Eli C. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1854 - 1925  (71 years)

• Name	Eli C. Shantz
  Born	26 Mar 1854	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6672
  Died	24 Jul 1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: two strokes of paralysis
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I19209	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Eli C. Shantz, Sr.,   b. 23 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Anna Cressman,   b. 18 Nov 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1908  (Age 87 years)
  Married	5 May 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 10, 13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F4903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucinda Weber,   b. 6 Sep 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1879  [1, 12]
  Children	1. Elias Shantz,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Velina Shantz,   b. 23 Oct 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   3. Sylvester Shantz,   b. 10 Apr 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1896, Natchez (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 13 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eli C. Shantz, "was born March 26th, 1854. On November 9th, 1879, he was married to Lucinda Weber who was born September 2nd, 1855. They reside on east half of lot No. 55, German Company's Tract, where he is engaged in farming. His family consists of two children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ________________________ Shantz. - Bro. Eli Shantz of Kitchener, Ont., was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., March 26, 1854; died July 24, 1925; aged 71 y. 3 m. 28 d. His sickness was brief, suffering two strokes of paralysis, and he fell asleep in Jesus calmly. He was married to Lucinda Weber. They lived together in Christian unity and love for 45 years. He became a member of the Mennonite Church as a young man, and was a faithful and very helpful member. The more than crowded house showed the esteem in which he was held. He was preceded in death by his two children, Valina and Sylvester. He leaves his widow, two sisters (Mrs. Jacob Shelly, and Magdalena Shantz). The funeral was conducted July 28, at the First Mennonite Church by Bro. C. F. Derstine, assisted by Mannaseh Hallman, and Oscar Burkholder. Texts, Luke 24: 29, Mark 16: 2. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XVIII, No. 20 - August 13, 1925 - page 415

  
  

• 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..., 393. [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..., 597. [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..., 480. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Eli Shantz - August 13, 1925. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. In loving memory of / Eli Shantz / born Mar.26, 1854 / died July 24, 1925 / to be with Christ which is far better / Lucinda Weber / his beloved wife / born Sept.6, 1855 / died Sept. 13, 1930 / Shantz / (A) Mother (B) Father [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 30. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 4. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 1 Page 1. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 13. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 24. [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. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Mennonist Society. Eli SHANTZ, to Anna KRESSMAN, both of Waterloo Twp. 5 May 1840. Rev. EBY. Wit. John PRESSMAN and Joseph KRESSMAN. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 9 May 1840:4. 5 May 1840 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Eli Schantz to Anna Kressman, daughter of Johann Kressman, all of Waterloo Tp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: two strokes of paralysis - 24 Jul 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth