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

Family: Aaron S. Shantz / Barbara Nahrgang (F1343)

m. 10 Jun 1863


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  • Father | Male
    Aaron S. Shantz

    Born  27 May 1839  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 May 1917   
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 Jun 1863  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Mary Biehn | F4224 
    Married  23 Dec 1877   
    Father  Joseph Y. Shantz | F1019 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Stauffer | F1019 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Barbara Nahrgang

    Born  31 Dec 1841  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jun 1876  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Christopher Nahrgang | F997 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Schneider | F997 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Odo Shantz

    Born    Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Ezra Shantz

    Born    Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Hannah Shantz

    Born  10 Apr 1864  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1938  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman | F2107 
    Married  30 Oct 1883   

    Child 4 | Female
    Judith Shantz

    Born  31 Mar 1867  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Feb 1965   
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Abraham "Abram" Cressman | F39 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Persida Shantz

    Born  25 Jun 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1938  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Isaiah S. Rosenberger | F5978 
    Married  29 Sep 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Mariah Shantz

    Born  15 Nov 1872  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Nov 1964  Cambridge, 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  Cleason Shantz | F4953 
    Married  19 Dec 1894   
    Spouse  Abraham B. Snyder | F6013 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Female
    Barbara Shantz

    Born  17 Apr 1875  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1969  RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Abraham Good | F6014 
    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..., 401.

    2. [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..., 140.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 9, 1917 - Obituary of Aaron Shantz.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Jun 1863.
      June 9, 1863 Aaron Schantz and Barbara Nahrgang, both of Wilmot, by Rev. G. Schmidt in New Hamburg

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Shantz Aaron, 24, Wilmot, Wilmot, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stauffer), married 9 June 1863 Barbara Nahrgang, 21, Wilmot, Wilmot, daughter of Christoph and Maria (Schneider)