Menno D. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1844 - 1911  (66 years)

• Name	Menno D. Shantz
  Born	3 Nov 1844	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Other Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	day labourer
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Engineer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6650
  Died	27 May 1911  [5]
  Buried	Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19097	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John C. Shantz,   b. 23 Oct 1807, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1875  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Nancy Detweiler,   b. 8 Mar 1816, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Feb 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1833  [3, 11]
  Family ID	F5494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John C. Shantz,   b. 23 Oct 1807, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1875  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	?,   b. CA 1807,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Family ID	F264685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Histand,   b. 6 Oct 1846, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 12, 13]
  Children	1. Harvey Shantz,   b. 10 Nov 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1878  (Age 0 years)   2. Amanda May Shantz,   b. 12 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 77 years)   3. Catherine Shantz,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catherine Elizabeth Shantz,   b. 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1895  (Age 14 years)   5. Ellen Shantz,   b. Oct 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Ellen "Ellen" Shantz,   b. 13 Oct 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1969  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Menno D. Shantz, "was born November 3rd, 1844. On December 30th, 1873, he was married to Elizabeth Histand who was born October 6th, 1846. They reside at Baden, Ontario, and have a family of four children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• 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..., 389. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 522. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 12. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. Shantz/ In memory of/ Menno D. Shantz/ Born Nov. 3 1844/ Died May 27, 1911/ Aged 66 Yrs. 6 Mo. 24 Ds./ Elizabeth Histand/ his wife/ died Jan. 3, 1923/ Aged 76 Yrs. 2 Mo. 28 Ds. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 46 Family 196. Menno SCHANTZ M M 34 German Ontario Daylaborer Not Given Elisebeth SCHANTZ F M 33 German Ontario Mennonite Amanta SCHANTZ F 2 German Ontario Mennonite Cathrina SCHANTZ F <1 German Ontario Mennonite Joseye SCHANTZ M 11 German Ontario Mennonite [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 42. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 100. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 46 Family 196. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 46. [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..., 387. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 22, 1923 - Obituary of Elizabeth Histand. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Menno D Schantz Born: Canada Age: 29 Father: John Schantz Mother: Nancy Schantz Born: abt 1844 Spouse: Elizabeth Hiestand Age: 27 born: Canada Father: John Hiestand Mother: Cathernie Hiestand married 30 Dec 1873 married: Waterloo, Kitchener

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Nov 1844 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Dec 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - day labourer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engineer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth