John Arthur Cressman^[1]

1892 - 1984  (91 years)

• Name	John Arthur Cressman
  Born	27 Apr 1892	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Machinist, at Foundry
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1980	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2166.5
  Died	7 Feb 1984	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I93	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Levi Cressman,   b. 1 Oct 1858, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1894, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	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, 7]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dora C. Schisler,   b. 1897,   d. 14 Jan 1967  (Age 70 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1920  [3]
  Children	1. George Edwin "Edwin" Cressman,   b. 1921,   d. 11 Jan 2015, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England  (Age 94 years)   2. Carl Franklin Cressman,   b. 1922,   d. 3 Jun 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Lois Elizabeth Cressman,   b. 1926,   d. 2000  (Age 74 years)   4. J. Ernst "Ernie" Cressman,   b. 1929,   d. 18 Oct 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cressman.- John Arthur, son of Levi and Leah (Schmitt) Cressman, was born on Apr. 27, 1892; died at Cambridge, Ont., Feb. 7, 1984; aged 91 y. On Feb. 26, 1920, he was married to Dora Schisler who died on Jan. 14, 1967. Surviving are 3 sons (G. Edwin, Carl F., and J. Ernest), one daughter (Lois E.), 7 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 10, in charge of Brian Bauman and Rufus Jutzi; interment in Hagey Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 77, Number 12 -March 20, 1984, page 210

  
  

• 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. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Cressman / John A. Cressman / 1892-1984 / his beloved wife / Dora C. Schisler / 1897-1967 / until the day break [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of John Cressman March 20, 1984, page 210. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Miss Edna Cressman - 9 Jul 1980. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Cressman / John A. Cressman / 1892-1984 / his beloved wife / Dora C. Schisler / 1897-1967 / until the day break Schmitt, Mary - Funeral Card 1905.jpg [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 - 27 Apr 1892 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, at Foundry - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1980 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Feb 1984 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth