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

Irvin G. Shantz[1]

Male 1875 - 1953  (77 years)


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  • Name Irvin G. Shantz 
    Born 21 Jul 1875  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74542195 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1953  25 Cameron St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6698.7 
    Died 7 Apr 1953  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19314  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Abraham C. Shantz,   b. 7 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1922, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Catharine Goetz,   b. 20 Apr 1846, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Family ID F4920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Selina Weber,   b. 20 Dec 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1970  (Age 89 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F63304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Irvin G. Shantz

      Irvin G. Shantz, 77, of 25 Cameron St. North, died suddenly at his residence early today. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Shantz he was born July 21, 1875, at Breslau. Surviving is his wife, the former Selina Weber; one brother, Abraham Shantz, RR 1, Preston; and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Brox, Edmonton, and Mrs. Peter Martin, Kitchener. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Thursday. The funeral services will be held at Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Interment will be made in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. Wilfred Ulrich will officiate

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Apr 1953

  • 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..., 397.

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 5.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 37 Household Number 175.

    4. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 23.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham C.Shantz - May 18, 1922.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Catharine Goetz - January 19, 1933 - page 894,895.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Mar 1866.
      Feb. 25, 1866 Abraham Schantz and Catharina Goetz, both of Waterloo Tp.,by Rev. Wurster

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Shantz Abraham, 22, Waterloo, Waterloo, son of Isaac and Catherine (Clemens), married 25 Feb 1866 Catherine Goetz, 21, Waterloo, France, daughter of Francis and Barbara (Ohlie)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jul 1875 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., 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 - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Apr 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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