Israel S. Shantz^[1]

1875 - 1906  (30 years)

• Name	Israel S. Shantz
  Born	31 Oct 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Eby ID Number	00110-6669.2
  Died	24 Jul 1906	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I19197	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John C. Shantz,   b. 5 Jul 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1914  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Snyder,   b. 28 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1930  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1874  [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F4905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.-On the 24th of July, 1906, in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., suddenly of heart failure, Israel, son of John and Mary Shantz; aged 30 Y., 10 M., 24 D. He was cutting wheat in the evening at about six o'clock when he was seen to sit down by his brother who thought he was resting, but when the brother reached him he was dead. Funeral on the 27th from the parental home to the Berlin Mennonite M. H. Burial in the cemetery adjoining. Herald of Truth, August 2, 1906, page 289, 290

  
  

• 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..., 392. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo c-5 Page 6. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of / Israel S. / son of / J.C. & Mary Shantz / born Aug.31, 1875 / died July 24, 1906 / aged 30 yrs. 10 mo. 24 d. / brother thou art gone to rest [S32] News - Herald of Truth, August 2, 1906 - Obituary of Israel Shantz. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 27. [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..., 320.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure - 24 Jul 1906 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth