This information was found in the vertical files of the genealogy department of the Longview Public Library.

THE AVINGER CITIZEN
Special Historical Edition
June 18, 1954

CASS HAD FOUR DIFFERENT NAMES

Cass County has been under four different names. It was known as Paschal county, under the Spanish reign, 1824 - 1836. Under the Republic of Texas, 1836 - 1846, it was known as a part of Red River county, which at that time embraced the Red River, Cass, Bowie, Marion Morris and Franklin territory.

When Texas was admitted to the Union in 1846, Cass county was named and embraced Marion and Bowie counties and Jefferson was the county seat until 1852, when Linden was made the county seat.

Marion and Bowie counties were cut off from Cass county during the fifties. The Legislature in session December 17, 1861, changed the name of Cass county to Davis county and it was changed back to Cass county by an act of the Legislature, May 16, 1871.

Linden was made the county seat of Cass county early in 1852, and the first term of District court was held there, on the third Monday in September, 1852, with Judge Denson in charge.

Cass county gets its name from Senator Lewis A. Cass of Michigan who was instrumental in getting Texas admitted to the Union. There is a Cass county in Michigan named after the same man with a county seat by the name of Cassopolis.