John B. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1860 - 1924  (64 years)

• Name	John B. Shantz
  Born	9 May 1860	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Button Maker
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6764
  Died	24 Sep 1924  [4, 9]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I19562	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz,   b. 2 May 1822, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Anna "Nancy" Brubacher,   b. 19 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1870, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1853	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joannah B. Bowman,   b. 24 Apr 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1938  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1881	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Children	1. Edson Leander Shantz,   b. 19 Jul 1882, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1965, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States  (Age 83 years)   2. John Elmer Shantz,   b. 13 Jun 1891,   d. Feb 1895  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Johanna Bowman,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Elson Shantz,   b. 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F245284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John B. Shantz, "twin brother to Mary, was born May 9th, 1859. He is married to Joannah Bowman (No. 230) and resides in Buffalo, New York, where he is engaged in the button business. To them were born 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 354. [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..., 408. [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..., 103. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Shantz Family Bible. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. John B Shantz / born May 9, 1859 / died Sept. 24, 1924 / aged / 65 yrs. 4 m. 15 d. / Joanna Bowman / beloved wife / born April 24, 1859 / died Mar. 7, 1938 / perfect peace / the gift of God's love / until the day dawn / Shantz [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11485-81. John B. SCHANTZ, 21, farmer, Berlin Ont., Breslau, s/o Jacob Y. & Anna, married Joanna BOWMAN, 21, Woolwich, same, d/o Samuel S. & Levina, witn: Leander BOWMAN of Woolwich & Rebecca SNYDER of Waterloo twp., 30 March 1881 at Woolwich [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 50. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 16. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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... [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..., 406. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. BRUBACHER, Anna married 6 Dec 1853 To Jacob Y. SCHANTZ. Both of Berlin. minister Joseph Hegy newspaper date 8 Dec 1853 Pg: 49

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 May 1860 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - farmer - 1881 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Mar 1881 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth