John Kalili Casson

Brief Life History of John Kalili

When John Kalili Casson was born on 2 September 1929, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States, his father, Maxwell Iwa Casson Sr, was 24 and his mother, Julia Lei Puahala, was 20. He lived in Representative District 3, Maui, Hawaii, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 31 August 2014, in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.

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Family Time Line

Maxwell Iwa Casson Sr
1904–1966
Julia Lei Puahala
1909–1990
John Kalili Casson
1929–2014
Maxwell Iwa Casson Jr
1931–1960
Clarence Puahala Casson
1933–2007
Priscilla Julia Kuulei Casson
1937–2012
Henrietta Puahala
1939–2019

Sources (6)

  • John Cason, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John Kalili Casson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John K in entry for Julia or Lei Casson, "Hawaii Obituaries Index, ca. 1980-present"

World Events (8)

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1932

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

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

English (northwestern): from the Middle English female personal name Casse (probably a pet form of Cassandra; see Cass ) + son, hence ‘son of Casse’. Alternatively, a variant of Catson, ‘son of Cat(t)e’, from a pet form of the Middle English female personal name Catelin (see Catt 2 and Catlin ) + son.

Irish (Mayo and Leitrim): variant of Cashin .

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

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