Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Salena Shantz

Female 1891 - 1981  (89 years)


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  • Name Salena Shantz 
    Born 12 Aug 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41280294 
    Name Salena Cressman 
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-29727 
    Died 31 Jan 1981  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I29727  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Herman S. Shantz,   b. 2 Mar 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1950, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Schmitt,   b. 12 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1937, RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1891  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F4936  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob H. Cressman,   b. 5 Jul 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. Walter Herman Cressman,   d. Bef 2010
     2. Olive Oleda Cressman,   b. 8 Dec 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Marvin Willard Cressman,   b. 20 Jul 1917,   d. 9 Jun 1999  (Age 81 years)
     4. Erlene Catharine Cressman,   b. 16 Apr 1919,   d. 2 May 2006, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Marcella Effie Cressman,   b. 12 Dec 1922,   d. 28 Nov 2001  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F19567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Cressman, Salena, daughter of Herman and Sarah (Schmitt) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont. Aug. 12, 1891; died at Cambridge, Ont., Jan. 31, 1981; aged 89 y. She was married to Jacob Cressman, who died in 1978. Surviving are 3 sons (Marvin, Walter, and Glen), 5 daughters (Olive-Mrs. Clayton Wilbelm, Erlene-Mrs. Melvin Burkhardt, Marcella-Mrs. Leland Siebert, Verneda-Mrs. Gerald Smith and Mrs. Kathleen Fast), 21 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one brother (Russel Shantz), and 3 sisters (Olive Shantz, Mrs. Edna Habel and Violet-Mrs. Noah Herner). She was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 3, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 74, Number 9 - March 3, 1981 page 182

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 1.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 3, 1981 - Obituary of Salena Shantz.

    3. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1.

    4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Herman Shantz - Oct, 2, 1950.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011846-91.
      011846-91 (Waterloo Co.) Herman SCHANTZ, 26, farmer, Wilmot, Wilmot, s/o David SCHANTZ & Barbara nee STAUFFER married Sarah SCHMITT, 21, Wilmot,
      Wilmot, d/o Jacob SCHMITT & Magd nee SNYDER, witn: Stauffer SCHANTZ of Wilmot & E. (illeg) SNYDER., 1 January 1891 in New Hamburg.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Aug 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jan 1981 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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