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Wendel R. Shantz[1]

Male 1870 - 1949  (79 years)


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  • Name Wendel R. Shantz 
    Born 1 Mar 1870  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46059248 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6660.7 
    Died 25 Oct 1949  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 11] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 11] 
    Person ID I19151  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Levi S. Shantz,   b. 8 May 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1929  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Lydia Rosenberger,   b. 27 May 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1918  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Family ID F833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Priscilla Swartz,   b. 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Hearth,   b. 4 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Leota Lucille Shantz,   b. 25 Dec 1900, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     3. Vinetta Rose Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Lloyd Stanley Shantz,   b. 22 Oct 1904, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1994, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Susannah Shantz,   b. 23 Nov 1906,   d. 23 Nov 1906  (Age 0 years)
     6. Ward Lyle Shantz,   b. 24 Sep 1909, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1993  (Age 83 years)
     7. Clayton Arthur Shantz,   b. 11 May 1914, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2004  (Age 89 years)
     8. Dorothy Marie Shantz,   b. 1916, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Wendell R. Shantz, 79, of Nine Pines, died suddenly at his home early this morning. Born in Wilmot tp., he was a s/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi Shantz. Hewas a well-known farmer in the community and was a member of the First Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Priscilla Swartz; three sons, Lloyd of Breslau, Ward of Kitchener and Clayton of Baden; three daughters, Mrs.Edwin (Leota) Feick, Nine Pines, Mrs. Vernon (Vinetta) Witmer,Petersburg, and Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothy) Schmitt, New Dundee; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren...")

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Oct 1949

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      Shantz. -- Wendell R., last surviving member of the Levi Shantz family, was born March 1, 1870, at Philipsburg, Ont.; died suddenly Oct. 25, 1949, at the home of his son (Clayton); aged 79 y. 7 m. 24 d. On Feb. 8, 1899, he was united in marriage to Priscilla Swartz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Lloyd, Breslau, Ont.; Ward, Kitchener, Ont.; Clayton, Baden, Ont.), 3 daughters (Leota - Mrs. Edwin Feick, Nine Pines, Ont.; Vinetta - Mrs. Vernon Witmer, Petersburg, Ont.; and Dorothy - Mrs. Lloyd Schmitt, New Dundee, Ont.), 21 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. In 1904 he united with the Mennonite Church, of which he was a faithful member until death. He was interested in spiritual things, the fellowship and activities of the church, and made a contribution to the community in which he lived. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., in charge of C. F. Derstine and John H. Hess. Text: Ps. 134:4. Burial was made in the cemetery there.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 49 - December 6, 1949 - page 1206:

  • 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..., 391.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 43.

    4. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Shantz / Wendell R Shantz / 1870-1949 / his wife / Priscilla Swartz / 1878-1968 / (A) Mother (B) Father

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 43 Household Number 185.

    6. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 5 Page 15.

    7. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 12.

    8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 20.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46059248/wendell-r-shantz.

    10. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 40.

    11. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Wendel Shantz - 25 Oct 1949.

    12. [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..., 390.

    13. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Mar 1865.
      Mar. 28, 1865 Levi Schantz and Lydia Rosenberger, both of Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Mar 1870 - Philipsburg, 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 MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1949 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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