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

Family: Enoch Donald Shantz / Catharine Ruthig (F4891)

m. 17 May 1864


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  • Father | Male
    Enoch Donald Shantz

    Born  6 Aug 1841  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Apr 1920  Foremost, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Nemiscam Cemetery, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 May 1864  [1]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Angeline Shoemaker | F1568 
    Married  11 Feb 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John C. Shantz | F5494 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Detweiler | F5494 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catharine Ruthig

    Born  1843  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1870   
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John H. Ruthig | F21952 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria Anna Weber | F21952 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    John Henry Shantz

    Born  16 Dec 1864  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Dec 1935  Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker | F1578 
    Married  25 Dec 1887  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    William Albert Shantz

    Born  8 Jul 1866  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Sep 1936   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Deborah Davidson | F35618 
    Married  24 Dec 1900  , China Find all individuals with events at this location

    Abraham Emanuel "Abram" ShantzChild 3 | Male
    Abraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz

    Born  12 Dec 1867  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Nov 1942  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada 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  Henrietta Boehmer | F6429 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Josiah Jeremiah Shantz

    Born  1868  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Philip Shantz

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

    Child 6 | Male
    Enoch Shantz

    Born  11 Nov 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Mar 1871  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Charles Herman Shantz

    Born  24 Jul 1872  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 May 1864.
      May 17, 1864 Enoch Schantz and Catharina Ruthig, both of Wilmot