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Edson Leander Shantz

Male 1882 - 1965  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edson Leander Shantz was born 19 Jul 1882, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John B. Shantz and Joannah B. Bowman); died 11 Oct 1965, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States.

    Edson married Marion K. Kelly 9 Jun 1933, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States. Marion was born 2 Dec 1907, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 26 Nov 1994. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Edson Shantz was born 9 Mar 1934, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 18 Nov 2001, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States; was buried , Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.
    2. Ina Claire Shantz

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John B. Shantz was born 9 May 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz and Anna "Nancy" Brubacher); died 24 Sep 1924; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Joannah B. Bowman 30 Mar 1881, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Joannah (daughter of Samuel S. Bowman and Levia Shantz) was born 24 Apr 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Joannah B. Bowman was born 24 Apr 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel S. Bowman and Levia Shantz); died 7 Mar 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Edson Leander Shantz was born 19 Jul 1882, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1965, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States.
    2. John Elmer Shantz was born 13 Jun 1891; died Feb 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mayor Jacob Yost ShantzMayor Jacob Yost Shantz was born 2 May 1822, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost); died 28 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Anna "Nancy" Brubacher 6 Dec 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Deacon John E. Brubacher and Catharine Shirk) was born 19 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1870, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Anna "Nancy" Brubacher was born 19 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Deacon John E. Brubacher and Catharine Shirk); died 1 Oct 1870, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob B. Shantz was born 8 Mar 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1933; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Susannah B. Shantz was born 25 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1881, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Dilman Brubacher Shantz was born 18 Nov 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1939, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States.
    4. John Shantz was born 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary S. Shantz was born 9 May 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1947; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 2. John B. Shantz was born 9 May 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1924; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Loide Shantz was born 5 May 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1950; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Veronica Shantz was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Eunice Shantz was born 27 Nov 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Ida Shantz was born 5 May 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Samuel S. Bowman was born 30 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jonathan B. Bowman and Maria Snyder); died 27 Dec 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Levia Shantz 11 May 1850, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Levia (daughter of Abraham Shantz and Mary Bechtel) was born 21 Sep 1830, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 9 Feb 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Levia Shantz was born 21 Sep 1830, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Abraham Shantz and Mary Bechtel); died 9 Feb 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary S. Bowman was born 9 Aug 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Nelson S. Bowman was born 21 Dec 1853, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1907, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Leander S. Bowman was born 8 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1937; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Bowman was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 3. Joannah B. Bowman was born 24 Apr 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Franklin Bowman was born CALC 20 Jun 1861; died 12 Oct 1862; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Joseph Bowman was born CALC 18 Mar 1864; died 31 Mar 1864; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Emeline Bowman was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Evaline Agnes "Eva" Bowman was born 5 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1883; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob ShantzJacob Shantz was born 11 Oct 1781, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 1 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Mary Yost 1805. Mary was born 12 Mar 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Oct 1869, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary YostMary Yost was born 12 Mar 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Oct 1869, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Shantz was born 23 Mar 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 May 1809.
    2. Isaac Y. Shantz was born 31 Jan 1809, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 6 Oct 1878, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Yost Shantz was born 6 Feb 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1891, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Veronica "Fanny" Shantz was born 23 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1887, Near Williamsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Y. Shantz was born 10 Jul 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    6. Joshua Y. Shantz was born 11 Sep 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. David Y. Shantz was born 29 Aug 1819, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz was born 2 May 1822, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Samuel Y. Shantz was born 15 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Amos Y. Shantz was born 31 May 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1904; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Deacon John E. Brubacher was born 11 Jul 1793, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Brubacher and Susannah Erb); died 10 Oct 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Catharine Shirk 6 Mar 1817. Catharine (daughter of Joseph Sherk and Mary Betzner, daughter of Joseph Schoerg and Elizabeth Betzner) was born 11 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 8 Oct 1882, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Oct 1882, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine Shirk was born 11 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Joseph Sherk and Mary Betzner, daughter of Joseph Schoerg and Elizabeth Betzner); died 8 Oct 1882, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Oct 1882, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob Brubacher was born 9 Apr 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Susannah Brubacher was born 28 Jun 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Brubacher was born 13 Dec 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John E. Brubacher was born 9 Aug 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Aug 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Brubacher was born 12 Feb 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1893, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Brubacher was born 27 Oct 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Christian Brubacher was born 27 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Samuel S. Brubacher was born 4 Jan 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Magdalena Brubacher was born 14 Jan 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1831; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 5. Anna "Nancy" Brubacher was born 19 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1870, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher was born 10 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Mary Brubacher was born 29 Aug 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Catharine Brubacher was born 5 Jul 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Sep 1911, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Benjamin S. Brubacher was born 24 Apr 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Veronica Brubacher was born 16 May 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Jonathan B. Bowman was born 25 Nov 1792, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer); died 1 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jonathan married Maria Snyder 20 Jul 1817. Maria (daughter of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb) was born 8 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Feb 1883, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Maria Snyder was born 8 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb); died 28 Feb 1883, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary S. Bowman was born 16 Jul 1818, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1899, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayton Union Cemetery, Ayton, Grey Co., Ontario.
    2. Noah S. Bowman was born 26 Feb 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1886, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John S. Bowman was born 12 May 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob S. Bowman was born 14 Oct 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1905; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. 6. Samuel S. Bowman was born 30 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Salome S. Bowman was born 26 Jul 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1882, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Levi S. Bowman was born 23 Nov 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1918, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; was buried , Lake View Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    8. Joshua S. Bowman was born 17 Jul 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1895, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Menno S. Bowman was born 13 Sep 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Abraham Shantz was born 15 Dec 1776, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 28 Dec 1856, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Abraham — Mary Bechtel. Mary (daughter of Joshua Bechtel and Susannah Gabel) was born 20 Sep 1796, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Sep 1869; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Bechtel was born 20 Sep 1796, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Joshua Bechtel and Susannah Gabel); died 20 Sep 1869; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Shantz was born 3 Nov 1827, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 17 Jul 1897, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
    2. Sarah Shantz was born 12 Nov 1829, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 7. Levia Shantz was born 21 Sep 1830, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 9 Feb 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Abraham B. Shantz was born 12 Jul 1833, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Joseph Shantz was born 12 Mar 1838, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.


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