John Cress, "the youngest in the family of Ephraim Cress, is married to Elizabeth Schaeffer. They reside in St. Jacobs, Ontario, where he is engaged in dealing in all kinds of fresh and salt meats. His family consists of three children".
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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Obituary - One of our older residents, who had spent all his life in this vicinity, after a few week's illness, Mr. John Cress in his 74th year departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 20th. Mr. Cress was the youngest and last of a family of seven of the late Ephraim Cress and Susan McMahon. His wife. Elizabeth Schafer predeceased him about two years ago, and he is survived by a son, Alvin of Kitchener and a daughter, Olivia, Mrs. Roy Miller of St. Jacobs. Mr. Cress was a quiet industrious man of the better type who added stability to the community in an unassuming way. The funeral service on Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. C. S. Roberts of Waterloo was attended by many of his relatives and old acquaintances. Interment was made in St. James' Lutheran cemetery.
Waterloo Chronicle, 29 Dec 1927, p. 6
Waterloo Region Generations
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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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Obituary - One of our older residents, who had spent all his life in this vicinity, after a few week's illness, Mr. John Cress in his 74th year departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 20th. Mr. Cress was the youngest and last of a family of seven of the late Ephraim Cress and Susan McMahon. His wife. Elizabeth Schafer predeceased him about two years ago, and he is survived by a son, Alvin of Kitchener and a daughter, Olivia, Mrs. Roy Miller of St. Jacobs. Mr. Cress was a quiet industrious man of the better type who added stability to the community in an unassuming way. The funeral service on Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. C. S. Roberts of Waterloo was attended by many of his relatives and old acquaintances. Interment was made in St. James' Lutheran cemetery.
Waterloo Chronicle, 29 Dec 1927, p. 6
Waterloo Region Generations
John Cress, "the youngest in the family of Ephraim Cress, is married to Elizabeth Schaeffer. They reside in St. Jacobs, Ontario, where he is engaged in dealing in all kinds of fresh and salt meats. His family consists of three children".
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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Obituary - One of our older residents, who had spent all his life in this vicinity, after a few week's illness, Mr. John Cress in his 74th year departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 20th. Mr. Cress was the youngest and last of a family of seven of the late Ephraim Cress and Susan McMahon. His wife. Elizabeth Schafer predeceased him about two years ago, and he is survived by a son, Alvin of Kitchener and a daughter, Olivia, Mrs. Roy Miller of St. Jacobs. Mr. Cress was a quiet industrious man of the better type who added stability to the community in an unassuming way. The funeral service on Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. C. S. Roberts of Waterloo was attended by many of his relatives and old acquaintances. Interment was made in St. James' Lutheran cemetery.
Waterloo Chronicle, 29 Dec 1927, p. 6
Waterloo Region Generations
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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Obituary - One of our older residents, who had spent all his life in this vicinity, after a few week's illness, Mr. John Cress in his 74th year departed this life on Tuesday, Dec. 20th. Mr. Cress was the youngest and last of a family of seven of the late Ephraim Cress and Susan McMahon. His wife. Elizabeth Schafer predeceased him about two years ago, and he is survived by a son, Alvin of Kitchener and a daughter, Olivia, Mrs. Roy Miller of St. Jacobs. Mr. Cress was a quiet industrious man of the better type who added stability to the community in an unassuming way. The funeral service on Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. C. S. Roberts of Waterloo was attended by many of his relatives and old acquaintances. Interment was made in St. James' Lutheran cemetery.
Waterloo Chronicle, 29 Dec 1927, p. 6
Waterloo Region Generations
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