Noah H. Cressman^[1]

1873 - 1953  (80 years)

• Name	Noah H. Cressman
  Born	24 Jan 1873	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28023185
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farm Poultry Man
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2086.2
  Died	20 Jul 1953	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I22312	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Cressman,   b. 13 Jun 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1928, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Maria M. "Mary" Horst,   b. 26 Apr 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1871  [2]
  Family ID	F4925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Brubacher,   b. 10 Jun 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1945  (Age 66 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1900  [5]
  Children	1. David Elden Cressman,   b. 22 Aug 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   2. Aylmer B. Cressman,   b. 28 Oct 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1965, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   3. Ella Cressman,   b. May 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ruby Catherine Cressman,   b. 29 Jul 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Eben Calvin Cressman,   b. 29 Aug 1912, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 2001, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   6. Mervin Noah Cressman,   b. 30 Mar 1914, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1933, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   7. Cecil Clayton Cressman,   b. 5 May 1917,   d. 20 Mar 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F18773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Noah Cressman," born January 24th, 1873." 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.]. ______________ Cressman, -- Noah H., Breslau, Ont., eldest son of Cyrus and Mary (Horst) Cressman, was born Jan. 24, 1873, and departed this life July 20, 1953; aged 80 y. 5 m. 25 d. On Oct. 23, 1900, he was united in marriage to Catherine Brubacher who predeceased him on June 23, 1945. He was born at Natchez, near Kitchener, Ont., where he resided until after his marriage, then farmed near Breslau, Ont., from 1908 to 1920, when he and the family moved to the village of Breslau. Here he operated a flour mill and served as postmaster. He accepted Christ in his youth during the early days of evangelistic fervor in Ontario, and was a member of the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, Ont. Bro. Cressman was well and active until a few days before his death which took place at the home of his daughter Ruby, New Hamburg, Ont., where he had resided for the last 5 months. Surviving are 3 sons (Aylmer, Toronto, Ont.; Eben, Preston, Ont.; and Cecil, Kitchener, Ont.), 2 daughters (Ella, Kitchener, Ont.; and Ruby;Mrs. Oliver Shantz, New Hamburg, Ont.), one brother (Allan, Guernsey, Sask.), one sister (Maryann;Mrs. Lloyd Shantz, Didsbury, Alta.), and 7 grandchildren. He was predeceased by two infant sons and by a son (Mervin), who died in 1933, also by 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Funeral services were conducted at the Cressman Mennonite Church by Oscar Burkholder, assisted by Carl Rudy. Interment took place in the First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Ont. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 33 - August 18, 1953 --- page 798

  
  

• 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..., 819. [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..., 482. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 10. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 27. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 18, 1953 - Obituary of Noah H. Cressman. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jan 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Poultry Man - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jul 1953 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth