Benjamin Epps Cass

1815 - 1882  (66 years)

• Name	Benjamin Epps Cass
  Born	14 May 1815	Iredell Co., North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jan 1840	McMinn Co., Tennessee   [1]
  	1840 Census
  Census	15 Oct 1850	Subdivision 23, McMinn Co., Tennessee   [2]
  	1850 Census
  Census	6 Aug 1860	District 13, McMinn Co., Tennessee   [3]
  	1860 Census
  Census	19 Jul 1870	District 13, McMinn Co., Tennessee   [4]
  	1870 Census
  Census	16 Jun 1880	District 13, McMinn Co., Tennessee   [5]
  	1880 Census
  Died	28 Mar 1882	McMinn Co., Tennessee
  Buried	Prospect S. Methodist Cemetery, McMinn Co., Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I7329	Wilson Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	James S. Cass,   b. 9 Mar 1775, Iredell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Adeline Moody,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2640	Group Sheet  |

  
  

  Family 1	Jemima Elliott,   b. 19 Mar 1818, Iredell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 29 Dec 1864, McMinn Co., Tennessee  (Age 46 years)
  Married	Abt 1840	North Carolina
  Children	1. James Alhastings Cass,   b. 8 Mar 1841, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 1930  (Age 89 years)   2. Jesse Sawyer Cass,   b. 18 Oct 1843, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Elizabeth Cass,   b. 18 Sep 1845, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jul 1913  (Age 67 years)   4. Daniel Armstrong Cass,   b. 19 Jul 1847, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nathaniel Cass,   b. 26 Sep 1849, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomas Melworth Cass,   b. 11 Jul 1852, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. John Kee Cass,   b. 9 Aug 1854, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Louisa Ann Cass,   b. 2 Mar 1857, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sarah Jane Cass,   b. 16 Oct 1859, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009
  Family ID	F2639	Group Sheet  |

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Jane Wilson,   b. 22 Oct 1830, Washington Co., Tennessee ,   d. 28 Dec 1911, Mecca, McMinn Co., Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1865	McMinn Co., Tennessee
  Children	1. Alice Caroline Cass,   b. 25 Oct 1866, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1892, Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico  (Age 25 years)   2. Emma Salenar Cass,   b. 14 Jan 1869, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. 12 May 1941, McMinn Co., Tennessee  (Age 72 years)   3. Julia Ellah Cass,   b. 9 Aug 1871, McMinn Co., Tennessee ,   d. 31 Dec 1938, McMinn Co., Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2009
  Family ID	F2607	Group Sheet  |

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Methodist minister, founded Prospect Methodist Church and cemetery in McMinn County, TN. Led congregation until it was taken into the Methodist Holston Conference in 1851.

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] 1840 Census Tennessee, McMinn Co., Tennessee, McMinn, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M704, McMinn Co., p. 110, line 20. (Reliability: 4). [S147] 1850 Census Tennessee, McMinn Co., Tennessee, McMinn Co., (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M432, Subdivision 23, p. 252, dwelling 2519, family 1744 (Reliability: 4). [S91] 1860 Census Tennessee, McMinn Co., Tennessee, McMinn Co., (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M653, District 13, p. 136, dwelling 954, family 932 (Reliability: 4). [S333] 1870 Census Tennessee, McMinn Co., Tennessee, McMinn Co., (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M593, District 13, p. 6, dwelling 37, family 40 (Reliability: 4). [S132] 1880 Census Tennessee, McMinn Co., Tennessee, McMinn Co., (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), T9, District 13, enumeration district (ED) 66, p. 24, dwelling 210, family 210 (Reliability: 4). [S62] Online Records, Cemetery, Tennessee County, TNGenWeb Online Database, (http://www.tngenweb.org/).