Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lydia Hunsberger[1, 2]

Female 1868 - 1904  (35 years)


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  • Name Lydia Hunsberger 
    Born 6 Nov 1868  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Lydia Shantz 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1888  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6840.1 
    Died 25 May 1904  [8
    Buried West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I19813  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Abraham Hunsberger,   b. 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1924  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1862  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Family ID F841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ezra S. Shantz,   b. 28 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1927  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1888  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
     1. Alma Shantz,   b. 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elmer Shantz,   b. 19 Aug 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 73 years)
     3. Rev. Herbert Shantz,   b. 2 Nov 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 70 years)
     4. Phares Shantz,   b. 15 Sep 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Claude H. Shantz,   b. 9 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F4976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 816.

    2. [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.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 40.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 3.

    5. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 5 Page 16.

    6. [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.

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 45.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45794231.

    9. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 4 Apr 1862.
      "Hunschberger - Scherk: 1st inst: Abraham Hunschberger to Elizabeth Scherk, of Wilmot." By Rev. Mr. Bindeman, at Greenbush, Berlin:

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Abram Hunsberger Birth Place: Wilmot Township Residence: Wilmot Township Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Father Name: Archibald Mother Name: Molly Jantz Spouse Name: Elisabeth Scherch Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Township Spouse residence: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Magdalene Grobe Marriage Date: 1 Apr 1862 Marriage County: Waterloo

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham Hunsberger - November 14, 1912.

    13. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Apr 1862.
      Apr. 1, 1862 Elisabeth Scherch and Abraham Hunschberger, both of Wilmot, by Rev. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Nov 1868 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Sep 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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