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(Information & Notes below were contributed by this memorial's creator, 'Wiregrass Irisheyes'. Our many thanks to her.)

Father: Willoughby CASON, Rev. Soldier b: c1789
Mother: Mary CONNER b:c1793
(both buried in unmarked graves in Old Centerville Cemetery, Charlton Co, GA)

Spouse 1: Amy Catherine McDONALD
Married: 1840 Ware Co, GA

Spouse 2: Julia TAYLOR
Married: 7 JUN 1890 in Ware County by Rev. William A. McDonald, who was the brother of his first wife.

NOTES:

John was born in Bryan County, Georgia.

He also moved to Charlton County, Georgia about 1844 and back to Ware County in 1849.

He lived in Hamilton County, Florida with his father from 1838 to 1840 when he moved back to Ware Co, GA.

He assisted his father-in-law, Dr. Randall McDonald, in taking the 1840 census of Ware County.

At his death, he still had a fairly substantial estate in Pitt County, NC as well as property in Burke County, GA.

John B. Cason, an early and prominent citizen of Ware county, was born in this state, probably Camden county, January 8, 1817, a son of Willoughby Cason, R. S. The latter drew land as a Revolutionary soldier in the 1827 land lottery, while living in Ware county, and was a native of North Carolina, where he was living during the Revolutionary War. John B. came with his parents to the new county of Ware soon after it was created in 1825, and lived there the remainder of his life, dying there May 11, 1891. He was married to Miss Any McDonald, born 1823, in South Carolina, daughter of Dr. Randall McDonald of Ware county: she died in 1888. Mr. And Mrs. Cason are buried at Kettle Creek Cemetery near Waycross, Georgia.

Mr. Cason was in the Indian War and served as 2nd Sargeant in Capt. David J. Miller's Company of Ware County Militia, in 1838, and as 2nd Lieutenant in the "Ware County Volunteers" in 1839-1840. He served as one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of his county, 1859-1863, and
served two terms in the legislature as Representative, 1859-1860 and 1873-1874.

He was a member of Waresboro Lodge, No 217, F & A.M., at Waresboro, receiving his degrees in 1858. He was lodge treasurer 1866-1871.

John was in the Indian War and served as 2nd Sargeant in Capt. David J. Miller's Company of Ware County Militia in 1838 and as 2nd Lieutenant in the "Ware County Volunteers" in 1839-1840. He served as one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of his county, 1859-1863, and served two
terms in the Legislature as a Representative, 1859-1860.

Mr. Cason was a member of the Waresboro Lodge, No. 217 F & AM, at Waresboro, receiving his degrees in 1858. He was lodge Treasurer from 1866-71.
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Family, unlinked:
 Parents:
  Willoughby Cason (c1789-1856)
  Mary Conner Cason (c1793-1847)