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

Enos C. Shantz

Male 1843 - 1921  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Enos C. Shantz was born 26 Jun 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Eli C. Shantz, Sr. and Anna Cressman); died 16 Feb 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Enos married Elizabeth Strickler 21 Feb 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Strickler and Elizabeth Histand) was born 29 Apr 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1884, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eli C. Shantz, Sr. was born 23 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian R. Shantz and Magdalena Cressman); died 19 Sep 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Eli married Anna Cressman 5 May 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of John Cressman and Esther Wismer) was born 18 Nov 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Cressman was born 18 Nov 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Cressman and Esther Wismer); died 25 Jan 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Barbara Shantz was born 10 Mar 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Enos C. Shantz was born 26 Jun 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John C. Shantz was born 5 Jul 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1914; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Esther Shantz was born 2 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1906; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Anna Shantz was born 10 Mar 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jul 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Eli C. Shantz was born 26 Mar 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Israel Shantz was born 29 May 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1859; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena "Lena" Shantz was born 8 Sep 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Susannah C. Shantz was born 2 Aug 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christian R. Shantz was born 13 Feb 1779, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 9 Nov 1856, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christian married Magdalena Cressman 19 Oct 1800. Magdalena (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter) was born 30 Jan 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 13 Aug 1866; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Magdalena Cressman was born 30 Jan 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter); died 13 Aug 1866; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Anna Shantz was born 19 Oct 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Oct 1822, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Isaac C. Shantz was born 13 Jul 1803, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Sep 1885, , Livingstone Co., Illinois.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born 25 Jun 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Feb 1896; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John C. Shantz was born 23 Oct 1807, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1875; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Christian C. Shantz was born 16 Feb 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1831.
    6. Magdalena Shantz was born 14 Jan 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Jonas C. Shantz was born 26 Jul 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 2. Eli C. Shantz, Sr. was born 23 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Noah C. Shantz was born 14 Jan 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Shantz was born 1 Aug 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Mary Shantz was born 29 Dec 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Susannah Shantz was born 7 Mar 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Cressman was born 15 May 1795, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter); died 30 Jun 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Esther Wismer 3 Oct 1818. Esther (daughter of Joseph Wismer and Barbara Wismer) was born 12 Jan 1790, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Sep 1881, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Esther Wismer was born 12 Jan 1790, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Joseph Wismer and Barbara Wismer); died 2 Sep 1881, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Samuel S. Cressman was born 30 Mar 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Joseph Cressman was born 4 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Anna Cressman was born 18 Nov 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Cressman was born 23 Dec 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1845, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Barbara Cressman was born 8 Jul 1823, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Henry Cressman was born 27 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1906, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Shantz was born 14 Jan 1748, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shantz and Magdalena Erb); died 11 Oct 1802, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Isaac married Barbara Rife 4 May 1774. Barbara (daughter of Christian Rife and Veronica Reiff) was born 12 Sep 1753, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1820, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Barbara Rife was born 12 Sep 1753, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Christian Rife and Veronica Reiff); died 1820, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Abraham Shantz was born 15 Dec 1776, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 28 Dec 1856, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. 4. Christian R. Shantz was born 13 Feb 1779, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1856, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Shantz was born 11 Oct 1781, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Shantz was born 23 Apr 1783, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Dec 1854, South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Shantz was born 7 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Apr 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica Shantz was born 14 Nov 1789, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 27 Jul 1876, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Samuel Shantz was born 7 Jul 1792, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Dec 1792, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. Joseph R. Shantz was born 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Mar 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John Cressman was born 1755, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (son of Nicolaus Cressman); died 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Anna Schowalter. Anna was born 4 Apr 1761, Of, Pennsylvania; died 2 Jul 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Schowalter was born 4 Apr 1761, Of, Pennsylvania; died 2 Jul 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Magdalena Cressman was born 30 Jan 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 13 Aug 1866; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Barbara Cressman was born 22 May 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Oct 1831; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Cressman was born 10 Jun 1791, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jan 1879, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susannah Cressman was born 9 Jun 1794, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 May 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. John Cressman was born 15 May 1795, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jun 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Cressman was born 23 Apr 1798, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Jan 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Nicolaus Cressman was born 3 Apr 1802, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 28 Sep 1828, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania.
    8. Anna Cressman was born 18 Jun 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jul 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Joseph Wismer was born 23 Jul 1753, Near Hilltown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Joseph Wismer); died 20 Aug 1820, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Plains Mennonite Cemetery, Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Joseph — Barbara Wismer. Barbara (daughter of Henry Wismer and Barbara Lederach) was born 9 Mar 1766, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jan 1861; was buried , Plains Mennonite Cemetery, Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Barbara Wismer was born 9 Mar 1766, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Henry Wismer and Barbara Lederach); died 28 Jan 1861; was buried , Plains Mennonite Cemetery, Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Wismer was born 8 Dec 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Mar 1836.
    2. Barbara Wismer was born 13 Jun 1785, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 14 Mar 1870.
    3. Catherine Wismer was born 23 Jan 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Sep 1859.
    4. 7. Esther Wismer was born 12 Jan 1790, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Sep 1881, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Wismer was born 11 Mar 1792, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Jan 1793.
    6. Henry Wismer, Sr. was born 10 Mar 1794, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Jun 1876.
    7. Joseph W. Wismer was born 8 Apr 1797, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Aug 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Plains Mennonite Cemetery, Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
    8. Jacob Wismer was born 23 Feb 1799, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Apr 1871, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried , Plains Cemetery.
    9. Mary Wismer was born 25 Dec 1801, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 Dec 1889.
    10. Anna Wismer was born 10 May 1806, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Oct 1890, Near Williamsgrove, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.