Alson Cressman^[1]

1885 - 1951  (66 years)

• Name	Alson Cressman
  Born	5 Apr 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Labourer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1949	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2175.4
  Died	25 Dec 1951	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  Buried	28 Dec 1951	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I54719	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  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, 9]
  Family ID	F14089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Randall,   b. 25 Apr 1886, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1926  (Age 40 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1906
  Children	1. Horace Cressman,   b. 12 Sep 1917, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Cressman,Alson-0001-FindAGrave.jpg Alson Cressman

  
  

• Notes

  CRESSMAN - Alson Cressman was born in Woolwich Twp., Ont., April 5, 1885; died in the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, Ont., shortly after the close of the service on Christmas Day, 1951; aged 66 y. 8 m. 20 d. Dec. 5, 1906 he was married to Barbara Randall, who predeceased him Dec. 27, 1926. He leaves his son (Horace, Waterloo, Ont.), his mother (Mrs. Jacob Cressman, Bloomingdale, Ont.), 4 brothers (Herbert, Breslau, Ont.; Jacob, Kitchener, Ont.; Ivan, Bloomingdale; and Samuel, Preston (now Cambridge), Ont.), 4 sisters (Mrs. Leslie Witmer, of Preston; Mrs. Eugene Brubacher, Kitchener; Mrs. Howard Stevanus, Bloomingdale; and Viola, also of Bloomingdale), and 4 grandchildren. Two sisters predeceased him. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour. March 11, 1934, he was ordained deacon for the Cressman congregation and served faithfully the rest of his life. The funeral was held Dec. 28 at his late home near Waterloo, Ont., and at the Cressman Church. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. B. B. Shantz and Oscar Burkholder officiated. Text: II Cor. 8: 12. Gospel Herald - Volume XLV, Number 5 - January 29, 1952 --- page 119

  
  

• 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 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 29, 1952 - Obituary of Alson Cressman. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 13. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 12. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . C/ Barbara Randall/ wife of/ Alson Cressman/ born 1886 died 1926/ Alson Cressman/ born 1885 died 1951/ Until the day break/ Cressman [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 - 5 Apr 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labourer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1949 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Dec 1951 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Dec 1951 - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth