Edward Cassa

Brief Life History of Edward

When Edward Cassa was born in December 1906, in San Carlos Indian Reservation, Graham, Arizona, United States, his father, William Cassa, was 34 and his mother, Mildred Martin, was 25. He married Mae Thorne on 5 September 1929, in Globe, Gila, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Supervisorial District 3, Gila, Arizona, United States in 1940 and San Carlos, Gila, Arizona, United States for about 1 years. He died on 25 February 2003, in Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 96.

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Family Time Line

Edward Cassa
1906–2003
Mae Thorne
1907–1960
Marriage: 5 September 1929
Theresa Cassa
1930–2012
Leroy Cassa
Elizabeth Cassa
1932–1973
Burnette Cassa
1934–1999
Hazel Cassa
1936–1938
Samuel Cassa
1938–1938
Austin Cassa
1942–1942
Pauline Cassa
1945–1984
Edwina Cassa
1947–2021
Benny Cassa Sr.
1954–2020

Sources (20)

  • Edward Cassa, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Edward Cassa - Memory of Someone: birth: December 1906; San Carlos, Gila, Arizona, United States
  • Ed Cassa, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"

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The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

Italian (southern, mainly Foggia): probably a nickname for a corpulent person from cassa ‘trunk’, ‘crate’, but it could also be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such items.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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