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

Family: Nelson Shantz / Barbara S. Snyder (F4919)

m. 16 Feb 1886


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  • Father | Male
    Nelson Shantz

    Born  11 Jun 1865  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jun 1930   
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  16 Feb 1886  [1, 2]   
    Father  Menno E. Shantz | F354 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Rudy | F354 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Barbara S. Snyder

    Born  25 Oct 1866  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Oct 1966  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., 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
    Father  John K. Snyder | F4906 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Veronica "Franceska" Shantz | F4906 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Agnes Isabella Shantz

    Born  19 Sep 1887  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Dec 1934   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rienzi Reier | F34715 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Clayton Shantz

    Born  1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    Clayton Arthur Schantz

    Born  9 Apr 1889  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jun 1968   
    Buried    Elmwood Hill Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Lichty | F226426 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Lorne Alexander Shantz

    Born  14 Mar 1891  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Mar 1973  Kitchener, 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  Elma Vinetta Snyder | F237927 
    Married  22 Oct 1919  Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Nellie Schantz

    Born  Oct 1893  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Cornelia "Nellie" Shantz

    Born  4 Oct 1893  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Feb 1972  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Ziegler Lichty | F45261 
    Married  25 Nov 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Clarence S. Shantz

    Born  19 Nov 1897  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 304.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nelson Shantz - July 3, 1930.