Albert Wallace Cressman

Brief Life History of Albert Wallace

When Albert Wallace Cressman was born on 6 September 1900, in South Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George S. Cressman, was 31 and his mother, Florence Lucretia Righter, was 31. He married Ethyl Louise Mounger on 12 March 1955, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He died on 15 October 1988, in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

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Albert Wallace Cressman
1900–1988
Ethyl Louise Mounger
1903–1993
Marriage: 12 March 1955

Sources (5)

  • Wallace Cressman in household of George S Cressman, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Arthur Wallace Cressman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Albert Wallace Cressman, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kressmann: see Kressman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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