Abbie Detweiler^[1]

1880 - 1968  (87 years)

• Name	Abbie Detweiler
  Residence	1880	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Born	26 Jul 1880	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Abbie Shantz
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Apprentice
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Dress Maker, Private Family
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00127-7857.4
  Died	7 Jan 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I18294	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah B. Detweiler,   b. 7 Dec 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1919, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anna S. "Nancy" Weber,   b. 10 Mar 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1939, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	4 May 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F4732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Noah Detweiler,   b. 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Ann Weber,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F258094	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Titus Shantz,   b. 17 May 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1945  [5]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Abbie, daughter of Noah B. and Nancy (Weber) Dettweiler, was born at Bloomingdale, Ont., July 26, 1880; died at the K-W Hospital, Jan. 7, 1968; aged 87 y. 5 m. 12 d. On June 6, 1945 she was married to Titus Shantz, who died Feb. 1, 1964. Surviving are 3 stepchildren (Melvin F., E. Clare, and Anna-Mrs. Elton Cressman), 2 brothers (Isaiah and Norman), one sister (Mrs. Nancy Kinzie), and 4 grandchildren. She was a member of the Cressman Church, Breslau. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Jan. 9, with Robert Johnson and Laurence Martin officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 6 - February 6, 1968 p. 134, 135, 136.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 599. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 20. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 2. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Shantz / Titus S. Shantz / 1881-1964 / his wives / Maryann Dettweiler / 1881-1942 / Abbie Dettweiler / 1880-1966 / son Achan Ward 1910 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 6, 1968 obituary of Abbie Detweiler. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 2. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010837-79. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010837-79. Noah B. Detweiler, 35, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, s/o Rudolph & Susanna married Anna Weber, 26 b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, d/o Benjamin & Anna, witn L.B. Clemens & H.E. Weber both of Waterloo Twp, 4 May 1879 in the Twp of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 26 Jul 1880 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Apprentice - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dress Maker, Private Family - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jan 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth