Melanchton Shantz^[1]

1878 - 1969  (90 years)

• Name	Melanchton Shantz
  Born	6 Nov 1878	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Eby ID Number	00110-6732.2
  Died	1969
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I19450	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. David S. Shantz,   b. 13 May 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 1929, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	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   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F4929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samantha Maria Shantz,   b. 15 Sep 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1970, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1902	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Clarence Vergel Shantz,   b. 26 Jan 1906,   d. 2 Oct 1991  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F15305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 403. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 29. [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. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 017276 (1902). Name:Melanchton Shantz Age:24 Birth Year:abt 1878 Marriage Date:25 Jan 1902 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:David Shantz Mother:Susannah Erb Spouse:Samantha Shantz Name:Samantha Shantz Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1880 Marriage Date:25 Jan 1902 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Christian Shantz Mother:Magdalena Shupe Spouse:Melanchton Shantz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Nov 1878 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jan 1902 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth