Ezra M. Cressman^[1]

1860 - 1938  (77 years)

• Name	Ezra M. Cressman
  Born	13 Nov 1860	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2110
  Died	29 Apr 1938  [4, 6]
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22407	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Menno E. Cressman,   b. 13 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1919  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lydia Martin,   b. 1 Sep 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F1742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	1. Leander Shantz Cressman,   b. 25 Dec 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   2. Rev. Bishop Curtis Clement Cressman,   b. 31 May 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Howard Alexander Cressman,   b. 10 Apr 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ezra M. Cressman, "was born November 13th, 1860. He is married to Louisa Shantz. They reside near New Hamburg where he is engaged in farming. To them are born two children, " 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 - Ezra, son of Menno and Lydia (Martin) Cressman, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Nov. 13, 1860; died very suddenly April 29, 1938; aged 77 y. 5 m. 16 d. On March 23, 1886 he was united in marriage to Louisa Shantz who survives him. This union was blessed with 3 sons, 2 having preceded him, namely, Leander and Howard. There survive him besides his companion, 1 son (Curtiss), on the homestead; also 12 grandchildren, 1 brother, and 2 sisters. As a young man he accepted Christ as his Saviour and united with the Mennonite Church, being a member of the Bean congregation. He was faithful to the end. He was loved and respected, always ready with his counsel. He will be missed in the home, in the Church, and in the community. Funeral services May 1, at the home by Bro. Moses H. Roth and at the Bean church by Moses H. Shantz, assisted by M. Hallman. Text, Psa. 90: 12. Burial in adjoining cemetery. GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXXI, No. 7 - May 19, 1938, Page 158, 159

  
  

• 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. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 16. [S460] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Nith Valley Mennonite CC#4554 Internet Link. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 14. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 19, 1938 - Obituary of Ezra Cressman. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 2. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 34. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 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..., 42. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Meno Cressman aged 21 res Wilmot born Wilmot son of David and Anna married 8 Nov 1859 to Lila Martin aged 19 res Woolwich born Woolwich daughter of John and Anna [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 17, 1919 - obituary of Menno Cressman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Nov 1860 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth