James Richard McCaskey, Sr

1936 - 1966  (29 years)

• Name	James Richard McCaskey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	26 Jul 1936	Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA   [1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	All his records indicate his birthdate is 1936, except for the Social Security record, which says 1926. (I believe that was a typo.)
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Mount Pleasant, Clallam, Washington, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1950	Clallam, Washington, USA   [9]
  	Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married
  James R McCaskey - Fined for Speeding	26 Apr 1958	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [12]
  		James R McCaskey - Fined for Speeding
  Name	James McCaskey  [8, 9]
  Name	James R McCaskey  [10, 11, 13, 14, 15]
  Reference Number	227
  Residence	Jefferson, Washington, USA   [2]
  Residence	26 Apr 1958	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [13]
  Residence	Jun 1961	Port Ludlow, Jefferson, Washington, USA   [15]
  Residence	1964	Rt. 1, Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, USA   [7]
  Burial	1966	Chimacum, Jefferson, Washington, USA   [3]
  	Greenwood Cemetery
  Death	24 Mar 1966	Seattle, King, Washington, USA   [1, 2, 3, 11]
  Person ID	I227	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Earl McCaskey,   b. 14 Aug 1911, Fulton, Faulk, South Dakota, USA d. 24 Nov 1972, Yakima City, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Florence Helen Bishop,   b. 26 Sep 1918, Flaxton, Burke, North Dakota, USA d. 3 Jul 1964, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	28 Aug 1935	Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA   [16]
  Divorce	1954	Yakima, Washington, USA
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Darlene Joy Drake,   b. 10 Feb 1939, Washington, USA d. 18 Jan 2009, Shelton, Mason, Washington, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1956	Montesano, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret E Thompson,   b. 28 Apr 1944, Olympia, Thurston, Washington, USA d. 2023 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1961	Clallam, Washington, USA   [14, 15]
  Children	> 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jul 1936 - Wapato, Yakima, Washington, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1 Apr 1940 - Mount Pleasant, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Son; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Clallam, Washington, USA Marriage - 10 Jan 1956 - Montesano, Grays Harbor, Washington, USA James R McCaskey - Fined for Speeding - 26 Apr 1958 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - - Jefferson, Washington, USA Residence - 26 Apr 1958 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Jun 1961 - Port Ludlow, Jefferson, Washington, USA Marriage - 2 Jun 1961 - Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1964 - Rt. 1, Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, USA Burial - 1966 - Chimacum, Jefferson, Washington, USA Death - 24 Mar 1966 - Seattle, King, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
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  	Marriage of Drake / McCaskey
  	Jimmy
  	James R McCaskey - Fined for Speeding

  
  

  Documents

  James Richard McCaskey Obituary Port-Angeles-Evening-News-Mar-25-1966-p-15

  
  

• Sources

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