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

Keith McCauley Shantz

Male 1916 - 1992  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Keith McCauley Shantz was born 28 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (son of Ivan Abner Shantz and Josephine Pearen); died 11 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319331
    • Residence: 1921, 65 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Keith — Jean Helen Ballentine. Jean was born 28 Jul 1917, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ivan Abner Shantz was born 1 Jul 1887, , USA (son of Josiah E. Shantz and Elizabeth K. Shantz); died 26 May 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.3
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assistant Manager, ?
    • Residence: 1921, 65 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Ivan — Josephine Pearen. Josephine was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1949; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Josephine Pearen was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1949; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Josephine Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137354
    • Residence: 1921, 65 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. 1. Keith McCauley Shantz was born 28 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died 11 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Josiah E. Shantz was born 18 Nov 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Erb Shantz and Magdalena Eby); died 28 Apr 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Express Driver
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carter

    Notes:

    Josiah Shantz, "was born November 18th, 1861. He is married to Eliza Shantz and resides in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in running a dray. To them were born the following 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.].

    Josiah — Elizabeth K. Shantz. Elizabeth (daughter of Josiah K. Shantz and Anna "Nancy" Kolb) was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth K. Shantz was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Josiah K. Shantz and Anna "Nancy" Kolb); died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eliza Shantz
    • Name: Elizabeth K. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.1
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Nettie Shantz
    2. Eldon Roy "Roy" Shantz was born 30 Nov 1885, , Marion Co., Kansas; died 2 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Ivan Abner Shantz was born 1 Jul 1887, , USA; died 26 May 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Vernon Floyd Shantz was born 19 Jun 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Gordon Wesley Shantz was born 19 Oct 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Edith Shantz was born 2 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Erb ShantzIsaac Erb Shantz was born 23 May 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel B. Shantz and Susannah Erb); died 11 Jan 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Historic Building: 544 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Historic Building: 546 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Interesting: business, building, life story, poltics, public service
    • Name: I. E. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6799
    • Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer, Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Elected Office: 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Kitchener Council
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machine manufacturer
    • Business: 1907, I. E. Shantz & Co. Foundry, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; I. E. Shantz & Co. Foundry

    Notes:

    Isaac E. Shantz, "was born May 23rd, 1839. On December 23rd, 1860, he was married to Magdalena Eby. They reside in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in the foundry of which he is proprietor. His family consisted of six 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.].

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    Well Known Berlin Manufacturer Succumbs on Saturday, After Long Illness

    Was in His 69 Year


    One of Berlin's oldest and highly esteemed citizens, passed away about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, in the person of Mr. Isaac E. Shantz, the well-known senior member of the firm of I. E. Shantz & Co., at his home on College street. The deceased suffered from congestion of the lungs at the time of his death and had been in poor health during the last ten months. The late I. E. Shantz was born on May 23rd, 1839 and was a son of the late Samuel Shantz, who owned one of the finest farms in the county on the Petersburg-Road, three miles west of Berlin. After securing a common school education and working on his fathers farm, for some years, he entered a mercantile business in Bridgeport and also became interested in several successful manufacturing industries. About fifteen years ago he moved to Berlin and after conducting the store now occupied by Beck & Schell for some years, he purchased the foundry which he has been conducting, for the last ten or twelve years. The deceased was of a quiet and unassuming disposition and while he took a keen interest in municipal affairs of Berlin and was a member of the Town Council, in 1897. He was a devoted Christian man and was highly respected by all with whom he came in contact. He was married to Magdalena Eby in 1860, who survives him and we regret to state, is quite ill. There are five children; Josiah, Berlin, Edmund, Waterloo Tp., Mrs. Amos Groff, Waterloo, Mrs. (Rev,) C. R. Miller, Berlin and Milton B., who will have the sincere sympathy of the entire community. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon, at 1: 30 o'clock, to the East End Mennonite church and Cemetery.

    Chronicle Telegraph 16 Jan 1908 pg 10

    Historic Building:
    ....The property also has two houses located on site. 544-546 Lancaster St., owned by the developers, are rental units.

    The two houses were likely built in 1873 by former reeve and entrepreneur Isaac Erb Shantz and "warrant conservation," says a heritage impact assessment report filed by the developer in the proposal package to the city.

    The houses are not designated as heritage but the city has identified them as "being of potential cultural heritage value or interest."

    The report also says the houses have been "significantly altered" since being built in the 1870s.

    The property was sold to the Hamel family in 1901 and through marriage became associated with the Rotharmel family. The houses were in the family for 118 years, said the heritage report. The family has since sold the houses.....

    "High-Density Development Includes Five Rental Buildings, 10 To 26 Floors, On Lancaster Street". 2021. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/11/12/high-density-development-includes-five-rental-buildings-10-to-26-floors-on-lancaster-street.html.

    Historic Building:
    ....The property also has two houses located on site. 544-546 Lancaster St., owned by the developers, are rental units.

    The two houses were likely built in 1873 by former reeve and entrepreneur Isaac Erb Shantz and "warrant conservation," says a heritage impact assessment report filed by the developer in the proposal package to the city.

    The houses are not designated as heritage but the city has identified them as "being of potential cultural heritage value or interest."

    The report also says the houses have been "significantly altered" since being built in the 1870s.

    The property was sold to the Hamel family in 1901 and through marriage became associated with the Rotharmel family. The houses were in the family for 118 years, said the heritage report. The family has since sold the houses.....

    "High-Density Development Includes Five Rental Buildings, 10 To 26 Floors, On Lancaster Street". 2021. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/11/12/high-density-development-includes-five-rental-buildings-10-to-26-floors-on-lancaster-street.html.

    Isaac married Magdalena Eby 30 Dec 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Elias Eby and Maria "Anna" Weber) was born 26 Aug 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Sep 1915; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Magdalena Eby was born 26 Aug 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Elias Eby and Maria "Anna" Weber); died 15 Sep 1915; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena
    • Name: Magdalena Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2439
    • Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Magdalena Eby, "was born August 26th, 1841. She is married to Isaac E. Shantz and resides in Berlin where he is engaged in business. They have a family of six children: Josiah, married to Eliza Shantz, has a family of several children and resides in Berlin, Tilman, died young, Edmund is married to Susannah Groff and resides on the old homestead. They have two children. Elmina is married to Rev. Christian Miller and resides in Berlin. Mary Ann is married to Amos Groff. They reside on the old "Groff Farm" near Waterloo. Milton is at home and is engaged as book-keeper in the foundry."


    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. 4. Josiah E. Shantz was born 18 Nov 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Tilman Shantz was born 28 Feb 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1863; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Edmund Shantz was born 14 Jul 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1947; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elmina Shantz was born 22 Nov 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , Memorial Park Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States.
    5. Mary Ann Shantz was born 5 Jun 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1924; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Milton E. Shantz was born 8 Jul 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1944.

  3. 10.  Josiah K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin P. Shantz and Lydia Kolb); died 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6956
    • Residence: 1860, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Retired: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Caretaker, Private House
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Josiah K. Shantz, "was born December 5th 1834. He is married to Nancy Kolb. They reside at Peabody, Kansas, where he is engaged in farming."


    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.].

    Josiah married Anna "Nancy" Kolb 6 Oct 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Abraham Kolb and Elizabeth Ziegler) was born 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna "Nancy" Kolb was born 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Kolb and Elizabeth Ziegler); died 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna "Nancy" Shantz
    • Name: Nancy Kolb
    • Eby ID Number: 00068-4132
    • Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Anna Kolb, "was born October 10th, 1841. She is married to Josiah Shantz, a farmer, and resides in Kansas."



    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. 5. Elizabeth K. Shantz was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Benjamin Franklin Shantz was born 22 Aug 1864, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Abraham Lincoln Shantz was born 15 Dec 1868, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lorena Anna Shantz was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 11 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.