Jacob H. Cressman^[1]

1890 - 1978  (88 years)

• Name	Jacob H. Cressman
  Born	5 Jul 1890	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44311118
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2190.3
  Died	28 Oct 1978	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I173	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Enos M. Cressman,   b. 17 Sep 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1935, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lovina Hallman,   b. 24 Mar 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1887	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salena Shantz,   b. 12 Aug 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Walter Herman Cressman,   d. Bef 2010   2. Olive Oleda Cressman,   b. 8 Dec 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Marvin Willard Cressman,   b. 20 Jul 1917,   d. 9 Jun 1999  (Age 81 years)   4. Erlene Catharine Cressman,   b. 16 Apr 1919,   d. 2 May 2006, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Marcella Effie Cressman,   b. 12 Dec 1922,   d. 28 Nov 2001  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F19567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Cressman," born July 5th, 1890." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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, Jacob H., son of Enos and Lovina (Hallman) Cressman, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died at South Waterloo Hospital, Cambridge, Ont., Oct. 28, 1978. He was married to Salena Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Marvin, Walter, and Glen), 5 daughters (Olive - Mrs. Clayton Wilhelm, Erlene - Mrs. Melvin Burkhardt, Marcella - Mrs. Leland Siebert, Verneda - Mrs. Gerald Smith, and Kathleen - Mrs. Ronald Fast), 21 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, one brother (Abner), and 2 sisters (Mary - Mrs. Eldon Hunsberger and Katie - Mrs. Orphen Weber). Funeral services were held at Erb Street Mennonite Church on Nov. 1, in charge of Wilmer Martin. Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 47 - December 5, 1978 - page 954 _______________________ CRESSMAN, Jacob H. -- At South Waterloo Hospital, on Saturday, October 28, 1978, after a brief illness, Jacob Cressman, aged 86 years, born in Wilmot Township. For many years he was a stationary engineer at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital. Husband of Salena Shantz; father of Marvin of Waterloo, Walter of New Dundee, Glen of Salt Lake City, Utah, Olive (Mrs. Clayton Wilhelm) of Mossley, Ont., Erlene (Mrs. Melvin Burkhardt) of Waterloo, Marcella (Mrs. Leland Siebert) of Petersburg, Verneda (Mrs. Gerald Smith) of Durham, Kathleen (Mrs. Ronald Fast) of Burlington; brother of Abner Cressman of New Dundee, Mary (Mrs. Eldon Hunsberger) of Baden, Katie (Mrs. Orphen Weber) of Cambridge; 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren also survive; predeceased by his parents, Enso Cressman and Lovina Hallman; two brothers and two sisters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon on Wednesday, when removal will be made to Erb Street Mennonite Church, for funeral and committal service at 2 p.m., with Rev. Wilmer Martin officiating. Interment Nith Valley Mennonite cemetery. New Hamburg. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Oct 1978

  
  

• Sources

  [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Lovina Hallman - Cressman - 6 Feb 1931. [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..., 502. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 16. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 15. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 70. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1978 - Obituary of Jacob H. Cressman. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Jacob H. Cressman - 30 Oct 1978. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 10, 1935 - Obituary of Enos Cressman. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Mar 1887. 01 Feb 1887 Amos Cressman and Lovina Hallman, both of Wilmot Twp., were married by Preacher Chr. Stäbler, New Hamburg.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1890 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Oct 1978 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth