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

Family: Russell Arthur Thomas / Clara Mabel Shantz (F29185)

m. 10 Jun 1924


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  • Father | Male
    Russell Arthur Thomas

    Born  3 Nov 1891  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Dec 1969  Kitchener, 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
    Married  10 Jun 1924  [1]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Elijah Snyder Thomas | F5046 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lydia Jane Underwood | F5046 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Clara Mabel Shantz

    Born  25 Jul 1906  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Mar 1963  Kitchener, 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
    Father  Henry Shantz | F18278 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Frey | F18278 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Milton Henry Thomas

    Born  18 Dec 1925   
    Died  2 Sep 2009  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Elspeth Gladstone | F248943 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Walter Arthur Thomas

    Born  26 Jul 1928   
    Died  26 Sep 2009   
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Barbara Louise Weaver | F63092 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    Russell Howard Thomas

    Born  25 Feb 1930  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Dec 2003  Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Edward Thomas

    Born     
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    William "Billy" Thomas

    Born     
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    Grant Wayne Thomas

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    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Clara Mabel Thomas

    Born  2 Oct 1936   
    Died  2 Oct 1936   
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Kenneth Roy Thomas

    Born  13 Apr 1933   
    Died  7 Oct 2013   
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Hammer | F63093 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Female
    Lillian Catharine Thomas

    Born  11 Jan 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Nov 2017  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Allan Neilly | F63089 
    Married  3 Aug 1951   

    Child 10 | Female
    Barbara Esther Christina Thomas

    Born  24 Jun 1938   
    Died  22 Jan 2021  Northbrook, Kaladar Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edward Asmus Giilck | F63090 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Female
    Mary Lou Thomas

    Born  26 Jan 1943   
    Died  23 Nov 2015   
    Buried    Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Harry Falkenstern | F63091 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020643-24.
      Russell Arthur Thomas, 29, occ. Teamster, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 185 N. Queen St. Kitchener, son of George Henry Barnes (B. Canada) and Jane Ellen Nichols married Clara Shantz, 19, occ. Housework, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 82 Norman St. Waterloo, Spinster, daughter of William Hoskins (B. Canada) and Alice Lee, Witn: Francis and Agnes Livock both of Kitchener, 10 June 1924 in Kitchener