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Henry Willard Shantz

Male 1909 - 1939  (29 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Henry Willard Shantz was born 23 Dec 1909, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Menno M. Shantz and Esther Wismer); died 3 May 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Menno M. Shantz was born 11 Apr 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Shantz and Veronica Martin); died 2 Nov 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Menno married Esther Wismer 9 Sep 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of John S. Wismer and Susannah Gehman) was born 22 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Mar 1947; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Esther Wismer was born 22 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of John S. Wismer and Susannah Gehman); died Mar 1947; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Henry Willard Shantz was born 23 Dec 1909, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Esther Estelle Shantz was born 11 Oct 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 2000; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. John George Shantz was born 3 Jun 1913, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Nov 2004; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. Lydia Lauretta "Rita" Shantz was born 12 Feb 1915, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. Menno Leon Shantz was born 15 Feb 1917, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1918; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    6. Ella Mae Shantz was born 4 Feb 1919, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Irvine Leonard Shantz was born 16 Dec 1920, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1993; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    8. Peter Arnold Shantz was born 28 Feb 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    9. Samuel Howard Shantz was born 10 Jul 1924, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1997, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Marion Elizabeth "Ella" Shantz was born 21 Sep 1926, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    11. Doris Evelyn Shantz


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Shantz was born 7 Oct 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz and Lydia Martin); died 24 Mar 1928; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Henry married Veronica Martin 9 Feb 1875. Veronica (daughter of Levi S. Martin and Maria Lichty) was born 11 Feb 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1923; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Veronica Martin was born 11 Feb 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Levi S. Martin and Maria Lichty); died 29 Dec 1923; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Veronica Shantz was born 19 Oct 1867; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Mary Shantz was born 2 Jul 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Levi Shantz was born 26 Jun 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1959; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. Noah M. Shantz was born 1 Dec 1879, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1958, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. Lydia Shantz was born 18 Jul 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    6. 2. Menno M. Shantz was born 11 Apr 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    7. Amos Shantz was born 3 Aug 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

  3. 6.  John S. Wismer was born 29 Apr 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John C. Wismer and Nancy Snyder); died 11 Feb 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Susannah Gehman 12 May 1885. Susannah (daughter of Rev. Solomon B. Gehman and Angeline Shantz) was born 15 Jan 1865, Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1943; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susannah Gehman was born 15 Jan 1865, Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. Solomon B. Gehman and Angeline Shantz); died 31 Jul 1943; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Naomi Wismer died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Esther Wismer was born 22 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Mar 1947; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. Samuel Gehman "Sam" Wismer was born 3 Nov 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Oct 1991, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Oct 1991, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy C. Wismer was born 26 Sep 1894, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Adah Angeline Wismer was born 8 Apr 1901, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz was born 3 Nov 1804, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul); died 4 Oct 1877, South Of Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Heinrich married Lydia Martin 23 Sep 1828. Lydia (daughter of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman) was born 24 Aug 1810, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Feb 1899; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Lydia Martin was born 24 Aug 1810, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman); died 12 Feb 1899; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Peter Shantz was born 7 Aug 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Shantz was born 15 Apr 1832, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1894, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Rebecca Shantz was born 24 Jan 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Mar 1897; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Hannah Shantz was born 10 Jun 1837, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1891; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. Jonas Shantz was born 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Nancy Shantz was born 11 Oct 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    7. Elizabeth Shantz was born 15 Mar 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1911; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. David Shantz was born 29 May 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1909; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Lydia Shantz was born 31 Aug 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1908; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 4. Henry Shantz was born 7 Oct 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1928; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    11. Rev. Christian Shantz was born 7 Feb 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1940, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

  3. 10.  Levi S. Martin was born 21 Jun 1826, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel Z. Martin and Veronica Schneider); died 22 Oct 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Levi married Maria Lichty 15 Oct 1850. Maria (daughter of Johannes Lichty and Barbara Hoffman) was born 7 Oct 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1901; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Maria Lichty was born 7 Oct 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Johannes Lichty and Barbara Hoffman); died 27 Nov 1901; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Veronica Martin was born 11 Feb 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1923; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. Barbara L. Martin was born 24 Feb 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1943; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Maria Martin was born 15 Mar 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1935; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jesaia Martin was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Bishop Ezra L. Martin was born 6 Mar 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1939, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jonathan L. Martin was born 8 Aug 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Levi L. Martin was born 26 May 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1956; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Daniel L. Martin was born 2 Sep 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1933, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Noah L. Martin was born 27 Dec 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1955, RR4 Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jan 1955, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Anna L. Martin was born 30 May 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1953, RR4, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Elizabeth Martin was born 25 Oct 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jul 1944; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  John C. Wismer was born 11 Aug 1835, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann "John" Wismer and Susannah Cressman); died 29 Jul 1930; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Nancy Snyder 23 Sep 1856. Nancy (daughter of Benjamin Schneider and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born 28 Nov 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1927; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy Snyder was born 28 Nov 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin Schneider and Elizabeth Detweiler); died 30 Jun 1927; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin S. Wismer was born 10 Jun 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1928, Grimsby East, Lincoln Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Osborne Cemetery, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario.
    2. 6. John S. Wismer was born 29 Apr 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1934, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rev. David S. Wismer was born 12 Jun 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Rev. Henry S. Wismer was born 23 Mar 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Leah Wismer was born 1865, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nancy Wismer was born 27 May 1867, Nithburg, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 11 Apr 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 14 Apr 1934, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Isaiah Wismer was born 28 Aug 1870, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1954; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Emeline Wismer was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Rev. Solomon B. GehmanRev. Solomon B. Gehman was born 21 Jul 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Solomon Gehman and Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel); died 19 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Solomon married Angeline Shantz 3 May 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Angeline (daughter of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb) 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. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Angeline Shantz was born 10 Apr 1846, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb); died 2 Jan 1928; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 7. Susannah Gehman was born 15 Jan 1865, Dumfries Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1943; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Allan Gehman was born 20 Jul 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Samuel Gehman was born 3 Oct 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Esther Gehman was born 15 Jun 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1935; was buried , Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.
    5. William S. Gehman was born 1 Jul 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1962, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    6. Solomon S. "Sollie" Gehman was born 7 Aug 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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