Marcus Marcellus Cass

1824 - 1907  (83 years)

• Name	Marcus Marcellus Cass
  Birth	Mar 1824	Caroline Township, Tompkins County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Aug 1907	Watkins, Schuyler County, New York
  Person ID	I84580	Stewartsny
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Josiah Cass,   b. 26 Sep 1786, Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut d. Abt 1826, Watkins Glen, Schuyler, New York, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eunice French,   b. Abt 1795   d. Bef 1882 (Age < 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1812
  Family ID	F28422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Hurd,   b. Abt 1837   d. 1918 (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F28379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Marcus Marcellus Cass1,2,3,4,5,6,7 M, b. March 1824, d. 3 August 1907 Father Josiah Cass b. 26 Sep 1786, d. c 1826 Mother Eunice French (an unknown value). Marcus was born at Hector, Tompkins, NY, in March 1824.8 He married Sarah A. Hurd at Watkins, Schuyler, NY, circa 1856. He made a will at Watkins, Schuyler, NY, on 21 March 1894. Marcus died on 3 August 1907 at Watkins, Schuyler, NY, at age 83.9 His funeral was held at home, Watkins, Schuyler, NY, on 6 August 1907.8 His body was interred on 6 August 1907 at Watkins, Schuyler, NY, at Glenwood Cemetery.8 Marcus's will was probated at Watkins, Schuyler, NY, on 11 November 1907.10 Family Sarah A. Hurd b. c 1837, d. c 1918 Children Marcus Marcellus Cass Jr. b. c 1858, d. 1 May 1931 Cynthia L. Cass+ b. c 1860, d. c 1938 Lewis Cass b. c 1862 Jessie Beatrice Cass b. c 1865 John Locke Cass+ b. c 1867, d. 27 Jun 1949 Sarah Grace Cass b. c 1870 Schuyler C. Cass b. c 1874, d. 11 May 1960 William Henry Seward Cass+ b. 24 Jan 1879, d. 16 Oct 1934 Citations [S41] A Biographical Record of Schuyler Co., NY, page 383. [S42] Portrait and Biographical Record of Seneca and Schuyler Counties, page 288. [S50] 1850, U.S. Census, Population Schedule, page 61(?), line 33. [S60] 1855, State Census, Population Schedule, page 193, line 45. [S61] 1865, New York State Census, Population Schedule, page 21 or 29, line 1. [S62] 1875, New York State Census, Population Schedule, Town of Dix, page 39, line 25. [S246] History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, and Schuyler Counties, New York. [S43] Obituary and article of Marcus M. Cass, Watkins Democrat. [S43] Obituary and article of Marcus M. Cass, Watkins Democrat, page 1, column 3. [S247] Marcus M. Cass, Probate File.