John Detweiler Cassel^{[1, 2]}

1871 - 1910  (38 years)

• Name	John Detweiler Cassel
  Born	3 Sep 1871	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1896	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	blacksmith
  Died	18 Aug 1910	Mount Vernon, Wabash, Indiana, United States   [4]
  	Cause: intestinal injuries
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Interesting	entertainment
  		Cassel,JacobandJohn-0001-VictoriaParkBalloon-rychMillsCollection.jpg The only known photo of a Prof. J. Casselle balloon launching in Waterloo County was taken in October 1902. Victoria Park's first pavilion is at left. The park was filled with Berliners who then watched the aeronaut parachute from the balloon. RYCH MILLS
  Name	J. Casselle
  Eby ID Number	00029-2285.5
  Buried	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I22765	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam B. Cassel,   b. 24 Dec 1836, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Feb 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Anna W. Detweiler,   b. 21 Jul 1844, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	21 May 1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F5477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmina "Minna" Miller,   b. 13 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	28 May 1896	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Delton Cassel,   b. 17 Dec 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F17207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Cassel, John & Jacob twins babies.jpg
  		Cassel, John and Jacob twins.jpg John and Jacob Cassel, twin sons of Adam and Anna Detweiler Cassel.
  		https://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/0/6CC119BED12DA0EA85256B06004AA1A9?OpenDocument

  
  

• Notes

  Before the turn of the century, John and Jacob Cassel born in 1871, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Adam B. Cassel of Blenheim township, Oxford County, gained considerable fame as tightrope and trapeze artists, and balloonists. They ascended to approximately 500 feet landing by parachute and gave many performances throughout Waterloo County. The accomplished athletic brothers spent some time travelling with circuses in the USA and Jacob worked with a medicine show as a magician and sharpshooter. John, the only one of the pair to marry, later lived in South Carolina. In his early forties he was injured in a fall which resulted in his death in 1910. Jacob was also hurt in a fall, from which he only partially recovered, passing away from of a heart attack at his mother's home. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame ____________________ John Cassel had a horrible death. On Aug. 18, 1910, in Mount Vernon, Ind., his balloon caught fire 1,000 feet (300 metres) in the air. John jumped and his parachute opened after a brief free fall. Floating downwards, he was little aware that the flaming balloon was plummeting toward him. At about 120 metres (400 feet), it struck, burning the parachute, and plunging John to his death. Then, as he hit the ground, the blazing balloon landed on him. John is buried in an unmarked grave in Louisville. Flash From the Past: Nothing frightened New Dundee's dashing daredevils of 120 years ago (2022). Available at: https://www.therecord.com/life/local-history/2022/12/16/flash-from-the-past-nothing-frightened-new-dundees-dashing-daredevils-of-120-years-ago.html (Accessed: 17 December 2022).

  
  

• Sources

  [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 518. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Cassel Born: New Dundee Age: 24 Father: Adam Cassel Mother: Annie Born: abt 1872 Spouse: Minnie Seiffert Age: 34 born: Waterloo Father: Charles Miller Mother: Christine Miller married 28 May 1896 married: Waterloo, New Dundee [S2995] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965. Name:John Cassel Gender:Male Race:White Death Age:38 Birth Date:1872 Birth Place:Canada Death Date:18 Aug 1910 Death Place:Jefferson, Kentucky, USA [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 31 May 1861. "Cassel - Dettwiler: May 21, Mr. Adam Cassel, to Miss Anna Dettwiler, both of Blenheim." by Rev. Mr. Bindeman [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Adam Cassel, aged 24 res Blenheim born Pennsylvania son of John and Sarah (Bean) married 21 May 1861 to Anna Dettweiler aged 17 res Blenheim born Blenheim daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Wismer). [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 May 1861. 21 May 1861 By Rev. Bindemann, Adam Kassel was married to Anna Dettweiler, both of Blenheim.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Sep 1871 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - blacksmith - 1896 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 May 1896 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: intestinal injuries - 18 Aug 1910 - Mount Vernon, Wabash, Indiana, United States Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth