Uzziah Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1875 - 1948  (73 years)

• Name	Uzziah Shantz
  Born	11 Jun 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Oziah Shantz
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6727.3
  Died	18 Aug 1948	Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I19424	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Shantz,   b. 4 Jan 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Marie "Mary" Nahrgang,   b. 2 Nov 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1921  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F1347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann Cressman,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1971, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1902	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Claude Leonard Shantz,   b. 14 Jan 1904,   d. 19 Mar 1906  (Age 2 years)   2. Leonard Shantz,   b. 8 Feb 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Grace Ilene Shantz,   b. 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 2008, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   4. Erma Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  UZZIAH SHANTZ A well-known Strasburg farmer for the past 35 years, Uzziah Shantz, 73, died August 18 at his home at Strasburg after a brief illness Born June 11, 1875, in Wilmot Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shantz. He was a member of Weber Mennonite Church, Strasburg. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Soloman (Grace) Bowman, of Floradale, and Mrs. Tobias (Erma) Bowman, of Lexington. and a son Leonard, of Parkway. Two brothers survive, Norman of Haysville; Simeon, of New Hamburg; and two sisters. Mrs. Ephriam Schmidt, of Baden. and Mrs. Clara Mackenzie. of Kitchener. Five grand-children also survive. he funeral service was held from his home at Parkway at 2 p.m. Sunday to Weber Mennonite Church, Strasburg, for services at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Simon Martin, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

  
  

• 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..., 402. [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..., 140. [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..., 141. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 62. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 5. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 54. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Uzziah Shantz Sex: Male Birth Date: 11 Jun 1875 Birthplace: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Birthplace (Original): Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario Father's Name: Daniel Shantz Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Mary Nahrgang [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20033266/uzziah-shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 12, 1936 - Obituary of Daniel Shantz. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jun 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1902 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Aug 1948 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth