Ancestors and relatives:
Robert Elder, Edinburgh, b. 1750 - m. Margaret Stewart, Edinburgh,
b. abt 1750.
Robert Elder, b. 1780, Edinburgh
Charles Forbes Elder, b 1804, Edinburgh
John Francis Elder, b 1832
George Elder, b. 1867
John Francis Elder, b 1893, Leith
--Married Williamina Berry McIntosh born 7th Oct 1896 Leith
------------ her f: Gregor McIntosh, b. 1859 Inverness
---son George Elder, b. 1914
---(another son) Gregor Ferguson McIntosh ELDER,
--------------------- d. WWII Damascus, Syria--11/10/1941
----------------------Cemetery listing in Damascus, Syria:
----------------------Rank: Lance Corporal
----------------------Regiment/Service: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
at
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2937236
1870
Name: Grace Robertson
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807
Age in 1870: 63
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1870: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tomah
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin;
Roll: M593_1729; Page: 191; Image: 383.
Household:
John Robertson Tomah, Monroe, WI abt
1795 Scotland
Grace Robertson Tomah, Monroe, WI abt 1807
Scotland
Thomas Cassels Tomah, Monroe, WI abt
1838 Scotland
William Cassels Tomah, Monroe, WI
abt 1841 Scotland
***
Census 1860
Name: John Robertson
Age in 1860: 64
Birth Year: abt 1796
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1860: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Post Office: Tomah
Household Members:
Name Age
John Robertson 64
Clara Robertson 50
Nicol Robertson 16
Thos Cassells 21
Wm Cassells 18
Source Citation: Year: 1860;
Census Place: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin;
Roll: M653_1424; Page: 196; Image: 200.
***
1880
More ROBERTSON names in Tomah:
LDS FamilySearch.org 1880 census
M. ROBERTSON Self Widower 57
SCOT Farmer SCOT SCOT (1823)
Euphemia ROBERTSON Dau S 25 MA Keeps House
MA MA
Methven ROBERTSON Son S 23 MA Works On Farm
MA MA
David ROBERTSON Son S 22 WI Works
On Farm WI WI
George ROBERTSON Son S 11 WI Goes To School
WI WI
Robert ROBERTSON Son S 9 WI Goes To
School WI WI
Mary ROBERTSON Dau S 7
WI Goes To School WI WI
Source Information:
Census Place Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255439
NA Film Number T9-1439
Page Number 131A
****
1900
Name: William B Cassels
Home in 1900: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: Scotland
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary C
Race: White
Immigration Year: 1845
Household Members:
Name Age
William B Cassels 59
Mary C Cassels 48
Edwin H Cassels 27
George S Cassels 25
Bert J Cassels 23
Grace M Cassels 21
Source Citation: Year: 1900;
Census Place: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin;
Roll: T623 1808; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 110.
**
Another CASSELLS in Tomah:
1910
Name: Frank Cassells
Age in 1910: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Spouse's Name: Elsie
Home in 1910: Tomah Ward 3, Monroe, Wisconsin
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank Cassells 37
Elsie Cassells 34 (IL NY IL)
Dorothy Cassells 3 WI
Evalyne Cassells 2 WI
Jeannetta Good 24 (servant -WI Eng WI)
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Tomah Ward 3, Monroe, Wisconsin;
Roll: T624_1729; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 568.
***
1910 census, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Name: Edwin H Cassels
Age in 1910: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Spouse's Name: May S
Home in 1910: Chicago Ward 21, Cook, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Edwin H Cassels 36 (WI SCOT NY) LAWYER, Gen Practice
May S Cassels
32 (WI, Holland, CT)
Mariette V Cassels 5 (IL WI WI)
Edwin H Cassels 2 (IL WI WI)
Esther Irwin 29
IRE (Servant)
Josephine A Mager 25 IRE (Servant)
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Chicago Ward 21, Cook, Illinois;
Roll: T624_263; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 910; Image: 1108.
***
1920
Name: Mariette Cassels
Home in 1920: New Trier, Cook, Illinois
Age: 15 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Illinois
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Edward H
Father's Birth Place: Wisconsin
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Cassels 46 WI Lawyer, Gen Practice
(Edwin)
Mary Cassels 41
Mariette Cassels 15
Edilin H J Cassels 12 (Edwin)
Elizabeth S Cassels 4 10/12
Judith Damberg 29 Sweden (servant)
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois;
Roll: T625_361; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 119; Image: 92.
****
1930
Name: Edwin H Cassels
Home in 1930: New Trier, Cook, Illinois
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary V S
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
Edwin H Cassels 55 WI (Lawyer, Gen Practice)
Mary V S Cassels 50 WI
Mariette S Cassels 25 IL
Edwin H Cassels 22 IL
Elizabeth S Cassels 15 IL
Dagmar Bolki 35 (servant) Finland
Source Citation: Year: 1930;
Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois;
Roll: 503; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 2206; Image: 159.0.
****
EDWIN takes his whole family on a trip to England in 1922,
with passenger list entries for all their birth dates.
Posted the typed SHIP PASSSENGER list on my webpage (from Ancestry.com):
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/MarietteCASSELLS1922Trip.jpg
Mariette CASSELS and father EDWIN H. taking another trip (Ancestry.com):
SHIPS PASSENGER LIST -
S.S. PARIS, Sailing from HAVRE-FRANCE July 9, 1931 -
Arriving Port of New York July 15, 1931
CASSELS Mariette b. Jan 5, 1905 Chicago IL
res: 750 Bluff St, Glencoe ILL
CASSELS Edwin b. Oct 6, 1874
Tomah, WI
" "
Typed passenger list posted on my webpage:
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/MarietteCASSEL1931.jpg
****
NEW TRIER, IL
at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Trier_Township,_Cook_County,_Illinois
"Township located north of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois.
As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 56,716.
"The township contains New Trier High School, but the borders
of the
school district do not line up exactly with the borders of the
township."
"The township covers approximately 16 square miles. The township
comprises the villages of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe,
and portions of Glenview and Northfield. There is also a small
unincorporated area near Winnetka."
***
ILLINOIS BIRTH RECORDS (Ancestry.com)
Name: Mariette Cassels
Father: Edwin Cassels
Mother: Ella Vansteenwyk
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1905
City: Chicago
County: Cook
State: IL
Country: USA
***
This looks like Mariette CASSELS death date - (married name LAND)
I'll try to get the obituary from the library in Palm Beach FL
(1/13/08)
Social Security Death Index
Name: Mariette C. Land
SSN: 348-28-4267
Last Residence: 33480 Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida,
Born: 5 Jan 1905
Died: 11 Jun 1993
State (Year) SSN issued:
Illinois (1951-1952 )
Social Security Death Index
Name: Paul Land
SSN: 057-10-1390
Last Residence: 33480 Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida,
Born: 10 Jul 1900
Died: Jun 1984
State (Year) SSN issued:
New York (Before 1951 )
****
1910
Name: Geo S Cassels
Age in 1910: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Spouse's Name:
Home in 1910: Port Washington Ward 3, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo S Cassels 35 Physician
-- Cassels 24 WI WI WI wife
Margaretha Kach 20 IL WI WI (servant)
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: Port Washington Ward 3, Ozaukee, Wisconsin;
Roll: T624_1731; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 862.
1920
Name: Geo S Cassels
Home in 1920: Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Age: 45 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Gertrude
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Geo S Cassels 45 Physician
Gertrude Cassels 34 WI WI WI
John Cassels 9 WI WI WI
Source Citation: Year: 1920;
Census Place: Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin;
Roll: T625_2008; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 571.
***
1930
Name: George S Cassels
Home in 1930: Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
George S Cassels 55 Married (Physician, Independent)
(by himself)
Source Citation: Year: 1930;
Census Place: Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin;
Roll: 2605; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 269.0.
***
BERT J CASSEL(S)
1905 STATE CENSUS - WISCONSIN
Name: Bert J Cassel
Census Date: 1 Jun 1905
Residence County: La Crosse
Residence State: Wisconsin
Locality: La Crosse
Birth Location: Wisconsin
Marital Status: Single
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Race: White
Relation: Roomer
Line: 32
Roll: CSUSAWI1905_15
**
1910
Name: Burt J Cassels
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: New York
Spouse's Name: Anna
Home in 1910: La Crosse Ward 6, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Burt J Cassels 33 (Manager, Clothing Co.)
Anna Cassels 26
Source Citation: Year: 1910;
Census Place: La Crosse Ward 6, La Crosse, Wisconsin;
Roll: T624_1716; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 180.
*****
1918
BERT JAMES CASSELS
WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION
Name: Bert James Cassels
City: LA Crosse
County: LA Crosse
State: Wisconsin
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1876
Race: White
Roll: 1674746
Occ: General Manager, LaCrosse Clothing Co
Wife: Anna Christine Cassels
Date: Sept. 12, 1918
Posting handwritten Draft card on my webpage:
at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nancyelder/ed/BertJamesCASSELLS1876.jpg
***
1920
Name: Bert J Cassels
Home in 1920: La Crosse Ward 14, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Age: 42 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Annie C
Father's Birth Place: Scotland
Mother's Birth Place: United States of America
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bert J Cassels 42 Manager, Clothing
Store
Annie C Cassels 36
William B Cassels 9
Mary A Cassels 7
Helen L Cassels 5
James J Cassels 3 4/12
Robert E Cassels 2 5/12
Richard E Cassels 2/12
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: La Crosse Ward 14, La
Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1992; Page: 15B; Enumeration District:
104; Image: 637.
***
1930
Name: Bert Cassels
Home in 1930: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Anna
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
Bert Cassels 55 WI SCOT USA (Merchant, baker?)
Anna Cassels 45 WI WI OH
William Cassels 19 WI
Mary Cassels 17 WI
Helen Cassels 15 WI
James Cassels 14 WI
Robert Cassels 12 WI
Richard Cassels 10 WI
Source Citation: Year: 1930;
Census Place: Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois;
Roll: 512; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 321.0.
**
ANCESTRY.COM - WISCONSIN BIRTH
Name: Bert James Cassels
Father: William Beverage Cassels
Mother: Mary Caroline Wilson
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1876
City: Tomah
County: Monroe
State: WI
Country: USA
***
WorldConnect
by Jerry Johnson
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jjhnsn&id=I2958
# ID: I2958
# Name: Grace Elder
# Given Name: Grace
# Surname: Elder
# Sex: F
Marriage 1 John Cassels b: 1 JAN 1791 in Coalton of Balgorie
(Balbirny), Markinch, Fife, Scotland
* Married: 10 DEC 1830 in Auchtermuchty, Fife,
Scotland
****
Grace ELDER (AFN: 1KH1-VDT)
Sex: F Family
Event(s)
Birth: 26 Jul 1806
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death: 2 Jan 1875 Tomah, Monroe,
Wisconsin
Parents
Father: Robert ELDER (AFN: 1KH1-TX0) Family
Mother: Cuthbert MARGARET (AFN: 1KH1-VBF)
Marriage(s)
Spouse: John ROBERTSON (AFN: 1KH1-VCM)
Marriage: 1844 Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
Spouse: John CASSELS (AFN: 1KH1-V5D)
Marriage: 10 Dec 1830 Auchtermuchty, Fife,
Scotland
Children:
1. Name
Susannah Robertson CASSELS (AFN:1KH1-TCG)
Born: 11 Oct 1831
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Christened: 23 Oct 1831
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Died: 13 Oct 1875
Place:
2. Name
William Beverage CASSELS (AFN:1KH1-TH9)
Born: 28 Feb 1841
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Died: 3 Apr 1914
Place: Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
Buried: Place:
Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin
3. Name
John CASSELS (AFN:1KH1-TFV)
Born: 8 Mar 1836
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Christened: Apr 1836
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Died: 23 Feb 1852
Place:
Name
Thomas CASSELS (AFN:1KH1-TG3)
Born: 8 Mar 1836
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Died: 23 Feb 1852
Place:
5. Name
Grace CASSELS (AFN:1KH1-TDN)
Born: 4 Dec 1833
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Christened: 29 Dec 1833
Place: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Died: 31 Oct 1838
Place:
Buried: 3 Nov 1838
Place:
***
MONROE WI - Rootsweb board:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.monroe/1124/mb.ashx
TOMAH JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 9, 1909
....
>Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Anna Boma, daughter
of Mrs. Mary Boma, 130 South Thirteenth street, to Mr Berth James
Cassels, of LaCrosse. - Tribune
More bits for lookups:
MONROE COUNTY WISCONSIN GENWEB:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe/MCLHMaRR/sparta-news/sparta-c.html
Compliments Monroe County Local History Museum & Research Room
Index to the Sparta Herald Newspaper: 1867-1961 [noninclusive]
Created by the Monroe County Local History Room and Museum
200 West Main St., Sparta, WI 54656
Surname Given Name Event Unknown Location Paper Date Page
CASSELLS Henry A. Marriage license SH 29-05-06
03/3
CASSELLS Walter moves to Winona SH 14-03-11
02/3
CASSELS Dorothy Marriage license SH
07-05-25 01/1
CASSELS E.H., Attorney Marriage at LaCrosse, WI SH 01-12-03
03/3
CASSELS Edwin H. Marriage MCD 27-11-03
01/3
CASSELS Fred Engaged - to Virginia Ziegler SH
01-01-40 03/4
CASSELS Grace Candidate for County Supt. SH 03-02-41
01/6
CASSELS Grace New assistant to Ollie Swanson SH
07-07-27 01/3
CASSELS Henry Marriage license SH 21-06-28 01/4
CASSELS Mayor W. B. death-civil war-of Tomah SH 07-04-14
03/2
CASSELS Thos. Death 7/17/1890 SH 7/22/1890
04/3
CASSELS Thos. county court - estate SH 3/3/1891
04/2
CASSELS W.B. candidate for Sheriff SH 02-09-02
03/3
CASSELS W.P. buys farm from Theodore Piske SH 05-01-04
03/3
CASSELS Wallace lost everything by fire-of Dover, Minn.SH
21-10-13 02/2
CASSELS Walter married Jessie Jensen SH 31-01-11
02/3
CASSELS William H. probate notice SH
06-06-05 04/7
******