Norman S. Shantz^[1]

1876 - 1967  (91 years)

• Name	Norman S. Shantz
  Born	5 Dec 1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6669.3
  Died	27 Dec 1967	Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario   [2, 6, 8]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Person ID	I19198	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 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, 7, 9]
  Family ID	F4905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmina Weber,   b. 7 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1907	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Seleda Shantz,   b. 1 Sep 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   2. Sylvia Edna Shantz,   b. 4 Aug 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   3. Mahlon Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1914,   d. 1 Oct 1999  (Age 85 years)   4. Elam Wilbur Shantz,   b. 11 Apr 1920,   d. 23 Nov 1995, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Norman S., son of John and Mary (Snyder) Shantz, was born near Kitchener, Ont., Dec. 5, 1876; died at the home of his son near Markham, Ont., Dec. 27, 1967; aged 91 y. 22 d. He was married to Elmina Weber, who died Sept. 12, 1930. Surviving are 4 children (Mahlon, Orval, Seleda-Mrs. Dan Steckle, and Elam), 19 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, one brother (Amsey) and one sister (Mrs. Mary Ann Martin). One daughter (Sylvia), 2 brothers, and 4 sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 30, with Rufus Jutzi and Emerson McDowell officiating; interment in East End Church Cemetery, Kitchener. Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 11 - March 19, 1968-pages 263-264

  
  

• 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. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 6. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo c-5 Page 6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 19, 1968 - Obituary of Norman S. Shantz. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 27. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27020939/norman-s.-shantz. [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. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Seleda Shantz Event Type: Birth Event Date: 02 Sep 1908 Event Place: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1908 Gender: Female Father's Name: Norman Shantz Mother's Name: Elmina Weber Married 9 Jan 1907 German Mills

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Dec 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Jan 1907 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Dec 1967 - Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth