Taken from the "History of Midway Church" by James Stacy with corrected death date
Reverand John Baker Cassels was born April 6, 1811, to Elias and Sarah (Jones) Cassels in Liberty County, Georgia. He attended school at Flemington, Georgia then at Gravel Hill. He studied theology at Seminary at Columbia graduating in 1835; licensed by Harmony Presbytery and received by Hopewell Presbytery April 22, 1837. At that same meeting, was ordained evangelist, pastorof Salem Church of that Presbytery. He died after a short ministry of 17 months in July 24, 1838, and is buried at the pulpit end of the Salem Church where a monument was erected to his memory. The membership of the church, afterwards having removed to the village of Woodstock, the house was sold to the Baptists and now bears the name Phillip Baptist Church. His remains are now in the Phillips Mill Baptist Cemetery in Wilkes County, Georgia, with the enscription Rev John B Cassels born April 6, 1811, died July 24, 1838, 27 years 3 mos 18 days
Reverand John Baker Cassels was born April 6, 1811, to Elias and Sarah (Jones) Cassels in Liberty County, Georgia. He attended school at Flemington, Georgia then at Gravel Hill. He studied theology at Seminary at Columbia graduating in 1835; licensed by Harmony Presbytery and received by Hopewell Presbytery April 22, 1837. At that same meeting, was ordained evangelist, pastorof Salem Church of that Presbytery. He died after a short ministry of 17 months in July 24, 1838, and is buried at the pulpit end of the Salem Church where a monument was erected to his memory. The membership of the church, afterwards having removed to the village of Woodstock, the house was sold to the Baptists and now bears the name Phillip Baptist Church. His remains are now in the Phillips Mill Baptist Cemetery in Wilkes County, Georgia, with the enscription Rev John B Cassels born April 6, 1811, died July 24, 1838, 27 years 3 mos 18 days
Taken from the "History of Midway Church" by James Stacy with corrected death date
Reverand John Baker Cassels was born April 6, 1811, to Elias and Sarah (Jones) Cassels in Liberty County, Georgia. He attended school at Flemington, Georgia then at Gravel Hill. He studied theology at Seminary at Columbia graduating in 1835; licensed by Harmony Presbytery and received by Hopewell Presbytery April 22, 1837. At that same meeting, was ordained evangelist, pastorof Salem Church of that Presbytery. He died after a short ministry of 17 months in July 24, 1838, and is buried at the pulpit end of the Salem Church where a monument was erected to his memory. The membership of the church, afterwards having removed to the village of Woodstock, the house was sold to the Baptists and now bears the name Phillip Baptist Church. His remains are now in the Phillips Mill Baptist Cemetery in Wilkes County, Georgia, with the enscription Rev John B Cassels born April 6, 1811, died July 24, 1838, 27 years 3 mos 18 days
Reverand John Baker Cassels was born April 6, 1811, to Elias and Sarah (Jones) Cassels in Liberty County, Georgia. He attended school at Flemington, Georgia then at Gravel Hill. He studied theology at Seminary at Columbia graduating in 1835; licensed by Harmony Presbytery and received by Hopewell Presbytery April 22, 1837. At that same meeting, was ordained evangelist, pastorof Salem Church of that Presbytery. He died after a short ministry of 17 months in July 24, 1838, and is buried at the pulpit end of the Salem Church where a monument was erected to his memory. The membership of the church, afterwards having removed to the village of Woodstock, the house was sold to the Baptists and now bears the name Phillip Baptist Church. His remains are now in the Phillips Mill Baptist Cemetery in Wilkes County, Georgia, with the enscription Rev John B Cassels born April 6, 1811, died July 24, 1838, 27 years 3 mos 18 days
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