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

Family: Daniel Shantz / Marie "Mary" Nahrgang (F1347)

m. 10 Mar 1868


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  • Father | Male
    Daniel Shantz

    Born  4 Jan 1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Oct 1936  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
    Married  10 Mar 1868  [1, 2, 3, 4]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Y. Shantz | F1019 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Stauffer | F1019 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Marie "Mary" Nahrgang

    Born  2 Nov 1847  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Dec 1921   
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christopher Nahrgang | F997 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Schneider | F997 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Norman Shantz

    Born  3 Nov 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Dec 1949   
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Rosenberger | F5973 
    Married  17 Mar 1896  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Rosenberger | F5974 
    Married  7 Nov 1893   

    Child 2 | Male
    Uzziah Shantz

    Born  11 Jun 1875  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Aug 1948  Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lydia Ann Cressman | F57 
    Married  19 Feb 1902  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Anna Shantz

    Born  25 Nov 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Feb 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ephraim S. Schmitt | F35560 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Joseph N. Shantz

    Born  30 Dec 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1942  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  Lydia Snyder | F7623 
    Married  11 Feb 1911  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Ella Shantz

    Born  3 Oct 1883  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Sep 1958   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ephraim S. Schmitt | F188241 
    Married  26 Feb 1908  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Simeon N. Shantz

    Born  1 Mar 1886  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 May 1973  Preston (Cambridge), 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  Celina Cressman | F28975 
    Married  24 Jan 1912  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Clara Shantz

    Born  18 Dec 1889  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1979  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Geiger Mennonite Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John A. McKenzie | F60874 
    Married  3 Nov 1919  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • 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..., 402.

    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, November 12, 1936 - Obituary of Daniel Shantz.

    4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Daniel Shantz, 24, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, married 10 Mar 1868 Maria Nahrgang, 20, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of Christopher and Maria