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

Family: Franklin Shantz / Leah Groff (F1323)

m. 6 Jan 1884


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  • Father | Male
    Franklin Shantz

    Born  14 Sep 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jan 1929  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  6 Jan 1884  [1]   
    Father  Moses Shantz | F3930 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Snider | F3930 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Leah Groff

    Born  11 Jun 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Feb 1924  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Abraham Groff | F1322 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria "Mary" Eby | F1322 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Anna Shantz

    Born  13 Oct 1884  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Nov 1973  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ephraim Bearinger | F6218 
    Married  13 Nov 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Albert Shantz

    Born  12 Dec 1885  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Sep 1968  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rosa Christina Lorentz | F43670 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Ida Shantz

    Born  5 Aug 1887  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Apr 1970  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emanuel Schlueter | F37890 
    Married  8 Mar 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Abraham Shantz

    Born  1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Abraham G. Shantz

    Born  8 Apr 1889  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Dec 1954   
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ada B. Eby | F5736 
    Married  20 Mar 1917   
    Spouse  Beulah Eby | F6219 
    Married  6 Jul 1921   

    Child 6 | Female
    Susannah Shantz

    Born  12 Dec 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Nov 1971  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Aaron L. Sauder | F44350 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Moses Shantz

    Born  5 Jan 1896  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Dec 1974  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena Philipine Koerber | F6114 
    Married  19 Oct 1921  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Edna G. Shantz

    Born  1906   
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Scherrer | F47435 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 426.