Daniel Shantz^[1]

1844 - 1936  (92 years)

• Name	Daniel Shantz
  Born	4 Jan 1844	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1868	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6727
  Died	7 Oct 1936	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I19421	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Y. Shantz,   b. 10 Jul 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Norman Shantz,   b. 3 Nov 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1949  (Age 79 years)   2. Uzziah Shantz,   b. 11 Jun 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1948, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Anna Shantz,   b. 25 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   4. Ella Shantz,   b. 3 Oct 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1958  (Age 74 years)   5. Simeon N. Shantz,   b. 1 Mar 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1973, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   6. Clara Shantz,   b. 18 Dec 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   7. Joseph N. Shantz,   b. 30 Dec 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1942, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F1347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Daniel Shantz, "was born January 4th, 1844. He was married, March 10th, 1868, to Mary Nahrgang who was born November 2nd, 1847. They reside in Wilmot Township, near Haysville, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born the following 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.]. ____________________________________ Shantz.-Daniel Shantz was born in Wilmot Tp., Jan. 4, 1844; died at his home near Haysville, Ont., where he had spent the greater part of his life, Oct. 7, 1936; aged 92 y. 9 m. 3 d. On March 10, 1868, he was married to Mary Nahrgang, who preceded him in death 14 years ago. One daughter (Annie) also preceded him. He leaves 4 sons (Norman, Uzziah, Joseph and Simeon), 2 daughters (Ella-Mrs. E. Schmitt, and Clara-Mrs. J. Mackenzie), 4 sisters, 29 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, besides many other relatives and friends. He united with the Mennonite Church in youth and remained a faithful member till death. He was blessed with good health and was seldom absent from church or Sunday school until the last year of his life, being bedfast the last few months. Funeral services were held Oct. 11 at the home and in Geiger Mennonite Church in charge of Bros. Manasseh Hallman, Henry King, and Moses H. Roth. Remains laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald, November 12, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.33 - page 718, 719

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] 402. [S133] Wilmot H-1 Page 2. [S10] 140. [S245] . Shantz/ Daniel Shantz/ born Jan. 4, 1844/ died Oct. 7, 1936/ his wife/ Mary Nahrgang/ born Nov. 2, 1847/ died Dec. 26, 1921/ [S8] November 12, 1936 - Obituary of Daniel Shantz. [S140] Div. 2 Page 62. [S346] Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 8 Page 10. [S134] Div. 1 Pg. 16. [S190] Div. 2 Page 13. [S190] Div. 2 Page 14. [S939] Div. 1 Page 54. [S5] . Daniel Shantz, 24, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, married 10 Mar 1868 Maria Nahrgang, 20, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of Christopher and Maria [S844] Sect. 6 Page 34.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jan 1844 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Oct 1936 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth