Henry Cress^{[1, 2]}

1866 - 1962  (96 years)

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  Henry Cress

  
  

• Name	Henry Cress
  Born	12 Oct 1866	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20748906
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1894	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00027-2022
  Died	10 Nov 1962	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I54656	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Levi Cress,   b. 23 Feb 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1916, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Geib,   b. 9 Jul 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1928, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1863	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11]
  Family ID	F4418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Steiner,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1894	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Clarence Cress,   b. 6 Jan 1895, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 93 years)   2. Harold Gladstone Cress,   b. 30 Oct 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Herbert Cress,   b. 12 Aug 1900, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1994, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Mary Ann Cress,   b. 9 Jul 1903, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   5. Melchior Cress,   b. 7 Oct 1909, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 2002, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Henry Cress, "was born October 12th, 1866. He is married to Catharine Steiner. They reside at home with his parents where he is assisting in managing the farm. To them is born one son named V Clarence." 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.]. ___________ Henry Kress By Record Correspondent ELMIRA Henry Kress, 96, of Elmira, died today at the Martin Rest Home, Elmira, after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 12, 1866, in St. Jacobs, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kress. A life- long, resident of the Elmira dis trict, he was a member of St James Lutheran Church. EImira. His wife, the former Catherine Steiner, predeceased him in 1954. Surviving are four sons. Clarence and Herbert of Kitchener, Harold of St. Jacobs, and Melchior of Calgary; a daughter. Mrs. Charles (Marion) Lorch of Elmira: a sister, Mrs. O. J. Smith of St. Jacobs. 16 grand- children and 18 great-grand- children. Three brothers and two sisters predeceased him. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Tuesday noon when removal will be made to St. James' Lutheran Church for the funeral at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Elmira Cemetery. Rev. H. W. Baetz will officiate.

  
  

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  [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..., 470. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012097-94. Henry Kress, 27, occ. Farmer, b. St. Jacobs, res. St. Jacobs, son of Levi Kress and Mary Geib married Katherine Steiner, 20, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of John Steiner and Anna Peppler, Witn John Kress of St. Jacobs and Louisa Steiner of Wilmot, 10 April 1894 in New Hamburg. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 8. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Cress / in Memory Of / Henry Cress / 1866 - 1962 / His Beloved Wife / Catherine Steiner / 1873 - 1954 / Peace, Perfect Peace [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 31 Household Number 136. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 31. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 13. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 22. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 24. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20748906. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Levi Cress aged 27, res Woolwich born Woolwich son of Ephraim and Susan married 22 Dec 1863 to Mary Ann Geib aged 18 res Woolwich born Woolwich daughter of Phillip and Mary.

  
  

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  Born - 12 Oct 1866 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1894 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Apr 1894 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Nov 1962 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth