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

Arnold Bowers Shantz

Male 1915 - 1981  (65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Arnold Bowers Shantz was born 21 Sep 1915, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Preston Shantz and Annie Bowman); died 5 Sep 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Sep 1981, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Arnold — Ethel Margaret Fowler. Ethel was born 24 Jan 1913, Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 10 Mar 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Mar 1977, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Preston Shantz was born 6 Sep 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Peter Erb Shantz and Maria Croft Bowers); died 8 Dec 1952, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Dec 1952, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Annie Bowman 10 Jun 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Annie (daughter of Christian S. Bowman and Leah Snider) was born 28 Apr 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1969, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Aug 1969, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Annie Bowman was born 28 Apr 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian S. Bowman and Leah Snider); died 17 Aug 1969, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Aug 1969, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Robin Roland Shantz was born 12 Jun 1913, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Jun 1989, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Arnold Bowers Shantz was born 21 Sep 1915, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 8 Sep 1981, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Lois Jean Shantz was born 20 Jun 1921, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 2011, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Peter Erb ShantzPeter Erb Shantz was born 25 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb); died 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Sep 1928, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Peter married Maria Croft Bowers 1 Oct 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq. and Elizabeth C. Croft) was born 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria Croft Bowers was born 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq. and Elizabeth C. Croft); died 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Esther Elizabeth Shantz was born 16 Jul 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1879; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Frederick Robert Shantz "Fred" Shantz was born 12 Oct 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Mar 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Minnie B. Shantz was born 6 Sep 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Grace Maria Shantz was born 19 Jan 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Shantz was born 24 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Cyrus Bowers Shantz was born 29 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1944; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 2. Samuel Preston Shantz was born 6 Sep 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1952, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Dec 1952, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Rosalind Marie Shantz was born 18 Feb 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Regina Cemetery, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    9. Alexandra Shantz was born 1 Dec 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1963, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

  3. 6.  Christian S. Bowman was born 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Tobias Bowman and Anna Schneider); died 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christian married Leah Snider 10 Oct 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Lorenz Schneider and Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt) was born 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Leah Snider was born 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Lorenz Schneider and Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt); died 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Lovina Magdalena Bowman was born 16 May 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Margaret Bauman was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Margaret May Bowman was born 24 Sep 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1940; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Edwin Bauman was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Edwin "Ed" Bowman was born 30 Apr 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 May 1944, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 3. Annie Bowman was born 28 Apr 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1969, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Aug 1969, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Milton S. Bowman was born 15 Jun 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Private Clayton Wilfrid Bowman was born 28 Apr 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 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. 10.  Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq.Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq. was born 27 Sep 1816, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania (son of Samuel Bowers and Lydia Sauers); died 19 Oct 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Cyrus married Elizabeth C. Croft 1 Oct 1843. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Franz Kraft and Anna Maria Haist) was born 19 Jan 1821, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 21 Mar 1901; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth C. CroftElizabeth C. Croft was born 19 Jan 1821, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (daughter of Johann Franz Kraft and Anna Maria Haist); died 21 Mar 1901; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Matilda Croft Bowers was born 1 Apr 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1923; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Joseph C. Bowers was born 6 Mar 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Maria Croft Bowers was born 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Malinda Croft Bowers was born 16 Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1920, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

  5. 12.  Rev. Tobias Bowman was born 26 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel); died 2 Sep 1909; was buried 5 Sep 1909, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Tobias married Anna Schneider 24 Apr 1853, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman) 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. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Anna Schneider was born 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian C. Snyder and Anna Cressman); died 9 May 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 6. Christian S. Bowman was born 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah S. Bowman was born 21 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1858; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman was born 15 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    4. Absolom Bauman was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Absalom S. Bowman was born 6 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1876.
    6. Dilman S. Bowman was born 23 Oct 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Moses Bauman was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Moses S. Bowman was born 15 Aug 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Lea Bauman was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Leah S. Bowman was born 16 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1918; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Tobias Bauman was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Tobias S. Bowman was born 13 Oct 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Anna S. Bowman was born 25 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Anna Bauman was born Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    15. Levi S. Bowman was born 7 Dec 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Aaron S. Bowman was born 5 Mar 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1911; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    17. Enos S. Bowman was born 22 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Lorenz Schneider was born 1816, , Germany; died 25 Mar 1882, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lorenz — Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Lienhardt and Catharine Riehl) was born 16 Feb 1822, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 5 Mar 1877; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Magdalena "Lena" Lienhardt was born 16 Feb 1822, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Jacob Lienhardt and Catharine Riehl); died 5 Mar 1877; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catherine Schneider was born 13 May 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1923, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Lorenz Schneider was born 22 Aug 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1927, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mildmay United Cemetery, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Schneider was born 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Anna Maria "Mary" Schneider was born 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1898.
    5. Lea Schneider was born 23 Mar 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jonas L. Snider was born 20 Sep 1853, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1940, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 7. Leah Snider was born 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Margaret Schneider was born 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. John Leinhardt Schneider was born 18 Mar 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1941, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bethesda Community Cemetery, Moorefield, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Henry Schneider was born 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.