Rachel Cress^{[1, 2, 3]}

1850 - 1925  (75 years)

• Name	Rachel Cress
  Born	1 Oct 1850	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rachel Mayer
  Name	Rachel Moyer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cooper
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	11 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00027-2029
  Died	2 Nov 1925  [13]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Person ID	I54870	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Cress,   b. 9 Jun 1806, , Maryland ,   d. 20 Oct 1874, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Susannnah "Susan" McMahon,   b. 2 Oct 1812, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1869  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F4415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Johann Bernhardt "Barney" Moyer,   b. 22 Mar 1847, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States ,   d. 15 Feb 1913  (Age 65 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1872	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Children	1. Addison C. Moyer,   b. 1 Mar 1874, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1929  (Age 55 years)   2. Mary Augustina Moyer,   b. Oct 1874, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1960  (Age ~ 85 years)   3. Alexander C. Moyer,   b. 29 May 1876, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1952, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Levi Mayer,   b. CALC 6 May 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1889  (Age ~ 9 years)   5. Ellen Moyer,   b. Jul 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age ~ 71 years)   6. Emma Moyer,   b. 3 Dec 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 72 years)   7. Elton Mayer,   b. CALC 30 Aug 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1890  (Age ~ 0 years)   8. Florence Moyer,   b. 5 Mar 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 80 years)   9. Oliver Mayer,   b. 17 Apr 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F28765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Adam Mayer,   b. CA 1852,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Aug 1872  [3]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F255891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Rachel Cress, "the fourth daughter, was married to Bernhard Meier, a cooper. They reside in St. Jacobs, Ontario, and have a family of eight 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 471. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Oliver Mayer Born: 17 Apr 1896 County: Waterloo Father: Bernhard Mayer Mother: Rachael Cress [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Aug 1872. Married 20 Aug 1872 By Rev. Salinger, Adam Mayer was married to Rahel Cress of St. Jacobs. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 52 Household Number 246. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 12. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 52. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 13. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 23. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 38. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 83. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 13. [S448] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran St. Jacobs CC#4590 Internet Link. Northeast Bernhardt/ Moyer/ born/ Mar. 22, 1847/ died/ Feb. 15, 1913/ aged/ 65 yrs. 10 m./ 24 dys./ a place is vacant/ in our hearts/ that never. can/ be filled/ Moyer Southeast Rachel/ Cress/ his wife/ born/ Oct. 1, 1850/ died/ Nov. 2, 1925/ aged/ 75 yrs. 1 m./ 1 day/ Mother, thou wast/ mild and lovely/ gentle as the/ summer breeze Southwest Ellen/ Moyer/ 1882-1954/ at rest/ Emma/ Peterson/ 1887 -1958/ at rest [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1850 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Aug 1872 - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cooper - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth