William Joseph Casey was born in North Carolina, December 3, 1839, and went to Tennessee, during the Civil War to serve in the Confederate Army under General Johnston and was wounded at Perryville, Kentucky.  In 1863, he married Lucy T. Holt of Virginia.  They had nine children, seven sons and two daughters.  He moved with his family to Texas in 1876, settling near Arlington, where in March, 1884, his wife died, and four days later, his infant son, Alonzo, died.  They were laid to rest at Johnson Station, near Arlington.  William J. and his family came to Coleman County in 1888 and bought 189 acres on the old Coleman-Comanche road, 2½ miles from the Brown County line.  He lived there until all his children were grown and away from home, and sold the farm to William Cap Casey, as is still owned by several of his children. W. J. died in 1932.  His children were:

     (1) Shepherd, born June 23, 1865.  He settled in New Mexico, married Alice ?, had four boys and one girl.

     (2) J. Fox, May 10, 1867-1943, settled nearer Coleman with his wife, Mabel Roquemore, daughter of Henry C. Roquemore (see Roquemore). They had one son, Jack, whose grandchildren still own the land.

     (3) Kit, February 13, 1869 - April 23, 1954.  He and his wife, Ada Lowe, (November 9, 1868-March 3, 1950, daughter of M. S. (1842 - 1928) and Mary E. (Culpepper) Lowe (1849 - 1922). (See Robert Martin Lowe).  His place is still owned by some of his children, who were: Mrs. Bernice (Casey) Herring (see George O. Herring); Mrs. Rubye (Casey) Dean (see Albert H. Dean), had two boys and two daughters; Miss Rubye Thelma Casey; Mrs. Lerlee (Casey) Sheffield, had one son and one daughter; Mrs. Ouida (Casey) Peters; Arthur Casey, married Faye McNutt and, had one daughter; and Wade Casey.

     (4) Anna, December 13, 1870-1951, married John Fry and lived in Duncan, Oklahoma.  They had four boys and four girls.

     (5) William Cap "W. C.," April 7, 1873-1944, married Mary McCulloch, who lived on the Brown County line, in 1901.  Their children were: Verda Vada (1901), married John Clyde Brown (see Alfred Earl (Abb) Brown), had one daughter; William Quilla (1902), had one son and one daughter; Audria Cea (1903), had several step-children (see J. W. Slayton); Erwin Zea (1906) (see Erwin Zea Casey); Willard Hershal "Pat" (1909), had one son, and lola Faye (1913), married Dee Bouchillon (see Robert Newton Bouchillon).  Audria, Erwin, and lola now live in Coleman.  Verda was Salutatorian in 1921; honored in 1967 as Ex-Student of Santa Anna High of the year.

     (6) Van, April 29, 1875-1952, married Florence Story (see Robert Newton Story).

     (7) Prairie Bird, June 16, 1877 - 1962, married a Simmons, and moved to California with their two daughters.

     (8) Texas, June 16, 1880-1949, lived in New Mexico.

     (9) Alonzo, March 13, 1884-March 16, 1884.