Riley, with his young family, and his mother left Oregon to go to California to locate two of his brothers who had gone there in the 1849 gold rush. While crossing the desert in California in 1873, the wife of Riley and two of the children (Nancy and Joseph) died of a fever. In addition to William, another brother, Riley Jr., survived.
William did keep in touch with his father who settled in Yavapai Co., Arizona in 1875. His father passed away in 1909.
His brother, Riley, Jr., also kept in touch with William and their father. Riley, Jr. lived for the most part in San Diego Co., California and died in 1939.
It is unknown if William married.
Riley, with his young family, and his mother left Oregon to go to California to locate two of his brothers who had gone there in the 1849 gold rush. While crossing the desert in California in 1873, the wife of Riley and two of the children (Nancy and Joseph) died of a fever. In addition to William, another brother, Riley Jr., survived.
William did keep in touch with his father who settled in Yavapai Co., Arizona in 1875. His father passed away in 1909.
His brother, Riley, Jr., also kept in touch with William and their father. Riley, Jr. lived for the most part in San Diego Co., California and died in 1939.
It is unknown if William married.
Family Members
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George R. "Riley" Casner Jr
1871–1939
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George Washington Casner
1875–1938
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Florence Delsey Casner Landers
1877–1972
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Benjamin Franklin "Bus" Casner
1880–1947
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Salatia Casner
1880–1880
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Sarah Alice Casner Hutcheson
1882–1959
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Maggie Jane Casner Cummings
1882–1963
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John Clarence Clellan Casner
1885–1961
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Louise Casner Goswick
1887–1972
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Ida Bell Casner See
1890–1984
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Blanche Elizabeth Casner Ringer
1895–1960
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Eva Rebecca Casner Fredrick
1897–1987
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Katy Samantha Casner
1901–1901
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