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Note: Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935 Name: Charles Wilmott Wessell Age: 69 Estimated Birth Year: Abt 1852 Arrival Port: Sarnia, Ontario Date of Arrival: August 27, 1921 Birth Location: Ontario Gender: Male Citizenship: American Friday, June 20, 1930 C. W. Wessell Dies Thursday Has Been a Prominent Citizen of Grinnell For Nearly Sixty Years FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE AT M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY Mr. Wessell Died At Age 78, After An Illness of About One Year Charles W. Wessell, resident of Grennell for nearly sixty years, passed away at his home here early Thursday afternoon after an illness of a year. He was 78 years and seven months old at the time of his death. Mr. Wessell has been prominent in Grinnell as a builder and contractor, and an ardent church and Masonic worker. His friends were many, and by them he was well liked and respected. Mr. Wessell was born in Wooler, Ontario, Canada, on November 16, 1851, and came to Iowa in October 1871. He was married to Anna B. Green in May 1877. Mr. Wessell joined the Methodist church in Grinnell in 1878, and has always been a tireless and loyal worker in the church. He has been a faithful member of the Masonic lodge for many years, and was Worshipful Master of the Grinnell lodge in 1899 and 1900. He is the last of the brothers and sisters of his family. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church, with Rev. George Blagg in charge, Burial will be held in Hazelwood, and the Masons will be in charge of the ceremonies at the grave. Hazelwood Cemetery aka Grinnell, Grant Twp., Section 17, West of Highway 146 at south edge of Grinnell. turn west on 1st Avenue. J. B. Grinnell donated thirteen acres of land "covered with clumps of hazel, off from the highway, abruptly rolling and overlooking the projected city on the southwest edge, for a burial spot for Grinnell and named it Hazelwood. The first burial was Mrs. Jane or Christiana Patterson in 1856. It was twenty five years before the first enlargement when the I. O. O. F. purchased land adjoining for $100 an acre. In 1890 the Ladies Cemetery Association was formed to supervise the sexton's work and oversee the upkeep of the area. In 1955 the association dissolved with the management and transferred it to the city of Grinnell. In 1895 a small plot of ground was purchased from the I. O. O. F. Lodge at the southwest corner of Hazelwood Cemetery to use for Catholic burials and named it Calgary. May 20, 1895 State Census of Iowa, Poweshiek County, Grinnell Township, city of Grinnell, 2nd Ward http://iagenweb.org/census/poweshiek/1895-IA-poweshiek-grinnell-grinnell2. txt Wessells, Chas W., age 43, born in Canada, Carpenter, religion M. E. Wessells, Anna, age 41, born Pennsylvania, Keeping House, religion M. E. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=WES&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=14&GScntry=4&GSsr=401&GRid=92222724& Charles W. Wessel Birth: November 16, 1851 Wooler, Ontario, Canada Death: June 19, 1930 Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa Burial: Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa Married May 1877 to Anna Green Noted: Possible relatives: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=4401&GScid=95027&GRid=58633102& Born: Unknown Died: February 26, 1922 Burial: Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa Record Notes: WWI Sgt., 163 Depot Brigade. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=4401&GScid=95027&GRid=92218652& Dr. Alvin E. Wessel Birth: January 2, 1855 Death: November 25, 1894 Burial: Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., Iowa
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