Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ernest Cress

Male 1900 - 1959  (59 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ernest Cress was born 12 Mar 1900, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of George Hudson Cress and Hannah Wismer); died 11 Aug 1959, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Aug 1959, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ernest — Margaret Cruickshank. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. George Cress
    2. Robert Cress
    3. Janet Cress

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Hudson Cress was born 15 Jun 1864, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Philip Cress and Janet Hutson); died 23 Dec 1923, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Dec 1923, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George — Hannah Wismer. Hannah (daughter of Joseph Cressman Wismer and Charlotte Hewitt) was born 4 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1930, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1930, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hannah Wismer was born 4 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joseph Cressman Wismer and Charlotte Hewitt); died 30 May 1930, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1930, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. George Alexander Cress was born 3 May 1886, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1968, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    2. Ethel Cress was born 2 Jul 1888, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Charlotte Cress was born 9 Jul 1891, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Mar 1970, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Janet "Jennie" Cress was born 13 Jul 1894, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1924, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jan 1924, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John "Jack" Cress was born 14 Jul 1896, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1958; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 1. Ernest Cress was born 12 Mar 1900, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 1959, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Aug 1959, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Bessie "Betty" Cress was born 13 Apr 1902, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 May 1982, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Caroline "Lena" Cress was born 11 Aug 1904, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Margaret Cress was born 22 Jun 1907, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1978, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Dec 1978, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Clarence Cress was born Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Philip Cress was born 18 May 1836, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of George Henry Cress and Caroline); died 31 Aug 1923, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Philip married Janet Hutson 8 Jan 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of Walter Hutson and Elizabeth Marshall) was born 8 Dec 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Janet Hutson was born 8 Dec 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Walter Hutson and Elizabeth Marshall); died 3 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 2. George Hudson Cress was born 15 Jun 1864, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1923, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 26 Dec 1923, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Walter Cress was born 21 Aug 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1926, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Caroline "Carrie" Cress was born 7 Mar 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. John Cress was born 30 Mar 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Samuel Cress was born 25 Apr 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 May 1953, Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. William Cress was born 20 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Robert Charles Cress was born Jul 1879, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Nov 1952; was buried , Providence Bay Cemetery, Providence, Manitoulin Island, Manitoulin District, Ontario.
    8. Christina Isabella "Bella" Cress was born 11 Jan 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Nov 1942, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Margaret Ann "Maggie" Cress was born 16 Dec 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Janet L. Cress was born 4 Apr 1889, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Joseph Cressman Wismer was born 20 Apr 1829, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann "John" Wismer and Susannah Cressman); died 12 Aug 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Charlotte Hewitt 10 Sep 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Charlotte (daughter of George Hewitt and Sarah Wildfong, daughter of John Hewitt and Barbara Wildfong) was born 1 Jul 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Charlotte Hewitt was born 1 Jul 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Hewitt and Sarah Wildfong, daughter of John Hewitt and Barbara Wildfong); died 7 Feb 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Susannah Wismer was born 29 May 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1914, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Wismer was born Abt 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Benjamin Hewitt Wismer was born 14 Mar 1856, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Sep 1938, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Adaline Wismer was born 14 Nov 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1898; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sarah Jane Wismer was born 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 3. Hannah Wismer was born 4 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1930, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Jun 1930, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Joseph Hewitt Wismer was born 14 Jul 1868, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1945, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Jan 1945, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. John Hewitt Wismer was born CALC 26 Apr 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 27 Dec 1915, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. William Henry Wismer was born 28 Nov 1874, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1953; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Henry Cress was born CALC 10 May 1811, , Germany (son of Michael Gress and Catherine); died 12 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Oct 1888, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George — Caroline. Caroline was born 1817, , Germany; died 22 Jan 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Caroline was born 1817, , Germany; died 22 Jan 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 4. Philip Cress was born 18 May 1836, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 31 Aug 1923, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catherine Cress was born 1842, Trimbach, , Alsace, France; died 1895, Lansdowne, Manitoba.
    3. Magdalena Cress was born 8 Dec 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1937, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , McTavish Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lydia Cress was born 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jul 1879, Bowne, Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Bowne Cemetery, Alton, Bowne Township, Kent Co., Michigan.
    5. Emma Cress was born 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Anna "Annie" Cress was born 14 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1940; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. George Cress was born 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Hannah Gress was born 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1926, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States.
    9. Peter Cress was born 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Cornelius Cress was born 3 Jul 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Jul 1932, Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Elizabeth Cress was born 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1900, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Walter Hutson was born 5 Nov 1804, , Selkirk, Scotland; died 14 Aug 1856; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Walter married Elizabeth Marshall 9 Jul 1831, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Elizabeth was born 10 Nov 1811, , Selkirk, Scotland; died 13 Aug 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Marshall was born 10 Nov 1811, , Selkirk, Scotland; died 13 Aug 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Hutson was born 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Hutson was born 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died CA 1860, , USA.
    3. Elizabeth Hutson was born 8 Jun 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1919, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. William Hutson was born 4 Feb 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1917, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isabell Hutson was born 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Feb 1907, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hampden Cemetery, Hampden, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario.
    6. Mary Hutson was born 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1932, , Colusa, California, United States; was buried , Stonyford Cemetery, Stonyford, Colusa, California, United States.
    7. 5. Janet Hutson was born 8 Dec 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Walter Hutson was born 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1877; was buried , Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Johann "John" Wismer was born 2 Apr 1799, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (son of Joseph Wismer and Hannah Fried); died 23 Jul 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann married Susannah Cressman 1822. Susannah (daughter of Jacob Cressman and Elizabeth Longennecker) was born 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Susannah Cressman was born 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Jacob Cressman and Elizabeth Longennecker); died 8 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Wismer
    2. Jacob Wismer was born 23 Feb 1823, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1899, Tilden Township, Osborne Co., Kansas; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.
    3. Hannah Wismer was born 23 May 1825, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Abraham Wismer was born 29 Mar 1828, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1861, West Williams Twp, Middlesex Co., Ontario; was buried , Sylvan United Cemetery, West Williams Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    5. 6. Joseph Cressman Wismer was born 20 Apr 1829, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Wismer was born 13 Mar 1831, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Wismer was born 16 Aug 1833, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1922, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Cutlerville, Kent, Michigan, United States.
    8. John C. Wismer was born 11 Aug 1835, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1930; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Henry Wismer was born 10 Jul 1837, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1925; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    10. Julia Esther Wismer was born 18 Mar 1840, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  George Hewitt was born Abt 1810, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    George — Sarah Wildfong. Sarah was born Abt 1810, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Sarah Wildfong was born Abt 1810, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 7. Charlotte Hewitt was born 1 Jul 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.