Abraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz^[1]

1867 - 1942  (74 years)

• Name	Abraham Emanuel "Abram" Shantz
  Born	12 Dec 1867	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	A. E. Shantz
  Name	Abram Shantz
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Sewing Machine Agent
  		From Waterloo Region Museum A trade card or ad printed on white paper with a coloured picture of a bird sitting on a tree branch, and a close-up of an egg. It is labeled: Mocking Bird. Printed at the upper left is: The American Singer Series; and a logo. Printed on the back is a story about the mocking bird, and: Singer Sewing Mahcine Co./ Salesrooms in Every City, where the rest of the 16 Cards composing The/ American Singer Series may be obtained FREE upon personal call. Stamped in purple on the back is: Singer Sewing Machine Co./ A. E. Shantz, Manager,/ Store - Mackie's Block, 19 King St., W./ Berlin, Ont.
  Residence	1942	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00110-6648.4
  Died	28 Nov 1942	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19090	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Boehmer,   b. 9 Sep 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1925, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Arthur Shantz,   b. 12 Dec 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Percival Lloyd "Percy" Shantz,   b. 9 Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960  (Age 68 years)   3. Earl Shantz,   b. 21 Feb 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 388. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div 1 Pg 1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 5. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 39. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Abrham Emanuel Shantz d. 18 Nov 1942, Toronto, b. 12 Dec 1867 Ontario, Occ: retired salesman, buried New Hamburg [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Abraham Emanuel Shantz d. 18 Nov 1942, Toronto, b. 12 Dec 1867 Ontario, Occ: retired salesman, buried New Hamburg [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

  Born - 12 Dec 1867 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sewing Machine Agent - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1942 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Nov 1942 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth