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

Dalton Ira Cressman[1]

Male 1883 - 1953  (69 years)


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  • Name Dalton Ira Cressman 
    Born 15 Oct 1883  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80332877 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Teamster, Flour Mill 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00028-2074.2 
    Died 20 Mar 1953  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 23 Mar 1953  Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I351650  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Moses S. Cressman,   b. 3 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Lovina Snyder,   b. 8 Jun 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1882  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Family ID F251817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Holst,   b. 20 Feb 1884, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1969, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1907  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Dorothy M. Cressman,   b. 1913,   d. May 1965  (Age 52 years)
     2. Gilbert Henry Cressman,   b. 12 Sep 1908, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F251818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Dalton Cressman

      Dalton Cressman, 69, of 48 John St. West, Waterloo, died last night at the K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. An employee of J. M. Schneider, Ltd., for 30 years, he was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Men's Brotherhood, Waterloo, and the Canadian Order of Foresters. He was born in Breslau Oct. 15, 1883, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Cressman.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Clara Holst, whom he married March 19, 1907, in Heidelberg; one son, Gilbert, Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) Schiel, Waterloo; two brothers, Ivan, Waterloo and Alton, Hamilton; two sisters, Mrs. Addison Rickert, Conestogo, and Mrs. Oscar Gingerich, Waterloo; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. A. L. Conrad officiating. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Mar 1953 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6,7.

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7.

    4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 5.

    5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Dalton Ira Cressman Date of Birth:15 Oct 1883 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Moses Cressman Mother's name:Levina Snyder

    6. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 20.

    7. [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.

    8. [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.

    9. [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

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Dalton Ira Cressman Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1884 Birth Place:Breslan, Ontario Marriage Date:19 Mar 1907 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Moses Cressman Mother:Lavina Schneider Spouse:Clara Holst Spouse's Age:23 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1884 Spouse Birth Place:Erbsville Spouse Father:John Holst Spouse Mother:Christina Heier

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Oct 1883 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Mar 1907 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teamster, Flour Mill - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Mar 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Mar 1953 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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