Lydia Hunsberger^{[1, 2]}

1868 - 1904  (35 years)

• Name	Lydia Hunsberger
  Born	6 Nov 1868	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Shantz
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1888	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6840.1
  Died	25 May 1904  [8]
  Buried	West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I19813	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Hunsberger,   b. 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 30 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1924  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1862	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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 ,   d. 8 Mar 1927  (Age 64 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1888	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  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	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 816. [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. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 40. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 3. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 5 Page 16. [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. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 45. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45794231. [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: [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 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham Hunsberger - November 14, 1912. [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

  Born - 6 Nov 1868 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Sep 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth