John F. Cassels Explained

State House:	Mississippi
District:	Amite County
Birth Place:	Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Birth Date:	27 October 1852
Party:	Democrat
Death Place:	Mississippi
Termstart:	January 1916
Termend:	January 1920

John Franklin Cassels (October 27, 1852 - June 2, 1930) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Amite County, from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

John Franklin Cassels was born on October 27, 1852, near Mt. Carmel, in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.^{[1] [2]} His parents were John Cassels and Sarah Nix (Collinsworth) Cassels. He married Lettie Virginia Jackson in 1879. In 1915, he was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Amite County, as a Democrat. He died on June 2, 1930, in Mississippi, and was buried in Amite County.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.
2. Book: Wilkinson, Marcellus McCowen. Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families. 1949. Shelby Book Store. en.
3. "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTMZ-42ZM : 4 April 2020), John F Cassels, 1930.
4. Web site: John Franklin Cassels (1852-1930) - Find A Grave.... 2021-03-14. www.findagrave.com. en.