Rev. David S. Shantz^[1]

1854 - 1929  (75 years)

• Name	David S. Shantz
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	13 May 1854	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6732
  Died	31 May 1929	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19448	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stauffer,   b. 5 Jan 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	15 May 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Elizabeth Erb,   b. 15 Dec 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1877	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Melanchton Shantz,   b. 6 Nov 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1969  (Age 90 years)   2. Louisa Sybilla Shantz,   b. 2 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1960  (Age 80 years)   3. Hannah Genevieve Shantz,   b. 27 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1965, Castor, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Llewellyn Shantz,   b. 23 Dec 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1961, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 77 years)   5. Phoebe May Shantz,   b. 10 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1893, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   6. Ida E. Shantz,   b. 6 Aug 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1903, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 14 years)   7. Ross Shantz,   b. 15 Jun 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1984, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 90 years)   8. Wilfrid Shantz,   b. 4 Nov 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lula Verdella Shantz,   b. 10 Dec 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. David S. Shantz, "was born May 13th, 1854. On September 25th 1877, he was married to Susannah Elizabeth Erb who was born December 15th, 1855. He resided near Haysville, Ontario, for several years where he was engaged in farming. In 1886 he entered the ministry of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination, for which body he was an ardent laborer until lately when he, owing to failing health, had to quit preaching for a short time. At present he is engaged as an evangelist, assisting in the tabernacle work. He resides on his farm again and has a family of 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..., 402. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011091-77. 011091-77 (Waterloo Co.) David S. SHANTZ, 23, yeoman, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o Joseph & Elizabeth married Susanna E. ERB, 21, Waterloo, Wilmot Twp, d/o Isaac & Hannah, witn Wesley ERB & Elizabeth SHANTZ of Wilmot Twp, 25 September 1877 in New Hamburg. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 29. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30622737/david-s-shantz. [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..., 401. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 17 May 1838:22. 15 May 1838 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Joseph Schantz, son of Jakob Schantz, to Barbara (Elizabeth?) Staufer, daughter of Daniel Staufer, both of Waterloo Tp. (Poem follows) [S32] News - Herald of Truth, June 1, 1900 - Obituary of Joseph Y. Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 May 1854 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Sep 1877 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 May 1929 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth