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

Mervin Shantz[1]

Male 1902 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Mervin Shantz 
    Born Feb 1902  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer's Son 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1925  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-158478 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I158478  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Allan B. Shantz,   b. 14 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Catherine Shirk,   b. 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1899  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence B. Burkhard,   b. 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Mar 1925  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ralph Emerson Shantz,   b. 10 May 1927,   d. 15 Aug 1990  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F46471  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020808-25.
      Mervin Shantz, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Kitchener, res. RR#2 Kitchener, son of Allan Shantz (B. Wilmot Twp) and Catherine Shirk Married Florence Burkhart, 22, occ. Housekeeper, b. Drayton, res. RR#2 Drayton, daughter of Enoch Burkhart (B. Woolwich Twp) and Hannah Eby, Witnessed by: Abner Musselman of RR#2 Waterloo and Gladys Burkhart of RR#2 Drayton, 25 March 1925 in Waterloo Twp.

    2. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 2.

    3. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 4.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015681-1899.
      Allen SHANTZ, 24 of Wilmot Tp., born Wilmot Tp., bachelor, farmer, Mennonite, son of Wendel SHANTZ & Nancy BOWMAN to Katy SHERK, 24 of Bridgeport, born Bridgeport, spinster, Mennonite, daughter of Peter SHIRK & Mag. MARTIN on Mar. 1st, 1899 in Berlin. Ceremony witnessed by Josiah CRESSMAN, Waterloo Tp., & Magdalena SHIRK, Bridgeport; performed by Daniel Wismer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1902 - 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 MapsOccupation - Farmer's Son - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1925 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Mar 1925 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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