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Walter Shantz

Male 1909 - 1946  (37 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Walter Shantz was born 20 May 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of David S. Shantz and Salome Schmitt); died 14 Sep 1946; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Walter married Lydia Zehr 7 Nov 1942. Lydia (daughter of Simon B. Zehr and Katherine "Katie" Bender) was born 1916; died 14 Jul 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David S. Shantz was born 3 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Wendel S. Shantz and Mary Ann Shantz); died 1 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Salome Schmitt 17 May 1905. Salome (daughter of Jacob B. Schmitt and Magdalena Snyder) was born 23 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Salome Schmitt was born 23 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob B. Schmitt and Magdalena Snyder); died 2 Aug 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Lorne Shantz was born 11 Mar 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1991, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Walter Shantz was born 20 May 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1946; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Stanley S. Shantz was born 25 Feb 1920; died 2 Jan 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Wendel S. Shantz was born 4 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jonas C. Shantz and Hannah Snyder, son of Jonas C. Shantz and Mary Snyder, son of Jonas Shantz and Hannah Snyder); died 1 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Wendel married Mary Ann Shantz 28 Nov 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of David Y. Shantz and Barbara Stauffer) was born 31 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1924; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann Shantz was born 31 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of David Y. Shantz and Barbara Stauffer); died 13 Feb 1924; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Urias Shantz was born , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Veronica Shantz was born 9 Oct 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jul 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born Abt 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Abt 1874.
    4. Oliver Shantz was born 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Loida Shantz was born 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. David S. Shantz was born 3 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Manasseh Shantz was born 13 Aug 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1979, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Salina S. Shantz was born 11 Apr 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1962.
    9. Jeremiah Shantz was born 5 Jul 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Florence Shantz was born 17 Mar 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Jacob B. Schmitt was born 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Dr. George R. Schmitt and Salome "Sally" Becker); died 20 Dec 1925; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Magdalena Snyder 20 Oct 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman) was born 8 Dec 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Magdalena Snyder was born 8 Dec 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman); died 25 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Annie Schmitt was born 12 Aug 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah Ann Schmitt was born 12 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1937, RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Annie Schmitt was born 14 Apr 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1872.
    4. Ephraim S. Schmitt was born 19 Oct 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1947, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Lovina Schmitt was born 1 Nov 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Emanuel S. Schmitt was born 21 Dec 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1957; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Angeline Schmitt was born 18 Nov 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1948; was buried , Biehn Mennonite Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. George Schmitt was born 23 Dec 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 3. Salome Schmitt was born 23 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jonas C. Shantz was born 26 Jul 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian R. Shantz and Magdalena Cressman); died 16 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jonas married Hannah Snyder 28 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of John C. Snyder and Catharine Shantz) was born 25 Jul 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1848; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Hannah Snyder was born 25 Jul 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John C. Snyder and Catharine Shantz); died 12 Dec 1848; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Christian S. Shantz was born 4 Jul 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1903, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Moses S. Shantz was born 14 Nov 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1921; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Levi S. Shantz was born 8 May 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1929; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 4. Wendel S. Shantz was born 4 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catharine Shantz was born 6 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1942; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Shantz was born 25 Mar 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    7. Magdalena Shantz was born 18 Aug 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Noah S. Shantz was born 12 Dec 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1939, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  David Y. Shantz was born 29 Aug 1819, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost); died 24 Oct 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Barbara Stauffer 15 Mar 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Daniel Stauffer and Susannah Kinzie) 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. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Barbara Stauffer was born 16 Oct 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Stauffer and Susannah Kinzie); died 11 Sep 1913; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Veronica "Franceska" Shantz was born 5 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1935, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret Shantz was born 1845, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 5. Mary Ann Shantz was born 31 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1924; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Shantz was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. David S. Shantz was born 23 Jun 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1950; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Stauffer S. Shantz was born 24 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1938, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Herman S. Shantz was born 2 Mar 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1950, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Rev. Dr. George R. Schmitt was born 23 Nov 1809, Muhlhausen, , Alsace, France (son of John Schmidt and Catharine Riehl); died 12 Sep 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George married Salome "Sally" Becker 14 Aug 1831, Welland Co., Ontario. Salome was born 28 Feb 1811, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 21 Nov 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Salome "Sally" Becker was born 28 Feb 1811, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 21 Nov 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Katherine Schmitt was born 8 Nov 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Mar 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1898; was buried , Mennonite Cemetery, Alto, Kent, Michigan, United States.
    2. Elias Schmitt was born 3 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 8 Jun 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Becker Schmitt was born 30 Jun 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 2 Aug 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Maria "Mary" Schmidt was born 6 Feb 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1905, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Salome Schmitt was born 27 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George B. Schmitt was born 30 Jan 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Leah Schmitt was born 24 Oct 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1914; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Benjamin Schmitt was born 3 Dec 1843; died 7 Mar 1854; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 6. Jacob B. Schmitt was born 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1925; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David B. Schmitt was born 13 Oct 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Samuel Schmidt was born 13 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Lydia Schmitt was born 19 Feb 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1854; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Joseph Schmitt was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Magdalena Schmitt was born 10 Sep 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1933; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Esther Schmidt was born Jun 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Christian C. Snyder was born 28 May 1804, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Schneider and Elizabeth Erb); died 26 Jul 1897; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christian married Anna Cressman 5 Dec 1825. Anna (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter) 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. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Anna Cressman was born 18 Jun 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter); died 12 Jul 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Moses K. Snyder was born 28 Feb 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Susannah Schneider was born 17 Apr 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1875; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Anna Schneider was born 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Snyder was born 19 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1904, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. John K. Snyder was born 6 Nov 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Noah K. Schneider was born 12 Apr 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Absalom C. Schneider was born 2 Sep 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1913, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Eleanor Schneider was born 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 7. Magdalena Snyder was born 8 Dec 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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