Lydia Ann Cressman

1876 - 1971  (95 years)

• Name	Lydia Ann Cressman
  Born	13 Jan 1876	Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Ann Cressman
  Name	Lydia Ann Shantz
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2182
  Died	6 May 1971	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I150	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  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   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Uzziah Shantz,   b. 11 Jun 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1948, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1902	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Claude Leonard Shantz,   b. 14 Jan 1904,   d. 19 Mar 1906  (Age 2 years)   2. Leonard Shantz,   b. 8 Feb 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Grace Ilene Shantz,   b. 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 2008, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   4. Erma Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Lydia Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac S. Cressman, was born at Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 31, 1876; died at the Elmira (Ont.) Nursing Home, May 6, 1971; aged 95 y. 3 m. 6 d. She was married to Uzziah Shantz, who died in 1948. Surviving are one son (Leonard), 2 daughters (Grace - Mrs. Solomon Bowman and Erma - Mrs. Tobias Bowman), 7 grandchildren, one great-grandson, and 2 sisters (Minerva and Melissa). One son (Claude), 7 brothers, and 4 sisters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Weber Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held May 9, in charge of Darrell Jantzi and J. B. Martin; interment in the Weber Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LXIV, Number 29 - July 27, 1971 - pp 643, 644 ________________ Lydia Ann Shantz Funeral service took place Sunday at the Strasburg Mennonite church for Lydia Ann Shantz, who died Thursday at the Elmira nursing home at the age of 95. Bishop J.B. Martin and Rev. Darrell Jantzi officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shantz was born in Strasburg, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac S. Cressman. She lived in the Kitchener-Waterloo area all her life. Surviving are one son, Leonard of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Solomon (Grace) Bowman of Elmira, Mrs. Tobias (Erma) Bowman of Waterloo; two sisters, Minerva and Melissa, both of Waterloo; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. She was predeceased by her husband, Uzziah. in 1948 and a son Claude in 1906. Seven brothers and four sisters also predeceased her.

  
  

• 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..., 500. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 15. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 5. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 46. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20033413/lydia-ann-shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald. [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..., 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 - 13 Jan 1876 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1902 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 May 1971 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth