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From: Nancy Piper <>
Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] Cassel/ls - Dauphin Co., PA
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 07:07:17 -0700


Karl,

Thank you for the addition information on Frederick's family. I'll add it to my
database and hopefully eventually it will be online.

Nancy Piper

Karl Moyer wrote:

> Regarding the Cassel family: referring to the wonderful web site (see
> details below in Nancy Piper's message, printed in its entirety):
>
> on page 6 of the 13 pages of that web site:
>
> 2 Frederick Cassell 1769-1839: somehow I have his death date as 1829; am I
> in error?
>
> 3. Frederick's son Simon Cassell (or Cassel): his grave marker in
> Hummelstown Cemetery gives 10 Nov 1803 - 16 July 1879. He married
> Elizabeth Handshaw (12 March 1819 - 19 Oct 1896; she is buried with Simon.
>
> 4. Simon's son John ("Fency") Cassel (28 April 1835 - 29 Sept 1916 at
> Hummelstown; married Mary Alice ("Polly") Moyer 10 April 1836 - 26 March
> 1923 at Hummelstown)(dau of [John] Henry Moyer and Ellenoer (Moyer) Moyer of
> near Campbelltown; they are buried on the same plot with John's parent's
> Simon and Elizabeth at Hummelstown Cemetery. They lived at Hoernerstown
> until ca. 1890's; then at S. Hanover & High St, Hummelstown about 25 years.
> John ran a butcher business. The (John) Henry Moyer here is my
> great-grandfather.
>
> 5. John and "Polly" (Moyer) Cassel had the following children:
>
> a. Harry H. Cassel (26 Dec 1859 - 13 Aug 1941; bur, Hummelstown Cem);
> married Katherine E. "Katie" (Cassel) Cassel (10 July 1864 - 27 Aug 1943;
> bur. w. husband. I have not yet ascertained her parents' names, but they
> also were Cassel folks.
>
> b. Alice Ed. Cassel (27 Feb 1862 - 18 April 1863; bur. w. parnets)
>
> c. Mary E. Cassel (28 Feb 1864 - 29 Nov 1865; bur. w. parents)
>
> d. John William Cassel (12 May 1866 - 24 Feb 1929; bur Hummelstown
> Cem); married Mary Ann (Cassel) Cassel (27 Sept 1866 - 18 Oct 1945; bur. w.
> husband) (dau of Uriah Cassel [5 Feb 1830 - 15 May 1908] and Barbara Cassel
> [10 May1827 - 17 Dec 1910]);
>
> e. Frederick M. Cassel (31 Jan 1869 - 20 Nov 1885; bur. w. parents).
>
> I do not yegt have information sufficient to add regarding the families
> of Harry H and John William Cassel, first and fourth children of John and
> "Polly" (Moyer) Cassel. I would value receiving information on any of these
> people.
>
> Regarding page 9 of the same web site:
>
> Can anyone identify William S. Machen, husband of Marie Ann Zeiters (27 Jan
> 1827 - d. before 1920)? One Speace Machen of Penbrook (probably born ca.
> 1830's) had a daughter Emma Machen, who married (John) Franklin ("Frank")
> Horstick (1863 or 1862 - 1941, bur. Shoopes Cem. east of Harrisburg);
> this couple had, among others, a son George Zeiters Horstick (4 Sept 1898 -
> 10 Aug 1967). I would be grateful to understand the Cassel familly
> connection to this Horstick family line, given that the above (John)
> Franklin Horstick married Elizabeth Moyer, sister of Mary "Polly" Moyer who
> married John Cassel.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Dr. Karl E. Moyer
> 13009 Passey Lane
> LANCASTER PA 17603-6311
>
> > From: Nancy Piper <>
> > Organization: Putnam, Marshall, Woodford, Bureau, Macon and LaSalle County
> > History and Genealogy
> > Reply-To:
> > Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 21:31:59 -0700
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [PALEBANO] Cassel/ls - Dauphin Co., PA
> > Resent-From:
> > Resent-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:28:33 -0700
> >
> > Hi Fred,
> >
> > Please check out my website at http://www.piperspages.com. Just go to the
> > Cassell
> > family link. I'm trying to put all my Cassell data online (Still have a lot to
> > go.) If you still have questions, give me a hollar.
> >
> > Nancy
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Good morning Wilma, Linnea & Nancy,
> >> Perhaps among you, I can straighten out my CASSEL/L family data.
> >> Unfortunately, I have no dates for the early Cassels. I have a John
> >> married to Anna Gertraut with sons William, Christian and Frederick.
> >> William apparently had a son Christian.
> >> Christian [son of John?] had a daughter Anna E. who married a Moses B.
> >> Daily in Putnam, Florid Co. IL.
> >> Frederick, b. 16 Jan 1769, m. Esther Huber, b. 12 Nov 1772. They are
> >> bur. in the Hummelstown cemetery. They had a daughter Maria (Polly) b.
> >> abt Jan 1786 and a son Simon and probably others. Maria married Michael
> >> Keller; They are bur. Hoernerstown Cemetery, South Hanover Twp., Dauphin
> >> Co.
> >>
> >> Other CASSEL/Ls who have married into my wife's line:
> >> __?__ CASSEL m. Sadie Peffley, daughter of Cyrus Peffley & Matilda Keller
> >> [no other data].
> >> Annie E. CASSEL b. 29 Dec 1893, m. Irvin F. Keller, son of John H.
> >> Keller & Rebecca Bashore, Child: Ann Keller.
> >> Ira G. CASSEL, b. abt 1883, m. Sadie Gerberich, daughter of Daniel
> >> Gerberich & Kate R. Keller 8 Sep 1906; bur. Union Deposit Cemetery, South
> >> Hanover Twp., Dauphin Co.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >> Fred Frantz
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> >

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