Elizabeth Histand^[1]

1846 - 1923  (76 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Histand
  Born	6 Oct 1846	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth Shantz
  Residence	1873	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6650.1
  Died	3 Jan 1923	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Nephritis
  Buried	Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I19099	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Histand,   b. 6 Jun 1811, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Aug 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Catharine L. Bechtel,   b. 27 Sep 1807, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Jan 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1833
  Family ID	F973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menno D. Shantz,   b. 3 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1911  (Age 66 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 9]
  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	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F4893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz. - Elizabeth Histand, wife of Menno Schantz, was born in Oxford Co., Ont., Oct. 6, 1846; passed to her reward at Waterloo, Ont., Jan. 3, 1923, aged 76 y. 2 m. 28 d. On Dec. 30, 1873, she was united in marriage to Menno Schantz, who predeceased her in 1911. To this union were born 4 children, 2, Harry and Catherine, having preceded their parents to the spirit world, and 2, Amanda and Ellen, with an aged sister, Mrs. M. Unger, Preston, Ont., remain to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate mother and sister. The funeral was held on Jan. 5, 1923, from her late residence and the Erb St. Mennonite Church. Interment in the Schantz cemetery, north of Baden. Services were conducted by S. Schrader and Oscar Burkholder. Text, Prov. 3: 6. Sister Schantz was a member of the Mennonite Church for many years and departed this life strong in the faith of her Master. "There are some things we cannot know, Some things we cannot understand; But this one thing we hope to go To mother in that heavenly land." Transcriber's note: Shantz was also spelled as Schantz in the original. Gospel Herald - Volume XV, Number 47 - February 22, 1923

  
  

• 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. [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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 22, 1923 - Obituary of Elizabeth Histand. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Elizabeth Shantz Death Date: 3 Jan 1923 Death Location: Waterloo City, b. 6 Oct 1846 Blenheim Township, d/o John Histant (b. Pennsylvania) and Catharine Bechtel (b. Pennsylvania) buried Shantz Cemetery, cause: Cordio Nephritis [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 5. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 42. [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 [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 45 Family 195.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Oct 1846 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1873 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Dec 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Nephritis - 3 Jan 1923 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth