James Edgar S. "Edgar" Eby^[1]

1882 - 1945  (62 years)

• Name	James Edgar S. "Edgar" Eby
  Born	8 Dec 1882	Gorrie, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00113-7176.5
  Died	3 Jul 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	5 Jul 1945	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I5521	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George M. Eby,   b. 23 Apr 1856, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Shupe,   b. 21 Dec 1852, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1936, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1878	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F1733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrice Lenore Cressman,   b. 11 Jul 1885, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1910	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Grant Eugene Eby,   d. 17 Jun 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   2. Pearson L. Eby,   b. 1914,   d. 1992  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F23922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EDGAR S. EBY For many years a farmer at Breslau, Edgar S. Eby, died last night at the K-W Hospital following an illness of six months' duration. He was born Dec. 8, 1882, to the late Mr. and Mr. George Eby at Gorrie, Ont. He was a member of the Breslau Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church. He is survived by his wife, nee Beatrice Cressman; three sons, Pearson of Breslau, Grant of Bloomingdale and Perry of Fort Erie; three brothers. Ervin of Griddley, Calif.; Angus of Lindsay, Calif. and Clifford of London, Ont.; three sisters. Mrs. Francis Colt, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Harry Dobbs, Maple Creek. Sask., and Mrs. Norman Hipel, Preston. Ont. There are two grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the M. B. C. Church, Breslau, at three o'clock with Rev. V. K. Snyder officiating. Burial will be in the Preston Cemetery. Remains will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon on Thursday when removal will be made to the church in Breslau, where friends may pay their respects until the hour of the service. Kitchener Daily Record 4 Jul 1945 pg 15

  
  

• 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..., 479. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 7. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:James Edgar Eby Date of Birth:8 Dec 1882 Gender:Male Birth Place:Huron, Ontario, Canada Father's name:George Eby Mother's name:Elizabeth Steup [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Eby/ George M. Eby Vi/ Apr. 23, 1856 - Feb. 18/ 1931/ His Wife/ Elizabeth Shupe/ Dec. 21, 1852 - June 18, 1936/ Their Son/ James Edgar S. Eby/ Dec. 8, 1882 - June 30, 1945/ His Wife/ Beatrice Lenore Cressman/ July 11, 1885 - May 25, 1956. [Flat Markers] George Eby/ 1856 - 1931./ Elizabeth Eby/ 1852 - 1936./ Edgar S. Eby/ 1883 [Sic] - 1945./ Beatrice Eby/ 1885 - 1956. [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..., 609. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:George Eby Age:22 Birth Date:abt 1856 Birth Place:Sangean Tp Co of Grey Marriage Date:9 Apr 1878 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Moses Eby Mother:Mary Eby Spouse:Elizabeth Shupe Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1853 Spouse Birth Place:Blenheim Tp Oxford County Spouse Father:Benjamin Shupe Spouse Mother:Anna Shupe [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:James Edgar Eby Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1883 Marriage Date:1 Nov 1910 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:George Eby Mother:Elizabeth Shupe Spouse:Beatrice Leanor Cressman Spouse's Age:26 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1884 Spouse Father:Eli Cressman Spouse Mother:Merande Krupp

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 1 Nov 1910 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jul 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Jul 1945 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth