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Laura Shantz

Female 1888 - 1930  (42 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Shantz was born 4 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Henry Shantz and Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker); died Dec 1930.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Henry Shantz was born 16 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Enoch Donald Shantz and Catharine Ruthig); died 29 Dec 1935, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

    John married Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker 25 Dec 1887, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of George F. Shoemaker and Ellen Goetz) was born 9 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker was born 9 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George F. Shoemaker and Ellen Goetz); died 10 Oct 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Laura Shantz was born 4 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Dec 1930.
    2. Catharine Violet "Katie" Shantz was born CALC 31 Jan 1891; died 29 Jun 1892; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Enoch Donald Shantz was born 6 Aug 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John C. Shantz and ?, son of John C. Shantz and Nancy Detweiler); died 1 Apr 1920, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Nemiscam Cemetery, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada.

    Enoch married Catharine Ruthig 17 May 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of John H. Ruthig and Maria Anna Weber) was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1870; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catharine Ruthig was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John H. Ruthig and Maria Anna Weber); died 1870; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Henry Shantz was born 16 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1935, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
    2. William Albert Shantz was born 8 Jul 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1936; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Abraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz was born 12 Dec 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1942, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Josiah Jeremiah Shantz was born 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Philip Shantz was born Abt 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Enoch Shantz was born 11 Nov 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Mar 1871, , Ontario, Canada.
    7. Charles Herman Shantz was born 24 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  George F. Shoemaker was born 11 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John D. Shoemaker and Catharine Fried); died 1914; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George married Ellen Goetz 17 Jul 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of Francois Xavier "Franz" "Frank" Goetz and Barbara Ohleyer) was born 19 Sep 1841, , Germany; died 15 Jan 1895; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Ellen Goetz was born 19 Sep 1841, , Germany (daughter of Francois Xavier "Franz" "Frank" Goetz and Barbara Ohleyer); died 15 Jan 1895; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Shoemaker died Bef 1900; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Simon Shoemaker was born 3 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Nancy Ellen Shoemaker was born 1 Feb 1862, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Josiah Shoemaker was born 15 Apr 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1865; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 3. Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker was born 9 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jeriah Shoemaker was born 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1898; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Allen Shoemaker was born 7 Oct 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Malizzie Shoemaker was born 5 Nov 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1872; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Barbara Shoemaker was born 3 Nov 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Abraham Shoemaker was born 22 Dec 1876, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shoemaker was born 15 Jan 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Austin Shoemaker was born 18 Feb 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Elora Shantz was born 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John C. Shantz was born 23 Oct 1807, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian R. Shantz and Magdalena Cressman); died 17 May 1875; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Nancy Detweiler 12 Jan 1833. Nancy (daughter of Rev. Jacob Detweiler and Susannah Rosenberger) was born 8 Mar 1816, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Feb 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Nancy Detweiler was born 8 Mar 1816, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Rev. Jacob Detweiler and Susannah Rosenberger); died 17 Feb 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin D. Shantz was born 20 Aug 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1889, Wordsworth, Huron Co., Michigan.
    2. Mary Ann Shantz was born 24 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Abraham D. Shantz was born 6 Mar 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1899, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario.
    4. Aaron D. Shantz was born 17 Sep 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1844; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John D. Shantz was born 4 Oct 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1923, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 4. Enoch Donald Shantz was born 6 Aug 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1920, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Nemiscam Cemetery, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada.
    7. Magdalena Shantz was born 26 Mar 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1916; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Menno D. Shantz was born 3 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1911; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Susannah Shantz was born 8 Mar 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1886, Near Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario.
    10. Lydia D. Shantz was born 11 Apr 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1932, Pembroke, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Nancy D. Shantz was born 15 Mar 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1910; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Sarah D. Shantz was born 3 Jun 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1921, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John H. Ruthig was born 1824, , Germany (son of Johannes Ruthig and Maria Eva Hirsch); died Yes, date unknown.

    John married Maria Anna Weber 15 Aug 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Philip Jacob Weber and Maria Katherina "Catherine" Neu) was born 4 Apr 1824, , Germany; died 14 Mar 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Maria Anna Weber was born 4 Apr 1824, , Germany (daughter of Philip Jacob Weber and Maria Katherina "Catherine" Neu); died 14 Mar 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Catharine Ruthig was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1870; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Philip Ruthig was born 12 Oct 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1924, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried 30 Sep 1924, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John W. Ruthig was born 17 Mar 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1931, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Maria Anna Ruthig was born 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Susannah Ruthig was born CALC 2 Jan 1850, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Charles Ruthig was born 6 Dec 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1929, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. Ludwig "Louis" Ruthig was born 26 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elisabetha Ruthig was born 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Margaret Ruthig was born 17 Dec 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Mar 1944, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Louisa Ruthig was born 6 Sep 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Phillipina Ruthig was born 12 May 1865, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Emma Ruthig was born 16 Aug 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Herman Ruthig was born 30 Apr 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  John D. ShoemakerJohn D. Shoemaker was born 26 Dec 1800, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Shoemaker, Sr. and Mary Detweiler); died 30 Sep 1895; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Catharine Fried 12 Oct 1823. Catharine (daughter of Henry Fried and Mary Heller) was born 22 Feb 1801, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 25 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catharine Fried was born 22 Feb 1801, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Henry Fried and Mary Heller); died 25 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob F. Shoemaker was born 13 Sep 1824, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Jun 1904, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Shoemaker was born 1 Jun 1826, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharine Shoemaker was born 15 Dec 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1912; was buried , Olds Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada.
    4. John F. Shoemaker was born 24 May 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1905; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Abraham F. Shoemaker was born 24 Jan 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1881, Alborough, Elgin Co., Ontario.
    6. 6. George F. Shoemaker was born 11 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1914; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Shoemaker was born 15 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1914; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Sarah S. Shoemaker was born 12 Mar 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1924, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Francois Xavier "Franz" "Frank" Goetz was born CALC 1808, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Martin Goetz and Theresia Mittelhauser); died 23 Apr 1887, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Francois — Barbara Ohleyer. Barbara was born 18 Dec 1816, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 8 Sep 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Barbara Ohleyer was born 18 Dec 1816, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 8 Sep 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 7. Ellen Goetz was born 19 Sep 1841, , Germany; died 15 Jan 1895; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Matilda Goetz was born 27 Mar 1844, , France; died 11 Jan 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharine Goetz 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.
    4. Barbara Goetz was born 7 Jun 1852, Harve DE Grass, , France; died 9 Jan 1910, Camden Township, Kent Co., Ontario; was buried , Purcell Cemetery, , Kent Co., Ontario.
    5. Mary Goetz was born 2 Apr 1854, , New York State, USA; died 26 May 1921, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA; was buried , Hillside Cemetery, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States.
    6. Francisca Goetz was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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