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

Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Erb[1]

Female 1880 - 1954  (74 years)


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  • Name Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Erb 
    Born 30 Jan 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40846516 
    Name Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Shantz 
    Name Carrie Erb 
    Name Catherine Erb  [2
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Domestic 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    House work 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2937.8 
    Died 11 Mar 1954  RR3, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I11901  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Enoch C. Erb,   b. 3 Jan 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1917, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Catharine Good,   b. 18 Sep 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1939, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Family ID F2435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John S. Shantz,   b. 18 Dec 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1924  (Age 44 years) 
    Children 
     1. Alene Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 2009, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In profound sorrow I announce the death of my beloved mother Carrie Erb wife of John S. Shantz at R.R.3 Waterloo, Ontario on Thursday March 11th, 1954 Aged 74 years 1 months 11 days Funeral Service will be held from the Erb Street Mennonite Church Waterloo, Ontario on Sunday, March 14th, 1954 at 2.30 o'clock p.m. Interment will be made in Waterloo Mennonite cemetery.

      Funeral Card

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      Mrs. Carrie Shantz

      Mrs. Carrie Shantz, 74, of RR 3. Waterloo, died Thursday at her home following a brief illness.

      Born Jan. 30, 1880, in Waterloo township, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Erb. She was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo.

      Her husband, John S Shantz. died in 1924.

      Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Howard (Alene) Jewitt of. Waterloo and three sisters, Mrs. Matilda Cressman of Kitchener, Mrs. Menassah Hallman of Petersburg and Mrs. Addie Cressman of New Hamburg. Three grandchildren also survive.

      Two sisters, Rebecca and Mrs. Angeline Hunsberger predeceased her.

      The body will be at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home until Sunday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to Erb Street Mennonite Church for the funeral at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery. Rev. Leonard Haarer will officiate.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Fri, Mar 12, 1954 Page 7

  • 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..., 651.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 41 Household Number 214.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 13.

    5. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 41.

    6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 2.

    7. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 13.

    8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 42.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Erb, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Erb Cemetery. 1880. " Carrie Catharine Erb Shantz (1880-1954) - Find A...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40846516/carrie-catharine-shantz.

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Enoch Erb aged 21 res Waterloo born Waterloo son of Jacob and Mary (Clemens) married 7 Apr 1863 to Catherine Good aged 17 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of Joel and Catherine (Stauffer)

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    12. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Apr 1863.
      07 Apr 1863 Enoch Erb was married to Catharina Good, both of Waterloo.

    13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 12, 1939 - Obituary of Catharine Good.

    14. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 15, 1917 - Obituary of Enoch C. Erb.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jan 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - House work - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1954 - RR3, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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