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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Shirley Mader

    Shirley — Donald Cressman. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Raymond Harold Cressman was born 12 Oct 1948; died 15 Jul 2010; was buried , Glen Allan Cemetery, Glen Allan, Peel Twp., Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

    Shirley married Cecil Roosevelt Mader [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Orville Harold Mader was born 20 Mar 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Menno Mader and Annie Marie Geiger); died 29 Dec 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Dec 1977, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00102-5743.0010
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mechanic, Automobile
    • Residence: 1921, 82 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mader, Orville H. - At his home, Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge (P), on Thursday, December 29, 1977, after a brief illness, Orville Harold Mader, formerly of Melrose Avenue, age 80 years. Mr. Mader was born in Breslau, a son of the late Menno Mader and the former Anna Geiger. A member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and formerly service manager at Orr Automobiles for many years. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Flossie Schiedel, March 30, 1966, and by a brother, Earl. Surviving are three sons, Harold of Breslau, Orville and Frank, both of Kitchener , and by five daughters, Elaine (Mrs. William Wolff) of New Hamburg, Norma (Mrs. John Dessler) and Frances (Mrs. Bruce Shields) both of Breslau, Ferne (Mrs. Wilfred McKenzie) of Waterloo and Shirley (Mrs. Donald Cressman) of Cambridge (P); two sisters, Pearl (Mrs. Arthur Lithgow) of Thedford and Daisy (Mrs. Fred Mitchell) of Stratford; 28 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Friends called at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon on Saturday, when removal was made to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, for funeral and committal service at 2: 30 pm; with Rev. L.E. Wentzlaff officiating. Interment in Cressman Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau.

    Elmira Signet Jan 4 1978 pg 25

    Orville married Flossie May Schiedel 16 Apr 1919, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Flossie (daughter of Jacob M. Schiedel and Samantha Shantz) was born 10 Nov 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Flossie May Schiedel was born 10 Nov 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob M. Schiedel and Samantha Shantz); died 30 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Flossie May Mader
    • Eby ID Number: 00102-5743.009
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 82 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mrs. Orville H. Mader, 70, of Kitchener, died Wednesday, Mar. 30, at K-W Hospital, following a short illness. The former Flossie May Schiedel, she was horn in Breslau and lived there until moving to Kitchener seven years ago. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church and the Women's Guild of the Church.

    Among the survivors are her husband; three sons, Orville Jr., and Frank, Kitchener; Harold of Breslau; five daughters, Mrs. William Wolff (Elaine), New Hamburg; Mrs. Wilfred (Ferne) McKenzie, of Kitchener; Mrs. John (Norma) Dessler, Mrs. Donald (Shirley) Cressman, Mrs. Bruce (Frances) Shields, all of Breslau; a brother, Floyd, Kitchener; 28 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by three brothers and a sister.
    Funeral services were held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church on Friday, with Rev. L. E. Wentzlaff officiating. Burial was in Cressman Mennonite Cemetery in Breslau.

    New Hamburg Independent, April 7, 1966

    Children:
    1. Harold Mader
    2. Orville Mader
    3. Frank Mader
    4. Elaine Mader
    5. Norma Mader
    6. Ferne Mader
    7. Veranne (?) Mader was born 1919, , Ontario, Canada.
    8. Norma Mader was born 1921, , Ontario, Canada.
    9. 1. Shirley Mader
    10. Frances Mader was born 15 Jul 1931; died 26 Mar 2019, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Menno Mader was born 4 Jan 1868, , Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Mader and Elizabeth Becker); died 10 Jan 1951; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-30115
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Menno — Annie Marie Geiger. Annie was born 26 Jan 1870, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1945; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Annie Marie Geiger was born 26 Jan 1870, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1945; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Annie Marie Mader
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-30116
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 2. Orville Harold Mader was born 20 Mar 1897, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Dec 1977, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Daisy Ransom Mader was born 1899, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Earl W. Mader was born 29 Apr 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1950; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Pearl Mader was born Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Jacob M. Schiedel was born 15 Oct 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob R. Schiedel and Magdalena Miller); died 4 Aug 1921, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Aug 1921, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00102-5743
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; shipper
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retail, General Store
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob M. Schiedel, "was born October 15th, 1864. He is married to Samantha Shantz. They reside in Breslau and have two 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.].

    Jacob married Samantha Shantz Nov 1889. Samantha (daughter of Abraham C. Shantz and Catharine Goetz) was born 2 Dec 1870, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Feb 1936, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Samantha Shantz was born 2 Dec 1870, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham C. Shantz and Catharine Goetz); died 30 Jan 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Feb 1936, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Samantha Schiedel
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6698.4
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mrs. Samantha Schiedel

    Taken to Toronto General Hospital two months ago, where she under-went two operations, Mrs. Samantha Schiedel of Breslau, passed away there on Jan, 30 in her 66th year. Mrs. Schiedel was the relict of the late Jacob M. Schiedel, who passed a was 15 years ago. She was born at Shantz Station, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abram C. Shantz and attended the Breslau M.B.C. Mennonite Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Orville H. Mader, Breslau, two sons, Roy and Nelson, Breslau, and 19 grandchildren. Four brothers, Nelson and Irvine Shantz, Kitchener, Joseph and Abram, Breslau, and four sisters, Mrs. John Shiry, Kitchener, Mrs. Joel Gole, Richan, Ont., Mrs. Daniel Brox, Spruce Grove, Alta., and Mrs. Peter Martin, R.R. 3, Kitchener, also survive. The funeral was held Sunday from the home at 2 o'clock and thence to Cressman Mennonite Church followed by interment in the adjoining cemetery.

    The Waterloo Chronicle 6 Feb 1936 pg 5

    Children:
    1. Roy Garfield Schiedel was born 28 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1960; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ray Shannon Schiedel was born 27 Apr 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1927; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Flossie May Schiedel was born 10 Nov 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Gordon Stanley Schiedel was born 16 Feb 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1910; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Nelson Schiedel was born Jan 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph MaderJoseph Mader was born 12 May 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Frederich Mader and Christina Thaler); died 1 Mar 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Historic Building: Maders Lane, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Honoured: Maders Lane, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Maders Lane named his honour
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94415
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    Historic Building:
    House built the Joseph Mader, demolished 2022. Photos by Maryanne Szuck

    Joseph married Elizabeth Becker 31 Mar 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Becker and Elizabeth Zinkann) was born 21 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1875; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Becker was born 21 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Becker and Elizabeth Zinkann); died 24 Mar 1875; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Mader
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99512
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Mader died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 4. Menno Mader was born 4 Jan 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1951; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Mader was born 7 Dec 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1952; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Aaron Mader was born 25 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1966; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Minnie Mader was born 24 Mar 1872, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Jacob R. Schiedel was born 10 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Martin Schiedel and Susanna, son of Martin Schiedel and Susannah Ries); died 1912; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00102-5738
    • Occupation: 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
    • 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; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob Schiedel, "was born April 10th, 1834. On March 17th, 1857, he was married to Magdalena Miller who was born October 13th, 1833, and died April 22nd, 1872. On April 13th, 1873, he was again married to Magdalena Bechtel who was born October 21st, 1851. In 1882 they left the old "Schiedel Farm" and moved to Shantz Station where they resided until 1886 when they moved to Breslau where they still reside. His family consisted of thirteen children,(the eldest six were of first wife"


    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.].

    Jacob married Magdalena Miller 17 Mar 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Miller and Hester Wanner) was born 13 Oct 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1872, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Magdalena Miller was born 13 Oct 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian Miller and Hester Wanner); died 22 Apr 1872, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Müller
    • Name: Magdalena Schiedel
    • Name: Mattie Miller
    • Eby ID Number: 00079-4790
    • Residence: 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Magdalena Miller, "was born October 13th, 1833. On March 17th, 1857, she was married to Jacob S. Schiedel. They resided near Breslau, thence moved to near Shantz Station where she died April 22nd, 1872, leaving a family of six children, namely: IV Esther, IV Simon, IV Aaron, IV Susannah, IV Jacob, and IV Ephraim."


    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. Esther "Hettie" Schiedel was born 14 Jul 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1916; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Simon M. Schiedel was born 18 Dec 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1903; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Aaron M. Schiedel was born 10 Apr 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Feb 1944; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susannah Schiedel was born 20 Nov 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1921; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Jacob M. Schiedel was born 15 Oct 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1921, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Aug 1921, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ephraim M. Schiedel was born 20 Feb 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1911.

  5. 14.  Abraham C. Shantz was born 7 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Y. Shantz and Catharine Clemens); died 25 Apr 1922, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19069007
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6698
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Abraham C. Shantz, "was born May 7th, 1844. On February 25th, 1866, he was married to Catharine Goetz who was born April 20th, 1846. They reside on a farm near Shantz Station. To them were born eleven 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.].

    ____________________________________________


    Shantz    .--Abraham C. Shantz died at this home in Breslau on April 25, 1922; aged 77 y. 11 m. 17 d. In 1866 he was united in marriage with Catharine Goetz, who survives. There are left to mourn with the wife and mother, 9 children, 32 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren. Brother Schantz united with the Mennonite Church in early life, in which faith he left this world to meet his Maker. He left many evidences that he met his Savior in peace. The funeral services were held on the 27th in charge of Brethren J. S. Woolner and Oscar Burkholder. Text, I Cor. 15: 54.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XV, Number 7 - May 18, 1922, pg 143

    Abraham married Catharine Goetz 25 Feb 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Francois Xavier "Franz" "Frank" Goetz and Barbara Ohleyer) was born 20 Apr 1846, , France; died 1 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Catharine Goetz was born 20 Apr 1846, , France (daughter of Francois Xavier "Franz" "Frank" Goetz and Barbara Ohleyer); died 1 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19069122
    • Name: Catharine Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6698.1
    • Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    SHANTZ. - CATHARINE GOETZ was born in France on April 20, 1846; died in Kitchener, Ont., Jan 1, 1933, after a lingering illness; aged 86 y. 8 m. 12 d. She came to Canada with her parents in 1851. On Feb. 26, 1866, she was united in marriage with Abram C. Shantz, who predeceased her 11 years. To this union were born 11 children, 2 sons (Ephraim and Isaac) having died in childhood. In early life she accepted Christ as her Savior and joined the Mennonite Church in which fellowship she remained until death. She leaves 4 sons (Joseph of Breslau, Irvin and Nelson of Kitchener, and Abram of Breslau Road), 5 daughters (Mrs. J. W. Schiedel of Breslau, Mrs. John Shiry of Kitchener, Mrs. Dan Brox of Spruce Grove, Alta., Mrs. Joel Gole, Dunrankin, Ont., Mrs. Peter Martin, Breslau Road), 1 brother (Frank Goetz, Brown City, Mich.), 35 grandchildren, and 40 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Jan. 5 from the home of her son, Irvin, to the Cressman Mennonite Church, Breslau, for services and burial in adjoining cemetery. Funeral service conducted by Bro. Oscar Burkholder. Text, Jno. 14: 1-3.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XXV, Number 42 - January 19, 1933 - page 894,895

    Children:
    1. Josiah G. Shantz was born 2 Sep 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1947; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ephraim Shantz was born 3 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1871; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Samantha Shantz was born 2 Dec 1870, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Feb 1936, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Barbara Ellen Shantz was born 12 Aug 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Franklin Shantz was born 20 Dec 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1873; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Irvin G. Shantz was born 21 Jul 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Apr 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Catharine "Katie" Shantz was born 16 Sep 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1928; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Shantz was born 17 Feb 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Abraham G. Shantz was born 17 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1955, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Nancy Shantz was born 2 Jul 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1970; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Nelson Goetz Shantz was born 26 Feb 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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