Leroy Cressman

1895 - 1918  (23 years)

• Name	Leroy Cressman
  Born	5 Jan 1895	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24409
  Died	6 Dec 1918	Near, Blackie, , Alberta, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I24409	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph S. Cressman,   b. 27 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1925, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lydia Wenger,   b. 22 Aug 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1948, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1880	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F3873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman.-Leroy Cressman, was born near Breslau, Ont., Jan. 5, 1895; died near Blackie, Alberta, Dec. 6, 1918. He had influenza which developed rapidly into pneumonia and which proved fatal. He was ill only four and a half days. He united with the Mennonite Church at Breslau in his fifteenth year, and lived a faithful consistent Christian life to the time of his death. He leaves to mourn his early departure father and mother, one sister, and one brother. His remains were shipped to the home of his parents in Breslau, and the funeral conducted from there on Sunday, Dec. 15. Bro. C. F. Derstine, who was conducting a series of meetings with the Breslau congregation, preached the sermon. Bro. J. S. Woolner and Bro. Oscar Burkholder assisted in the service. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XI, Number 39 - December 26, 1918, pages 702 and 703

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 9. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 9. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 7. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of/ Leroy/ Cressman/ who died/ Dec. 6, 1918/ in his 24th year/ At rest/ [1901 Ontario Census, Waterloo North, Leroy born Jan 5, 1895] [A] Leroy [Footstone not found, September 2010] [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..., 479. [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..., 626. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Feb. 19 1880. Joseph Cressmann and Lydia Winger, both of Waterloo Township, were married in Preston by Pastor Wurster. Jan. 27 1880 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 31, 1948 - Obituary of Lydia Wenger. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 5.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jan 1895 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Dec 1918 - Near, Blackie, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth