Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Caisley, Thomas  1833 - 1907
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Caisley, Thomas (deceased) – The records of Grundy County are full of accounts 
of the life and work of those men who developed its agricultural lands, and 
rightly so, for upon the farmers of the country depend the welfare of the 
nation.  Among those who became prosperous during years of strenuous toll on a 
farm, is Thomas Caisley, for many years a resident of Nettle Creek Township.  
Mr. Caisley was born in Yorkshire, England, November 2, 1833, a son of English 
born parents, who passed away in their native land, the father when our 
subject was an infant.  In 1855, Thomas Caisley and his brother, William 
Caisley, came to Grundy County and rented land in Nettle Creek Township, for 
several years, then they bought eighty acres in the same township, but sold it 
in 1879, and bought 160 acres in Wauponsee Township.  Mr. Caisley subsequently 
became sole owner of the farm, to which he added eighty acres more, and 
carried on general farming upon it until the fall of 1902, when he retired and 
moved to Morris, where he died August 11, 1907.

Mr. Caisley married December 23, 1864, Miss Ellen Leach, born October 5, 1847, 
in Lancashire, England, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Livsey) Leach, who came 
to Nettle Creek Township in 1849.  Mr. Leach rented land for some years, but 
later bought 160 acres in the same township, and died upon his property, May 
12, 1862.  His widow lived on the farm until 1879, when she moved to Morris, 
and there she died January 31, 1893.  After the death of Mr. Caisley, the 
widow rented property until November, 1907, when she bought her present 
residence at No. 613 East Washington street, where she and a granddaughter now 
live.  Mr. and Mrs. Caisley had children as follows:  Elmer G., of Wauponsee 
Township, living on the old farm; Leslie C., of Morris; Mary E., Mrs. Edward 
Hume, of Wauponsee Township, died January 19, 1894, leaving a son and 
daughter, Clinton of Wauponsee Township, and Florence E., who was adopted by 
her grandparents.  She was born January 2, 1894, and lives with Mrs. Caisley.  
Mr. Caisley was a Presbyterian in religious faith.  Politically, he was a 
Republican and was school director for many years.  He was a good man in every 
respect, and was held in the highest esteem by his associates and friends.

page 782

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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