From Wayne County, NC Heritage Book and contributed by Kathryn Casey DeLorenzo and Bertha Ellen Casey Bryan.

Our grandfather was Joshua John Casey, better known as Jack, the son of Micajah and Sally Smith Casey. He was born December 14, 1835 and died October 20, 1902. During the Civil War he was a corporal in the 2nd Regiment. He had a big toe shot off and one bullet went through his helmet just splitting the skin on the top of his head and was shot in the right hand of which he lost the use. By the end of the war he had been wounded seven times. Dr. Kirby (2nd NC Regiment) in later years would visit Grandpa telling the children of his bravery, would say, "Your Pa just was not afraid of anything."

On February 10, 1870 he married Eleanor [Ellen] Ham, daughter of Haywood and Panelope Ham. He was a prominent and well-off farmer. They had seven children:

George Wright (1871-1892) married Mary Murphy
Carrie (1874-1941) married Ivey Jackson Harrell
Bertha never married
William never married
Lula Pearl (1880-1969) married Robert Henry "Kenyon" Edwards
Eva (1881-1965) married William H. Handley
Stonewall Jackson (1883-1949) married Emma Estelle Casey (d/o Alex Casey)

Micajah Casey Last Will & Testment..."Item I give and bequeath unto all of my sons Joshua, Elijah, Benjamin, Richd F., James B, Alexandria, Hardy and Lemon as they leave and have need of the same I give to each of them one cow and calf, one feather bed and furniture. If the said cows and calves is on hand, also feather beds. If any or more of them fail to get cow and bed they shall have fifty dollars paid to them in the place thereof."

Bond for Title - March 27, 1894
J. J. Casey and Ellen his wife to Haywood D. Ham, for $1200 land in Wayne containing 35 acres the metes and bounds being described in Book N66 page 289 at the Register of Deeds being Lot No. 1 in the division of the land of Erastus Ham deceased. Wayne County, NC Register of Deeds, Bk 63, pg 516. Registered: 27 Mar 1894.

1880 Wayne County, NC Census - New Hope
J. J. Casey, 47, Farming
Ellen, 29
George W., 8
Carrie, 5
Bertha, 4
William, 1
Lula P., 1

1900 Wayne County, NC Census - New Hope
Jackson J. Casey, 64
Ellin, 49
Bertha, 23
Willie, 21
Luise P., 20
Eva, 19
Stonewall J., 16

Last Will & Testament, 1899

Buried at Daniel's Memorial Church Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC