Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Selinda H. Cressman[1]

Female 1892 - 1974  (82 years)


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  • Name Selinda H. Cressman 
    Born 16 Feb 1892  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44832694 
    Name Selinda H. Bowman 
    Eby ID Number 00028-2190.4 
    Died 9 Jun 1974  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I174  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Enos M. Cressman,   b. 17 Sep 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1935, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Lovina Hallman,   b. 24 Mar 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1887  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Aaron Bowman,   b. 6 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1968, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1916  [5
    Children 
     1. Stanley Bowman,   b. 3 Sep 1918, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Delton Bowman,   b. 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F29666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Celinda Cressman," born February 16th, 1892."

      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.].

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      Bowman, Selinda, daughter of Enos and Lovina (Hallman) Cressman, was born in Wilmont[sic] Twp., Ont., Feb. 16, 1892; died at the Fairview Home, Preston, Ont., June 9, 1974; aged 82 y. On Dec. 6, 1916, she was married to Aaron Bowman, who preceded her in death on Aug. 31, 1968. Surviving are 4 children (Stanley, Mary, Delton, and Anna), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers (Jacob, Manasseh, and Abner), and 2 sisters (Mary - Mrs. Eldon Hunsberger, and Katie - Mrs. Orphan Weber). Two sisters and one brother preceded her in death. She was a member of Geiger Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on June 12, in charge of Stanley D. Shantz.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 67, Number 28 - July 16, 1974 - page 558

  • Sources 
    1. [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Lovina Hallman - Cressman - 6 Feb 1931.

    2. [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.

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 15.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 16.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 16, 1974 - Obituary of Selinda Cressman.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 10, 1935 - Obituary of Enos Cressman.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Mar 1887.
      01 Feb 1887 Amos Cressman and Lovina Hallman, both of Wilmot Twp., were married by Preacher Chr. Stäbler, New Hamburg.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Feb 1892 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jun 1974 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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