1878 - 1949 (70 years)
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Name |
Magdalena Shirk |
Born |
3 Apr 1878 |
Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Lena Shirk |
Name |
Magdalena Cressman |
Residence |
1891 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Mennonite |
Residence |
1911 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Mennonite |
Residence |
1921 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Mennonite |
Eby ID Number |
00101-5670 |
Died |
18 Mar 1949 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Person ID |
I4575 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2024 |
Father |
Peter Shirk, b. 11 Nov 1839, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania , d. 1 Oct 1919 (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Magdalena Martin, b. 2 Mar 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Nov 1895, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years) |
Married |
5 Jun 1866 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7, 8, 9, 10] |
Family ID |
F1443 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Isaiah Horst Cressman, b. 2 Apr 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Dec 1942, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) |
Married |
14 Mar 1900 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Children |
| 1. Leander Cressman, b. 21 Jan 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 May 1977, , New York State, USA (Age 76 years) |
| 2. Ferhman Cressman, b. 27 May 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Apr 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| 3. Vera Cressman, b. 5 Mar 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Una Cressman, b. 25 Jul 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 17 Dec 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) |
| 5. Mary Cressman, b. 3 Mar 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 3 Oct 1907 (Age 0 years) |
| 6. Cora Cressman, b. 7 Sep 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Aug 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) |
| 7. Pearl Cressman, b. 24 Mar 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Aug 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 9 years) |
| 8. Leona Cressman, b. 1 Oct 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Aug 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 70 years) |
| 9. Olive Cressman, b. 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) |
| 10. Mabel Cressman, b. 1914, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 9 Sep 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) |
| 11. Edith C. Cressman, b. 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Oct 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) |
| 12. Clifford Shirk Cressman, b. 1917, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 27 Sep 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) |
| 13. Harold Cressman, b. 24 Aug 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 20 Dec 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) |
| 14. Elton Shirk Cressman, b. 20 Mar 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Dec 1968 (Age 47 years) |
| 15. Clayton S. Cressman, b. 26 Aug 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Apr 1996, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years) |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F6194 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Cressman.-Magdalena, daughter of the late Peter Shirk and Magadalena Martin was born at Bridgeport, Ont.; April 3, 1878; passed away at her home near Kitchener, Ont., after a brief illness, March 18, 1949; aged 70 y. 11 m. 15 d. On March 14, 1900, she was united in marriage to Isaiah H. Cressman at Bridgeport. He preceded her in death Dec. 19, 1942. Surviving are 7 daughters (Vera-Mrs. Simeon Weaver, Floradale, Ont.; Una, a missionary in Argentina; Cora, Kitchener, Ont.; Leona, Baden, Ont.; Olive.-Mrs. Alfred High, Vineland, Station, Ont.; Mabel, Toronto, Ont.; and Edith-Mrs. Lloyd Woolner, Kitchener), 6 sons (Leander, Pierrepont, Manor, N.Y.; Freeman and Clifford, Kitchener; Harold, Wellesley, Ont.; Elton, Alma, Ont.; and Clayton, of Kitchener), 5 sisters (Mrs. Catherine Shantz, Kitchener; Mrs. Addison D. Snyder, Bloomingdale, Ont.; Mrs. Benjamin Drudge, Lexington, Ont.; Mrs. Addison S. Snider, Bridgeport; Mrs. Walter Shantz, Pine Hill, Ont.), and one brother Noah Shirk, Bridgeport, Ont.). Two daughters (Mary and Pearl), 2 sisters (Mrs. William Kraft and Mrs. Gideon Bechtel), 2 brothers (George and Martin Shirk) predeceased her, as did also 2 infant sisters and one infant brother. She was a faithful member of the First Mennonite Church, deeply spiritual, highly influential, and very desirous that her family should experience God's best for their lives. Her concern reached to the lives of others, even on foreign shores. Funeral services were conducted by C. F. Derstine, assisted by S. F. Coffman and Merle Shantz. Text: Pro. 31: 10-31.
Transcriber's note: "Magadalena" as in the original.
Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 16 - April 19, 1949, page 381, 382
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Sources |
- [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 244.
- [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 9.
- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 19, 1949 - Obituary of Magdalena Shirk.
- [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 8.
- [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 9.
- [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 10.
- [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 243.
- [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 42.
- [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
Magdelina Martin Born: Woolwich Res: Woolwich Age: 21 Born: abt 1845 Father: John Martin Mother: Nancy Martin Spouse: Peter Sherk Age: 26 Born: abt 1840 born: PA Res: Waterloo Father: Christ Sherk Mother: Elizabeth Sherk married 5 Jun 1866
- [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Jun 1866.
June 5, 1866 Peter Scherch of Waterloo and Magdalena Martin of Woolwich, by Rev. Hegy
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| Born - 3 Apr 1878 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 14 Mar 1900 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 18 Mar 1949 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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