Early in the nineteenth century, Abraham Casbourne was born in Southery, England, on April 11, 1802, to Thomas Casbourne and Mrs. Sarah Robinson, a widow. He was christened two weeks later on April 25, 1802, in Denver, England. His father had been married previously and had a large family before becoming a widower. Consequently, Abraham had many brothers and sisters. His name, Abraham, was a prevalent given-name in the Casbourne family.

Abraham and Susanna married on July 4, 1823, in Southery, England. Of the twelve children that came to bless their home, only five grew to adulthood. The other seven died young and were sorrowfully buried in England, the land of their forefathers. Abraham and Susanna raised their family in Southery where Abraham was a farm laborer, then worked as an innkeeper.

They bid farewell to their two eldest sons, Henry and John, who immigrated to America, then waited for their sons to send the funds for the rest of the family to follow. A few years later in 1851, their youngest child died from whooping cough-at three and a half. That same year, Abraham and Susanna with their three remaining children Ann, Essa, and Abraham, left their native England and sailed to America on the ship Hibarnium. While at sea, they encountered a terrifying storm which lasted twenty-four hours. The Hibarnium became badly disabled when it was rammed by a merchant ship that tore a hole in her. The merchant ship went down with all on board. But through the courageous efforts of the captain and crew, the Hibarnium was saved. After landing in New York, Abraham and Susanna took their family to St. Louis, the residence of their two eldest sons.

Shortly after their arrival in St. Louis, Abraham became very ill from working in excessive heat at a brickyard. Abraham died in August 1851. He was forty-nine years old.

Notes from Perry & Lora Their Roots & Branches Volume 2 by Dixie H Krauss