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Morley Guida Cassel was born on Sep 16 1881. Parents: William David O. Cassel and Alza Mina Clemens.

Myrtle Bell Cassel was born on May 27 1888. Parents: Josiah O. Cassel and Sarah Ann Hallman.

Nathan B. Cassel was born on Aug 24 1833. Nathan moved with his parents to Canada in 1850. After his first wife died he moved to Michigan in 1870 and married again in 1873. They returned to Waterloo county in 1887 and Nathan was chosen as a minister in the Wilmot (later to be called Rosebank) congregation of the Brethren in Christ Church. Parents: John Cassel and Sallie Bean.

He was married to Nancy Gehman on Jun 13 1854. Children were: Abraham G. Cassel, Catherine G. Cassel, Solomon G. Cassel, Magdalena G. Cassel, Henry G. Cassel, David G. Cassel, Lydia G. Cassel, John G. Cassel, Susanna G. Cassel.

He was married to Hannah Hallman on Feb 4 1873. Children were: Joseph H. Cassel.

Nathan Wayne Cassel was born on Sep 10 1994 in Germantown, MD. Parents: Kevin Wayne Cassel Ph. D. and Adrienne Denning.

Nathaniel G. Cassel was born on Apr 2 1852. Parents: Abraham B. Cassel and Catherine Gehman.

Neil Gordon Cassel was born on Mar 8 1919 in Toronto, Ontario. He died on Aug 20 1976. He was buried in White Chapel Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario. Parents: James Lloyd G. Cassel and Flossie Mae House.

He was married to Jean Mc Intosh on Jun 30 1937. Children were: William Neil Cassel , Lauraine Cassel, Patricia Cassel .

Norma Grace Cassel was born on Mar 17 1932 in Gormley, Ontario, Canada. Norma taught elementary school for about 10 years in Toronto then moved to the U.S. June 30, 1967. She lived in the appartment in Wayne's house. Began working in the Business Office at the college then in a few years went to KMart where she worked as office manager for many years. Parents: Percy Wismer Cassel and Catherine Epp.

Oearlous Wilbert Cassel was born on Aug 22 1888. Parents: William David O. Cassel and Alza Mina Clemens.

Oliver D. Cassel was born on Jun 16 1863 in New Dundee, Ontario, Canada. He died on Feb 6 1940 in Preston, Ontario. He was buried on Feb 9 1940 in Hagey Mennonite Cemetery, Preston, Ontario. Occupation: Corder at the Preston Woolen Mills Parents: Adam B. Cassel and Annie Detwiler.

He was married to Barbara Geiger on Aug 24 1886. Children were: Lucinda Cassel, James Lloyd G. Cassel, Hattie Melissa G. Cassel , Laura Cassel.

He was married to Matilda Wismer on Mar 19 1902. Children were: Wilfred Wismer Cassel, Harvey Wismer Cassel, Ida Wismer Cassel, Percy Wismer Cassel, Kenneth Wismer Cassel, Annie Wismer Cassel.

Pamela Louise Cassel was born on Aug 23 1977. Parents: Kenneth Donald Cassel and Barb Winger.

Patricia Cassel was born on Jul 4 1952. Parents: Neil Gordon Cassel and Jean Mc Intosh.

Percy Wismer Cassel was born on Mar 9 1908 in Preston, Ontario. He died on May 28 1988 in Greencroft, Goshen, Indiana. He was buried on Jun 1 1988 in South Union Cem, Nappanee, Indiana. Residences: Preston, Ontario 1908-24 Gormley, Ontario 1924-43 Kitchener, Ontario 1943-56 Nappanee, Indiana 1956-81 Occupations: Pastor at Rosebank BIC Church 1943-56 Pastor at Nappanee BIC Church 1956-61 Elementary School Teacher in Nappanee 1961-74 Parents: Oliver D. Cassel and Matilda Wismer.

He was married to Catherine Epp on Mar 19 1931 in Gormley, Ontario, Canada. Children were: Norma Grace Cassel, David Wayne Cassel Ph.D., John Douglas Cassel.

Robert Wayne Cassel was born on May 25 1943. Employed at Heidt Metals. Parents: Kenneth Wismer Cassel and Aleda Cressman.

He was married to Phyllis Singbeil on May 2 1981.

Ruth Ann Cassel was born on Jul 16 1944. Parents: Kenneth Wismer Cassel and Aleda Cressman.

She was married to Leonard Chester on Jun 25 1965 in Rosebank BIC Church. Children were: Denise Lynette Chester, Karis Chester.

Ryan Scott Cassel was born on Jul 6 1993 in Allentown, PA. Parents: Kevin Wayne Cassel Ph. D. and Adrienne Denning.

Samuel B. Cassel was born on Sep 25 1858. Parents: Henry B. Cassel and Mary Ann Bricker.

Sarah Ann B. Cassel was born on Sep 21 1864. Parents: Henry B. Cassel and Mary Ann Bricker.

Sarah Ann G. Cassel was born on Feb 22 1855. Parents: Abraham B. Cassel and Catherine Gehman.

Sarah B. Cassel was born on Sep 27 1838 in Pennsylvania. Parents: John Cassel and Sallie Bean.

She was married to Joseph Oberholzer on Oct 16 1858. Joseph was a Mennonite farmer and dealer in horses. They lived in Towamensing township, Montgomery County, PA. Children were: Josiah C. Oberholzer, Elmer Ellsworth C. Oberholzer, LincolnC. Oberholzer, Sylvester C. Oberholzer , William C. Oberholzer.

Sarah Elizabeth Cassel was born on May 14 1997 in Wheaton, Illinois. Parents: Kevin Wayne Cassel Ph. D. and Adrienne Denning.

Sarah S. Cassel was born on Apr 25 1854. She died on Apr 2 1883. Parents: John B. Cassel and Rachel Schantz.

Scott Douglas Cassel was born on Nov 24 1964 in Elkart, Indiana. Parents: John Douglas Cassel and Glennwyn Bollman.

He was married to Suzanne Marie Kellog on Jun 20 1987 in South Bend, Indiana. Children were: Abbey Elizabeth Cassel , Allison Marie Cassel.

Solomon G. Cassel was born on Feb 9 1858. Parents: Nathan B. Cassel and Nancy Gehman.

Susan Joy Cassel was born on Jul 2 1969 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Sue earned a BA in Mathematics at Messiah College in 1991 then began working at Harris Savings and Loan. Parents: David Wayne Cassel Ph.D. and Ruth Anna Lehman.

She was married to Robert Frank Mac Bride on Sep 28 1991 in BIC Church, Grantham, PA. Rob and Sue's first home was at 319 Townbank Rd., N. Cape May, N. J. In May of 1992 they began two years of faith mission service with Operation Mobilization (OM) at their head quarters in Tyrone, Gorgia. Rob worked in computer suport and Sue in the Development Office. In March 1994 Rob took an exciting job with Lectra Co. and they moved to Marietta which is a northern suburb of Atlanta. Children were: Robert David Mac Bride, Joy Elisabeth Mac Bride .

Susanna Cassel was born on Sep 11 1799. She died on Dec 9 1854. Parents: Jacob Cassel and Susanna Clemens.

She was married to Daniel Pannebecker on Nov 8 1818.

Susanna B. Cassel was born on Mar 3 1860. Parents: Henry B. Cassel and Mary Ann Bricker.

Susanna G. Cassel was born on Dec 17 1869. Parents: Nathan B. Cassel and Nancy Gehman.

Susannah Cassel was born in 1690. Parents: Abraham Cassel .

Tammy Rae Cassel was born on Apr 26 1967 in Elkart, Indiana. She died on Sep 28 1984 in Nappanee, Indiana. She was buried on Oct 1 1984 in South Union Cem, Nappanee, Indiana. Tina and Tammy were both killed instantly north of Nappanee on Route 119 in an automobile accident coming home from a basketball game on September 28, 1984. Parents: John Douglas Cassel and Glennwyn Bollman.

Tina Renee Cassel was born on Apr 26 1967 in Elkart, Indiana. She died on Sep 28 1984 in Nappanee, Indiana. She was buried on Oct 1 1984 in South Union Cem, Nappanee, Indiana. Parents: John Douglas Cassel and Glennwyn Bollman.

Wilfred Wismer Cassel was born on Apr 8 1903. He died on Jul 19 1903. Parents: Oliver D. Cassel and Matilda Wismer .

William David O. Cassel was born on Jun 30 1859. Parents: Jesse B. Cassel and Maria Oberholzer.

He was married to Alza Mina Clemens on Oct 27 1880. Children were: Morley Guida Cassel, Oearlous Wilbert Cassel.

William Neil Cassel was born on Jun 16 1938. Parents: Neil Gordon Cassel and Jean Mc Intosh.

He was married to Patricia Stockwell on Sep 2 1959.

Yelles Cassel was born on Mar 30 1722. He died in 1781. Parents: Hupert Cassel and Sythe.

Yelles Cassel was born in 1679. He died in 1750. He was buried in Lower Skippack Cemetery, PA. Yelles and his brother Johannes come to America in the ship Friendship from Rotterdam on October 16, 1727. Hupert divided his farm, one hundred and fifty acres, with his brother Yelles the Mennonite preacher. Parents: Abraham Cassel.

Yelles Cassel was born in 1590 in Germany. He died in 1681 in Germany. Yelles and family lived in hiding most of their lives moving from town to town. But Yelles's main residence was Kriesheim and Worms Germany which are about six miles apart. Yelles was a Mennonite minister, a poet of some note, and a farmer.

William Penn, who was latter to be known as the founder of Penn's woods, or Pennsylvania, came to speak in 1681 at a meeting in the city of Kassel at Frankford when he was only 37 years old. He then went to Kresheim for a meeting. That preaching was forbidden by the authorities so it had to be held in secret. Yelles Kassel (Cassel) and members of his family traveled from Worm, Germany, by wagon to attend the meeting. Penn spoke of the need for religious freedom. Yelles and other Kassels present, members of the newly emerging Mennonite church, were so impressed with Penn's ideas, that they invited Penn to their home. Penn told them about free land that was available in the new world. Two sons of Yelles Kassel (Julius Cassel , 1590-1681) were the first Cassels to come to America under the terms of a promise by William Penn. They were Johannes (John) Cassel (1639-1691), with his wife, Mary, and Arnold Cassel (1642-1687). They came on the ship Jeffries and it took seven months to make the journey. Shortly after Johannes arrived in Germantown, he learned that a large legacy was left his family, through the death of a relative, amounting to nearly one million dollars. It was necessary for them to return to Germany to claim the legacy. A church council was called to discuss the matter. It was decided unanimously to not receive the money as it would have a tendency to make them proud. Johannes signed the original charter of Germantown, Pennsylvania where he lived the rest of his life.

Children were: Julius Cassel, Elizabeth Cassel, Johannas Cassel, Arnold Cassel, Abraham Cassel.

Linda Winifred Cheney was born on Aug 21 1944.

She was married to Orai Dike Lehman on Jun 10 1966. Orai was born to missionary parents in Sabie, South Africa. He learned the Tsonga language before he learned English, later adding Afrikaans, Zulu, and Swazi to his linguistic accomplishments. Before he could yield to God's call to be a missionary, he had to be sure he was not just doing what was expected of him because his parents and grandparents were missionaries to South Africa. Linda Cheney met Orai at Bartlesville Wesleyan College. She grew up on a Nebraska farm as one of ten children, three of whom became Wesleyan missionaries to South Africa. Orai and Linda were married in 1966 and graduated from Bartlesville Wesleyan College with B.A. degrees in religion in 1967. They left in 1968 to be missionaries in Swaziland. During their years of working with the gold miners in Johannesburg, they had the privilege to minister to men from Mozambique. After the conclusion of the civil war, they were able to move to Mozambique in 1995 to engage in church planting and leadership development. Children were: Valarie Ann Lehman, Michael Vernon Lehman, Paul Andrew Lehman.

Denise Lynette Chester was born on May 27 1974 in Port Colborne, Ontario. Parents: Leonard Chester and Ruth Ann Cassel.

Karis Chester was born on Jun 16 1972 in Lexington, Kentucky. Parents: Leonard Chester and Ruth Ann Cassel.

Leonard Chester was born on May 14 1945. BIC pastor in Ontario. Early Sunday School student of Wayne Cassel at Puslinch.

He was married to Ruth Ann Cassel on Jun 25 1965 in Rosebank BIC Church. Children were: Denise Lynette Chester, Karis Chester.

Alza Mina Clemens

She was married to William David O. Cassel on Oct 27 1880. Children were: Morley Guida Cassel, Oearlous Wilbert Cassel.

Maggie Clemens

She was married to Isaiiah O. Cassel in 1879.

Susanna Clemens was born on Jan 5 1761. She died on Dec 4 1844.

She was married to Jacob Cassel on Aug 1 1781. Children were: Abraham Cassel, Catherine Cassel, Elizabeth Cassel, Molly Cassel, Jacob Cassel, John Cassel, Susanna Cassel.

Shelley Kaye Climenhage was born on Jul 15 1958.

She was married to Marshall Lee Winger on Jul 27 1985. Children were: Matthew Lee Winger, Christopher Scott Winger, Jesse Daniel Winger.

Nancy Cline was born on Oct 25 1937.

She was married to Robert John Lindeman M.D. on Mar 22 1959. Children were: Ami Jo Lindeman, Jacob Cline Lindeman, Robert William Lindeman, Jennie Anne Lindeman .

Annie Cober Parents: Jacob Cober and Mary Groh.

Catherine Cober Parents: Jacob Cober and Mary Groh.

Catherine Cober Parents: Peter, Sr. Cober and Anne Schedecker.

David Cober was born on Mar 13 1873. He died on Dec 16 1946.

He was married to Lucinda Cassel on Jun 30 1921.

Elizabeth Cober was born on Sep 7 1844. Parents: Jacob Cober and Mary Groh.

Children were: Jacob Wismer, Nancy Wismer, Mary Wismer, Hannah Wismer, Rebecca Wismer, Abraham Wismer, Matilda Wismer.

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