Elmina Weber^{[1, 2]}

1881 - 1930  (49 years)

• Name	Elmina Weber
  Born	7 Aug 1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elmina Shantz
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00127-7902.11
  Died	12 Sep 1930	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I18501	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Moses M. Weber,   b. 29 Aug 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Clemmer,   b. 22 Jan 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1877	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Family ID	F2691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norman S. Shantz,   b. 5 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1967, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario  (Age 91 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1907	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Seleda Shantz,   b. 1 Sep 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   2. Sylvia Edna Shantz,   b. 4 Aug 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   3. Mahlon Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1914,   d. 1 Oct 1999  (Age 85 years)   4. Elam Wilbur Shantz,   b. 11 Apr 1920,   d. 23 Nov 1995, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz. - Elmina C., daughter of the late Moses and Rebecca Weber, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Aug. 7, 1881; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Sept. 12, 1930; aged 49 y. 1 m. 5 d. At the age of 9 years she was left an orphan and was taken into the home of her uncle, Daniel Weber, where she grew to womanhood. On Jan. 9, 1907, she was married to Norman Shantz. To this union 3 sons and 2 daughters were born. One daughter died in infancy. She is survived by her husband and children, and 2 brothers and 1 sister who mourn her departure. In early youth she accepted Christ and became a member of the Mennonite Church, in which faith she lived an exemplary Christian life, and left bright evidence for the future. She was a member of the Hagey congregation. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, at Kitchener Sept. 15. Bros. Benjamin B. Shantz and Milo Kauffman were in charge. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIII, No. 28 - October 9, 1930 - pages 606, 607

  
  

• 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..., 608. [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..., 450. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 9, 1930 - Obituary of Elmina C. Weber. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27020952/elmina-shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 19, 1968 - Obituary of Norman S. Shantz. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Feb 1877. 12 Feb 1877 By Rev. J.B. Baumann, Freeport, Moses Weber was married to Rebecca Clemmer, both of Wateloo Township. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Seleda Shantz Event Type: Birth Event Date: 02 Sep 1908 Event Place: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1908 Gender: Female Father's Name: Norman Shantz Mother's Name: Elmina Weber Married 9 Jan 1907 German Mills

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Aug 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Jan 1907 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Sep 1930 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth