Levi Cressman

1858 - 1894  (35 years)

• Name	Levi Cressman
  Born	1 Oct 1858	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00028-2166
  Died	14 Sep 1894	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: typhoid fever and pneumonia
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I87	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham S. Cressman,   b. 27 Nov 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1911  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Susannah Schneider,   b. 17 Apr 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1875  (Age 46 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Schmitt,   b. 10 Apr 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1884	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9]
  Children	1. Edna Cressman,   b. 22 May 1885, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   2. Sadie May Cressman,   b. 30 Jul 1887, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1925, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 38 years)   3. Effie Magdalena Cressman,   b. 22 Nov 1889, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   4. John Arthur Cressman,   b. 27 Apr 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 1984, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   5. Ervin S. Cressman,   b. 2 Nov 1893, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1968  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Levi Cressman, "the third and youngest son of Abraham and Susannah (Schneider) Cressman, was born October 1st, 1858. On March 11th, 1884, he was married to Leah Schmidt who was born April 10th, 1859. They resided in Blenheim Township, near Washington, where he died September 14th, 1894. The widow now resides with her sister, Mrs. Jacob Erb, near Waterloo. Their family consisted of 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.-On Sept. 14th, 1894, in Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Bro. Levi Cressman. He was born October 1st, 1858, and was aged 35 yrs., 11 mo., 14 d. He died of typhoid fever and pneumonia. A sorrowing widow and five small children are left, who mourn not as those who have no hope. He was buried in the Blenheim Mennonite cemetery on Sunday, September 16th, followed to his last resting place by a large number of people. Funeral services were conducted at the house by Bro. S. Gehman and at the church by Bro. J. Nahrgang in German, from Matt. 24: 44, and by Bro. I. A. Wambold in English, from Isa. 38: 1. Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXI, No. 20, October 15, 1894 - pp. 318, 319

  
  

• 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..., 498. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. Farewell In memory of Levi Cressman born Oct 1 1858 died Sep 14, 1894 Leah Schmitt his wife born 10 Apr 1859 died Oct 15, 1928/ verse [S32] News - Herald of Truth, October 15, 1894 - Obituary of Levi Cressman. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 18. [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..., 496. [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..., 303. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Abraham S. KRESSMAN, to Susanna SNYDER. 18 Apr. 1852. Rev. WUNDERLICH. Wit. Moses K. SNYDER and Isaac KRESSMAN [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 22 Apr 1852 Pg: 17. CRESSMANN, Abraham S. married 18 Apr 1852 To Susanna SCHNEIDER. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Mar. 13 1884. Mar. 11 1884 Levi Kressmann of Blenheim & Leah Schmidt of Wilmot, were married in Preston by Pastor Wuster.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1858 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Mar 1884 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: typhoid fever and pneumonia - 14 Sep 1894 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth