Linean Idella Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1899 - 1987  (88 years)

• Name	Linean Idella Cressman
  Born	21 Nov 1899	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Linean Idella Gingrich
  Name	Linean Idella Kinzie
  Occupation	1926	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Seamstress
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25035
  Died	20 Dec 1987	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I25035	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Cressman,   b. 3 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lovina Snyder,   b. 8 Jun 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1882	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F251817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edwin Kinzie,   b. 29 Jan 1898, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F36309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Oscar Gingrich,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Ubly, Huron, Michigan, USA ,   d. 30 Dec 1957  (Age 60 years)
  Married	13 Jun 1926	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Evelyn Blanche Gingrich,   b. 27 Nov 1927   2. Carol Elizabeth Gingrich   3. Wanda Elaine Gingrich   4. Barbara Ann Gingrich
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F36632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kinzie, Linean Cressman, was born at Breslau, Ont., in November 1899; died at Cambridge Memorial Hospital on Dec. 20, 1987; aged 88 y. On June 13, 1926, she was married to Oscar Gingerich, who died in 1957. On June 4, 1966, she was married to Edwin Kinzie, who survives. Also surviving are 4 daughters (Carol Schott, Evelyn Seyler, Wanda Gingerich, and Barbara Clare), 2 stepchildren, 16 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 22, in charge of Brian Bauman; interment in Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 5 - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses S. Cressman - July 10, 1924. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045877-26. Oscar Gingrich, 28, occ. Reed Worker, b. Bad Axe Michigan, res. Kitchener, son of Henry Gingrich & Leah Heckendorn married Linean Idella Cressman, 26, occ. Seamstress, b. Breslau, res. Breslau, daughter of Moses Cressman & Lovina Snyder, Witn: Edwin Kenzie of Galt & Alice Bechtel of Hespeler, 23 June 1926 in Breslau. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Linean Cressman - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86 . [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. [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..., 305. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Oct 1882. 20 Sep 1882 Moses Cressmann and Lavina Schneider, both of Breslau, were married by Preacher J.B. Baumann. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Moses Cressman Age:25 Birth Date:abt 1857 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:20 Sep 1882 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Joseph Cressman Mother:Frany Cressman Spouse:Lovina Snyder Spouse's Age:18 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1864 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:Absalom C Snyder Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Snyder [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 20.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Nov 1899 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Seamstress - 1926 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Jun 1926 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Dec 1987 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth