Louisa Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1950  (84 years)

• Name	Louisa Shantz
  Born	17 Dec 1865	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Louisa Cressman
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6736
  Died	20 Jun 1950  [5, 6]
  	Cause: stroke
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19470	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 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   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ezra M. Cressman,   b. 13 Nov 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1938  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1886  [1]
  		Cressman, Ezra & Louisa Shantz 58th wedding.jpg 58th wedding anniversary of Ezra and Louisa Shantz Cressman in April 1936. Back (L-R): Ezra Cressman, Moses Cressman, Susannah Bricker Cassel Shantz; Front (L-R): Susanna Shantz Bean Schafer; Daniel S. Shantz, Louisa Shantz Cressman, Elizabeth Shantz Cressman, Hannah Shantz Cressman, Noah S. Shantz
  Children	1. Leander Shantz Cressman,   b. 25 Dec 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   2. Rev. Bishop Curtis Clement Cressman,   b. 31 May 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Howard Alexander Cressman,   b. 10 Apr 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Louisa Shantz, "was born December 17th, 1865. On March 23rd, 1886, she was married to Ezra M. Cressman, a farmer. They reside near New Hamburg and have two 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.]. ______________ Cressman. --- Louisa, daughter of the late Joseph Y. and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz, was born near Haysville, Ont., in 1865; passed away June 20, 1950; aged 85 y. In 1886 she was married to Ezra Cressman, who preceded her in death. She and her husband were residents of Wilmot Twp., their entire lifetime, having farmed for many years. Soon after marriage she became a Christian and joined the Biehn Mennonite Church, where she continued as an active member until her passing. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Their home was blessed with 3 sons (Leander and Howard, who predeceased her, and Curtis, a bishop in the Mennonite Church, who resides on the home farm). She also leaves 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She and her husband established a family altar so that the family might worship the Lord together as the children grew up. She had comparatively good health until a month before her death, when she suffered a stroke. Funeral services were conducted June 23 at the home and at the Biehn Church by Manasseh Hallman and M. H. Roth. Her body was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the church. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 31 - August 1, 1950 ---- page 774.

  
  

• 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. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 486. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 16. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 30. [S460] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Nith Valley Mennonite CC#4554 Internet Link. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 1, 1950 - Obituary of Louisa Shantz. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 2. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 15. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 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..., 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 - 17 Dec 1865 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth