Dalton Ira Cressman^[1]

1883 - 1953  (69 years)

• Name	Dalton Ira Cressman
  Born	15 Oct 1883	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80332877
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Teamster, Flour Mill
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00028-2074.2
  Died	20 Mar 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	23 Mar 1953	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I351650	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 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   [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 ,   d. 6 Mar 1969, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1907	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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 ,   d. 23 Jan 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  [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. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6,7. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 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 [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 20. [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 [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

  Born - 15 Oct 1883 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Mar 1907 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teamster, Flour Mill - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Mar 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 23 Mar 1953 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth