Elma Cressman^[1]

1891 - 1977  (86 years)

• Name	Elma Cressman
  Born	4 May 1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elma Witmer
  Residence	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1949	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2175.8
  Died	5 Oct 1977	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I54550	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob S. Cressman,   b. 11 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Villina Snider,   b. 24 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1952  (Age 88 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1884	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F14089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leslie David Witmer,   b. 30 Jun 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1916  [4]
  Children	1. Edward Bruce "Bruce" Witmer   2. Wilfred Stewart "Stewart" Witmer,   b. 1919, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Beatrice Marie Witmer,   b. 1923,   d. 22 Apr 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer, Elma, was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont., May 4, 1889; died in Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont., Oct. 5, 1977; aged 88 y. On June 7, 1916, she was married to Leslie D. Witmer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Stewart and Bruce), 2 daughters (Beatrice - Mrs. Norman Shantz, Helen - Mrs. Joseph Burkholder), 16 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Samuel and Jacob), and 2 sisters (Lizzie Ann Stevanus and Viola Cressman). She was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 7, in charge of Willis L. Breckbill; interment in Hagey Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 5 - January 31, 1978 - page 102

  
  

• 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..., 499. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 6. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Witmer / Leslie D. / 1889-1978 / Elma / 1891-1977 / Into thy hands I commend my spirit [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1978 - Obituary of Elma Cressman. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 7. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Villina Cressman - 13 Sep 1949. [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..., 270.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 May 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1949 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Oct 1977 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth