GEORGE W. CASE

George W. Case gravestone
(Photo by Vernon B. Paddock)

B. about 1793 in England
D. June 6, 1853 in Wauconda, Lake County, IL
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  • Wife: Mary Case born about 1790 in England; Mary died between 1860 and 1870
  • Children:
    1. Aaron Case born about 1824 in England; married Tryphosia Maria “Maria” Rose (1836-1903), daughter of John Rose (1810-1873); Aaron and Tryphosia’s children were: (1) George Albert Case (1855-1931), married Anna Elizabeth Dowell on July 21, 1891 in McHenry County, IL; (2) Clement J. Case (1857-1915), (3) Herbert Herman Case (1859-1943), married Angella Boyce on October 7, 1894 in Kane County, IL; Aaron died between 1860 and 1870; Tryphosia “wife of Aaron” is buried in the Wauconda Cemetery, Wauconda, Lake County, IL

Additional Information:

According to the 1850 U.S. Census for Town of Wauconda, Lake County, IL the household members were:

“George Case, age 57, occupation: farmer, born in England; Mary Case, age 60, born in England; Aaron Case, age 26, occupation: farmer, born in England; Maria Rose, age 36, born in England”

According to the Waukegan Weekly Gazette (Waukegan IL) Saturday, June 25, 1853, page 2:

DIED:

   At his residence in Wauconda, Lake Co., Ill., on the 8th inst., of apoplexy, GEORGE W. CASE, aged sixty years.
   Southern papers please copy.

(NOTE: Mary, wife of George, according to the 1860 U.S. Census lived with her son, Aaron Case, and daughter-in-law in the Town of Wauconda)