldreth, England and Porter County, Indiana
Tag: Isaac
From England to Indiana, Part 4
This the fourth in a series of posts examining the handwritten family history of Isaac Casbon and his descendants. The manuscript, unsigned and undated, was written by someone with apparently first-hand knowledge of many of the people and events. (Click on image to enlarge) They concluded to go to the State of Ind Silvester went… Continue reading From England to Indiana, Part 4
From England to Indiana, Part 3
This is the third post in a series discussing the handwritten family history of Isaac Casbon and his descendants. This post focuses on Thomas Casbon’s emigration to the United States with his family. (Click on image to enlarge) Thomas Casbon emigrated to United States in the year of 1865 1846. Although I haven’t been able to… Continue reading From England to Indiana, Part 3
From England to Indiana, Part 2
This is the second post of several reviewing the handwritten family history of Isaac Casbon and his descendants. Beginning with this post, I plan to go through the document paragraph by paragraph, comparing what it says with other sources. This post looks at the first two paragraphs discussing Isaac Casbon and his four sons. (Click on… Continue reading From England to Indiana, Part 2
From England to Indiana, Part 1
Sometimes solutions to problems turn up in unexpected places. That’s what happened when I told my uncle in Indiana that I would be stopping by his place (first time in over 35 years) for a visit during a recent road trip. I let him know I was working on the family history and was eager… Continue reading From England to Indiana, Part 1
The Collage Explained
The photo collage at the top of every blog page is composed of different images related to the Casbon journey. Here are the stories behind the images. Background: Map showing "Meldreth." (Click on image to enlarge) This is from a 1945 British Ordinance Survey map.[1]. The earliest I've been able to trace my ancestors is the 16th… Continue reading The Collage Explained
Welcome to ‘Our Casbon Journey’!
This is the first post of what I hope will be many. Our Casbon Journey is primarily a family history blog, dedicated to everybody with the Casbon family name. I’m including Casban and Casben as closely-related variants, since many of them share common ancestors with Casbons. According to Forebears.com, as of 2014, our surname is the… Continue reading Welcome to ‘Our Casbon Journey’!