OBIT:  CRESSWELL, Frank A.; 1907; Johnstown, Cambria Cnty., PA

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Cambria Freeman
Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, 19 Apr 1907
Volume 41, Number 16


His Remains Laid to Rest
F. A. Cresswell, Who Died at His Home in Johnstown Last 
Week, Was Buried at Cameron's Bottom Tuesday of This Week

The funeral of Frank A. Cresswell, whose death was 
mentioned in these columns last Friday, took place from St. 
John's Catholic church at Johnstown Monday morning after 
services held by Rt. Rev. Mgr. John Boyle.  The remains 
were then taken to Strongstown, Indiana county, where they 
were interred the following morning in the cemetery at 
Camerons (sic) Bottom.

Mr. Cresswell was in his 41st year.  His health began to 
fail last spring when he had an attack of liver trouble and 
went to the Johnson farm in Indiana county where his 
condition slightly improved.  Later he went to Atlantic 
City and was there seized with a hemorrhage of the lungs.  
This was in September and a short time later he was brought 
home where his condition did not improve.  In November he 
was taken to Pasadena, Calf., by his wife and sister and 
there his condition grew steadily worse.  The physicians of 
Pasadena pronounced Mr. Cresswell's case incurable and a 
few weeks ago Attorney Robert E. Cresswell left Johnstown 
for California to accompany him home.  The patient and his 
brother, together with Mrs. Cresswell and three children, 
Miss Ella Cresswell and Miss Parker, a nurse, arrived in 
Johnstown ten days ago. Mr. Cresswell's death was due to 
pulmonary trouble.

Frank A. Cresswell was born in Pine township, Indiana 
county, in the village of Strongstown in March, 1866, being 
a son of Thomas H. and Ellen Burke Cresswell.  Thomas H. 
Cresswell was a son of Roger Cresswell, the latter having 
been born in Maryland.  Robert Cresswell located in 
Pennsylvania about a hundred years ago and became 
successively a resident of Franklin, Blair and Indiana 
counties.  His son, Thomas H. Cresswell, was born in the 
latter county in 1827 and passed away there in May 1882.

The deceased was educated in the public schools of Pine 
township and later became a student at St. Francis college 
at Loretto, this county, graduating about 1884.  He then 
went to work with an engineering corps on the Cresson & 
Clearfield division of the PRR and later was employed 
helping to survey on the Bell's Gap Extension between 
Mahaffey and Punxsutawney.  He remained on these lines two 
or three years and then went to Strongstown where he opened 
an office and did private surveying for railroad and coal 
companies.  In the summer of 1889 Mr. Cresswell went to 
Johnstown where he remained permanently.

For a while Mr. Cresswell engaged in the contacting 
business and later became Borough Engineer for Morrellville 
before it was admitted to the city a few years ago and made 
quite a number of improvements in that vicinity, together 
with some in Coopersdale borough.  Mr. Cresswell surveyed 
the line for the Johnstown Passenger railway from the 
Eighth ward transfer station to Roxbury Park and also laid 
out the race track at the park.  At the time Judge O'Connor 
was the trustee of Roxbury park, Mr. Cresswell purchased 
the bonds of the association and was the manager of the 
park at the time the second State fair was held in 
Johnstown. About ten years ago Mr. Cresswell opened the 
Johnstown Board of Exchange in the Dibert building, Fourth 
ward.  The office was later transferred to the Ruth block 
and is now located in the Suppes building on Franklin 
street.

The deceased is survived by his wife, whose maiden name was 
Mary E. Brady; three children - Helen, Robert and John – a 
brother, Robert E. Cresswell Esq.  This is the fourth death 
in the Cresswell family within the past six years.  The 
deceased's mother and sister, Miss Kate Cresswell, passed 
away in Johnstown and a brother, Berk Cresswell died in 
Ebensburg.