Simon S. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1818 - 1893  (75 years)

• Name	Simon S. Shantz
  Born	15 May 1818	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33645375
  Residence	1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	O Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer & Saw Mill
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6850
  Died	13 Dec 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 6]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [6]
  Person ID	I19834	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph R. Shantz,   b. 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Mar 1882  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Catharine Schneider,   b. 12 Feb 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Sep 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1817  [1, 12]
  Family ID	F806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith Stauffer,   b. 1 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11]
  Children	1. Susannah Shantz,   b. 8 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1932  (Age 86 years)   2. Catharine Shantz,   b. 28 Sep 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Jonathan S. Shantz,   b. 16 Mar 1849, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1914, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 65 years)   4. Joseph Stauffer Shantz,   b. 13 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1933, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   5. Maria Shantz,   b. 3 Dec 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1872  (Age 19 years)   6. Elizabeth Shantz,   b. 4 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)   7. Simon S. Shantz,   b. 8 Oct 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1926  (Age 69 years)   8. Ezra S. Shantz,   b. 7 Aug 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1895, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   9. Barbara Shantz,   b. 6 Apr 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F2937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon Shantz, "was born May 15th, 1818. On March 4th, 1845, he was married to Judith, daughter of Daniel and Susannah (Kenzie) Stauffer. She was born August 1st, 1825, and died January 26th, 1862. He died December 13th, 1893. They resided in Wilmot Township, near Baden. Their family consisted of nine 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.]. ______________________ SHANTZ.-In Wilmot, Ont., on the 14th of December, 1893, Simon Shantz. He was born May 15th, 1818, and arrived at the ripe old age of 75 years, 6 months and 29 days. In 1845 he was married to Judith Stauffer, whom he survived nearly 32 years. He was the father of 4 sons and 5 daughters, of whom 3 daughters preceded him. His funeral, which was largely attended, took place on the 17th of December. Buried in Geiger's cemetery. Funeral services by Moses S. Bowman in German from 2 Cor. 4: 17,18 and 5: 1, and Daniel Wismer in English from Philippians 1: 21. His friends mourn not as those who have no hope.2a HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXI, No. 2, January 15, 1894 - pp 29,30,31

  
  

• 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..., 422. [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..., 512. [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..., 265. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Dec. 21 1893. Simon Schantz died near Wilmot Centre at age of 75 years. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 36. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, January 15, 1894 - Obituary of Simon S. Shantz. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 16. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 13. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 53. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 36. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Simon Schontz, to Judit Shauffer, both of Waterloo. 4 Mar. 1845 [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..., 341.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1818 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Mar 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - O Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer & Saw Mill - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Dec 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth