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

John S. Shantz[1]

Male 1879 - 1924  (44 years)


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  • Name John S. Shantz 
    Born 18 Dec 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40846496 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Died 13 Jul 1924  [8
    Residence 1939  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Eby ID Number 00110-6647.9 
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I19083  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John D. Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1923, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Steiner,   b. 12 Dec 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1901  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Family ID F4890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Erb,   b. 30 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1954, RR3, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 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 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F3906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 388.

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 44 Household Number 190.

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 1.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 1.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 44.

    6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 18.

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

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Erb, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Erb Cemetery. 1879. " John S. Shantz (1879-1924) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40846496/john-s.-shantz.

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

    10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 1, 1923 - Obituary of John D Shantz.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Dec 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, 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 MapsResidence - 1939 - Waterloo City, 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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