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

Family: Ezra S. Shantz / Anna Margaret Loucks (F8905)

m. 19 Feb 1893


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  • Father | Male
    Ezra S. Shantz

    Born  12 Sep 1869  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Mar 1955   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Feb 1893  [1]   
    Father  John D. Shantz | F4890 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Steiner | F4890 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Anna Margaret Loucks

    Born  22 Aug 1870  , St. Joseph Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Dec 1952  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    John Henry Shantz

    Born  18 Oct 1894  Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Apr 1980  Cambridge, 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
    Spouse  Ida Bechtel | F40421 
    Married  28 Dec 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Catherine Shantz

    Born  Mar 1897  , USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    Elmer Oscar Shantz

    Born  14 Oct 1898  Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Mar 1989  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eva Bachert | F18711 
    Married  9 Jan 1926  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Eldon Shantz

    Born  Dec 1900  , USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Jacob Alan Shantz

    Born  7 Jun 1903  , Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Aug 1963  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  Nettie Groff | F9114 
    Married  6 Apr 1927   

    Child 6 | Female
    Sarah Shantz

    Born  May 1906  , USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leonard Horst | F33184 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Joseph Ervin Shantz

    Born  11 Oct 1908  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Feb 1968  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Esther Adeline Dorsch | F227168 
    Married  2 Aug 1938   

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra S. Shantz - April 12, 1955 ­ page 358, 359.