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

Murray Ralph Shantz

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Murray Ralph Shantz

    Murray — Sharon Louise Heintz. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ralph Emerson Shantz was born 10 May 1927 (son of Mervin Shantz and Florence B. Burkhard); died 15 Aug 1990.

    Ralph — Marjorie Rose Witmer. Marjorie (daughter of Vernon H. Witmer and Vinetta Rose Shantz) was born 22 Nov 1924; died 22 Aug 2003. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Marjorie Rose Witmer was born 22 Nov 1924 (daughter of Vernon H. Witmer and Vinetta Rose Shantz); died 22 Aug 2003.
    Children:
    1. Carolyn Yvonne Shantz
    2. 1. Murray Ralph Shantz
    3. Rosemary Denise Shantz
    4. Ronald Gary Shantz


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mervin Shantz was born Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Allan B. Shantz and Catherine Shirk); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Mervin married Florence B. Burkhard 25 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of Enoch Burkhardt and Hannah Eby) was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Florence B. Burkhard was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario (daughter of Enoch Burkhardt and Hannah Eby); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 2. Ralph Emerson Shantz was born 10 May 1927; died 15 Aug 1990.

  3. 6.  Vernon H. Witmer was born 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. John Wesley Witmer and Almeda Hallman); died 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Vernon married Vinetta Rose Shantz 20 Jun 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Vinetta (daughter of Wendel R. Shantz and Priscilla Swartz) was born 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Vinetta Rose Shantz was born 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Wendel R. Shantz and Priscilla Swartz); died 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Witmer
    2. Dorothy Witmer
    3. Robert Witmer
    4. Ross Witmer
    5. Glenn Witmer
    6. 3. Marjorie Rose Witmer was born 22 Nov 1924; died 22 Aug 2003.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Allan B. Shantz was born 14 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Wendel E. Shantz and Anne "Nancy" Bowman, son of Wendel E. Shantz); died 14 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Allan married Catherine Shirk 1 Mar 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin) was born 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine Shirk was born 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin); died 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Vernon Shantz was born 12 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Mervin Shantz was born Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Erma Shantz was born 13 Jul 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Florence May Shantz was born 2 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Russell Shirk Shantz was born 25 Sep 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Edward Shantz was born 14 Nov 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1993.
    7. Anna Kathleen Shantz was born 20 Jan 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Frank Shirk Shantz was born 12 May 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Enoch Burkhardt was born 28 Jan 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Burkhart and Sarah Sitler); died 1940; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Enoch married Hannah Eby 2 Oct 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Elias B. Eby and Rachel Shantz) was born 13 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Eby was born 13 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Elias B. Eby and Rachel Shantz); died 1943; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Ivan Burkard died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Gordon Burkard died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Martha Ella Burkhardt was born 24 Jun 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1944.
    4. Henry Elias Burkard was born 29 Aug 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1941; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Edwin Burkhard was born 14 May 1892, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1894; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ida May Burkhardt was born 25 Nov 1893, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1894; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Clarence Leslie Burkhardt was born 16 Mar 1895, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Enoch I. Burkard was born 8 Aug 1896, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Emmerson A. Burkhard was born 21 Jul 1898, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Lloyd Arnold Burkhardt was born 4 Apr 1900, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Cora Irena Burkhard was born 3 Oct 1901, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1910; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. 5. Florence B. Burkhard was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Mabel Hannah Burkhart was born 22 Jan 1906, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1946; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Gladys Erma Burkhardt was born 8 Aug 1906, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 8 Apr 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Elmer Lorne Burkhardt was born 8 Oct 1909, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1909; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Rev. John Wesley Witmer was born 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear); died 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Almeda Hallman. Almeda (daughter of John B. Hallman and Caroline Thaler) was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Almeda Hallman was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of John B. Hallman and Caroline Thaler); died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 6. Vernon H. Witmer was born 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Luella Mae Witmer was born 22 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Grace Viola Witmer was born Sep 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Edward Hubert Witmer was born 24 Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. William Erwin Witmer was born 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Eldon Witmer was born 17 Oct 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Melvin Witmer was born Abt 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Morgan Ray Witmer was born 24 Dec 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1919; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Wendel R. Shantz was born 1 Mar 1870, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Levi S. Shantz and Lydia Rosenberger); died 25 Oct 1949, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Wendel — Priscilla Swartz. Priscilla (daughter of Abraham H. Swartz and Susannah Bergey) was born 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Priscilla Swartz was born 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham H. Swartz and Susannah Bergey); died 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. William Hearth was born 4 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Leota Lucille Shantz was born 25 Dec 1900, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Mar 1994, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Vinetta Rose Shantz was born 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lloyd Stanley Shantz was born 22 Oct 1904, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1994, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Susannah Shantz was born 23 Nov 1906; died 23 Nov 1906.
    6. Ward Lyle Shantz was born 24 Sep 1909, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    7. Clayton Arthur Shantz was born 11 May 1914, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 2004; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Dorothy Marie Shantz was born 1916, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.