Mary Cressman

1857 - 1933  (75 years)

• Name	Mary Cressman
  Born	5 Sep 1857	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33663037
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2187
  Died	4 Jun 1933	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [7]
  Person ID	I159	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Bishop Amos S. Cressman,   b. 4 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Annie Martin,   b. 12 Mar 1836, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1856	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Cressman, "the eldest, was born September 5th, 1857. She is unmarried and has her home with her parents." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _________________ Miss Mary Cressman A lifelong and highly esteemed resident of this community passed away last Saturday evening in the person of Miss Barbara [should read Mary] Cressman at the age of 75 years, 8 months and 29 days. She had been ill for the past year and was confined to bed since last October. The deceased was a daughter of the late Bishop and Mrs. Amos Cressman, being born on the homestead on the Southern outskirts of the village, now owned by her nephew, Joseph Cressman, and where she practically spent her whole life. The late Miss Cressman was a devoted member of Geiger's Mennonite Church and leaves a host of friends who regret her passing. Three brothers and two sisters survive, Moses, Enos and Noah Grossman, all of Wilmot, Mrs. Eli Good, Bleam's Road, and Mrs. Christian Fretz, of Vineland. Two sisters predeceased her some years ago and one brother, Osias, with whom she made her home, died on April 2nd last. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon with services in Geiger's Church, followed by interment In the adjoining cemetery. A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends attended to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed. New Hamburg Independent Jun 9 1933 pg 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..., 502. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 34. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 7. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Page 37. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 55. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 60. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., Centre, W., & Cemetery, W. (1857). Mary Cressman (1857-1933) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33663037. [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..., 501. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 42.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Sep 1857 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jun 1933 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth