Ephraim B. Cassel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1858 - 1946  (88 years)

• Name	Ephraim B. Cassel
  Born	11 Jun 1858	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1937	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Eby ID Number	00016-1328.2
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Ephraim B. Cassel
  Died	1 Nov 1946	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Buried	Biehn Mennonite Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I12475	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry B. Cassel,   b. 8 May 1835, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Sep 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Bricker,   b. 8 Jul 1839, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1922  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F3521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah B. Bricker,   b. 6 Jan 1860, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1946, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1881	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Allan B. Cassel,   b. 7 May 1889, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Cassel, Ephraim with wife Hannah and son Allan.jpg Ephraim B. Cassel, Hannah B. Cassel, Allan B. Cassel

  
  

• Notes

  Cassel - Ephraim B. Cassel died after a short illness, Nov. 1, 1946, in his ninetieth year. His entire life was spent in the New Hamburg, Ont., community, except for the past few years when he resided at the Braeside Home, Hespeler, Ont. He was a member of the Biehn congregation, New Hamburg and had served as one of the first Sunday-school superintendents at that place. His wife predeceased him by four months. One son (Allen, Toronto, Ont.) survives. Funeral services were held at the church, Nov. 4, in charge of Manasseh Hallman, Moses H. Roth, and C. C. Cressman. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIX, Number 42 - January 14, 1947 - pages 898 & 899 ____________________ N. Hamburg Couple Married 60 Years On Saturday, April 5th, Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim B. Cassel, esteemed residents of New Hamburg for the past twenty years, observed the 60th anniversary of their marriage. They were married at Roseville, Waterloo County, on April 5, 1881. Rev. Jacob B. Bowinan, U. B. minister from Freeport, officiated. Mr. Cassel is a son of the late Henry B. Cassel, who was born near Philadelphia, and came to Ontario in 1850 and made his home near New Dundee. Later he taught school for some time at what was then called Block's Corners, about two miles southwest of New Dundee, and about 4 mile east of Blenheim Church. In this same log school house the Mennonite people held their church services for a number of years, until they built their own church in the year 1850. Mr. E. B. Cassel's mother was born in Blenheim township, about about two miles south of New Dundee and Mrs. E. B. Cassel's father was born at Roseville. Her mother was born in the state of Pennsylvania and came to Waterloo County over 150 years ago. Mr. Cassel was born in Blenheim, Oxford County, two miles north of Washington on the farm now owned by Mr. Coleman and formerly by A. Y. Hall, drover. Mrs. Cassel (Hannah), who was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Bricker, was born at Roseville, where the marriage took place. Mr. and Mrs. Cassel farmed for many years three miles west of Haysville, and in 1918 moved to New Hamburg. They have one son, Allan. Left Europe Over 200 Years Ago The Cassel's and Bricker's, with many other Mennonite families, left Europe over 200 years ago for America and arrived at Philadelphia (The Quaker City) to make their homes in the state of Pennsylvania. In religion, both Mr. and Mrs. Cassel are devout adherents of the Mennonite Faith, being members of the Biehn congregation, three miles south of New Hamburg. Mrs. Cassel is in her 82nd year and this winter knitted several pairs of stockings, and cut out and made by hand the dress she wore for the occasion celebrated on Saturday. Mrs. Cassel does her own house work. She is more than grateful to the many friends and neighbours who have these many years not forgotten her in both calls and favors. Mr. Cassel will be 84 years old this spring, and remembers quite well the building that many years ago stood on the north side of the road, one quarter of a mile east of Haysville, which was used for a school house and which no doubt was the first or among the first in Wilmot township. Mr. Cassel started to school in the spring of 1862 at U.S.S. No. 5, Wilmot, situated on the farm he lived on for 37 years. The school yard was then one quarter of an acre in size and seemingly answered for four purposes, namely school, church, burial and playground for the school children. The property was set aside in about 1850. About 1854 the Church of England was built just across the road. Waterloo Chronicle, 11 Apr 1941, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 386. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 315. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 328. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Film 1375900 District 161 Sub-district A Division 4 Page Number 21 Household Number 83. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 9. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 21. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 8 Page 14. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 31. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 23. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11465-81. Ephraim B. CASSEL, 23, farmer, Blenheim, Wilmot, s/o Henry B. & Mary Ann, married Hannah B. BRICKER, 21, Roseville, same, d/o Benjamin & Ester, witn: Amos BRICKER of Roseville & Susannah CASSEL of Wilmot, 5 April 1881 at Roseville [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Susannah Cressman April 15, 1937 - Vol. XXX, No.3 - page 62,63,64. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 14, 1947 - Obituary of Ephraim Cassel.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jun 1858 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Apr 1881 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1937 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Nov 1946 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Biehn Mennonite Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth