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

Rev. Herbert Shantz

Male 1891 - 1962  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Herbert Shantz was born 2 Nov 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Ezra S. Shantz and Lydia Hunsberger); died 1962; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Herbert — Ellanora Elizabeth Schreiber. Ellanora (daughter of Henry Schreiber and Caroline Elizabeth Luening) was born 13 Aug 1895, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Evelyn E. Shantz was born 1927; died 1946; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ezra S. Shantz was born 28 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac B. Shantz and Maria "Mary" Shantz); died 8 Mar 1927; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.

    Ezra married Lydia Hunsberger 19 Sep 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Abraham Hunsberger and Elizabeth Sherk) was born 6 Nov 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1904; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lydia Hunsberger was born 6 Nov 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Hunsberger and Elizabeth Sherk); died 25 May 1904; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Alma Shantz was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elmer Shantz was born 19 Aug 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. 1. Rev. Herbert Shantz was born 2 Nov 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Phares Shantz was born 15 Sep 1893, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Claude H. Shantz was born 9 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac B. Shantz was born 18 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Shantz and Esther Bechtel); died 1 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Maria "Mary" Shantz 12 Dec 1856. Maria (daughter of Joseph R. Shantz and Catharine Schneider) was born 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1885. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joseph R. Shantz and Catharine Schneider); died 23 Dec 1885.
    Children:
    1. Hannah Schantz was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Lydia S. Shantz was born 9 Nov 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born 26 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 2. Ezra S. Shantz was born 28 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1927; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Shantz was born 10 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1883.
    6. Rachel Shantz was born 18 Nov 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1872.
    7. William Shantz was born 28 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Joseph S. Shantz was born 21 Jun 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Abraham Hunsberger was born 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham Honsberger and Mary C. Janzen); died 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham married Elizabeth Sherk 1 Apr 1862, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Sherk and Lena, daughter of John Scherch and Magdalena Grody) was born 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1924; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Sherk was born 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Sherk and Lena, daughter of John Scherch and Magdalena Grody); died 20 Jun 1924; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Hunsberger
    2. David Honsberger was born 1 Jan 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1870.
    3. Enos S. Hunsberger was born 4 Feb 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1929, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Lydia Hunsberger was born 6 Nov 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1904; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    5. John S. Honsberger was born 19 Dec 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1882.
    6. Moses S. Hunsberger was born 20 Nov 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1953, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Ann Honsberger was born 2 Aug 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Menno S. Hunsberger was born 12 Feb 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1908, near Cressman, , Saskatchewan; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Cressman, , Saskatchewan.
    9. Magdalena Hunsberger was born 22 Dec 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1950, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Rev. Noah S. Hunsberger was born 14 Dec 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1958; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Abraham S. Hunsberger was born 17 May 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Ira Hunsberger was born 16 Oct 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Elmina Hunsberger was born 17 Dec 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Shantz was born 23 Apr 1783, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 12 Dec 1854, South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Esther Bechtel 15 Oct 1808. Esther (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary) was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Esther Bechtel was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary); died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Shantz was born 11 Aug 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1821.
    2. Samuel B. Shantz was born 16 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born 6 May 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Shantz was born 14 Jan 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1875, Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, United States; was buried , Sullivan Center Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States.
    5. Sarah "Sallie" Shantz was born 21 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Oct 1881, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nancy Shantz was born 11 Aug 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1899; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica "Fanny" Shantz was born 27 Oct 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1893, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Sep 1893, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Esther Shantz was born 7 Jan 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Magdalena Shantz was born 19 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1887; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 4. Isaac B. Shantz was born 18 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Leah Shantz was born 1 Dec 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Joseph R. Shantz was born 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 19 Mar 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Catharine Schneider 8 Jul 1817. Catharine (daughter of Joseph Schneider and Barbara Eby) was born 12 Feb 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Sep 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine Schneider was born 12 Feb 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Joseph Schneider and Barbara Eby); died 15 Sep 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Simon S. Shantz was born 15 May 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Moses Shantz was born 22 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Veronica Shantz was born 15 Mar 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1894; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Barbara Shantz was born 11 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 5. Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1885.
    6. Joseph S. Shantz was born 15 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Deacon Menno S. Shantz was born 16 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1917; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susan Schrock was born 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Abraham Honsberger was born 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Jul 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham — Mary C. Janzen. Mary (daughter of Abraham Janzen and Nancy Clemmer) was born 18 Jun 1802, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Mar 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary C. Janzen was born 18 Jun 1802, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Janzen and Nancy Clemmer); died 26 Mar 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Honsberger was born Abt 1825; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Nancy "Anna" Honsberger was born 15 Mar 1825, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Old Christner's Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Joseph Hunsberger was born 10 Nov 1826, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1904; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catharine Honsberger was born 1827, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Magdalena Honsberger was born Abt 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Benjamin Honsberger was born 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 6. Abraham Hunsberger was born 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Hannah Honsberger was born 22 Feb 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Enos Hunsberger was born 23 Mar 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  John Scherch was born 5 Mar 1818, Welland Co., Ontario (son of Andrew Scherch and Elizabeth Steiner); died 23 May 1891.

    John — Magdalena Grody. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Grody and Elizabeth Shoemaker) was born 15 Oct 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Magdalena Grody was born 15 Oct 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Jacob Grody and Elizabeth Shoemaker); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Aaron Scherch was born , Of, Wetzel, Antrim Co., Michigan; died Jul 1894.
    2. David Scherch died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 7. Elizabeth Sherk was born 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1924; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Isabella Scherch was born 21 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Scherch was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.