Oliver D. Cassel^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1863 - 1940  (76 years)

• Name	Oliver D. Cassel
  Born	16 Jun 1863	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Spinner
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carder, Woolen Mill
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00021-1577
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Grave of Oliver D. Cassel
  Died	6 Feb 1940	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I9695	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 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   [4, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F5477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara S. Geiger,   b. 23 Jun 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. James Lloyd G. Cassel,   b. 15 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 89 years)   2. Hattie Melissa G. Cassel,   b. 6 Jan 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1975  (Age 85 years)   3. Lucinda Cassel,   b. 1892,   d. 1974  (Age 82 years)   4. Laura Cassel,   b. 3 May 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1968  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Wismer,   b. 13 Apr 1870, Rodney, Elgin Co., Ontario ,   d. 4 Jan 1928  (Age 57 years)
  Children	1. Wilfred Cassel,   b. 8 Apr 1903,   d. 19 Jul 1903  (Age 0 years)   2. Harvey W. Cassel,   b. 9 Oct 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1971  (Age 66 years)   3. Ida Cassel,   b. 26 Feb 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 76 years)   4. Percy Wismer Cassel,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1988, Greencroft, Goshen, Indiana  (Age 80 years)   5. Kenneth Cassel,   b. 26 Jun 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1975  (Age 66 years)   6. Annie Cassel,   b. 9 Jun 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Cassel, Oliver D and Lovina D - children.jpg Oliver D. and Lovina D. Cassel, children of Adam and Anna Detweiler Cassel.

  
  

• Notes

  Oliver D. Cassel, "was born June 16th, 1863. He is married to Barbara S. Geiger. They reside in New Dundee, Ontario, where he is engaged in the woollen mills. They have two children, " Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _____________________ "(Preston) - Illness of two days culminated in the death here yesterday afternoon of Oliver D.Cassel, 76, a resident here over a period of 50 years. Mr. Cassel was born in New Dundee and lived there and at Chicopee before coming to Preston. The deceased was employed at the Pattinson Woollen Mill for 45years but had lived retired for the past two years. He was a member ofthe Brethren in Christ (Tunker) church. Surviving are four sons, James Lloyd Cassel of Hamilton, Harvey at home, Percy in Gormlay, Ont., and Kenneth of Galt, five daughters, Mrs. Harvey Snider of Kitchener, Mrs. David Cober of Kossuth, Miss Laura Cassel ofStevensville, Miss Ida and Miss Annie Cassel at home, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Wagner of Kitchener. His wife predeceased him about 12 years ago while one son, Wilfred, also predeceased him. 7 grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive...Hagey's Mennonite Church Cemetery...." KW Record obit. of Wed., Feb. 7, 1940

  
  

• 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. [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..., 674. [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. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Oliver D. Cassel / born June 16, 1863 / died Feb. 6, 1940 / Matilda Wismer / beloved wife of / Oliver Cassel / born Apr. 13, 1870 / died Jan. 4, 1928 / in her 58th year / Cassel / Asleep in Jesus [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 26. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 40. [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 - 16 Jun 1863 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Aug 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spinner - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carder, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Feb 1940 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth