Eldon Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1889 - 1920  (30 years)

• Name	Eldon Shantz
  Born	21 Oct 1889	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Eldon Shantz
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00009-1070.8
  Died	18 Feb 1920	near Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada   [6]
  Buried	West Zion Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta   [6]
  Person ID	I15868	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan S. Shantz,   b. 16 Mar 1849, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1914, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Caroline Bingeman,   b. 11 Apr 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1927, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1876  [1, 2, 7]
  Family ID	F4256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.-Eldon, son of Bro. and Sister Jonathan Shantz, died near Carstairs, Alta.; aged 30 y. 3 m. 26 d. Death was due to influenza, being sick about ten days. Eldon was converted in June, 1918, during a series of meetings held by Bro. C. Z. Yoder. Soon after he united with the Church and lived a consistent Christian until death. The remains were laid to rest in the West Zion Cemetery near Carstairs, Alta., burial services being conducted by Bro. N. R. Weber. Memorial services are to be held at a later date. May God bless the bereaved ones Gospel Herald - Volume XII, Number 51 - March 18, 1920 - pp. 974, 975

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 273. [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..., 423. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Elden Shantz Born: 21 Oct 1889 County: Waterloo Father: Jonathon Shantz Mother: Caroline Bingeman [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 51. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45796187. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 31, 1914 - Obituary of Jonathan S. Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1889 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Feb 1920 - near Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - West Zion Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta  = Link to Google Earth