Leander Shantz Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1887 - 1932  (44 years)

• Name	Leander Shantz Cressman
  Born	25 Dec 1887	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6736.2
  Died	4 Jul 1932	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: railway accident
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I19473	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Ezra M. Cressman,   b. 13 Nov 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1938  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Louisa Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1950  (Age 84 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1886  [1]
  		Cressman, Ezra & Louisa Shantz 58th wedding.jpg 58th wedding anniversary of Ezra and Louisa Shantz Cressman in April 1936. Back (L-R): Ezra Cressman, Moses Cressman, Susannah Bricker Cassel Shantz; Front (L-R): Susanna Shantz Bean Schafer; Daniel S. Shantz, Louisa Shantz Cressman, Elizabeth Shantz Cressman, Hannah Shantz Cressman, Noah S. Shantz
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Roberts Oliver,   b. 8 Jun 1883, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 80 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1913  [6]
  Children	1. Margaret Roberts Cressman,   b. 1914,   d. 1997, Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Isabel Louisa Cressman,   b. 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 2000, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. James Oliver Cressman,   b. 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 2007, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   4. Allan Ezra Cressman,   b. 1 Oct 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F7326	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman. Leander S., eldest son of Ezra and Louisa Cressman, was born near New Hamburg, Ont., Dec. 28, 1887. He met instant death on a railway crossing in Kitchener, Ont., July 4, 1932; aged 44 y. 6 m. 9 d. On Jan. 21, 1913, he was united in holy wedlock to Jessie R. Oliver. The union was blessed with six children: Margaret, Isabelle, James, Allen, Robert, and Marie. He is survived by his wife, 3 sons, 3 daughters, father mother, and one brother, Curtis. His brother Howard predeceased him about 5 years ago. At the age of seventeen he confessed Christ and united with the Mennonite Church, to which faith he remained faithful till death. On Monday morning, July 4, he in company with his daughter Isabelle, left home to go to his work, and while entering the city of Kitchener the trolley car hurled him into eternity. Funeral services were held July 6, with services at the home by the pastor, M. H. Shantz, thence to Blenheim Mennonite Church where services were continued by M. H. Shantz, assisted by Moses Roth. Text II Cor. 5: 1. Interment in adjoining cemetery. A very large concourse of people had gathered to pay the last tribute of respect. Gospel Herald - Volume XXV, Number 20 - August 18, 1932 page 431, 432.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 403. [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..., 486. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 35306-1887 Leander Shantz Cressman. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 16. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. Leander S. Cressman 1887-1832 his beloved wife Jessie K. Oliver 1883-1964 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 18, 1932 obit of Leander Cressman. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Dec 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: railway accident - 4 Jul 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth