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

Family: Rev. David S. Shantz / Susannah Elizabeth Erb (F4929)

m. 25 Sep 1877


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  • Father | Male
    Rev. David S. Shantz

    Born  13 May 1854  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 May 1929  Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  25 Sep 1877  [1, 2]  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Y. Shantz | F1019 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Stauffer | F1019 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Susannah Elizabeth Erb

    Born  15 Dec 1855  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1939  Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac Erb | F1054 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah Kinzey | F1054 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Melanchton Shantz

    Born  6 Nov 1878  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1969   
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samantha Maria Shantz | F15305 
    Married  25 Jan 1902  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Louisa Sybilla Shantz

    Born  2 May 1880  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Nov 1960   
    Buried    Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Hannah Genevieve Shantz

    Born  27 Jun 1882  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Mar 1965  Castor, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David Weaver | F60878 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Llewellyn Shantz

    Born  23 Dec 1883  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jan 1961  Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Phoebe May Shantz

    Born  10 May 1886  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1893  Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Dickson Hill Cemetery, Markham, York, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Ida E. Shantz

    Born  6 Aug 1888  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 May 1903  Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Ross Shantz

    Born  15 Jun 1893  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1984  Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Wilfrid Shantz

    Born  4 Nov 1896  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Female
    Lula Verdella Shantz

    Born  10 Dec 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • 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..., 402.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011091-77.
      011091-77 (Waterloo Co.) David S. SHANTZ, 23, yeoman, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o Joseph & Elizabeth married Susanna E. ERB, 21, Waterloo, Wilmot Twp, d/o Isaac & Hannah, witn Wesley ERB & Elizabeth SHANTZ of Wilmot Twp, 25 September 1877 in New Hamburg.