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

Ammon Junia "A. J." Shantz

Male 1892 - 1988  (96 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ammon Junia "A. J." Shantz was born 24 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Stauffer Shantz and Magdalena "Martha" Snyder); died 14 Mar 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Mar 1988, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ammon married Clara Regina Edna Bechtel 21 Aug 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clara (daughter of Menno M. Bechtel and Sarah Ann Wahl) was born 24 May 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Verna Evelyn Shantz was born 9 Aug 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Feb 1921, Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Stauffer Shantz was born 13 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Simon S. Shantz and Judith Stauffer); 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.

    Joseph married Magdalena "Martha" Snyder 9 Mar 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Absalom Snyder, daughter of Absalom Snyder and Mary Bricker) was born 21 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jun 1931, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Magdalena "Martha" Snyder was born 21 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Absalom Snyder, daughter of Absalom Snyder and Mary Bricker); died 3 Jun 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jun 1931, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Emma Naomi Shantz was born 10 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1889; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Judith Magdalena Shantz was born 10 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1888; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hermes Clement Shantz was born 4 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Ammon Junia "A. J." Shantz was born 24 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Mar 1988, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  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. 2. 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. 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.

  3. 6.  Absalom Snyder was born 23 May 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John C. Snyder and Catharine Shantz); died 21 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 3. Magdalena "Martha" Snyder was born 21 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jun 1931, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catherine Snyder was born 5 Feb 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 10.  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. 11.  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. 5. 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.

  5. 12.  John C. Snyder was born 1 Feb 1792, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Schneider and Elizabeth Erb); died 31 Jul 1834, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Catharine Shantz Sep 1814. Catharine (daughter of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul) was born 5 Sep 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catharine Shantz was born 5 Sep 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul); died 27 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Levi Snyder was born 16 Aug 1815, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Absalom Snyder was born 23 May 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hannah Snyder 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.
    4. Samuel Shantz Snider was born 9 Oct 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1912; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Amos Snyder was born 14 May 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Elizabeth Snyder was born 4 Mar 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1910, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario.
    7. Nancy Snyder was born 30 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Christian Snyder was born 15 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Rebecca Snyder was born 10 Apr 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.