Hello - William Allen Gassoway is my great grandfather. He married Mary Jean Sprat (5/8/1850-11/12/1890) on 6/11/1868.
They had 4 children
Clara Alice Gassaway 1872
Trixie Beatrice Gassaway 1879
James Oliver Gassaway 11/16/1880 9/27/1944
William Cashier Gassoway 11/7/1882 - 12/12/1947
"Cash" as he was called changed his last name to -oway, so as not to be related to the plantation owners in the south. He is my grandfather.
Cash married twice and between his second wife's children and his and theirs they had seven children. Ilo Burl Gassoway, one of his son's is my dad. And I am Ilo Burl Gassoway, Jr. and my son is Ilo Burl Gassoway, III.
If you would like more information, please let me know.
My e-mail address is
ilogjr@gmail.comThank you,