Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJames Martin Harold “Pete” Cassel
Birth27 Sep 1910, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Census1921, Montague Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Death1954
Misc. Notes
son of Harry Cassel and Catherine Mary Casselman
name spelled both as Cassel, Cassell and Castle.
He is listed with his parents in 1921 as James Castle (8, CAN)
Spouses
Birth6 Oct 1911, Boucks Hill, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Co, Ontario, Canada
Death14 Jun 1998, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
BurialCold Springs Cem, Lockport, Niagara Co, NY
FatherFranklin Peter Wells (1868-1949)
MotherArvilla J. May Froats (1875-1933)
Misc. Notes
She was living with her parents in 1921, at age 9.
She married James Martin Harold Cassel on 18 Aug 1931 in Morrisburg. Nellie was living in Lockport NY in 1945 and she may have known John Cooper from living in Oshawa Ontario where parents and sister were. John had Family in Hamilton Ontario where he was living as a teenager in the 1920s.
She immigrated to the US at Niagra Falls on 28 Dec 1945 to meet her husband John Edward Cooper, according to the immigration record. She and James Cassel were not divorced until the 22nd April 1947. And she remarried John right away on May 3rd 1947.
She must have returned to Canada after the marriage, as she is listed as immigrating to the US again on
21 Jul 1947 at Niagara Falls.
She was next recorded as Nellie Agnes Galley when she petitioned for US naturalization on 19 Aug 1949 (#48481)
Her last residence recorded in Social Security records is the US Consulate in Canada.
And Nellie is buried with John Cooper in Lockport, NY.
[Obituary] SSDI
Nellie A Galley
The deceased was born Friday, October 6, 1911 and was living in the state of New York when they applied for Social Security benefits.
Nellie A Galley died June 14, 1998 at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 8 days.
Marriage18 Aug 1931, Morrisburg, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada
Divorce23 Mar 1947, Ontario, Canada
ChildrenReuben “Carl” Harold (1932-2013)
 Roger Albert (1935-2009)
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