Classification scheme: Hist.Mss.2.111
Title: Joseph and Veronica (Shantz) Cressman family fonds
Dates of creation: 1809 -1890
Physical description: 14 pages of textual records
Biographical sketch: Joseph Cressman (1819-1888) and Veronica Shantz (1819-1893) were married in 1841. The couple farmed near Breslau, Ontario and attended the Cressman meetinghouse (Breslau Mennonite Church). They had seven children.
Their son Joseph S. Cressman (1852-1925) married Lydia Wenger (1862-1948) in 1880. This couple also farmed near Breslau and attended the Cressman meetinghouse. They had five children.
Custodial history: Bibles borrowed from Anita Cressman by the Archives for scanning in 2017
Scope and content: Pages scanned from two family Bibles showing genealogical data, one belonging to Joseph and Veronica Cressman and the other a gift from Joseph S. to Lydia Cressman.
Notes: Pages are also stored in .tiff format on the Archives server.
Original archival description created 2024 by Laureen Harder-Gissing.