Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Priscilla Shantz[1]

Female 1882 - 1985  (102 years)


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  • Name Priscilla Shantz 
    Born 24 Dec 1882  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Priscilla Kolb 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6731.4 
    Died 12 Jan 1985  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I19444  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Solomon Shantz,   b. 31 May 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Hostetler,   b. 20 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1932, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1877  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Titus L. Kolb,   b. 7 Nov 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1906  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Leda May Kolb,   b. 17 May 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 2003, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     2. Myrtle Leona Kolb,   b. 1 Jul 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 2001  (Age 90 years)
     3. Charlea Lorraine Kolb,   b. 16 Sep 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 2009  (Age 93 years)
     4. Esther Lois Kolb,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 2014, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     5. Jacob Harvey "Harvey' Kolb,   b. 1921,   d. 2 Feb 2010, Aylmer, Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     6. Elizabeth Gertrude Kolb,   b. 1925,   d. 10 Oct 2007, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Kolb, Priscilla, daughter of Solomon and Mary Ann (Hostetler) Shantz, was born on Dec. 24, 1882; died at Freeport Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 12, 1985; aged 102 y. She was married to Titus L. Kolb, who survives. Also surviving are 5 daughters ( Leda Kolb, Myrtle - Mrs. Gordon Liechty, Charlea Snyder, Esther - Mrs. Charles Hess, and Gertrude - Mrs. Leslie Egeworth), one son (Harvey), 17 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 15, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in First Mennonite Church cemetery.

      Gospel Herald, February 12, 1985

  • 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..., 402.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Titus L Kolb Born: Waterloo Age: 32 Father: Jacob Z Kolb Mother: Maria Bowman Kolb Born: abt 1874 Spouse: Priscilla Shantz Age: 23 born: Wilmot Father: Solomon Shantz Mother: Mary Ann Hostetler Shantz married 28 Nov 1906

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 12.

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

    5. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 1.

    6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 15.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 12, 1985.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010878-77.
      010878-77 - Solomon SCHANTZ, 24, farmer, Wilmot Township, same, s/o Joseph & Elizabeth SCHANTZ, married Mary Ann HOSTETTLER, Wilmot Township, same, d/o Moses & Margaretha HOSTETTLER, witn: Henry & Lavina HOSTETTLER, 6 Feb. 1877, New Hamburg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Dec 1882 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Nov 1906 - Wilmot 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 MapsDied - 12 Jan 1985 - Freeport (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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