Manasseh Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1881 - 1979  (98 years)

• Name	Manasseh Shantz
  Born	13 Aug 1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1952	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6661.7
  Died	2 Nov 1979	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 8]
  Buried	Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I19168	Generations
  Last Modified	6 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	Louida Cressman,   b. 17 Feb 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1913	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Howard C. Shantz,   b. 6 Dec 1913,   d. Oct 1975  (Age 61 years)   2. Wilfred C. Shantz,   b. 3 Feb 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 2000, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Nyal Shantz,   b. 16 Feb 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 2005, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Armand C. Shantz,   b. 16 Dec 1918,   d. Feb 1989  (Age 70 years)   5. Etta Shantz,   b. 22 Jun 1920,   d. 16 Mar 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Robert C. Shantz,   b. 16 Jun 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 2013, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   7. Ida C. Shantz,   b. 30 Mar 1924,   d. 10 Nov 2019, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   8. Mahlon Shantz,   b. 18 Dec 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 2004, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   9. Ion C. Shantz,   b. 18 Dec 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   10. Arley Shantz,   b. 8 Oct 1928, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   11. Esther Shantz,   b. 6 Apr 1930,   d. 4 Nov 1989  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.- Manasseh, son of Wendall and Mary Ann (Shantz) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Aug. 13, 1881; died at New Hamburg, Ont., Nov. 2, 1979; aged 98 y. He was married to Louida Cressman, who died on July 9, 1962. Surviving are 10 children (Wilfred, Nyal, Armand, Robert, Mahlon, Ion, Arley, Etta, Ida, and Esther), 36 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Florence Shantz). He was preceded in death by one son (Howard). He was a member of Shantz Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 4, in charge of Leslie Witmer and John Snyder; interment in Shantz Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 49 - December 4, 1979, page 966.

  
  

• 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. [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Lovina Hallman - Cressman - 6 Feb 1931. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. Shantz / Louida / Cressman / 1889-1962 / Manesseh / Shantz / 1881-1979 / In Loving Memory / [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 4, 1979 - Obituary of Manasseh Shantz. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 20. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39113696/manasseh-shantz. [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 - 13 Aug 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jan 1913 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Nov 1979 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth