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

William Albert Shantz[1]

Male 1866 - 1936  (70 years)


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  • Name William Albert Shantz 
    Born 8 Jul 1866  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6648.3 
    Died 30 Sep 1936  [4
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I19089  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 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  [5
    Family ID F4891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Deborah Davidson,   b. 20 Sep 1873, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1948, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1900  , China Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F35618  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. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div 1 Pg 1.

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

    4. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      William A./ Shantz/ beloved husband of/ Mary D./ Davidson/ born/ July, 8, 1866/ died/ Sept. 30, 1936/ Missionary in China/ forty years/ Till He come/ Shantz

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

    6. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mary Shantz - 3 Apr 1948.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jul 1866 - 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 - 24 Dec 1900 - , China Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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