He was baptized Oct. 16, 1830, by Parley P. Pratt, was ordained a Priest and filled a mission to the States of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York in 1832-1833, filled another mission in 1833, and in 1834 went to Missouri with Zion's Camp, returning to Kirtland Nov. 17, 1834. When the first quorum of Seventy was organized the following spring he was ordained a member of that quorum.
He labored on the Kirtand Temple until that building was completed in 1836.
He married Nancy Miranda Gibbs on January 17, 1836 in Kirtland, Geauga (now Lake County), Ohio. The Prophet Joseph Smith performing the ceremony. They had twelve childre: Mary Annie, Nancy Ermina, Lerona Eliza, John Farrington, Prudence Sarah Ermina, Thirza Vilate, William Marion, Daniel Coyton, Joseph Mahonri, Henry Reynolds, Stephen Tiffany, and Andrew Carlos.
He later married Mary Wilson Dugdle on September 23, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. They had four children: James Cordon Casson, Samuel Casson, Mary Ellen Casson, and George Edward Casson.
On Feb. 15, 1846, he crossed the Mississippi River and joined the companies of saints on Sugar Creek, arriving in the "Valley" Sept. 24, 1849. (LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, pp.687-88).
William died in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is buried there.
He was baptized Oct. 16, 1830, by Parley P. Pratt, was ordained a Priest and filled a mission to the States of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York in 1832-1833, filled another mission in 1833, and in 1834 went to Missouri with Zion's Camp, returning to Kirtland Nov. 17, 1834. When the first quorum of Seventy was organized the following spring he was ordained a member of that quorum.
He labored on the Kirtand Temple until that building was completed in 1836.
He married Nancy Miranda Gibbs on January 17, 1836 in Kirtland, Geauga (now Lake County), Ohio. The Prophet Joseph Smith performing the ceremony. They had twelve childre: Mary Annie, Nancy Ermina, Lerona Eliza, John Farrington, Prudence Sarah Ermina, Thirza Vilate, William Marion, Daniel Coyton, Joseph Mahonri, Henry Reynolds, Stephen Tiffany, and Andrew Carlos.
He later married Mary Wilson Dugdle on September 23, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. They had four children: James Cordon Casson, Samuel Casson, Mary Ellen Casson, and George Edward Casson.
On Feb. 15, 1846, he crossed the Mississippi River and joined the companies of saints on Sugar Creek, arriving in the "Valley" Sept. 24, 1849. (LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, pp.687-88).
William died in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is buried there.
Family Members
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Nancy Ermina Cahoon
1837–1838
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Mary Annie Cahoon
1837–1838
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Lerona Eliza Cahoon Durfee
1838–1919
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John Farrington Cahoon
1840–1910
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Prudence Sarah Ermina Cahoon Angell
1843–1871
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Thirza Vilate Cahoon Angell
1845–1913
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James Cordon Casson Cahoon
1847–1918
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William Marion Cahoon
1848–1931
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Daniel Coyton Cahoon
1850–1851
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Samuel Casson Cahoon
1851–1854
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Mary Ellen Casson Cahoon
1853–1854
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Joseph Mahonri Cahoon
1853–1932
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George Edward Casson Cahoon
1857–1868
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Henry Reynolds Cahoon Sr
1857–1911
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Stephen Tiffany Cahoon
1858–1886
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Andrew Carlos Cahoon
1861–1862
