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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Betty B. Shantz

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cyrus Bowers Shantz was born 29 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Peter Erb Shantz and Maria Croft Bowers); died 27 Dec 1944; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00013-1153.6
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1908, Moore St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Cyrus married Margaret May Bowman 24 Nov 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Christian S. Bowman and Leah Snider) was born 24 Sep 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1940; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret May Bowman was born 24 Sep 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian S. Bowman and Leah Snider); died 18 Feb 1940; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maggie Bowman
    • Name: Margaret May Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352107
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Spinner
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. 1. Betty B. Shantz
    2. Lt. Col. Robert Frederick Shantz was born 24 Jun 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1970, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Grace Margaret "Margaret" Shantz was born 17 Mar 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Gray's Island Cemetery, Hillsborough, New Brunswick.
    4. Howard Bowman Shantz was born 28 Sep 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Dorothy May Shantz was born 28 Jun 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Kenneth Shantz was born 1912; died 1988.
    7. Elizabeth Alexandria "Betty" Shantz was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Aug 1933, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Anna Marie "Marie" Shantz was born 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Ruth Shantz was born 1917; died 21 Jan 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cremated.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Peter Erb ShantzPeter Erb Shantz was born 25 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb); died 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Sep 1928, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Business: P. E. Shantz sign
    • Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. E. Shantz Foundry
    • Honoured: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shantz Hill named for him
    • Name: P. E. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6769
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1872, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1878, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
    • Occupation: 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; foundryman
    • Occupation: 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Implement Manufacturer
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    PETER E. SHANTZ PASSES AWAY IN EIGHTIETH YEAR

    Noted Figure In Preston Life Dies Following Stroke Suffered Last Week ; Church Official For 25 Years

    Following a stroke suffered last Wednesday Peter E. Shantz died last evening at his home on Church street in his 80th year. The deceased is survived by his wife three daughters, Miss M. B. Shantz, Philadelphia: Mrs. L. Archibald, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. J. G. Gardner, Regina, Sask. and three sons, Cyrus, of Preston; Samuel, of Toronto and Fred, of Preston. Five brothers, Aaron, Samuel and Daniel, of Kitchener, Frank of the state of Washington and Moses of Didsbury, Alta. and one sister, Mrs. Moses Plowman, of Kitchener, also survive. The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon from his late residence to the Preston cemetery. The late Mr. Shants was born at Shantz station and came to Preston from Elmira 63 years ago and purchased what is now known as the Shantz foundry from Jacob Wahn. For many years he conducted the foundry business, successfully manufacturing farm implements and later trucks. He retired from active business a few years ago. For many years he had been actively associated with Preston municipal life and always took a keen interest in the town's affairs. He was reeve of Preston at one time and during the federal election of 1896 was the Liberal candidate for the riding and altho defeated polled a large number of votes. The late Mr. Shantz was a faithful member of the United church and for 26 years was recording steward and treasurer of that congregation. At the time of his demise he was senior director of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance company. Mr. Shantz 's passing removes from Preston, one of the town's most notable figures and his demise is mourned by the entire continuity.

    Kitchener Daily Record 4 Sep 1928 pg 3

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    Peter E. Shantz, "was born August 25th, 1849. He is married to Maria C. Bowers. They reside in Preston, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing all kinds of farm implements"

    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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    Jacob Beck (born Grand Duchy of Baden, 1816), an enterprising young German, came to Waterloo Township in 1837 from Schenectady, N. Y., having come from Germany the year before. He had invented a peculiar water wheel, described as of small size and large power, which soon gave him an enviable reputation. Starting a small foundry in the Village of New Hope he soon transferred to Preston and built a foundry on the premises later owned by Peter E. Shantz,...

    Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917


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    ...Call him Peter … Peter Erb Shantz, born in 1849, to Samuel Y. and Esther (Erb) Shantz. Samuel farmed while Esther raised 13 children at a once-dreamt-of community called Shantz Station about halfway along Highway 7 between Berlin and Guelph.
    In his early 20s, Peter was already manufacturing farm implements in Elmira with partner Abraham Z. Detweiler.
    Meanwhile, Preston village council was eager to attract industries, so with a $5,000 bonus as the carrot, Shantz and Detweiler agreed to move south.
    Backtracking to the early 1850s, Valentine Wahn, John Clare and Jacob Beck operated an iron foundry business on the main road connecting Preston and Berlin.
    The frame factory was near the Speed River at the foot of a steep hill. Beck left in 1856, moving to Wilmot Township where he founded Baden. Clare too backed out, so Wahn took over, specializing in making cast-iron stoves.
    In 1875, with part of the bonus money, Shantz and Detweiler purchased Wahn's building and established Preston Agricultural Works.

    Fire struck in 1883 and Detweiler sold out.
    As sole owner, Peter Shantz constructed a solid brick and stone building on the same site and for the next 50 years he produced top-of-the-line farm machinery, warm air furnaces, sleighs and warehouse trucks.
    Peter's civic involvement went beyond manufacturing. He was a councillor and deputy-reeve in Preston, sat on the school board, and was the driving force behind erecting Preston's town hall in 1887.
    In the 1900 federal election, he placed a close second to George Clare in Waterloo South.
    Peter Shantz died in 1928 but the company lasted another four decades. In 1969, it shut down and the property was sold to a Toronto developer who hoped to put up a 12-storey apartment. In 2018, the exact site of his factory is part of the widened intersection at the bottom of Preston, er, Shantz hill....
    mills, rych (2018). Flash from the Past: Two long-gone Preston buildings leave historical echoes. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8631758-flash-from-the-past-two-long-gone-preston-buildings-leave-historical-echoes/#.WwlexMRKEkU.facebook

    Peter married Maria Croft Bowers 1 Oct 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq. and Elizabeth C. Croft) was born 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria Croft Bowers was born 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq. and Elizabeth C. Croft); died 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Croft Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00013-1153
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christiam
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Maria C. Bowers, "was born February 26th, 1848. She is married to Peter E. Shantz. They reside in Preston, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing all kinds of farm implements. Their 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.].

    Children:
    1. Esther Elizabeth Shantz was born 16 Jul 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1879; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Frederick Robert Shantz "Fred" Shantz was born 12 Oct 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Mar 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Minnie B. Shantz was born 6 Sep 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Grace Maria Shantz was born 19 Jan 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Shantz was born 24 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. Cyrus Bowers Shantz was born 29 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1944; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Samuel Preston Shantz was born 6 Sep 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1952, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Dec 1952, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Rosalind Marie Shantz was born 18 Feb 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Regina Cemetery, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    9. Alexandra Shantz was born 1 Dec 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1963, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

  3. 6.  Christian S. Bowman was born 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Tobias Bowman and Anna Schneider); died 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-128
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Christian S. Bowman, "was born June 14th, 1854. On October 11th, 1876, he married Leah Schneider. They reside in Doon where he is engaged in teaming."


    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.].

    Birth:
    Tombstone reads 1853.

    Christian married Leah Snider 10 Oct 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Lorenz Schneider and Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt) was born 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Leah Snider was born 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Lorenz Schneider and Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt); died 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Leah Bowman
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-128.1
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Lovina Magdalena Bowman was born 16 May 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Margaret Bauman was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Margaret May Bowman was born 24 Sep 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1940; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Edwin Bauman was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Edwin "Ed" Bowman was born 30 Apr 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 May 1944, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Annie Bowman was born 28 Apr 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1969, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Aug 1969, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Milton S. Bowman was born 15 Jun 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Private Clayton Wilfrid Bowman was born 28 Apr 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel Y. Shantz was born 15 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost); died 15 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27358146
    • Land: Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 085, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: Mennonite
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6767
    • Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Historic Building: Abt 1863, 1188 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; 3 story house known as "Fair Acres"
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Land: Abt 1875, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Samuel Y. Shantz, "was born January 15th, 1825. On March 11th, 1845, he was married to Esther Erb who was born April 6th, 1827. Soon after their marriage they moved on the farm where now is what is known as Shantz Station (Shantz Station was named after Mr. Shantz and was situated near where his farm buildings were located. The station was burnt many years ago but the place still goes by that name), where they resided until the Grand Trunk Railroad was built when he sold his farm to the company and moved to North Dumfries Township, not far from Blair, where he purchased a large farm. Here he resided until some twenty years ago when he purchased the farm (This farm belonged to Jacob M. Clemens, generally known as "Bachelor Jacob", and after his decease it was sold and Mr. Shantz purchased it), on which he now resides. It is about two and one-half miles south-west of Berlin. To them was born a large family"

    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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    SHANTZ - Samuel Y. Shantz, son of Jacob and Mary (Yost) Shantz who moved from Montgomery Co., Pa., to Canada in 1810, was born Jan. 15, 1825. On the 11th of March, 1845, he was married to Esther Erb who survives him. This union was blessed with eight sons and five daughters of whom two daughters have passed away. Bro. Shantz united with the Mennonite Church in his youth and was a faithful member until his death. He was widely known and hightly esteemed, and his liberality and wise counsel were much appreciated. He had been a sufferer for several yeaars and was confined to the house for several months. On the 9th of May he was afflicted with a stroke of paralysis to which he succumbed on the 15th having attained the age of 75 ys. and 4 ms. The funeral was held on the 17th from his late residence two miles south-west of Berlin, where the burial took place. The funeral was largely attended. Services by E.S. Hallman from 2 Cor. 5: 1 and Noah Stauffer from Heb. 11: 10. May God comfort the bereaved family.

    HERALD OF TRUTH, Vol. XXXVII, No. 11, June 1, 1900, pages 174, 175

    Samuel married Esther Erb 11 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of Peter Erb and Susannah Bomberger) was born 6 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1915; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Esther Erb was born 6 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Erb and Susannah Bomberger); died 17 Nov 1915; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Esther Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2955
    • Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries 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, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Esther Erb, "the youngest in Peter and Susannah (Bomberger) Erb's family, was born April 6th, 1827. On March 11th, 1845, she was married to Samuel Y. Shantz who was born January 15th, 1825. They reside a few miles south-west of Berlin where they live retired in comfort and ease. To them were born thirteen 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. Angeline Shantz was born 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1928; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Peter Erb Shantz was born 25 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Sep 1928, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wendel E. Shantz was born 16 Sep 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1926; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susannah Shantz was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Aaron E. Shantz was born 7 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1942; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Margaret Shantz was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Jacob E. Shantz was born 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1922, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mary Ann Shantz was born 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Moses E. Shantz was born 21 May 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1934, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    10. Samuel E. Shantz was born 16 Feb 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Daniel E. Shantz was born 13 Oct 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Susannah E. Shantz was born 5 Apr 1862, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Franklin Erb Shantz was born 13 Oct 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1953, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States; was buried , Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States.
    14. Nancy Shantz was born 9 Oct 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1866, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Esther E. Shantz was born 5 Oct 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Samuel Shantz was born 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq.Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq. was born 27 Sep 1816, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania (son of Samuel Bowers and Lydia Sauers); died 19 Oct 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
    • Historic Building: Sweet Briar Farm
    • Land: Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 019, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Eby ID Number: 00013-1147
    • Immigration: 1825, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Elected Office: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Desciple
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Notes:

    Cyrus Bowers, "the eldest son of Samuel and Lydia (Sauers) Bowers, was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, September 27th, 1816, and came to Canada with his parents when nine years of age. Giving early indications of more than ordinary talent, his father gave him what was then considered a first class education. He settled a few miles south-west of the town of Berlin on the place known as 'The Sweet Briar Farm.' Here he resided until a few years before his death when he moved to Berlin where he died October 19th, 1889. Mr. Bowers always took a lively interest in all the political movements of the day, and although not conspicuous as a politician, yet his views and opinions had great weight in controlling the course of the party with which he sided. His judgments were as a rule without a fault, and so well were his advices and counsels given to parties who came to him for advice that he enjoyed the esteem and the high consideration of his numerous friends unimpaired until his death. On March 20th, 1838, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of George and Barbara (Wenger) Eby. She was born April 14th 1814, and died April 5th, 1843. After her decease he was married to Elizabeth Craft, October 1, 1843. She was born January 29th 1822, and at present she resides with her daughter Matilda. To Mr. Bowers were born seven children, three of whom were of the first marriage and four of the second"


    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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    Death of Mr. Cyrus Bowers

    On Saturday morning last another of Waterloo County's prominent and respected pioneers passed away in the person of Mr. Cyrus Bowers, of Berlin, at the advanced of 73 years. He was born in Lancaster county, Pa., in 1816, came to Canada with his parents in 1825 and settled in Waterloo township, about two miles from Berlin. He received a good education, but applied it, to industrious farming, and his farm, known as "Sweet Briar Farm," was one of the finest in the county. In 1879 he retired from farming and removed to Berlin to spend the remainder of his days. He was a prominent reformer and for a number of years was president of the Reform Association of North Waterloo, and filled this with distinction. He was also for some time justice of the peace and served several terms in both township and county councils. He was also a Director of the Waterloo Mutual Insurance Co., from its first organization over twenty years ago, as well as of the Mercantile, of which he was a principal stockholder. In his religious relations he was an active and zealous member of Church. Deceased leaves a widow, three sons and three daughters. The sons are Dr. J. E. Bowers, of Rochester, Minnesota; Rev. J. E. Bowers, Toronto, and Jos. E. Bowers, of Waterloo Township, and the daughters are Mrs. Dr. Eby, of Seabringville; of Mrs. P. E. Shantz of Preston, and Mrs. E. R. Boller, of Guelph.

    Galt Reporter Oct 25 1889 pg 1


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    1852 Census of Waterloo

    Cyrus BOWERS Farmer USA 36 b. 27-Sep
    Elisabetha BOWERS Germany 31 b. 28-Feb
    John E. BOWERS Canada 13 b. 18-Oct
    Jacob E. BOWERS Canada 11 b. 10-Oct
    Joseph C. BOWERS Canada 6 b. 24-Mar
    Matilda BOWERS Canada 8 b. 1-Apr
    Maria BOWERS Canada 4 b. 4-Mar

    Elected Office:
    Municipality : Waterloo Tp Years on local council: Deputy Reeve 1861; Reeve 1862; Councillor 1863
    Years on Waterloo County Council 1861 1862

    Cyrus married Elizabeth C. Croft 1 Oct 1843. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Franz Kraft and Anna Maria Haist) was born 19 Jan 1821, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 21 Mar 1901; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth C. CroftElizabeth C. Croft was born 19 Jan 1821, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (daughter of Johann Franz Kraft and Anna Maria Haist); died 21 Mar 1901; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Betsey Craft
    • Name: Elizabeth C. Bowers
    • Eby ID Number: 00013-1147.4
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Desciple
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

    Children:
    1. Matilda Croft Bowers was born 1 Apr 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1923; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Joseph C. Bowers was born 6 Mar 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Maria Croft Bowers was born 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Malinda Croft Bowers was born 16 Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1920, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

  5. 12.  Rev. Tobias Bowman was born 26 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel); died 2 Sep 1909; was buried 5 Sep 1909, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-127
    • Occupation: 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister

    Notes:

    Tobias Bowman, "the fourth son of Benjamin Baumann, was born June 26th, 1829. On April 24th, 1853, he was married to Anna, daughter of Christian and Anna (Cressman) Schneider. She was born February 19th, 1832. They reside near St. Agatha, Wilmot Township, where he is engaged in farming. Some years ago he was ordained as a minister of the Gospel for the Mennonite body. He is a fluent speaker and a good worker in the Lord's vineyard. His sermons always make a deep impression upon the minds of the attentive audience. His family consists of twelve 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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    BOWMAN - Tobias Bowman was born June 26, 1829; died Sept. 2, 1909; aged 80 y. 2 m. 6 d. On April 24, 1853, he was united in holy matrimony with Anna Snyder. To this union were born 12 children of whom 8 are living, who with the mother mourn the loss of one who has been kind and affectionate as husband and father. Bro. Bowman was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite church of Waterloo Co., Ont., in 1875, in which office he labored faithfully for many years. Though for a number of years he had not done any active ministerial work, yet he kept the faith and was glad to be with the brethren in worship and at communion. The end did not come unexpectedly. Last winter he believed the end of his life was near, and had chosen the text and also who was to officiate at his funeral. But when Spring came he recovered considerably again until about two weeks before his death. Funeral on Sunday, Sept. 5. Services at the house and at the Cressman Mennonite Church near Breslau, Ont. Services were conducted in English by C. B. Snyder from Rev. 14: 13, and in German by Jacob Woolner, Sr., from Isa. 3: 10.


    GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. II, No. 27 - Sept. 30, 1909, page 431


    Tobias married Anna Schneider 24 Apr 1853, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman) was born 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Anna Schneider was born 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman); died 9 May 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Bowman
    • Name: Hannah Schneider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6068
    • Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mennonist
    • Residence: 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 6. Christian S. Bowman was born 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah S. Bowman was born 21 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1858; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman was born 15 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    4. Absolom Bauman was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Absalom S. Bowman was born 6 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1876.
    6. Dilman S. Bowman was born 23 Oct 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Moses Bauman was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Moses S. Bowman was born 15 Aug 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Lea Bauman was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Leah S. Bowman was born 16 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Tobias Bauman was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Tobias S. Bowman was born 13 Oct 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Anna S. Bowman was born 25 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Anna Bauman was born Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. Levi S. Bowman was born 7 Dec 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Aaron S. Bowman was born 5 Mar 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1911; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    17. Enos S. Bowman was born 22 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Lorenz Schneider was born 1816, , Germany; died 25 Mar 1882, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45353813
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24591P
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Lived with daughter Leah wife of Christian Bowman.

    Lorenz — Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Lienhardt and Catharine Riehl) was born 16 Feb 1822, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 5 Mar 1877; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt was born 16 Feb 1822, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Jacob Lienhardt and Catharine Riehl); died 5 Mar 1877; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45353891
    • Name: Magdalena "Lena" Schneider
    • Name: Magdalena Lehnhard
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24592P
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. Catherine Schneider was born 13 May 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1923, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Lorenz Schneider was born 22 Aug 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1927, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mildmay United Cemetery, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Schneider was born 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Anna Maria "Mary" Schneider was born 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1898.
    5. Lea Schneider was born 23 Mar 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jonas L. Snider was born 20 Sep 1853, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1940, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 7. Leah Snider was born 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Margaret Schneider was born 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. John Leinhardt Schneider was born 18 Mar 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1941, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bethesda Community Cemetery, Moorefield, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Henry Schneider was born 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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