Ancestry of
Cissy Houston

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Stephen McCaskill

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• • Grandfather of Cissy Houston — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • Mother:
  • Annie Hogan   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT Apr 1866 
  • Birth Location:
  • Florida 
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  • Death Date:
  • AFT 15 Apr 1940 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Emma L. Houston
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Oct 1891 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Walton County, Florida 
  • Child:

  Delia Mae McCaskill (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  • Notes: 

  • Stephen McCaskill is said to be the illegitimate son of John Jett McCaskill (who was white) and Annie Hogan (who was black). Although Federal Census records seem to support this claim, more evidence is needed to confirm it.

    It appears that Stephen is the Stephen Hogan found in John Jett McCaskill's household in 1870. His mother Ann appears in the household of James Flournay next door. He again is found in John Jett McCaskill's household in 1880 where he is listed as a servant. However, his surname is listed this time as McCaskill.

• Sources for Stephen McCaskill

  • ¹ Federal Census, FL, Walton County, 1910, Freeport, E.D. 110, Sheet 6B, Image 12 of 26.
  • ² Federal Census, FL, Walton County, 1900, Freeport, E.D. 119, Sheet 29A, Image 21 of 22.
  • ³ Federal Census, FL, Walton County, 1940, Freeport, E.D. 60-12, Sheet 10A, Image 21 of 29.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, FL, Walton County, 1880, Precinct 10 and 11, E.D. 156, p. 4, Image 1 of 1.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, FL, Walton County, 1870, Uchee Anna, p. 7, Image 7 of 77.
  • ⁶ Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, Marriage record for Stephen McCaskill and Emma Houston.

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