Ezra S. Shantz^[1]

1862 - 1927  (64 years)

• Name	Ezra S. Shantz
  Born	28 Aug 1862	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1888	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6840
  Died	8 Mar 1927  [7]
  Buried	West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I19812	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac B. Shantz,   b. 18 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Shantz,   b. 17 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1885  (Age 58 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1856  [8, 9]
  Family ID	F4972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Hunsberger,   b. 6 Nov 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1904  (Age 35 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1888	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Children	1. Alma Shantz,   b. 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elmer Shantz,   b. 19 Aug 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 73 years)   3. Rev. Herbert Shantz,   b. 2 Nov 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 70 years)   4. Phares Shantz,   b. 15 Sep 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Claude H. Shantz,   b. 9 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F4976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Magdalena "Mattie" Good,   b. 17 Nov 1871, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1942  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F46235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ezra S. Shantz, "was born August 28th, 1862. He is married to Lydia Honsberger and resides on his father's old homestead several miles west of the town of Waterloo, where he is engaged in farming. His family consists of three 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

  [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..., 420. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012120-89. Ezra Shantz, 26, Farmer, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, son of Isaac and Maria Married Lydia Hunsperger, 20, Wilmot Twp, Waterloo Twp, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth, Witn Enos Hunsperger and Lydia Shantz Both Of Waterloo Twp, 19 September 1888 In Waterloo Twp. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 35. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 32. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 45. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45794209. [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..., 419. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 1 Page 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Sep 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth