Brief Life History of William Jefferson
When William Jefferson Cazier was born on 12 November 1841, in Macon, Illinois, United States, his father, James Cazier, was 24 and his mother, Juliette Catherine Hudson, was 24. He married Mary Elenor Gough on 19 April 1866, in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Saratoga, Grundy, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Sullivan Township, Moultrie, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 25 September 1917, in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, United States.
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- William Cazier in household of Julia Cazier, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Jefferson Cazier, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- William J. Cazier, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1845
Historical Boundaries: 1845: Moultrie, Illinois, United States
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Name Meaning
French (northern): variant of Casier (and, in North America, an altered form of this), from casier, a regional form of Old French chasier (from a diminutive of Latin caseus ‘cheese’), a term denoting an openwork basket in which cheese for tasting was displayed; hence by extension an occupational name for a cheesemaker.
History: Philippe Casier from Calais in Pas-de-Calais, France, married Marie Taine in Calais in 1634, died in New York, NY, in 1663.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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