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

Simon S. Shantz

Male 1856 - 1926  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Simon S. Shantz was born 8 Oct 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Simon S. Shantz and Judith Stauffer); died 23 Mar 1926; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Simon married Caroline Christner 6 Apr 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Peter L. Christner and Catharine Nahrgang) was born CALC 19 Aug 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Aven Christner Shantz was born 1 Nov 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Melvin Russel Shantz was born 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Lynden Lloyd "Lloyd" Shantz was born 5 Aug 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1969.
    4. Lorne Stanley Shantz was born 16 Nov 1895; died 8 Mar 1902; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Simon S. Shantz was born 15 May 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph R. Shantz and Catharine Schneider); died 13 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Simon married Judith Stauffer 4 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Judith (daughter of Daniel Stauffer and Susannah Kinzie) was born 1 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Judith Stauffer was born 1 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Stauffer and Susannah Kinzie); died 26 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Susannah Shantz was born 8 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1932; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharine Shantz was born 28 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jonathan S. Shantz was born 16 Mar 1849, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1914, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    4. Joseph Stauffer Shantz was born 13 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1933, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Oct 1933, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Maria Shantz was born 3 Dec 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1872.
    6. Elizabeth Shantz was born 4 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    7. 1. Simon S. Shantz was born 8 Oct 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1926; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    8. Ezra S. Shantz was born 7 Aug 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1895, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    9. Barbara Shantz was born 6 Apr 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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]


  2. 5.  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. 2. 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. 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.

  3. 6.  Daniel Stauffer was born 20 Feb 1796, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Stauffer and Elizabeth Zug); died 22 Jul 1846, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Daniel married Susannah Kinzie 1818. Susannah (daughter of Dilman Kinzie and Barbara Biehn) was born 1 Jun 1798, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jan 1881, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susannah Kinzie was born 1 Jun 1798, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Dilman Kinzie and Barbara Biehn); died 12 Jan 1881, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Stauffer was born 5 Jan 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Aug 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Barbara Stauffer was born 16 Oct 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1913; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Judith Stauffer was born 1 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    4. Jacob C. Stauffer was born 10 Jan 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1909, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Daniel Stauffer was born 10 May 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1912; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Susannah Stauffer was born 7 Feb 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1866, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Esther Stauffer was born 1837, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Menno Stauffer was born 23 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    9. Stauffer was born CA 1840; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Rev. Noah Stauffer was born 13 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, 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. 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. 4. 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.  Joseph SchneiderJoseph Schneider was born 24 May 1772, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Schneider and Maria Herschi); died 27 Oct 1843, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Barbara Eby 21 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA. Barbara (daughter of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker) was born 29 Apr 1774, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1843, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Barbara Eby was born 29 Apr 1774, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker); died 13 Mar 1843, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Catharine Schneider 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.
    2. Jacob E. Schneider was born 2 Sep 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Oct 1884, East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Schneider was born 2 Jan 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Nov 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Veronica Schneider was born 25 Jul 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Jul 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Mary Schneider was born 1 Apr 1808, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Deacon Joseph E. Schneider was born 23 Nov 1810, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Feb 1880, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Moses E. Schneider was born 24 Nov 1810, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1896; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Abraham Stauffer was born Nov 1748, Of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (son of Daniel Stauffer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Abraham married Elizabeth Zug 1780. Elizabeth was born Abt 1750, Of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Zug was born Abt 1750, Of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Daniel Stauffer was born 18 Aug 1781, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Samuel S. Stauffer was born 5 Oct 1782, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 1 Aug 1859, Speedsville, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. John Stauffer was born 11 Apr 1784, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Susannah Stauffer was born 11 Apr 1786, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elizabeth Stauffer was born 1 Aug 1788, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died , Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. Abraham Stauffer was born 1 Aug 1788, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 29 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Esther Stauffer was born 18 Sep 1790, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1836, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 6. Daniel Stauffer was born 20 Feb 1796, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 22 Jul 1846, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    9. Joseph Stauffer was born 15 Aug 1802, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died 13 Oct 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Dilman Kinzie was born 30 Dec 1774, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Kinzie); died 15 Jul 1806, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Dilman — Barbara Biehn. Barbara (daughter of John Biehn and Barbara Fried) was born 28 Jun 1772, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Dec 1854, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Barbara Biehn was born 28 Jun 1772, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Biehn and Barbara Fried); died 22 Dec 1854, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    Children:
    1. 7. Susannah Kinzie was born 1 Jun 1798, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jan 1881, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    2. John Kinzie was born 1 Apr 1800, , Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    3. Abraham Kinzie was born 7 Sep 1802, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1872; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    4. Jacob Kinzie was born 5 Jun 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1862, , Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan.
    5. Barbara Kinzie was born 15 Sep 1806, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1881, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.