Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Nancy Anne Shantz

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nancy Anne Shantz

    Nancy — Paul Richard Gingerich. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elam Wilbur Shantz was born 11 Apr 1920 (son of Norman S. Shantz and Elmina Weber); died 23 Nov 1995, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226780

    Notes:

    Shantz, Elam Wilbur, 75, Zurich, Ont. Born: April 11, 1920, to Norman and Elmina Weber Shantz. Died: Nov. 23, 1995, Exeter, Ont. Survivors -- wife: Vera Ropp Shantz; children: Douglas, Gerald, Richard, Norma Iutzi, Nancy Gingerich; brother and sister: Mahlon, Seleda Steckle; 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial: Nov. 26, Zurich Mennonite Church, by Philip and Julie Bender and Ephraim Gingerich.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 1 - January 2, 1996, pages 13, 15

    Elam — Vera Magdalena Ropp. Vera was born 2 Jun 1919. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Vera Magdalena Ropp was born 2 Jun 1919.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Vera Magdalena Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170186

    Children:
    1. 1. Nancy Anne Shantz
    2. Norma Jean Shantz


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Norman S. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John C. Shantz and Mary Snyder); died 27 Dec 1967, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6669.3
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Shantz, Norman S., son of John and Mary (Snyder) Shantz, was born near Kitchener, Ont., Dec. 5, 1876; died at the home of his son near Markham, Ont., Dec. 27, 1967; aged 91 y. 22 d. He was married to Elmina Weber, who died Sept. 12, 1930. Surviving are 4 children (Mahlon, Orval, Seleda-Mrs. Dan Steckle, and Elam), 19 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, one brother (Amsey) and one sister (Mrs. Mary Ann Martin). One daughter (Sylvia), 2 brothers, and 4 sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 30, with Rufus Jutzi and Emerson McDowell officiating; interment in East End Church Cemetery, Kitchener.

    Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 11 - March 19, 1968-pages 263-264

    Norman married Elmina Weber 9 Jan 1907, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elmina (daughter of Moses M. Weber and Rebecca Clemmer) was born 7 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elmina Weber was born 7 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Moses M. Weber and Rebecca Clemmer); died 12 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elmina Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7902.11
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Shantz. - Elmina C., daughter of the late Moses and Rebecca Weber, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Aug. 7, 1881; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Sept. 12, 1930; aged 49 y. 1 m. 5 d. At the age of 9 years she was left an orphan and was taken into the home of her uncle, Daniel Weber, where she grew to womanhood. On Jan. 9, 1907, she was married to Norman Shantz. To this union 3 sons and 2 daughters were born. One daughter died in infancy. She is survived by her husband and children, and 2 brothers and 1 sister who mourn her departure. In early youth she accepted Christ and became a member of the Mennonite Church, in which faith she lived an exemplary Christian life, and left bright evidence for the future. She was a member of the Hagey congregation. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, at Kitchener Sept. 15. Bros. Benjamin B. Shantz and Milo Kauffman were in charge. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIII, No. 28 - October 9, 1930 - pages 606, 607

    Children:
    1. Seleda Shantz was born 1 Sep 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    2. Sylvia Edna Shantz was born 4 Aug 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mahlon Shantz was born 18 Feb 1914; died 1 Oct 1999; was buried , Cedar Grove Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, York, Ontario.
    4. 2. Elam Wilbur Shantz was born 11 Apr 1920; died 23 Nov 1995, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John C. Shantz was born 5 Jul 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Eli C. Shantz, Sr. and Anna Cressman, son of Noah C. Shantz and Hannah Bauman); died 6 Jun 1914; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6669
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Land: 1881, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 054W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John S. Shantz, "was born July 5th, 1846. On February 21st, 1874, he was married to Mary Snyder. They reside on his father's old homestead where he is engaged in farming on an extensive scale. His family consists of eight children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John married Mary Snyder 21 Feb 1874. Mary (daughter of Moses B. Snyder and Elizabeth Wismer) was born 28 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Snyder was born 28 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Moses B. Snyder and Elizabeth Wismer); died 19 Jul 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Mary Shantz
    • Name: Mary Snyder
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6194
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Israel S. Shantz was born 31 Oct 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Norman S. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1967, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Anna Shantz was born 1 Jul 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Melinda Shantz was born 4 Nov 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Titus Shantz was born 17 May 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Alvin Shantz was born 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Alvina Shantz was born 8 Apr 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1906; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Amsy S. Shantz was born 9 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1970, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Ann Shantz was born 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Moses M. Weber was born 29 Aug 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Abraham C. Weber and Judith Martin); died 27 Aug 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7902
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Moses Weber," the seventh son of Abraham C. Weber, was born August 29th, 1853, and died August 27th, 1890. He was married three times, first to Hettie, daughter of Henry and Mary (Musselman)Brubacher. She was born April 8th, 1854, and died October 30th, 1875. After her death he was married to Rebecca, daughter of Abraham B. and Lydia (Shantz) Clemmer. The second marriage was blessed with a family of seven children, namely: VII Lydia Ann, VII Abraham, VII Elmina, VII Elam (dead), VII Adline, VII Menno (dead), and VII Elvin. After the decease of second wife which took place April 25th, 1885, he was married to Annie, daughter of Joseph and Magdalena (Martin) Kinzie. She was widow of Jonathan B. Snyder. There are no children of first and third marriages. Mr Weber resided on a beautiful farm being composed of part of lot No. 117, German Company's Tract, where he died of typhoid fever. His widow has her home with Christian B. Snyder three miles north of the town of Waterloo."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


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    Question: is Lot 117 Germany Company Tract Waterloo Twp or Woolwich.

    Moses married Rebecca Clemmer 13 Feb 1877, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Abraham B. Clemmer and Lydia Shantz) was born 22 Jan 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Rebecca Clemmer was born 22 Jan 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham B. Clemmer and Lydia Shantz); died 30 Apr 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rebecca Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1928
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Rebecca Clemmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Rebecca Clemmer, "was born January 22nd, 1855, and died April 30th, 1889. She was married to Moses Weber, February 13th, 1877. They resided on a farm four miles east of Berlin, near Chicopee. Their family consisted of seven children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Elam Weber was born , Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Menno Weber was born , Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elvin Weber was born , Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lydia Ann Weber was born 2 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1937, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Abraham C. "Abram" Weber was born 4 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 5. Elmina Weber was born 7 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Adeline Weber was born 2 Nov 1885, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1928, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Alvin C. Weber was born 3 Apr 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.