Rev. Silas Cressman^[1]

1866 - 1935  (68 years)

• Name	Silas Cressman
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	7 Nov 1866	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1890	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Bible Christian
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Minister
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	New Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Minister
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	New Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2130.5
  Died	13 May 1935  [8]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I22463	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Enos C. Cressman,   b. 23 Mar 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1911  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Shantz,   b. 15 Mar 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1911  (Age 69 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F5008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Wagner,   b. 13 Mar 1863, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946  (Age 82 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1890	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Clayton Wellington Cressman,   b. 3 Jan 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1964  (Age 73 years)   2. Wilmot S. Cressman,   b. 26 Jul 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Gertrude Elizabeth Cressman,   b. 26 May 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1984  (Age 87 years)   4. Vernon Wagner Cressman,   b. 2 Feb 1898, Gore Bay, Gordon Twp., Manitoulin District, Ontario ,   d. 14 Oct 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   5. Lloyd S. Cressman,   b. Feb 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joy Beatrice Cressman,   b. 31 Mar 1903, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 5 Feb 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   7. Franklin Homer "Frank" Cressman,   b. 16 May 1906, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F175808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 491. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 24 Household Number 105. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 24. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 9. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9653 (1890), Cressman-Wagner. Silas Cressman, farmer of Wilmot, Birth Place: Wilmot Tp Ont Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1867 Father Name: Enos Cressman Mother Name: Elisabeth Cressman Spouse Name: Sarah Wagner. residence Tavistock Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Place: East Zorra Tp Spouse Father Name: Jacob Wagner Spouse Mother Name: Catharine Wagner Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1890 Marriage Location: Perth, Tavistock19 Mar 1890 [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 17. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 17. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Rev. Silas Cressman/ 1866-1935/ His Beloved Wife/ Sarah Wagner/ 1863-1946/ At Rest/ Cressman [A] Cressman/ Frank H./ 1906 + 1978/ Dorothy E./ 1911+ 2005/ [B] Father [C] Mother [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..., 437. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Amos Cressman aged 21 res Wilmot born Wilmot son of Samuel and Barbara married 9 feb 1864 to Elizabeth Shantz aged 21 res Dumfries born Dumfries daughter of Henry and Lydia

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Nov 1866 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - 1890 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Mar 1890 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bible Christian - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth