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Rev. Ward Montford Shantz

Male 1910 - 2009  (98 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Ward Montford Shantz was born 6 Dec 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph S. Shantz and Martha Snyder); died 21 Aug 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ward — Mildred Kathleen "Kathleen" Brubacher. Mildred (daughter of Samuel Brubacher and Rosetta Bricker) was born Dec 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Dr. David Shantz
    2. Marion Shantz

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph S. Shantz was born 21 Jun 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac B. Shantz and Maria "Mary" Shantz); died 20 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Martha Snyder 16 Sep 1902, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of Jesse B. Snyder and Susannah Burkholder) was born 10 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Martha Snyder was born 10 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jesse B. Snyder and Susannah Burkholder); died 1969; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Lorne I. Shantz was born Apr 1905, , Ontario, Canada; died 1992.
    2. Harold J. Shantz was born 13 Aug 1906, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; died 6 Mar 1995, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States.
    3. 1. Rev. Ward Montford Shantz was born 6 Dec 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac B. Shantz was born 18 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Shantz and Esther Bechtel); died 1 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Maria "Mary" Shantz 12 Dec 1856. Maria (daughter of Joseph R. Shantz and Catharine Schneider) was born 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1885. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joseph R. Shantz and Catharine Schneider); died 23 Dec 1885.
    Children:
    1. Hannah Schantz was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Lydia S. Shantz was born 9 Nov 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born 26 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ezra S. Shantz was born 28 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1927; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Shantz was born 10 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1883.
    6. Rachel Shantz was born 18 Nov 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1872.
    7. William Shantz was born 28 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 2. Joseph S. Shantz was born 21 Jun 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Jesse B. Snyder was born 14 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob J. Snider and Magdalena W. Bauman); died 29 Apr 1903, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jesse married Susannah Burkholder 7 Feb 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Daniel Burkholder and Elizabeth Erb) was born 29 Jan 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susannah Burkholder was born 29 Jan 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Burkholder and Elizabeth Erb); died 18 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Alexander Snyder was born 1 Jan 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1863.
    2. Albert B. Snyder was born 23 Jan 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Edward B. Snyder was born 22 Apr 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jul 1941, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Addison B. Snyder was born 28 May 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1948, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jesse B. Snyder was born 2 Feb 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Susannah Snyder was born 3 Jan 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 3. Martha Snyder was born 10 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Shantz was born 23 Apr 1783, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 12 Dec 1854, South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Esther Bechtel 15 Oct 1808. Esther (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary) was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Esther Bechtel was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary); died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Shantz was born 11 Aug 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1821.
    2. Samuel B. Shantz was born 16 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born 6 May 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Shantz was born 14 Jan 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1875, Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, United States; was buried , Sullivan Center Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States.
    5. Sarah "Sallie" Shantz was born 21 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Oct 1881, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nancy Shantz was born 11 Aug 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1899; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica "Fanny" Shantz was born 27 Oct 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1893, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Sep 1893, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Esther Shantz was born 7 Jan 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Magdalena Shantz was born 19 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1887; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 4. Isaac B. Shantz was born 18 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Leah Shantz was born 1 Dec 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Joseph R. Shantz was born 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 19 Mar 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Catharine Schneider 8 Jul 1817. Catharine (daughter of Joseph Schneider and Barbara Eby) was born 12 Feb 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Sep 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine Schneider was born 12 Feb 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Joseph Schneider and Barbara Eby); died 15 Sep 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Simon S. Shantz was born 15 May 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Moses Shantz was born 22 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Veronica Shantz was born 15 Mar 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1894; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Barbara Shantz was born 11 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 5. Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1885.
    6. Joseph S. Shantz was born 15 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Deacon Menno S. Shantz was born 16 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1917; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susan Schrock was born 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Jacob J. Snider was born 15 Jan 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb); died 23 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Magdalena W. Bauman. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 20 Apr 1798, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Magdalena W. Bauman was born 20 Apr 1798, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber); died 18 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Reeve John B. Snyder was born 24 Oct 1832, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1885, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Joseph B. Snyder was born 2 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Jesse B. Snyder was born 14 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1903, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susannah B. Snider was born 2 Dec 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1925, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Noah Bowman was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Daniel Burkholder was born 26 Aug 1812, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Burkholder and Elizabeth Bauman); died 11 Apr 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Daniel married Elizabeth Erb 13 Jul 1834. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Erb and Susannah Bomberger) was born 31 Dec 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1881, Near Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Erb was born 31 Dec 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Erb and Susannah Bomberger); died 12 Jan 1881, Near Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Moses Burkholder was born 26 Jun 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1920, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Susannah Burkholder was born 29 Jan 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Isaac E. Burkholder was born 19 Jan 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Burkholder was born 12 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Nancy Burkholder was born 28 May 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1858.
    6. Daniel Burkholder was born 3 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1856.
    7. Ezra Burkholder was born 6 Nov 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1856.
    8. Elizabeth "Betsy" Burkholder was born 23 Nov 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1942; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Louisa Burkholder was born 19 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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