David S. Shantz^[1]

1879 - 1978  (98 years)

• Name	David S. Shantz
  Born	3 Apr 1879	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1952	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6661.6
  Died	1 Jan 1978	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19167	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Wendel S. Shantz,   b. 4 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 31 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1924  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F4899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salome Schmitt,   b. 23 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	17 May 1905  [5]
  Children	1. Lorne Shantz,   b. 11 Mar 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1991, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Walter Shantz,   b. 20 May 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1946  (Age 37 years)   3. Stanley S. Shantz,   b. 25 Feb 1920,   d. 2 Jan 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F34731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, David, son of Wendell and Mary Ann Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Apr. 3, 1879; died at Kitchener, Ont., Jan. I, 1978; aged 98 y. On May 17, 1905, he was married to Saloma Schmitt, who died on Aug. 2, 1972. Surviving are 2 sons (Lame and Stanley), one daughter (Ilene Burkhardt), 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, one brother (Manasseh), and one sister (Florence). He was preceded in death by one son (Walter). He was a member of Shantz Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 4, in charge of Ed Kauffman and Leslie Witmer; interment in Shantz Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 5 - January 31, 1978 page 102

  
  

• 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..., 391. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 43. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 43 Household Number 184. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1978 - Obituary of David S. Shantz. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 20. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 40. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1952 - Obituary of Veronica Shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 17, 1927 - Obituary of Wendel S. Shantz. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Dec 1869. Nov. 28, 1869 Marianna Schantz and Wendelinus Schantz, both of Wilmot Tp., by Rev. Hoelsche

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jan 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth