Eva Catherine "Catherine" Cress^[1]

1847 - 1940  (93 years)

• Name	Eva Catherine "Catherine" Cress
  Born	1847	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	10 Jan 1849	Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Name	Catherine Cress
  Name	Catherine Kress
  Name	Eva Catherine "Catherine" Biehn
  Name	Eva Catherine "Catherine" Levan
  Name	Katie Cress
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelist
  Residence	1867	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1913	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00071-4225.1
  Died	24 May 1940
  Person ID	I32772	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Anthony Cress,   b. 18 Oct 1810, , Germany ,   d. 7 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Eva Catherine Hartman,   b. CALC 24 Oct 1819, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 24 May 1883, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F8939	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Peter S. Levan,   b. 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1908, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Caroline Levan,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Catherine Levan,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Levan,   b. CALC 5 Jun 1871,   d. 16 Mar 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)   4. Margareth Levan,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Charles Levan,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Albert Levan,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Christian S. Biehn,   b. 16 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1926, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 May 1913	Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [5]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F28986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HIGHLY ESTEEMED LISTOWEL LADY DIED Friday Mrs. Christian Biehn Died in Her 92nd Year. Had Resided in Listowel for 54 Years A highly esteemed lady, who had been a resident of Listowel for fifty-four years, passed away on Friday, May 24th, when Mrs. Christian Biehn died in her 92nd year. She suffered no specific illness but her strength gradually grew less owing to her advanced age. The late Mrs. Biehn, whose maiden name was Eva Catherine Kress was a daughter of Anthony and Eva Catherine Kress and was born in Rochester, N.Y. on January 10, 1849. When an infant she came with her parents to Canada. She resided at St. Jacobs, Elmira and Port Elgin before coming to Listowel, but for the past fifty-four years she had resided here. In 1867 she was married to Mr. Peter Levan who predeceased her many years ago. In 1913 she was married to Mr. Christian Biehn who predeceased her some years ago. During her long residence in Listowel she won the esteem of all who knew her and her death is deeply regretted by a large circle of friends. She is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Caroline Hall, Listowel; Mrs. Jacob Niffenegger, South Haven, Michigan, and Messrs. Albert and Percy Levan, Vancouver, B.C. Surviving also are one sister and two brothers, Mrs. John H. Ruppell, Elmira; Mr. John Kress, Port Huron, and Dr. Daniel H. Kress, Orlando, Florida. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon, 27th inst. The service was held in Calvary Evangelical Church conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. Becker, assisted by Rev. Herbert Naylor, rector of Christ Church (Anglican). During the service a duet was sung by Mrs. C. Becker and Miss V. Bender. Interment was made at Fairview Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. John Bender, E.G. McDonald, J. Niffenegger, H. Bender, E. Biehn and J.S. Grosz. Friends and relatives from a distance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. J. Niffenegger, South Haven, Mich.; Mrs. S. Weir, Milverton, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Binning, Stratford and Miss Margaret Hall, Waterloo. Listowel Standard, Friday, May 31, 1940

  
  

• 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..., 876. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Peter K. Levan Birth Place: Waterloo Residence: Woolwich Age: 27 Father Name: Daniel K. Levan Mother Name: Juliane Sauers Spouse Name: Catharine Cress Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Spouse residence: Woolwich Spouse Father Name: Domenic Cress Spouse Mother Name: Catharine Hartmann Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1867 Marriage County: Waterloo [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 35. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11968 (1913), Biehn-Lavan. Christina Bean, residence Wallace, Birth Place: Waterloo Co Age: 67 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: Aaron Bean Mother Name: Hannah Schmider Spouse Name: Catherine Lavan, residence of Listowel Spouse's Age: 62 Spouse Birth Place: Rochester NY Spouse Father Name: Anthony Kress Spouse Mother Name: Catherine Hartmann Marriage Date: 6 May 1913 Marriage Location: Perth, Milverton [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 91. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 78.

  
  

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  Born - 1847 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - 10 Jan 1849 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1867 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jun 1867 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1913 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Married - 6 May 1913 - Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth