Alvin Cressman^[1]

1878 - 1957  (79 years)

• Name	Alvin Cressman
  Born	15 Mar 1878	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1941	Ceylon, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2127.4
  Died	9 May 1957	Ceylon, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I22449	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel E. Cressman,   b. 29 Nov 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hannah Shantz,   b. 25 Jun 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1940, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1874	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F4927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Word has been received ofthe death Thursday of Alvin Cressman, 79, of Ceylon, Sask. Death was due to a heart attack. Mr. Cressman was born at Chesterfield, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.D.E. Cressman. He is survived by his wife, the former Nora Mottram, four daughters and three sons. One son predeceased him. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs.Jacob Axt of Petersburg and Mrs. Irvin Gimbel of Breslau. Two sisters and one brother predeceased him." KW Record obit. of Tues., May 14, 1957 __________ Children: 1.Norman b.Oct. 21, 1913 2.Herbert b.Dec. 31, 1916 3.Dorothy b.Nov. 25, 1919 4.Mildred b.Nov. 30, 1922 5.Bernard b.Jan 6, 1925 6.Gladys b.March 26, 1929 7.Lorna b.Oct. 11,1 932 8.Beverly b.Oct. 25, 1936

  
  

• 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..., 489. [S147] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1901, Blenheim C-9 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emina Cressman - December 4, 1941. [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..., 402. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Nov 1874. 10 Nov 1874 By Pastor Spring in New Hamburg, Daniel Cressman was married to Anna Schantz, both of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Mar 1878 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1941 - Ceylon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 9 May 1957 - Ceylon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth