Jonathan S. Shantz^[1]

1849 - 1914  (65 years)

• Name	Jonathan S. Shantz
  Born	16 Mar 1849	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	O Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Sawyer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	sawyer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6853
  Died	14 Dec 1914	Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Buried	West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19841	Generations
  Last Modified	19 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Simon S. Shantz,   b. 15 May 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	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   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F2937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Bingeman,   b. 11 Apr 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1927  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1876  [1, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Ida Shantz,   b. 25 May 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   2. Urias Shantz,   b. 5 Apr 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Judith Ann Shantz,   b. 7 Jul 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Clayton Shantz,   b. 10 Apr 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1918, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 34 years)   5. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shantz,   b. 16 Nov 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1897  (Age 11 years)   6. Johnathan Shantz,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jonathan Shantz,   b. Abt 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elden Shantz,   b. 21 Oct 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Verna Shantz,   b. 20 Jul 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Edna Shantz,   b. Mar 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F4256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jonathan S. Shantz, "was born March 16th, 1849. On October 24th, 1876, he was married to Caroline Bingeman. They reside in Winterbourne, Ontario, where he is engaged in the sawing and lumber business" 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.-Death came as a welcome relief to Bro. Jonathan. Shantz of Carstairs, Alta., who passed away Dec. 14, 1914; aged 65 y. 8 m. 28 d. The deceased was born March 16, 1849, in Waterloo Co. Ont., where he grew to manhood and on Oct. 27, 1876, was married to Caroline Bingeman. To this union were born 9 children, 2 of them having died while quite young. The remaining ones are in the immediate vicinity and at home. In 1901 he moved with his family to a farm near Carstairs, Alberta, where he has since resided to the time of his death. He has been a member of the Mennonite Church for quite a number of years, and when health permitted was seldom missing at the regular services. Funeral services conducted by N. R. Weber, J. K. Lehman, and N. B. Stauffer, on Dec. 16 at the West Zion Church, near Carstairs, Alta." Gospel Herald - Volume VII, Number 40 - December 31, 1914, page 647:

  
  

• 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..., 423. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 15. [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..., 273. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 31, 1914 - Obituary of Jonathan 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 51. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 36. [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. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Mar 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - O Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sawyer - 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 Occupation - sawyer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Dec 1914 - Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth