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

Family: Noah W. Shantz / Rachel Shantz (F4922)

m. 27 Feb 1876


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  • Father | Male
    Noah W. Shantz

    Born  10 Aug 1854  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1920  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  27 Feb 1876  [1, 2]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Daniel Shantz | F3951 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Wismer | F3951 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rachel Shantz

    Born  27 Mar 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Aug 1890  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
    Father  Isaac Y. Shantz | F4915 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Clemens | F4915 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Edmund S. Shantz

    Born  12 Apr 1877  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Nov 1943  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Marietta Gimbel | F24503 
    Married  17 Oct 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Maurice "Morris" Shantz

    Born  12 Aug 1877  Wheatland Twp., Mecosta, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Dec 1961  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Elah S. "Eli" Shantz

    Born  23 Dec 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1971   
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha e. Hayes | F34002 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Daniel S. Shantz

    Born  20 Oct 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Nov 1955   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary M. Weber | F4756 
    Married  3 Dec 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lydia Sauder | F47111 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Mystic Shantz

    Born  3 Sep 1882  Caledonia, Mecosta, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Oct 1883   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Susannah Shantz

    Born  2 Jan 1885   
    Died  12 Nov 1886   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Orvie Shantz

    Born  13 Sep 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 May 1907   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, 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..., 398.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Rachel C Shantz Born: Waterloo Age: 20 Father: Isaac Shantz Mother: Catherine Shantz Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Noah W Shantz Age: 21 born: Waterloo Father: Daniel Shantz Mother: Cother Shantz married 27 Feb 1876