Ezra S. Shantz^[1]

1858 - 1895  (36 years)

• Name	Ezra S. Shantz
  Born	7 Aug 1858	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	O Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6858
  Died	10 May 1895	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [6]
  Person ID	I19852	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  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   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F2937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann Stauffer,   b. 14 Dec 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1949, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1888	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 10]
  Children	1. Winnifred Emma "Winnie" Shantz,   b. 4 Feb 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1980, Summerland, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 91 years)   2. Susannah Marilla "Susie" Shantz,   b. 10 May 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1987  (Age 96 years)   3. Lorne Shantz,   b. 29 Aug 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   4. Burton Willard Shantz,   b. 21 Mar 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ezra S. Shantz, "was born August 7th, 1858. On March 15th, 1888, he was married to Lydia Ann, daughter of Levi and Hester (Snyder) Stauffer. She was born December 14th, 1862. They resided near Haysville, Ontario, where he was engaged in farming until his death which took place May 10th, 1895, leaving a family of four 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..., 424. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 36. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 14. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 2. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 36. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239051637. [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..., 515. [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 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Lydia Ann Stauffer Born: Waterloo Age: 26 Father: Levi Stauffer Mother: Esther Stauffer Born: abt 1862 Spouse: Ezra S Schantz Age: 29 born: Wilmot Father: Simon Schantz Mother: Judith Schantz married 14 Mar 1888

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Aug 1858 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - O Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Mar 1888 - New Hamburg, 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 - 10 May 1895 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth