Lizzie Mae Erb^[1]

1889 - 1969  (79 years)

• Name	Lizzie Mae Erb
  Born	6 Apr 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Adopted	Bef 1901  [3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19852399
  Name	Lizzie Mae Cressman
  Name	May Erb
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Domestic
  Residence	1939	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-14390
  Died	14 Mar 1969	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I14390	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Enoch C. Erb,   b. 3 Jan 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1917, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Catharine Good,   b. 18 Sep 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1939, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F2435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Addison "Addis" Cressman,   b. 25 Dec 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age 90 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1916	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Eloise Cressman,   b. 11 Apr 1918, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 2014, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   2. Mabel Cressman,   b. 27 Nov 1919,   d. 17 Oct 2008, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Erma Cressman,   b. 31 Mar 1922,   d. 27 Jan 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Harold Erb Cressman,   b. 13 Aug 1923,   d. 27 Jul 2002  (Age 78 years)   5. Willard Cressman,   b. 30 Apr 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Aug 2014, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F7775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman, Lizzie Mae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erb and foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Erb, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., April 6, 1889; died at home near New Hamburg, Ont., March 14, 1969; aged 79 y. 11 m. 8 d. On April 5, 1916, she was married to Addis Cressman, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Harold and Willard), 3 daughters (Eloise - Mrs. Zenas Cressman, Erma, and Mabel), 13 grandchildren, and one sister (Mary - Mrs. Joseph Weber). She was a member of the Biehn Church, where funeral services were held March 17, with Irvin Cressman officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 16 - April 22, 1969 - pages 379, 380 ______________ Mrs. Addis Cressman Mrs. Addis Cressman, 79, of RR 1, New Hamburg, died Friday at her home after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Cressman was born April 6, 1889 in Waterloo Township. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erb and the foster child of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Erb of Waterloo, with whom she lived following the death of her parents. The Former Lizzie May Erb, she was married April 5, 1916. Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Harold of RR 1, New Hamburg and Willard of New Hamburg; three daughters, Mrs. Zenas (Eloise) Cressman, RR 1, New Hamburg, Erma at home and Mabel of Galt one sister, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Weber of Waterloo, and 13 grandchildren. The body was at the Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home, New Hamburg until noon Monday when removal was made to the Biehn Mennonite Church. The funeral service was conducted Monday at 3 p.m. by Rev. Irvin Cressman. New Hamburg Independent, March 19, 1969

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 12, 1939 - Obituary of Catharine Good. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 21760-1916. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 22, 1969 - Obituary of Lizzie Mae Cressman. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, N. (1889). Lizzie May Erb Cressman (1889-1969) - Find A... Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19852399/lizzie-may-cressman. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Enoch Erb aged 21 res Waterloo born Waterloo son of Jacob and Mary (Clemens) married 7 Apr 1863 to Catherine Good aged 17 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of Joel and Catherine (Stauffer) [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..., 651. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Apr 1863. 07 Apr 1863 Enoch Erb was married to Catharina Good, both of Waterloo. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 15, 1917 - Obituary of Enoch C. Erb. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 42.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Apr 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Apr 1916 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1939 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Mar 1969 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth