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

Family: Menno S. Shantz / Lydia Bricker (F3501)

m. 12 Apr 1876


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  • Father | Male
    Menno S. Shantz

    Born  11 Oct 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jan 1937  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
    Married  12 Apr 1876  [1, 2, 3]  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Moses Shantz | F3930 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Snider | F3930 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Lydia Bricker

    Born  17 Apr 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David Bricker | F3494 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah Kolb | F3494 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Abner Gordon Shantz

    Born  20 Jun 1877  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Catherine (Caroline) Guenzler | F11300 
    Married  23 Sep 1916  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Ada M. C. Shantz

    Born  20 Sep 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Pearly Shantz

    Born  1884  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Perlous D. Shantz

    Born  17 Oct 1884  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Ransom Garnett Shantz

    Born  18 Nov 1884  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    Melvin Grant Shantz

    Born  2 Oct 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • 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..., 426.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Apr 1876.
      12 Apr 1876 By Pastor Cormany in Breslau, Menno Schantz of Bridgeport was married to Lydia Bricker of Breslau.

    3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 52.