Jonathan Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1873 - 1939  (66 years)

• Name	Jonathan Shantz
  Born	12 Oct 1873	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farm Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6741.5
  Died	9 Dec 1939	Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan   [5]
  Person ID	I19485	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Amos M. Shantz,   b. 15 Jun 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1920  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Esther C. Cressman,   b. 20 Jan 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1873  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F4932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz. Jonathan, son of Amos and Esther (Cressman) Shantz, was born at Manheim, Waterloo Co., Ont., on Oct. 12, 1873; died at the Watrous Hospital Dec. 9, 1939; aged 66 y. 1 m. 27 d. At the age of 23 years he was converted in a series of evangelistic meetings held at the Blenheim Mennonite Church of which he then became a member. In the spring of 1905 he came to Guernsey, Sask., where he resided till death. He was a faithful member of the Sharon congregation and remained faithful till death. He leaves to mourn his departure 3 brothers (Josiah and Samuel of Manheim, Ont.; Addison of Guernsey), and 3 sisters (Mrs. Urias Snider, Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Herbert Shantz, Waterloo, Ont.; Barbara, Los Angeles, Calif.). Magdalena and Elminda of Kitchener, Ont., and 1 brother Jeremiah preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at the Sharon Mennonite Church in charge of Bro. M. H. Schmitt. Mr. Robinson of Watrous assisted at the home and and Bishop Janzen assisted at the church. Interment in adjoining cemetery. 1a 1aGospel Herald - Vol. XXXII, No 42 - January 18, 1940 pages 894-96

  
  

• 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..., 404. [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..., 492. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 10. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 49. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 18, 1940 - Obituary of Jonathan Shantz. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 76.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Dec 1939 - Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth