Ada Cressman^[1]

1884 - 1972  (87 years)

• Name	Ada Cressman
  Born	1 Oct 1884	Chesterfield, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ada Gimbel
  Eby ID Number	00028-2127.7
  Died	29 Jan 1972	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I22453	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  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, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F4927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irvin R. Gimbel,   b. 21 Jun 1885, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1920  [5]
  Children	1. Oren Leroy Gimbel,   b. 27 Jul 1913, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2001  (Age 87 years)   2. Helen Marie Gimbel,   b. 22 Mar 1917,   d. 27 Jan 1998  (Age 80 years)   3. Howard Gimbel,   b. Abt 1920   4. Ruth Elaine Gimbel,   b. 1923,   d. 11 Feb 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. David Kennard Gimbel
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F5827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gimbel, Ada, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Shantz) Cressman, was born in Chesterfield, Ont., Oct. 1, 1884; died at the Spruce Haven Nursing Home, Hespler, Ont., Aug. 29, 1972; aged 87 y. 10 m. 28 d. On Jan. 14, 1920, she was married to Irvin Gimbel, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Howard, Kennard, and Oren), 2 daughters (Ruth - Mrs. Rex Weber and Helen - Mrs. Urias Martin), 13 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Breslau Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 31, in charge of Simeon W. Hurst; interment in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 65, Number 40 - October 10, 1972 page 838

  
  

• 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. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Gimbel / Irvin Gimbel / 1885-1978 / his wives / Ada Cressman / 1887-1918 / Ada Cressman / 1884-1972 [S147] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1901, Blenheim C-9 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ada Cressman - October 10, 1972. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 12, 1978 ­ pages 977,978 Obituary of Irvin Gimble. [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 - 1 Oct 1884 - Chesterfield, Blandford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jan 1972 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth