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

Family: Pastor Benjamin B. Shantz / Myra Snyder (F5893)

m. 7 Mar 1906


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  • Pastor Benjamin B. ShantzFather | Male
    Pastor Benjamin B. Shantz

    Born  23 Jun 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Dec 1964  Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  7 Mar 1906  [1, 2]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob E. Shantz | F2092 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lydia U. Bowman | F2092 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Myra Snyder

    Born  11 Jul 1885  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jul 1980  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Levi Snyder | F261882 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah S. Reist | F261882 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Violet Shantz

    Born  Apr 1907  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1999   
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cranson Shantz Good | F46676 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Female
    Grace Shantz

    Born  Jul 1908  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wesley Metzger | F41500 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    Levi Clayton Shantz

    Born  1911   
    Died  1992   
    Buried    Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Mary Edna "Edna" Shantz

    Born  5 Jul 1917  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Apr 2004  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Walter Rae "Rae" Hilborn | F52629 
    Married  19 Feb 1944   

    Child 5 | Male
    Jacob Ralph "Ralph" Shantz

    Born  21 Feb 1922  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Dec 2014  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nelda Grace Musselman | F211565 
    Married  14 Aug 1947   

    Child 6 | Male
    Donald Roy "Roy" Shantz

    Born  31 Mar 1925  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Elaine "Elaine" Rohr | F57580 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1980 - Myra Snyder.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Benjamin B. Shantz - March 9, 1965 - pages 214,215.