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

Family: Amos Shantz / Emma Spaeth (F12517)

m. 24 Apr 1912


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  • Father | Male
    Amos Shantz

    Born  3 Aug 1885  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Nov 1958  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  24 Apr 1912  [1]   
    Father  Henry Shantz | F5013 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Veronica Martin | F5013 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Emma Spaeth

    Born  9 Dec 1888  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Aug 1964  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Spaeth | F6351 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emma Randall | F6351 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Henry Earl Shantz

    Born  CALC 15 Jul 1913   
    Died  4 Jun 1914   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Amos Randall Shantz

    Born  CALC 4 Aug 1915   
    Died  23 Jun 1916   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Gordon William Shantz

    Born  16 Jul 1917  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Aug 1975  Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Irene Horst | F231657 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Norman Edward Shantz

    Born  1919   
    Died  1 Mar 2010  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Beatrice Marie Witmer | F231677 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Mary Emmaleen Shantz

    Born  25 Aug 1921  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Nov 2012  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wilfred Stewart "Stewart" Witmer | F231616 
    Married  1946   

    Child 6 | Female
    Alma Irene "Irene" Shantz

    Born  1924  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Dec 2011  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elton Steiner Kinzie | F231656 
    Married  1 Jan 1953   

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Amos Shantz - February 3, 1959.