Ella Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1883 - 1958  (74 years)

• Name	Ella Shantz
  Born	3 Oct 1883	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ella Schmitt
  Name	Ellen Shantz
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6727.5
  Died	3 Sep 1958  [6]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I19427	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 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, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F1347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ephraim S. Schmitt,   b. 19 Oct 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Aug 1947, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1908	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Leona Schmitt   2. Elvin Schmitt,   b. 21 Jul 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1958  (Age 49 years)   3. Elroy Schmitt,   b. 29 Feb 1912,   d. 17 May 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   4. Wilfred Schmitt,   b. 30 Apr 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   5. Winnifred Schmitt,   b. 19 Sep 1919,   d. 19 Dec 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   6. Mary Magdalena Schmitt,   b. 25 Dec 1925,   d. 11 Feb 2010, Perth, Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F188241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Schmitt, Ella, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David [Daniel] Shantz; born Oct. 3, 1883, at Haysville, Ont.; died Sept.3, 1958; aged 74 y. 11 m. Church membership, Shantz Mennonite Church. Married to Ephraim Schmitt, who predeceased her in 1947. Survivors: 4 sons (Weston, Lowville, N. Y.; Elvin and Elroy, Kitchener; and Wilfred, Bridgeport, Ont.), 3 daughters (Winnifred-Mrs. Morgan Witzel, Baden; Leona-Mrs. Camby Harbridge, Bridgeport; and Mary-Mrs. Howard Forster, Montreal), one brother (Simeon Shantz, Haysville), one sister (Mrs. John McKenzie, Galt), 18 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. Funeral service at the Shantz Church, Sept. 7, by Emerson Dorsch and L. H. Witmer. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 38 - September 23, 1958-page 914

  
  

• 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..., 141. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Ella Shantz Sex: Female Birth Date: 3 Oct 1883 Birthplace: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Birthplace (Original): Wilmot Township, Waterloo, Ontario Father's Name: Daniel Shantz Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Mary Nahrgang Shantz [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ella Shantz - September 23, 1958-page 914. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 54. [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. [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 - 3 Oct 1883 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Feb 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth