Ephraim B. Cassel

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• Eby ID Number: 00016-1328.2
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Ephraim B. Cassel
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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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

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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

Ephraim married Hannah B. Bricker 5 Apr 1881, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Benjamin R. Bricker and Esther Bechtel) was born 6 Jan 1860, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1946, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Biehn Mennonite Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34572161
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1269.1
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Allan — Lydia Shantz. Lydia (daughter of Noah S. Shantz and Nancy Moser) was born 6 Oct 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]