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

Bella May Shantz

Female 1887 - 1965  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bella May Shantz was born 25 Aug 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel E. Shantz and Lucinda Shoemaker); died 15 Apr 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Bella married Clayton H. Shuh 18 Sep 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clayton (son of Franklin "Frank" Shuh and Catharine Shantz) was born 29 Oct 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1955, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. John Edward Shuh was born 10 Aug 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1998, Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Dorothy Mae Shuh was born 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 2005, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Region of Waterloo, Ontario.
    3. Donald Clayton Shuh was born 23 Feb 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel E. ShantzSamuel E. Shantz was born 16 Feb 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb); died 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Lucinda Shoemaker 5 Oct 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lucinda (daughter of David Miller Shoemaker and Jane Ann Hammacher) was born 9 Aug 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lucinda Shoemaker was born 9 Aug 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of David Miller Shoemaker and Jane Ann Hammacher); died 1945; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Sylvia Norma Shantz was born 10 Feb 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1973, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Bella May Shantz was born 25 Aug 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Percy Gordon Shantz was born 25 Oct 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1967; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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.

    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. 5.  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.
    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. 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. 2. 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. 6.  David Miller Shoemaker was born 28 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Shoemaker, son of Abraham D. Shoemaker and Mary Miller, son of Abraham D. Shoemaker and Maria "Mary" Miller); died 23 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Jane Ann Hammacher 7 Aug 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of Benjamin Hammacher and Susannah Campbell) was born 3 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Jane Ann Hammacher was born 3 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin Hammacher and Susannah Campbell); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Simon Shoemaker was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Lucinda Shoemaker was born 9 Aug 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Ida Minerva Shoemaker was born 1 Sep 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1958; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Allen Shoemaker was born 26 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Simpson Shoemaker was born 25 Jul 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jul 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Jane Shoemaker was born 10 Mar 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Wesley Shoemaker was born 30 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob ShantzJacob Shantz was born 11 Oct 1781, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 1 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Mary Yost 1805. Mary was born 12 Mar 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Oct 1869, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary YostMary Yost was born 12 Mar 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Oct 1869, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Shantz was born 23 Mar 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 May 1809.
    2. Isaac Y. Shantz was born 31 Jan 1809, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 6 Oct 1878, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Yost Shantz was born 6 Feb 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1891, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Veronica "Fanny" Shantz was born 23 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1887, Near Williamsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Y. Shantz was born 10 Jul 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    6. Joshua Y. Shantz was born 11 Sep 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. David Y. Shantz was born 29 Aug 1819, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz was born 2 May 1822, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 4. Samuel Y. Shantz was born 15 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Amos Y. Shantz was born 31 May 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1904; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Peter Erb was born 13 Jan 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Erb and Susannah Schãeffer); died 24 Feb 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Peter married Susannah Bomberger 14 Dec 1806. Susannah was born 17 Sep 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Susannah Bomberger was born 17 Sep 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob B. Erb was born 2 Jul 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharine B. Erb was born 20 Apr 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1828.
    3. Emanuel Erb was born 24 Nov 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1812.
    4. Nancy "Anna" Erb was born 6 Mar 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1889, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Elizabeth Erb was born 31 Dec 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1881, Near Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Susannah Erb was born 27 Nov 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    7. Maria "Mary" Erb was born 16 Oct 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Rev. Moses Erb was born 6 Aug 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Sarah "Sallie" Erb was born 4 Apr 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1885, , Marion Co., Kansas; was buried , Catlin Community Cemetery, Catlin, Marion Co., Kansas.
    10. Barbara Erb was born 4 May 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1864, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    11. 5. Esther Erb 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.

  5. 12.  Abraham D. Shoemaker was born 16 Feb 1809, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Shoemaker, Sr. and Mary Detweiler); died 13 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham married Maria "Mary" Miller 15 Apr 1834. Maria (daughter of Christian Miller and Hester Wanner) was born 20 Nov 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Maria "Mary" Miller was born 20 Nov 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian Miller and Hester Wanner); died 11 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Esther Shoemaker was born 17 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Shoemaker was born 1 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1838, , Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. David Miller Shoemaker was born 28 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Janes Shoemaker was born 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Sarah Shoemaker was born 9 May 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Susannah Shoemaker was born 18 Jan 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Menno M. Shoemaker was born 8 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Lydia Ann Shoemaker was born 6 Oct 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1905; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Abraham Shoemaker was born 1 Aug 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. ? Shoemaker was born 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Isaac Shoemaker was born 3 May 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Simon Shoemaker was born 20 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Benjamin Hammacher was born 17 Mar 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Peter Hammacher and Elizabeth Shaefer); died 12 Jun 1892.

    Benjamin — Susannah Campbell. Susannah was born 8 Aug 1817, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1853; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Susannah Campbell was born 8 Aug 1817, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1853; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    Children:
    1. 7. Jane Ann Hammacher was born 3 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Aaron Campbell Hamacher was born CALC 21 Sep 1837, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Caroline Hammacher was born 8 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1926, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wyoming, Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario.
    4. Elvira Hammacher was born 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. William C. Hammacher was born 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Jared Hammacher was born Abt 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Janet Hammacher was born 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Henry Campbell "Harry" Hamacher was born 10 Jun 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Susannah Hammacher was born 14 Jan 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1917; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.