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Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz

Female 1908 - 1999  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz was born 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz and Malinda Snyder); died 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Alvera — Leonard Toman Reist. Leonard (son of Gideon Reist and Nancy Toman) was born 3 Feb 1908; died 19 Jun 1996; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario (son of Josiah K. Shantz and Anna "Nancy" Kolb); died 11 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elo married Malinda Snyder 26 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Malinda (daughter of Joseph B. Snyder and Naomi Shoemaker) was born 8 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Malinda Snyder was born 8 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joseph B. Snyder and Naomi Shoemaker); died 16 Oct 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Ralph K. Shantz was born 3 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1971.
    2. Leslie Josiah Shantz was born 13 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz was born 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Harold Elo "Zip" Shantz was born 29 Dec 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1992; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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.

    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]


  2. 5.  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.
    Children:
    1. 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. 2. 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.

  3. 6.  Joseph B. Snyder was born 2 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob J. Snider and Magdalena W. Bauman); died 5 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Naomi Shoemaker 12 Apr 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Naomi (daughter of Jacob D. Shoemaker and Jane Dunbar) was born 2 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1931; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Naomi Shoemaker was born 2 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob D. Shoemaker and Jane Dunbar); died 30 Jul 1931; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Nelson S. Snyder was born 24 Feb 1858, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adam Snyder was born 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Allan S. Snyder was born 3 May 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Snyder was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Jane Snyder was born 16 Sep 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Deputy Reeve Norman S. Snyder was born 24 Apr 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1963, RR2, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 3. Malinda Snyder was born 8 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Benjamin P. Shantz was born 21 Sep 1811, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul); died 9 Nov 1868, , Dallas County, Missouri; was buried , Pisgah Cemetery, Long Lane, Dallas, Missouri, United States.

    Benjamin married Lydia Kolb 5 Nov 1833. Lydia (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens) was born 13 May 1814, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1862, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Lydia Kolb was born 13 May 1814, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens); died 9 Nov 1862, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 4. Josiah K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharine "Catherine" Shantz was born 17 May 1836, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1917; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hannah Shantz was born 1 Apr 1838, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1841; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Christian Shantz was born 20 Jan 1840, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Tobias K. Schantz was born 10 Apr 1842, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Abraham K. Shantz was born 20 Sep 1844, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Benjamin K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1846, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Menno K. Shantz was born 31 Jan 1849, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1888.
    9. Lydia K. Shantz was born 17 Aug 1851, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1900; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Sarah K. Shantz was born 1 Apr 1854, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1878, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Enoch K. Shantz was born 7 Oct 1856, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1888.

  3. 10.  Abraham Kolb was born 13 Jun 1806, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (son of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens); died 14 Apr 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham married Elizabeth Ziegler 3 Nov 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Dillman Ziegler and Catherine Schwartz) was born 31 Dec 1811, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Jan 1896, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Ziegler was born 31 Dec 1811, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Dillman Ziegler and Catherine Schwartz); died 5 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Jan 1896, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Deacon Jacob Ziegler Kolb was born 12 Apr 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharine Kolb was born 23 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Menno Simon Kolb was born 13 Jan 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Anna "Nancy" Kolb was born 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Dilman Kolb was born 15 Oct 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1918; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Ann Kolb was born 22 Mar 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Jacob J. Snider was born 15 Jan 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb); died 23 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Magdalena W. Bauman. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 20 Apr 1798, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Magdalena W. Bauman was born 20 Apr 1798, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber); died 18 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Reeve John B. Snyder was born 24 Oct 1832, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1885, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Joseph B. Snyder was born 2 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jesse B. Snyder was born 14 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1903, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susannah B. Snider was born 2 Dec 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1925, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Noah Bowman was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Jacob D. ShoemakerJacob D. Shoemaker was born 24 Nov 1799, Swamp Creek, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Shoemaker, Sr. and Mary Detweiler); died 12 Mar 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Jane Dunbar 18 Nov 1823, , Pennsylvania, USA. Jane (daughter of Alexander Dunbar) was born 8 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 9 Aug 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Jane Dunbar was born 8 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Alexander Dunbar); died 9 Aug 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Shoemaker was born 7 Nov 1824, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jul 1876.
    2. David Shoemaker was born 31 Jan 1827, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Oct 1827, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
    3. Elizabeth Shoemaker was born 2 Oct 1828, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Apr 1854; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Martha Shoemaker was born 9 Jun 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. George D. Shoemaker was born 11 Feb 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Alexander Shoemaker was born 21 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 7. Naomi Shoemaker was born 2 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1931; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Jane Shoemaker was born 30 Dec 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Magdalena "Lena" Shoemaker was born 16 Jan 1844, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 1 Apr 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob Shoemaker was born 16 Jan 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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