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

Family: Benjamin G. Horst / Lydia Ann Shantz (F2385)

m. 27 Nov 1895


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin G. Horst

    Born  27 Apr 1870  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Feb 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  27 Nov 1895  [1, 2]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac W. Horst | F2592 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Good | F2592 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Lydia Ann Shantz

    Born  18 Oct 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Aug 1951  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Moses Shantz | F3930 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Snider | F3930 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Clifford Horst

    Born  13 Mar 1897  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Emma Horst

    Born  Feb 1899  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Eunice Horst

    Born  20 Feb 1899  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Leonard Horst

    Born  17 Jan 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Shantz | F33184 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Ina Viola Horst

    Born  5 Jul 1905  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jul 1995  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Edith Lorene "Lorene" Horst

    Born  31 May 1910  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Nov 1972   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ion Laverne Weber | F45399 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Maurice Horst

    Born  1 Dec 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Dec 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Marshall Horst

    Born  1 Dec 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Dec 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 8, 1949 - Obituary of Benjamin G. Horst.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012556-95.
      Benjamin Horst, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich Township, res. Waterloo Township, son of Isaac Horst and Elizabeth Good married Lydia Ann Shantz, 21, b. Waterloo Township, res. Waterloo Township, daughter of Moses Shantz and Susannah Schneider, Witness(es): Herbert Schantz of Waterloo Township and Soloma Horst, 21 November 1895 in Waterloo.