Samuel B. Cassel

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68838375
• Residence: 39 Ellen St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1328.3
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Elected Office: 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Wilmot Township
• Elected Office: 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden - Waterloo County
• Justice of the Peace: 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Elected Office: 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Wilmot Township
• Elected Office: 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor of Wilmot Township
• Elected Office: 1907, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo County
• Elected Office: 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve - Wilmot Township
• Elected Office: 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Deputy Reeve - Wilmot Township
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Elected Office: 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
• Occupation: Jan 1916, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk Treasurer
• Office: 16 Jul 1916, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk Treasurer
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk, County
• Residence: 1921, 39 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

SAMUEL CASSEL was born on a farm two miles northeast of Washington in the Township of Blenheim in the year 1858. In the year 1861 his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Cassel, moved to a farm on the Huron Road in the Township of Wilmot, three miles west of Haysville. Here Mr. Cassel spent his boyhood days. After securing an education at S.S. No. 5, where he distinguished himself as a brilliant scholar, he embarked in business for himself. He purchased the homestead in 1885. Three years ago he bought the west half of Lot 27, known as "Spruce Farm", adjoining his own property, from Mr. Manley Mark, thereby securing one of the finest 200 acre farms in the county. Mr. Cassel was married to Miss Mark, eldest daughter of the late Samuel Mark, in the year 1885. Mr. Cassel has won an enviable reputation as a feeder of export cattle. Visitors from all sections visit his large barns to admire the beautiful cattle that are to be found in his stables. He feeds 70 exporters every year. He has been school trustee for three terms, besides being continuous secretary-treasurer of his school section for several years. He was a member of the school board when the present schoolhouse was built and was largely instrumental in making it one of the finest schoolhouses in the county. He is a member of the Church of England and takes an active interest in its welfare. In 1902 he was elected township councillor and has since been a very creditable member. He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1903 and reappointed by the present government in 1905.

Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 1906) pg 29

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Samuel Cassel Dies At Age 91

Samuel B Cassel, 91, of Kitchener, former colorful county clerk and treasurer, died at his home Sunday following a week's illness

Widely known among Ontario municipal officials, the veteran county administrator had been in retirement for about seven years. He had served the county as clerk and treasurer for more than 26 years when he resigned in 1942.

Historical Background

Mr Cassel was the great-grandson of Samuel Bricker. hero of Mabel Dunham's historical novel. Trail of the Conestoga

Born in Blenheim township Sept 25. 1858, he moved with his parents, the late Henry B Cassel a and Mary Ann Bricker Cassel, to Wimot township in 1861 where he spent his boyhood and received his early education.

Mr Cassel was made justice of the peace in 1903, holding this office up to the time of his death. He became deputy reeve in 1907 and was elected reeve in 1910. Three years later he was elected county warden.

Colorful Politician

He retired from council in 1915 and became clerk and treasurer of Wilmot township. In July, 1916, he was appointed clerk and treasurer of the county, selected from a large field of applicants.

He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church.

Surviving are his wife, one son and one daughter. He was predeeased by his daughter Edith (Mrs George Ewen), Toronto, in 1941 Two grandsons, Donald and Kenneth Ewen, Toronto, also survive.

The funeral was held Wednesday at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home. Interment took place at St. James' Cemetery. Wilmot township.

Waterloo Chronicle, 9 Dec 1949, p. 10

Samuel married Annie Adeline Mark 22 Sep 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of Samuel Mark and Martha Illingworth) was born 21 Aug 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1960; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238937l
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78574
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student Teacher, Public School
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher, Public School
• Residence: 1921, 39 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238274
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78573
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son, on Shares
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Notes:

"The first telephone was built in 1911 by John Ernst.....In 1922 the company was sold to the township with Ilingworth Cassel, Gideon Bechtel and Edwin Eidt being the first Commissioners."

More Than a Century in Wilmot

Illingworth married Christina "Tina" McCallum 1 Jan 1917, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of John McCallum and Christina Williams) was born 1884, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Edith Martha Ewen
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-78576
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer, Rubber Factory
• Residence: 1921, 39 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer

Notes:

The death occurred at her home in Toronto, on Dec. 28, of Edith Martha Cassel, beloved wife of Mr. George Ewen. The deceased was a daughter of County Clerk Samuel Cassel and Mrs. Cassel of Kitchener. She was born in Wilmot and had many friends in this vicinity who deeply regret her passing. Resides her husband she leaves two sons, Donald and Kenneth, in Toronto, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Cassel, one brother, Mr. Illingworth Cassel, and one sister, Miss Winnifred Cassel, Kitchener. The funeral took place to Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto.

New Hamburg Independent, January 9, 1942

Edith married George Ewen 17 Feb 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. George (son of George Ewen and Adelaide "Addie" Weller) was born 10 Oct 1898, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]