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

Family: John D. Shantz / Elizabeth Steiner (F4890)

m. 13 Feb 1866


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  • Father | Male
    John D. Shantz

    Born  4 Oct 1839  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jun 1923  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  13 Feb 1866  [1, 2]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John C. Shantz | F5494 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Detweiler | F5494 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Steiner

    Born  12 Dec 1840  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jun 1901   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Ulrich Steiner | F5087 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Boesinger | F5087 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Steiner Shantz

    Born  21 Oct 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Dec 1906   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Lydia Shantz

    Born  24 Jan 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jan 1882   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Rosa Shantz

    Born  1869  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Ezra S. Shantz

    Born  12 Sep 1869  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Mar 1955   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna Margaret Loucks | F8905 
    Married  19 Feb 1893   

    Child 5 | Female
    Anna Shantz

    Born  25 Jul 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jul 1917  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Albert Habermehl | F167959 
    Married  8 Apr 1903  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Sarah Shantz

    Born  18 Jan 1873  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jan 1961   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George S. Weber | F4746 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Tobias Shantz

    Born  18 Oct 1874  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1944   
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laura Shantz | F5972 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Elizabeth Shantz

    Born  3 Aug 1876  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Solomon S. "Sollie" Gehman | F45521 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Male
    John S. Shantz

    Born  18 Dec 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jul 1924   
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Erb | F3906 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Female
    Mary Ann Shantz

    Born  7 Oct 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Feb 1925  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Noah S. Hunsberger | F6293 
    Married  1 Mar 1905  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Female
    Barbara Shantz

    Born  1884  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1884   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., 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..., 388.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 1, 1923 - Obituary of John D Shantz.