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

Family: Menno D. Shantz / Elizabeth Histand (F4893)

m. 30 Dec 1873


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  • Father | Male
    Menno D. Shantz

    Born  3 Nov 1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 May 1911   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  30 Dec 1873  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John C. Shantz | F5494 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Detweiler | F5494 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Histand

    Born  6 Oct 1846  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jan 1923  Waterloo City, 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
    Father  John Histand | F973 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine L. Bechtel | F973 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Harvey Shantz

    Born  10 Nov 1877  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jun 1878   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Amanda May Shantz

    Born  12 Apr 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1957   
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Catherine Shantz

    Born  1880  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Female
    Catherine Elizabeth Shantz

    Born  1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1895   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Ellen Shantz

    Born  Oct 1891  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Mary Ellen "Ellen" Shantz

    Born  13 Oct 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1969   
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, 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..., 389.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 22, 1923 - Obituary of Elizabeth Histand.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Menno D Schantz Born: Canada Age: 29 Father: John Schantz Mother: Nancy Schantz Born: abt 1844 Spouse: Elizabeth Hiestand Age: 27 born: Canada Father: John Hiestand Mother: Cathernie Hiestand married 30 Dec 1873 married: Waterloo, Kitchener