William Henry & Mary Caroline Cooper Cassels raised Samuel Cassel and even left him an equal share of his estate. He is also the husband of Mary Sasser, married 3 Feb 1867 in Decatur/Thomas, GA. He served in the CO. A, Georgia 29th Infantry Regiment

1870 Census of Ochlocknee Thomas Co., GA. Microfilm M593_177 Page 155a Image 315
Samuel Cassels 23 Farmer 600 300 GA
Mary Cassels 21 Housewife GA
Alice Cassels 2 daughter GA

1880 Census Wights, Decatur Co., GA Microfilm 143 Page 202b Enumeration District 17 Image 0483
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Sam Cassels 35 Head Farmer GA GA SC
Mary Cassels 30 wife GA GA GA
Alice P. Cassels 13 Daughter GA GA GA
Thomas Cassels 9 Son
Carrie Cassels 6 Daughter
Ramon Cassels 4 Son
Cora Cassels 2 Daughter
Joe Nathaniel 21 Farm Laborer
Elias Whitton 19 Farm Laborer

Name: Samuel Jones Cassels
Residence: Thomas County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 26 Jul 1861
Rank at enlistment: 2nd Corpl
State Served: Georgia
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Georgia 29th Infantry Regiment on 26 Jul 1861.
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 17 Sep 1863.
Mustered out on 17 Sep 1863.
Commissioned an officer in Company E, Georgia 20th Cavalry Battalion on 17 Sep 1863.
Mustered out on 25 Oct 1864.
Transferred to on 25 Oct 1864.
Mustered out on 26 Apr 1865 at Greensboro, NC.
Sources: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
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The grave pictured here is for Samuel Cassels and his wife Mary Sasser Cassels. He was the son of William Henry and Mary Caroline Cooper Chester Cassels, likely conceived prior to the date of there marriage and therefore not fully recognized by William Henry.

Samuel Jones Cassels who was an officer in the Confederate Army was a cousin in Thomasville from the line of Cassels who came from Liberty County Georgia. He later became a druggist and the mayor of Thomasville