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

Merle Lloyd Shantz

Male 1914 - 1994  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Merle Lloyd Shantz was born 25 Oct 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Percival Lloyd "Percy" Shantz and Catherine Sophia Sachs); died 30 Mar 1994, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cremated.

    Merle married Hilda Helen Schwartz 5 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hilda (daughter of Edward Joseph Schwartz and Mary Katherine "Katie" Dentinger) was born 30 Oct 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Percival Lloyd "Percy" Shantz was born 9 Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz and Henrietta Boehmer); died 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Percival married Catherine Sophia Sachs 27 Jun 1913. Catherine was born 10 Aug 1892, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine Sophia Sachs was born 10 Aug 1892, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Merle Lloyd Shantz was born 25 Oct 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1994, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cremated.
    2. Shirley Shantz was born 1925; died 25 Oct 2012, Waterloo Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cremated.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Abraham Emanuel "Abram" ShantzAbraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz was born 12 Dec 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Enoch Donald Shantz and Catharine Ruthig); died 28 Nov 1942, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham — Henrietta Boehmer. Henrietta (daughter of Jacob S. Boehmer and Margareth Brodrecht) was born 9 Sep 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1925, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Henrietta Boehmer was born 9 Sep 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob S. Boehmer and Margareth Brodrecht); died 2 Apr 1925, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Arthur Shantz was born 12 Dec 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Percival Lloyd "Percy" Shantz was born 9 Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Earl Shantz was born 21 Feb 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Enoch Donald Shantz was born 6 Aug 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John C. Shantz and ?, son of John C. Shantz and Nancy Detweiler); died 1 Apr 1920, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Nemiscam Cemetery, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada.

    Enoch married Catharine Ruthig 17 May 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of John H. Ruthig and Maria Anna Weber) was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1870; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catharine Ruthig was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John H. Ruthig and Maria Anna Weber); died 1870; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. John Henry Shantz was born 16 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1935, Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
    2. William Albert Shantz was born 8 Jul 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1936; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Abraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz was born 12 Dec 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1942, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Josiah Jeremiah Shantz was born 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Philip Shantz was born Abt 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Enoch Shantz was born 11 Nov 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Mar 1871, , Ontario, Canada.
    7. Charles Herman Shantz was born 24 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Jacob S. Boehmer was born 6 Aug 1845, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Boehmer and Elisabeth Schaefer); died 21 Apr 1910, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Margareth Brodrecht 5 Apr 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margareth (daughter of Henry Brodrecht and Sibilla Riffer) was born 1845, , Germany; died 17 Apr 1924; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Margareth Brodrecht was born 1845, , Germany (daughter of Henry Brodrecht and Sibilla Riffer); died 17 Apr 1924; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob B. Boehmer was born 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. William Boehmer was born 7 Apr 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wilhelmina Boehmer was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Henrietta Boehmer was born 9 Sep 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1925, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Charlotte Mary Ann "Mary" Boehmer was born 28 Dec 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Frederick Cedron Boehmer was born 28 Apr 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1958, Howe, LaGrange, Indiana, United States; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
    7. Joseph Boehmer was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Albert Boehmer was born CALC 10 Apr 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1898; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Violet Boehmer was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Wilet Boehmer was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Henry B. Boehmer was born 19 Sep 1880, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Pervilla Syvera "Pearl" Boehmer was born 1 Apr 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1979, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.