Allen Cressman^[1]

1866 - 1935  (68 years)

• Name	Allen Cressman
  Born	3 Mar 1866	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Sawyer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer, on Street
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2178
  Died	1935	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  	Cause: stroke
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I142	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac S. Cressman,   b. 6 Jul 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1894, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	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   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Arclista Cressman,   b. 27 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lorne Cressman,   b. 14 Jun 1895, of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1895  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Allen Cressman, "the eldest of Isaac Cressman and his second wife, was born March 3rd, 1866. He is married to Mary Ann Eby and resides on the old "David Eby Farm" west of the town of Waterloo. They have one child, a daughter." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ___________________________ Cressman. - Allen Cressman passed away at his home in Kitchener, Ont., Nov. 26, 1935; aged 69 y. 8 m. 23 d. He died of a stroke. Jan 15, 1891, he was married to Mary Ann Eby, who survives. This union was blessed with one son (who died in infancy) and one daughter (Anlista, of Frazer Arm, Columbia). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener and an active witness for Jesus Christ. Funeral services were conducted by Bros. Jonas Snider and J. B. Martin. Texts, Col. 1: 7; Gen. 5: 24. The body was laid in the David Eby Cemetery near Waterloo, Ont., awaiting the resurrection. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVIII, No. 37 - December 12, 1935 - page 798, 799

  
  

• 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..., 543. [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..., 500. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. In loving memory of / Allen Cressman / 1866-1935 / his beloved wife / Mary Ann Eby / 1870-1941 / She hath done / what she could / Mark 14: 8 / at rest / Cressman [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 22. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 12, 1935 - Obituary of Allen Cressman. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 10. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 47. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 48. [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. [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. [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 [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Mar 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - 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 Occupation - Sawyer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, on Street - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: stroke - 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth