Douglas Cressman^[1]

1890 - 1939  (48 years)

• Name	Douglas Cressman
  Born	26 Sep 1890	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00009-1068.11
  Died	23 Mar 1939	Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I15855	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel C. Cressman,   b. 9 Apr 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Angeline S. Bingeman,   b. 6 Aug 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1932, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1873	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 6]
  Family ID	F4254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Douglas Cressman," born September 26th, 1890." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ________________ Douglas Cressman, former resident of the Didsbury district, died at the Innisfail Hospital on Thursday, March 23rd, after a short illness. The remains were brought to Didsbury and funeral services were held at the M.B.C. Church on Monday, Revs. O. Snyder and C.J. Hallman officiating. Born at Baden, Ontario, September 26th, 1890, he came to Alberta in 1899 with his parents, who settled on a farm 6 miles south of Didsbury. During his boyhood he attended the Waterloo School. About 24 years ago he moved to Delia, Alberta, where he took up a homestead and resided there until 4 years ago, when he moved to Raven. He is survived by five brothers, Morgan, of Didsbury; Milo, of Stavely; Eluid, of Hillcrest; Bruce and Bert, of Raven, and four sisters, Mrs. Allen Hunsperger, Mrs. George Ryckman, of Bellingham, Wash., Mrs. Roy Curdy, of Spokane, Wash., and Miss Zillah Cressman, Didsbury. The Didsbury Pioneer, March 30, 1939, page 1

  
  

• 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..., 273. [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..., 492. [S206] Census - Alberta - 1901, Carstairs Y Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 65. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, D., America, N., Division, C., & Cemetery, D. (1890). Douglas Cressman (1890-1939) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186147312/douglas-cressman. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013020-73. Samuel C. Cressman, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Samuel and Barbara married Angelina Bingemann, 21, b. Blenheim, res. Blenheim, daughter of John and Judith, witnessed by: Louis and Mrs. Zoeger of Petersburg, 1 September 1873 in Petersburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1890 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Mar 1939 - Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth