Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Wilfrid Solon Cressman[1, 2]

Male 1891 - 1963  (72 years)


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  • Name Wilfrid Solon Cressman 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Born 14 Feb 1891  Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Dry Goods Salesman, Dry Goods Store 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Old Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00006-0959.7 
    Died 3 Dec 1963  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Cause: suddenly 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I9971  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Aaron C. Cressman,   b. 8 Apr 1854, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1913, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Magdalena "Mattie" Betzner,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 11 Dec 1877  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 10
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence A. Hollman,   b. 1901,   d. 1988  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1941  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Cressman, Wilfred S., son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron S. Cressman, was born at Strasburg, Ont.; died suddenly at his home in Bridgeport, Ont., Dec. 3, 1963, In 1941 he was married to Florence Hollman, who survives. Also surviving are one brother (Clifford), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Alvin Clemens and Mrs. Minerva Honsberger). He was a member of the Stirling Avenue Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 6, in charge of James R. Reusser.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LVII, Number 3 - January 21, 1964, Page 70, 71

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 249.

    2. [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..., 300.

    3. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 38.

    4. [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..., 493.

    5. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 10.

    6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Cressman / Wilfrid S. Cressman / 1891-1963 / beloved husband of / Florence A. Hollman / 1901-1988 / Clifford D. Cressman / 1896-1980 / his beloved wife / M. Elizabeth Swartz / 1896-1979 / in loving memory A. Wilfred B. Florence

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 21, 1964 - Obituary of Wilfrid Solon Cressman.

    8. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 9.

    9. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011097-77.
      011097-77 (Waterloo Co.) Aaron CRESSMAN, 23, yeoman, New Dundee, New Dundee, s/o Samuel & Barbara married Martha BETZNER, 24, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Isaac & Louisa, witn Isaac BETZNER Jr. & Louisa CRESSMAN of Waterloo Twp, 11 December 1877 in New Hamburg.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1891 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dry Goods Salesman, Dry Goods Store - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Old Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1941 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: suddenly - 3 Dec 1963 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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