Mr. Leo Malone Cason and Miss Louise White were first cousin. While in their youth, they lived with their Grandparents John White (1859 – 1918) and Katherine “Kate” (Estill ) White ( 1863 – 1923).
The crop photo is of the list of Kate White’s household on the 1920 U.S Federal census for Chariton County Missouri. This is the second page; Emma White was Katie’s daughter, Leo White, age 16 and Louise White, age 9, the grandchildren. ( Leo, at age 6 was listed with John White’s household on the 1910 Missouri census.)
Mr. Leo Malone Cason was born in Forest Green, Missouri, on Monday, June 1, 1903. He was the son of Lee Berta (White ) Cason and Sidney “Sid” Cason. Leo passed on Monday, April 30, 1979 in Illinois.
Miss Louise White was born in Shannondale, Missouri around December of 1910. She was the daughter of Ernest White and Kate (Nichols) White. According to Louise’s death certificate, she was 18 when she passed and was born Dec 1910. Her birth year would have been 1909.
The Family Situation:
Leo’s father Sidney “Sid” Cason married Miss Narcissa Chapman in 1905.
Lee Berta was listed as Lee Berta (White) Cason on Leo Cason’s obituary.
There is no record of her marriage nor of her death in Missouri.
Louise White’s mother Katie passed on Monday December 4, 1911 in Salisbury, Missouri at the age of 19. Louise’s father Ernest moved from Salisbury, Missouri to Excelsior Spring. He was listed as married with Grace (Lewis) White on the 1920 Missouri census. They had a son Robert E. White born in 1919. He was living with Norman Page and Nora Page. Nora was the sister of Grace.
The year when Leo and Louise moved to Excelsior, Springs, Missouri is unknown.
Who did they live with? Relatives?
Louise passed in Excelsior Springs, Missouri on Sunday, August 19, 1928.
Leo moved from Excelsior Springs to Illinois around in 1929.
More Discoveries:
Louise ‘s cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 18. And her Aunt Irine (White ) Patterson cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis. She passed on Wednesday, May 5, 1926 at the age of 34. They lived at 310 Kansas, Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Irine lived in Excelsior Springs since 1911. Louise’s mother Katie’s cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis in 1911 at the age of 19.
The source of information for this blog came from the Missouri censuses, marriage records, death certificates, obituaries, and news paper articles. The paper trail lead to piece the puzzle and to connect the dots to bring their lives to life. It took years in the process to get this far. Thank You, Jesus!
Thanks for reading.
Mr. Leo Malone Cason and Miss Louise White: Cousins
Who were they to me? My cousins.
My Great Grandfather Isaac Blakey was the brother of John WHITE.
R.I.P. cousin Leo
R.I.P. cousin Louise
July 23, 2025
God bless
S.A. Blakley
Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge for 2025
The theme for Week 29 is “Cousins.” As genealogists, we know that there are more kinds of cousins than just the children of our aunts and uncles. This week, write about a cousin – no matter how “distantly” they are related to you!
