Isaac S. Cressman^[1]

1830 - 1894  (64 years)

• Name	Isaac S. Cressman
  Born	6 Jul 1830	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1865	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Died	20 Aug 1894	Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2172
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I106	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Cressman,   b. 13 Dec 1789, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Dec 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Schneider,   b. 9 Jun 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 May 1864, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1814	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F4432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara Snyder,   b. 9 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1854	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 14]
  Children	1. Ephraim S. Cressman,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   2. Mary Cressman,   b. 20 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1932, Near Guernsey, Saskatchewan  (Age 74 years)   3. Jacob S. Cressman,   b. 11 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   4. Josiah Cressman,   b. 29 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   5. Nelson Cressman,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara Cressman,   b. 6 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1935  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Snyder,   b. 18 Apr 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1910  (Age 69 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1865	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Allen Cressman,   b. 3 Mar 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   2. Adam S. Cressman,   b. 31 Oct 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1930, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   3. Isaiah Cressman,   b. 12 Jan 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   4. Annie Cressman,   b. 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Malinda Cressman,   b. 15 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1951, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   6. Lydia Ann Cressman,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1971, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   7. Sarah Cressman,   b. 27 May 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 73 years)   8. Minerva Cressman,   b. 30 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 92 years)   9. Melissa Cressman,   b. 1 Aug 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Isaac S. Cressman Past and Present Inductees. (2018). Waterlooregionmuseum.ca. Retrieved 14 August 2018, from https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx

  
  

• Notes

  Isaac S. Cressman, "the seventh son of Abraham and Mary (Schneider) Cressman, was born July 6th, 1830. On February 28th, 1854, he was married to Barbara, daughter of Jacob E. and Elizabeth (Clemens) Schneider. She was born July 9th, 1834, and died February 21st, 1864. After her decease he was married, March 19th, 1865, to Elizabeth Schneider, sister to his deceased wife. She was born April 18th, 1840. Mr. Cressman followed farming and resided on the old "Cressman Farm" near Strasburg, Ontario, where he died August 20th, 1894. His family consisted of thirteen children, five of whom were born unto his first wife, viz:...(The five youngest of Mr. Isaac Cressman's family are unmarried and at home with their mother.)" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _______________________________________________________________ Isaac Cressman's great-great-grandfather, Nicolaus Cressman, a native of Switzerland, emigrated to the United States at an early age. In 1806, Isaacs' father, Abraham Cressman, came to the Strasburg vicinity in Waterloo County, where Issaac, his seventh son was born. Isaac resided in the Cressman Homestead, located in a beautiful wooded area where there were a tremendous variety of trees. This unique area was known for a long time as Cressman's Woods, and now is designated Homer Watson Park. Great credit is due the memory of Cressman for his determination to keep for posterity this magnificent forest that had developed through countless centuries. Because of its uniqueness, part of the property was appropriately selected as the site of the Doon Heritage Crossroads. Cressman married Barbara Schneider, a daughter of Jacob E. and Elizabeth Schneider, in 1854, and they had five children. On the death of his wife in 1865 he married her sister, Elizabeth. Eight children were born to this couple. Many of Cressman's descendants live in and around Waterloo County. From the Region of Waterloo Hall of Fame __________________________________________ Cressman.- On the 21st of August 1894, near German Mills, Waterloo Co., Ont., of paralysis, Bro. Isaac Cressman, aged 64 y., 1 m., 15 d. His remains were buried on the 24th in Strasburg at Weber's M. H. Funeral services in the C. Eby M. H., Berlin. The funeral was very largely attended. The services were conducted by S. Gehman, Noah Stauffer and J. Gingrich. Bro. Cressman was one of the descendants of the oldest settlers in the country and was highly esteemed as a neighbor, friend and brother in the church in which he has been a member for many years. He leaves a widow and a large family of children, all grown, to mourn a kind and loving companion and father, and we believe that our dear brother has gone home to the mansions of eternal rest. Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXI, No. 18, September 15, 1894 - pp. 286, 287 _______________________ Isaac Cressman's great-great-grandfather, Nicolaus Cressman, a native of Switzerland, emigrated to the United States at an early age. In 1806, Isaacs' father, Abraham Cressman, came to the Strasburg vicinity in Waterloo County, where Issaac, his seventh son was born. Isaac resided in the Cressman Homestead, located in a beautiful wooded area where there were a tremendous variety of trees. This unique area was known for a long time as Cressman's Woods, and now is designated Homer Watson Park. Great credit is due the memory of Cressman for his determination to keep for posterity this magnificent forest that had developed through countless centuries. Because of its uniqueness, part of the property was appropriately selected as the site of the Doon Heritage Crossroads. Cressman married Barbara Schneider, a daughter of Jacob E. and Elizabeth Schneider, in 1854, and they had five children. On the death of his wife in 1865 he married her sister, Elizabeth. Eight children were born to this couple. Many of Cressman's descendants live in and around Waterloo County The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 344. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 499. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Isaac Cressman aged 35 res Waterloo born Waterloo son of Abraham and Maria married 19 Mar 1865 to Elizabeth Snyder aged 25 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of Adam and Elizabeth [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 22. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 46. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 46. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 May 1865. Mar. 19, 1865 Elisabeth Schneider and Isaak Cressmann, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Kaessmann [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 345. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 485. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 289. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 16 Mar 1854 Pg: 11. CRESSMAN, Isaac married 28 Feb 1854 To Barbara SCHNEIDER. Both of Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 6 Jul 1830 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Feb 1854 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1865 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Mar 1865 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Aug 1894 - Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth