Matilda Shantz^[1]

1852 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Matilda Shantz
  Born	6 Jan 1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Matilda Gehl
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1894	Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA   [4]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6702
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I19329	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Y. Shantz,   b. 31 Jan 1809, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1878, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Catharine Clemens,   b. 14 Feb 1816, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1869, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1833  [5, 7]
  Family ID	F4915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Gehl,   b. 3 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Dec 1871	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Alice Gehl   2. Levi Allan Gehl,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Norman Gehl,   b. 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elsie May Gehl,   b. 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Malinda Gehl,   b. 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Catherine Gehl,   b. Dec 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Richard Gehl,   b. 1882,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Eva Gehl,   b. 1886,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Matilda Shantz, "was born January 6th, 1852. On December 26th, 1871, she was married to George Gehl who was born August 3rd, 1849. They reside near Caledonia, Michigan, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born seven 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  
  

• 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..., 397. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 30. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 24. [S1735] Census - Michigan - 1894, family number: 123 line number: 16 page number: 26 film number: 984228 digital folder number: 004705882 image number: 00068. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 43. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Jan 1872. Dec. 26, 1871 Mathilde Schantz and Georg Gehl, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Wurster [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..., 396.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jan 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Dec 1871 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1894 - Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth