Henry Cressman^{[1, 2, 3]}

1825 - 1906  (81 years)

• Name	Henry Cressman
  Born	27 Feb 1825	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	joiner
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2078
  Died	19 Mar 1906	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9, 12]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 12]
  Person ID	I54514	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Cressman,   b. 15 May 1795, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Jun 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Esther Wismer,   b. 12 Jan 1790, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Sep 1881, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1818  [14]
  Family ID	F3935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Woolner,   b. 13 May 1827, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 15 Aug 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1851	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 15]
  Children	1. Esther Cressman,   b. 29 Apr 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   2. Adline "Adeline" Cressman,   b. 21 Mar 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   3. Susannah Cressman,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1936, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 79 years)   4. Louisa Cressman,   b. 1 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1934  (Age 74 years)   5. Phillip Cressman,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Phyllis Cressman,   b. 25 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1920  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah,   b. 1826, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Adaline Cressman,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susannah Cressman,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Louisa Cressman,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F231370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Woolner,   b. 1826, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Mar 1851  [11]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F249909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Cressman, "the youngest child of John and Esther (Wismer) Cressman, was born February 27th, 1825. On March 4th, 1851, he was married to Sarah Woolner who was born May 13th, 1827. Soon after their marriage they moved on the "Huber Farm" below Preston, where they resided three years. From here they moved to Bridgeport, on the farm now owned by Benjamin M. Eby where they resided three years, thence, on March 31st, 1857, they moved on the farm where they still reside, about three miles east of Berlin. To them were born five children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ______________ Cressman - Henry Cressman, youngest in the family of John and Esther (Wismer) Cressman, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Feb. 27, 1825; was married to Sarah Woolner Mar. 4, 1851. To this union were born five daughters, of whom three, together with a number of grandchildren, remain to mourn the loss of a kind-hearted parent. Bro. Cressman united with the Mennonite church in his youth and took an interest in the church work. He was identified with the first Sunday school organized in that neighborhood, which was held in the Natchez schoolhouse. He was interested in the welfare of young people and for many years took a leading part in the public school work of his district. He died in St. Jacob's, Ont., at the home of his daughter, on the 19th of March, 1906, aged 81 Y., 25 D. Funeral services were held on the 22d from the residence in St. Jacob's to the Breslau Mennonite church and cemetery. Herald of Truth, March 29, 1906, pg 110 Vol XLIII. No. 13

  
  

• 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..., 606. [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..., 689. [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..., 656. [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..., 480. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 5. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 10. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Henry Cressman / born / Feb.27,1825 / died Mar.19,190(6) / aged 81 years / & 20 days / Sarah Woolner / wife of / Henry Cressman / born May 13,1827 / died Aug.15,1899 / aged 72 years / 3 mos.& 2 dys / Peace to her ashes / In that happy land we'll meet them / With those loved and gone before / And again with joy will greet them / There where parting is no more [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 24. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, March 29, 1906 - Obituary of Henry Cressman. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 2 Page 10. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36578884/henry-cressman. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [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..., 477. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Henry Cressman aged 26, occ. joiner, res. Waterloo married 4 Mar 1851 Greenbush by lic. to Sara Woolner aged 23, res Waterloo, wit. John B. Shirk - wagonmaker of Preston & Mary Bergey

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Feb 1825 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - joiner - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Mar 1851 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Mar 1906 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth