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

Family: Bishop Oscar Burkholder / Laura May Shantz (F41947)

m. 1913


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  • Bishop Oscar BurkholderFather | Male
    Bishop Oscar Burkholder

    Born  24 Sep 1886  near, Stouffville, , Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Oct 1956  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1913  [1, 2]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Mary Reesor | F28884 
    Married  28 Mar 1918   
    Father  A. W. Burkholder | F290829 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Agnes Wood | F290829 Group Sheet 

    Laura May ShantzMother | Female
    Laura May Shantz

    Born  12 Sep 1892  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Apr 1916   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac C. Shantz | F4895 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah D. Shantz | F4895 Group Sheet 

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Oscar Burkholder - 30 Oct 1956.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15978-13.
      Oscar Burkholder, 26, occ. Minister, b. Scarboro Twp York Co., res. Markham, son of A. W. Burkholder and Agnes Wood Married Laura May Shantz, 20, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Breslau, daughter of Isaac C. and Sarah, Witness(s): Rolph Burkholder of Stouffville and Edith Shantz of Breslau, 7 May 1913 in Waterloo