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

John Henry Shantz[1, 2]

Male 1864 - 1935  (71 years)


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  • Name John Henry Shantz 
    Born 16 Dec 1864  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1888  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    carpenter 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6648.2 
    Died 29 Dec 1935  Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I19087  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Enoch Donald Shantz,   b. 6 Aug 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1920, Foremost, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Catharine Ruthig,   b. 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 17 May 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F4891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker,   b. 9 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1887  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Laura Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1930  (Age 42 years)
     2. Catharine Violet "Katie" Shantz,   b. CALC 31 Jan 1891,   d. 29 Jun 1892  (Age ~ 1 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F1578  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..., 465.

    2. [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.

    3. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div 1 Pg 1.

    4. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 39.

    5. [S2493] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952.
      John Henry Shantz
      Gender:Male
      Race:White
      Marital Status:Widowed
      Death Age:71
      Birth Date:16 Dec 1864
      Birth Place:Waterloo Ont
      Death Date:29 Dec 1935
      Death Place:Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, USA
      File Number:001707
      Mother:Rudick
      Burial White Chapel

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Laura Shantz Born: 4 Oct 1888 County: Waterloo Father: John H Shantz (carpenter of Berlin) Mother: Katie Shoemaker

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 May 1864.
      May 17, 1864 Enoch Schantz and Catharina Ruthig, both of Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1864 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1887 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1888 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1935 - Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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