Daniel S. Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1868 - 1944  (75 years)

• Name	Daniel S. Shantz
  Born	13 Apr 1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farm Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6677.4
  Died	11 Jan 1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 8]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I19233	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Bauman Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lydia Ann Snyder,   b. 20 Jan 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F4757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Catherine Groh,   b. 3 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1924  (Age 57 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1893	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Lauretta Alsina Shantz,   b. 6 Dec 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1915, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)   2. Ivan Eldon Shantz,   b. 12 Dec 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 79 years)   3. Melinda Shantz,   b. 7 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1964, Lanigan, , Alberta  (Age 68 years)   4. Elva Iona Shantz,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1941  (Age 43 years)   5. Floyd Shantz,   b. 2 Aug 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sylvanus Anthony Shantz,   b. 3 Feb 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1973, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   7. Lloyd Anson Shantz,   b. 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 80 years)   8. Serena Lydia Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.- Daniel Snyder Shantz, son of the late Henry and Lydia (Snyder) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., April 13, 1868; died after a lingering illness in the KitchenerWaterloo Hospital, Jan. 11, 1944; aged 75 y. 8 m. 29 d. September 28, 1892, he was united in marriage with Susannah Catherine Groh who preceded him in death, June 5, 1924. Two daughters also preceded him (Lauretta Alzina, in 1915; and Elva, wife of David Jantzi, in 1941. He is survived by 2 daughters (Malinda, wife of Aaron Biehn, Guernsey, Sask.; and Serena, wife of Clayton Eby, Preston), 4 sons (Ivan, Preston; Floyd, Foam Lake, Sask.; Sylvanus, Strasburg; Lloyd, Hespeler), 21 grandchildren, 4 brothers (William and Ananias, Kitchener; Alvin, Waterloo; Samuel, Breslau), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Leander Snyder, Parkway; Mrs. Henry Feick, Doon). He became a member of the Mennonite Church in March, 1891, and was ordained deacon of the Hagey Mennonite Church in 1907, in which capacity he served for 36 years. Funeral services were held, Jan. 14, 1944, at the Hagey Mennonite Church with B. B. Shantz and J. W. Witmer in charge. Burial in adjoining cemetery. There's an open gate at the end of the road Through which each must go alone, And there in a light we cannot see, Our Father claims His own. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 47 - February 17, 1944, pages 989, 990 and 991

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 736. [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..., 394. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Shantz/ Daniel S. Shantz/ born Apr. 13, 1868/ died Jan. 11, 1944/ aged 75 yrs. 8 mos. 29 dys./ Susannah Catherine Groh/ wife of Daniel S. Shantz/ born Nov. 3, 1866/ died June 5, 1924/ aged 57 yrs. 7 mos. 2 dys. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 10. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 13 Household Number 53. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Daniel S Shantz Born: Waterloo Township Age: 24 Father: Henry Shantz Mother: Lydia Schneider Born: Spouse: Susannah Groh Age: 25 born: Waterloo Township Father: Isaac Groh Mother: Mary Wanner married 28 Sep 1893 married: Waterloo [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 27. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Daniel Snyder Shantz - February 17, 1944. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 11. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 13. [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..., 299. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Shantz, 21, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Noe and Hanna, married 20 Oct 1863 Lydia Snyder, 23, res. Waterloo, b. N. Dumfries, daughter of Samuel and Mary

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Apr 1868 - 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 Married - 28 Sep 1893 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jan 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth