Salome Schmitt

1882 - 1972  (90 years)

• Name	Salome Schmitt
  Born	23 Jun 1882	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Salome Shantz
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6086.11
  Died	2 Aug 1972	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I19576	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Schmitt,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1925  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Snyder,   b. 8 Dec 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F1648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David S. Shantz,   b. 3 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	17 May 1905  [8]
  Children	1. Lorne Shantz,   b. 11 Mar 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1991, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. Walter Shantz,   b. 20 May 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1946  (Age 37 years)   3. Stanley S. Shantz,   b. 25 Feb 1920,   d. 2 Jan 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F34731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Saloma, daughter of Jacob B. and Saloma [should read Magdalena] Schmidt, was born in Waterloo, Ont., June 23, 1882; died at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Ont., Aug. 2, 1972; aged 90 y. 1 m. 10 d. On May 17, 1905, she was married to David Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Lorne and Stanley), one daughter (Eileen--Mrs. Gordon Burkhardt), 13 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. One son (Walter) preceded her in death. She was a member of the Shantz Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held Aug. 6, in charge of J. Lester Kehl and Leslie H. Witmer; interment in Shantz Cemetery. Gospel Herald, August 29, 1972 - Vol. LXV, No.34 - page 683, 684

  
  

• 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..., 305. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 29, 1972 - Obituary of Salome Schmitt. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 14. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Aug 1867. Oct. 20, 1867 Jakob B. Schmitt of Wilmot and Magdalena Snyder of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Kaessmann [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob B. Schmitt, 22, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, son of Georg and Salome (Becker), married 20 Oct 1867 Magdalena Snyder, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Christian and Anna (Cressmann) [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1978 - Obituary of David S. Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jun 1882 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Aug 1972 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth