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

Family: Samuel B. Shantz / Rebecca Rudy (F316)

m. 25 Mar 1845


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  • Father | Male
    Samuel B. Shantz

    Born  16 Jan 1811  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 1895   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  25 Mar 1845  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Susannah Erb | F4139 
    Married  28 Mar 1830   
    Father  Isaac Shantz | F4138 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Bechtel | F4138 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rebecca Rudy

    Born  29 Oct 1825  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jun 1899  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  Daniel Rudy | F311 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Rosenberger | F311 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Daniel Shantz

    Born  1 Jan 1846  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Aug 1848  Waterloo Twp., 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 2 | Female
    Esther Shantz

    Born  27 Dec 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jan 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Menno M. Shoemaker | F1623 
    Married  29 Nov 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Abraham Shantz

    Born  2 May 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jan 1861  Waterloo Twp., 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 4 | Male
    Moses Rudy Shantz

    Born  13 Feb 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Caroline Lips | F4962 
    Married  8 Oct 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rebecca Rickert | F20511 
    Married  20 Jan 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Emily Shantz

    Born  18 Feb 1854  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1921   
    Buried    Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samuel C. Bowman | F2078 
    Married  9 Dec 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Josiah Shantz

    Born  20 Feb 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Feb 1861  Waterloo Twp., 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 7 | Male
    Nelson Shantz

    Born  2 Aug 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 1861  Waterloo Twp., 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 8 | Female
    Matilda R. Shantz

    Born  16 Oct 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Noah E. Eby | F4963 
    Married  12 Feb 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Rev. Israel R. ShantzChild 9 | Male
    Rev. Israel R. Shantz

    Born  15 Aug 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1910  Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Betsy" Schmitt | F4964 
    Married  22 Sep 1886  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Allan Rudy Shantz

    Born  2 Sep 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Feb 1937  Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Carstairs Cemetery, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louisa Miller | F4965 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Female
    Louisa Rebecca "Rebecca" Shantz

    Born  20 Oct 1867  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Benjamin E. Eby | F4966 
    Married  14 Mar 1886   

    Child 12 | Male
    Simon R. Shantz

    Born  28 Apr 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jun 1926   
    Buried    Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ann Elizabeth Knorr | F4967 
    Married  30 Aug 1891  Waterloo City, 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..., 413.

    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..., 206.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53.
      Samuel Shantz, to Rebecka Rudy, both of Waterloo. 25 Mar. 1845.

    4. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 17.

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 11.