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Nancy Shantz[1]

Female 1883 - 1970  (87 years)


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  • Name Nancy Shantz 
    Born 2 Jul 1883  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    Church Membership First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Name Nancy Martin 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1955  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    _FSFTID M13S-777 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6698.11 
    Died 29 Aug 1970  [3, 8] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Person ID I19318  Generations
    Last Modified 25 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, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Family ID F4920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Oscar Martin,   b. 19 Jan 1881, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1965, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Amos Lionel “Al” Martin,   b. 15 Oct 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1996  (Age 86 years)
     2. Kathryn Martin,   b. 11 Feb 1913, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Greta Magdalena Martin,   b. 15 May 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1995, Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Irene Martin,   b. 29 Jan 1917, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Peter Oscar "Oscar" Martin,   b. 20 Jun 1924, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Martin, Nancy Shantz, was born at Shantz Station, Ont., July 2, 1883; died at the South Waterloo Hospital, Galt, Aug. 29, 1970; aged 87 y. 1 m. 27 d. She was married to Peter Martin. Surviving are 2 sons (Oscar and Lionel), 3 daughters (Kathryn - Mrs. Orville Shantz, Mrs. Irene Lichty, and Mrs. Greta Martin Smith), and 6 grandchildren. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., where funeral services were held Sept. 2, with Robert N. Johnson officiating; interment in the First Mennonite Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LXIII, Number 38 - September 29, 1970, p. 823, 824

  • 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. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Martin / Mother / Nancy Shantz / 1883-1970 / father / Peter M Martin / 1881-1965 / in loving memory

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Peter M Martin Born: Woolwich Age: 26 Father: Amos S Martin Mother: Magdalene Musselman Martin Born: abt 1881 Spouse: Nancy Shantz Age: 24 born: Waterloo Township Father: O C Shantz Mother: Catherine Goetz Shantz married 24 Dec 1907 married: Waterloo

    5. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 7.

    6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 14.

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

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19366467.

    9. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Peter M. Martin - 24 Mar 1965 pg 5.

    10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham G. Shantz - September 27, 1955.

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

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

    13. [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

    14. [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 - 2 Jul 1883 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, 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 MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1955 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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