Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Oliver D. Cassel

Oliver D. Cassel[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1863 - 1940  (76 years)

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

  • Name Oliver D. Cassel 
    Born 16 Jun 1863  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Spinner 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Carder, Woolen Mill 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I9695  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Adam B. Cassel,   b. 24 Dec 1836, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Anna W. Detweiler,   b. 21 Jul 1844, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1919  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 21 May 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 24 Aug 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Lloyd G. Cassel,   b. 15 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1977  (Age 89 years)
     2. Hattie Melissa G. Cassel,   b. 6 Jan 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1968  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F2814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Matilda Wismer,   b. 13 Apr 1870, Rodney, Elgin Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1971  (Age 66 years)
     3. Ida Cassel,   b. 26 Feb 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983  (Age 76 years)
     4. Percy Wismer Cassel,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1988, Greencroft, Goshen, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Kenneth Cassel,   b. 26 Jun 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1975  (Age 66 years)
     6. Annie Cassel,   b. 9 Jun 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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.].

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      "(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 
    1. [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.

    2. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [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

    6. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 26.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 40.

    8. [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

    9. [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).

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    11. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jun 1863 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Aug 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Spinner - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carder, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Feb 1940 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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