Charles Kreason: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Charles Kreason was born CALC 12 Apr 1828, , Germany; died 30 Oct 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Carl Kreason
Name: Charles Kreason
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134798
Occupation: 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Limeburner
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Misfortune: 1882; suicide

Notes:

Determined Suicide Near Doon - the Berlin News of Monday last had the following: - On Saturday night at about eleven o'clock Charles Kreasan, lime-burner, near Doon, a man well-known in Berlin, committed suicide by taking a dose of strychnine which had been kept some time in the house as rat poison. He had become very much dissipated for some time and being of a very violent temper caused anything but a happy life in his family, all of whom are worthy and highly respected people. After taking the 'medicine" he called his wife down stairs and told her what he had done, and if she had anything to say to him to say it at once. He seemed to be sensible for a couple of hours, though not fully so, as he was often disconnected and wandering in his remarks. After that he became insensible and was in convulsions till about on o'clock on Monday morning, when he died. Dr. Mulloy, of Preston, was called in as soon as possible, and administered the usual antidotes, but without avail. Deceased leaves a wife, five sons and five daughters, all of whom are well respected by those who know them and have the heartfelt sympathy of the community for the sad and melancholy event which afflicts them."

Galt Reporter Nov 3 1882 pg 1

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THE MORRISON BRICKYARD.

James Morrison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and came to Canada with his parents when four years old. He grew up in Doon and one of his places of employment was the John Tilt brickyard. He and Homer Watson looked after the "Tinker-horse" that turned the machinery to mix the clay. One year he rented the brickyard from Mr. Tilt.

Then he bought the old Bear, Moore & Company brickyard, from Charles Kreason, who later ended his life with strychine. There is no record who owned it between Bear, Moore & Company and Mr. Kreason. Mr. Morrison owned the house on MiTerra Drive behind the "Block" of 6 dwellings; later owned by John Bullock and then by Charles Hatt.

Roy Morrison

Doon and Blair Tweedsmuri History Volume 5

Charles married Caroline Boehmer 6 Dec 1853, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Jacob Boehmer and Elisabeth Schaefer) was born 1834, , Germany; died 8 Feb 1902, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Mary Ann Kreason was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Henry Kreason was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. John Boehmer Kreason was born 6 Mar 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Charles B. Kreason was born 1861, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
6. Ephraim Kreason was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Benjamin B. Kreason was born 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kreason was born Jun 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kreason was born 13 Mar 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
10. Evalena Kreason was born 1873, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
11. Caroline Ella "Carrie" Kreason was born 7 Aug 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

2.	Mary Ann Kreason (1.Charles¹) was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134801 Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

3.	Henry Kreason (1.Charles¹) was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134802 Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

John Boehmer Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 6 Mar 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Preston Steam Laundry
Name: J. B. Kreason
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63484
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laundryman
Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; laundryman
Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laundry Man
Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laundry
Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science
Residence: 1928, 244 Lowther St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

John married Margaret "Maggie" Albright 9 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Francis Albright and Catherine High) was born 16 Aug 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1939, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

12. Gordon Welster Kreason was born 9 Jul 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
13. Clayton Crosley Kreason was born 21 Apr 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
14. Frank Roberts Kreason was born 24 Apr 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Sep 1977, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
15. Marilyn Kreason was born Apr 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Charles B. Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 1861, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

Other Events:

Occupation: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; bricklayer
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134804
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; bricklayer

Charles married Rose Elizabeth Howes 1 Dec 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rose (daughter of Thomas Alfred Howes and Elizabeth Bryant) was born 15 Sep 1867, Hackney, Middlesex, England; died 19 Jun 1908, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet]

Ephraim Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134805
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Benjamin B. Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134806
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Anna Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born Jun 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Lizzie Kreason
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134807
Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 13 Mar 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Wilhelmina "Minnie" Howes
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65500
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Wilhelmina — Alfred Thomas Howes. Alfred (son of Thomas Howes and Elizabeth) was born 2 Apr 1871, , England; died 1949; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

16. Irene May Howes was born 27 Dec 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1983.
17. Verlie Bryant Howes was born 12 May 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died 1982; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

10.

Evalena Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 1873, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

Name: Evalena Robertson
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-147408
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Evalena married Lance Corporal Andrew Bennett Robertson 6 Sep 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Andrew (son of John M. Robertson and Annie Hunter, son of John M. Robertson and Annie Hunter Henderson) was born 21 Jul 1876, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1918, Dury, France; was buried , Wancourt British Cemetery, France. [Group Sheet]

11.

Caroline Ella "Carrie" Kreason

(1.Charles¹) was born 7 Aug 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Name: Caroline Ella "Carrie" Codling
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44754
Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Caroline — Edward Clayton Codling. Edward (son of James Thomas Codling and Agnes Cunningham Reid) was born 24 Mar 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1960, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

18. Hester Agnes Codling was born Mar 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1986, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

12.

Gordon Welster Kreason

(4.John², 1.Charles¹) was born 9 Jul 1896, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63486
Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science

13.	Clayton Crosley Kreason (4.John², 1.Charles¹) was born 21 Apr 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63487 Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science

14.

Frank Roberts Kreason

(4.John², 1.Charles¹) was born 24 Apr 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Sep 1977, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Interesting: public service, fire
Military: WW1 - 111th Battalion
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63488

Notes:

FRANK R. KREASON 1900-1977

Married: Edith Stewart

Frank Kreason was born in Preston on April 24, 1900 and lived there all his life with the exception of the time he served in Europe during the First World War with the 111th Battalion. Known as "Mister Hydro", Mr. Kreason served as Preston's Hydro Superintendent from 1932 until his retirement in May 1966. Mr. Kreason also served as Preston's part time Fire Chief from 1951 to 1956 replacing the retired Chief Andrew Spalding. Mr. Kreason died on September 16, 1977 and is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery.

Sources:
1. Obituary Cambridge Daily Reporter Friday September 17, 1977.
2. Jim Quantrell History of the Cambridge Fire Department Ditner Printing, Cambridge Ontario 1992.
3. "Frank Kreason Named Part-Time Fire Chief for Town of Preston", Galt Daily Reporter Wednesday March 21, 1951.
4. "Retires after 34 Years as Hydro Superintendent", Preston Times Wednesday May 18, 1966.

Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell]

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KREASON, Frank R.

Of 240 Waterloo St. North, Cambridge (Preston), at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Friday, Sept. 16, 1977, in his 78th year, Frank R. Kreason, beloved husband of Edith Stewart; dear father of Robert A. of Rochester N.Y. Also survived by two grandchildren, John and Janet. Mr. Kreason was born in and lived in Cambridge (Preston) all his life. Retired superintendent of the Preston Public Utilities Commission, retiring 11 years ago. Member of the Preston Masonic Lodge, 297 and the Scottish Rite; former fire chief of the Preston Fire Department; veteran of the First World War, member of the 111th Battalion, life member of the Preston Canadian Legion and member of Christian Science. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge (Preston), for funeral services, Monday, at 2 p.m. Interment in Parklawn cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Sep 1977 pg 29

Frank married Edith Stewart 24 Mar 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edith was born 1901, Batley, Yorkshire, England; died 6 Sep 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Sep 1994, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

15.	Marilyn Kreason (4.John², 1.Charles¹) was born Apr 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-229236 Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian Science

16.

Irene May Howes

(9.Wilhelmina², 1.Charles¹) was born 27 Dec 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1983.

Other Events:

Name: Irene May Gowing
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65501

Irene — James Gordon "Gordon" Gowing. James (son of William Henry Gowing and Doreatha Louisa "Dorothy" Kettlewell) was born 10 Feb 1892, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1949, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Children:

19. Donald Gowing

17.	Verlie Bryant Howes (9.Wilhelmina², 1.Charles¹) was born 12 May 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died 1982; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-65502

18.

Hester Agnes Codling

(11.Caroline², 1.Charles¹) was born Mar 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1986, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: Waterloo-207028
Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Generation: 4

19. Donald Gowing (16.Irene³, 9.Wilhelmina², 1.Charles¹)