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Casey and his new wife Emmeliene returned to Canada together via Southhampton, Quebec City, Niagara Falls, Toronto and finally, Winnipeg. They had two children together, Madeleine and Theadore (Ted) but, tragically, Emmeliene passed away at age twenty-seven from Tuberculosis when their children were five and three years old, respectively.

Casey married Regina-born Mary Anne Mitchell that same year and together they had three more children: David, Helen and Cecelia,. By examining photographs of Casey's family (many of which were taken against the backdrop of the carnival or travels on the carnival circuit), it is evident that his wife and children were a significant source of joy in his life and contributed to the success of his carnival operations.

Both of his boys worked concessions and rides for E.J. Casey Shows prior to their enlisting in the military and subsequent deaths. Casey would later remark that not having a son to carry on his carnival business was one his great regrets.

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Edgar James Casey with his First Wife Emmeliene Pauvrehomme On Their Wedding Day
1919
Paris, France
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Credits:
Jackson, Clay
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar and Emmeliene Casey With Their First Car
Circa 1922
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar Casey With His Children Ted and Madeleine
Circa 1924
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar Casey With His Son Ted
Circa 1926
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Mary Anne Mitchell, Edgar Casey's Second Wife
Circa 1927
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar Casey With His Children Ted and Madeleine
Circa 1927
River Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Madeleine, Ted and David Casey in Front of E. J. C. Shows' First Truck
Circa 1935
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
University of Winnipeg Archives, Western Canadian Pictorial Index, E. J. Casey Shows Collection, Image Number 50650
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar and Mary Casey in Front of One of Their Joints on the E .J. C. Shows' Lot
Circa 1935
Canada

Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar and Mary on the Road
Circa 1937
Canada
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Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar, Mary and David Casey
Circa 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Scows Transporting Casey Carnival to Red Lake Mines, Ontario
Circa 1939
Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Mary Casey Walking Along the Edge of a Scow
Circa 1939
Ontario, Canada

Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer

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Edgar and Mary Casey Posing at One of Their Carnivals
Circa 1941
Canada

Credits:
North American Carnival Museum and Archives, Casey Fonds
Charron, Glenn
Walker, Jennifer