Ida Minerva Cressman

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• Name: Ida Minerva Honsberger
• Name: Minerva Cressman
• Eby ID Number: 00006-0959.3

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Ida Minerva Cressman," born May 19th, 1880."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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Honsberger, Minerva Ida, daughter of Aaron and Magdalena (Betzner) Cressman, was born in Waterloo, Ont., May 19, 1880; died at St. Catherines General Hospital, after a lengthy illness, Feb. 26, 1964; aged 83 y. 9 m. 7 d. On Jan. 4, 1911, she was married to Franklin F. Honsberger who died April 4, 1947. Surviving are 2 sons (Wilfred and Herbert), one daughter (Dorothy), one stepdaughter (Mrs. Carol Marcus), one stepson (Elton), one brother (Clifford), and one sister (Alvina - Mrs. Mahlon Clemens). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Vineland, Ont., where funeral services were held Feb. 29, in charge of Milton Schwartzentruber.


Obituary - Gospel Herald, May 19, 1964

Ida — Franklin F. Honsberger. Franklin (son of Henry Honsberger and Matilda Fretz) was born 10 Dec 1867, Jordan, Lincoln Co., Ontario; died 4 Apr 1947, Near Beamsville, Lincoln Co., Ontario; was buried , Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]