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

Rev. Bishop Curtis Clement Cressman[1, 2]

Male 1894 - 1971  (77 years)


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  • Name Curtis Clement Cressman 
    Prefix Rev. Bishop 
    Born 31 May 1894  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19768754 
    Occupation 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6736.3 
    Died 25 Aug 1971  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19474  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Ezra M. Cressman,   b. 13 Nov 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1938  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Louisa Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1950  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1886  [1
    Cressman, Ezra & Louisa Shantz 58th wedding.jpg
    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 1 Amanda Ethel Byler,   b. 29 Apr 1893, Pulaski, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1956, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Richardson,   b. 28 Aug 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ruth Cressman,   b. 2 Aug 1921,   d. 23 Apr 1955  (Age 33 years)
     3. Elsie Cressman,   b. 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 2012, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Howard Wilson Cressman,   b. 15 Dec 1924,   d. 20 Sep 1999  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F19983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clarice Pearl Stager,   b. 25 Mar 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F16678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bishop Curtiss C. Cressman

      New Hamburg - Bishop Curtiss C. Cressman of RR 1, New Hamburg, died Wednesday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. He was 77.

      Born May 31, 1894, in Wilmot Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Cressman.

      He farmed in Wilmot Township for many years and was bishop of the New Hamburg Conservative Mennonite Church.

      Bishop Cressman was predeceased by his first wife, the former Amanda Ethel Byler in 1956 and his second wife, the former Clarice Cressman in 1969; by a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Strubhar in 1955; a son and a daughter in infancy, and two brothers.

      Surviving are a son, Howard of RR 1, New Hamburg; two daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Lillian) Bean of New Dundee and Elsie Cressman, a missionary in Somali, Africa; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

      The body is at the Bruce A. Omand Funeral Home here until noon Friday when removal will be made to the church for service at 2 p.m. Rev. Earl Koch will officiate.

      Burial will be in Biehn Mennonite cemetery, Wilmot Township.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Aug 28 1971 pg 29

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    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..., 486.

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

    4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 2.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 May 1894 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1971 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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