Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Henry Shantz[1]

Male 1874 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name William Henry Shantz 
    Born Dec 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Brick Maker, Brick Yard 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6677.8 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19237  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Henry Bauman Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann Snyder,   b. 20 Jan 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6, 7
    Family ID F4757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorethea Henretta Roepke,   b. Jul 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Earl William Shantz,   b. 3 Jun 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Hildagarde Wilhelmina Shantz,   b. 27 Nov 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 2007, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     3. Orthelia Shantz,   b. May 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Leonard Shantz,   b. Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Dorothy M. Shantz,   b. 28 Jun 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F177091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 13 Household Number 53.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 7.

    4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 13.

    5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 28.

    6. [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.

    7. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Dec 1874 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Brick Maker, Brick Yard - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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