Moses Shantz^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1819 - 1897  (77 years)

• Name	Moses Shantz
  Born	22 Aug 1819	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 009W, Waterloo County, Ontario   [12]
  Residence	1849	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6860
  Died	17 Jan 1897	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 16]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [16]
  Person ID	I19860	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  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  [17, 18]
  Family ID	F806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Snider,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1916  (Age 86 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1849	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 11, 13, 19]
  Children	1. Warden Tilman S. Shantz,   b. 8 Jan 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1913  (Age 63 years)   2. Aaron S. Shantz,   b. 3 Mar 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1943  (Age 92 years)   3. Menno S. Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Veronica Shantz,   b. 16 Sep 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1929  (Age 75 years)   5. Franklin Shantz,   b. 14 Sep 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1929, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   6. Amos S. Shantz,   b. 2 Feb 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1949  (Age 90 years)   7. Susannah Shantz,   b. 15 Feb 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1936, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   8. Catharine Shantz,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 94 years)   9. Lucinda Shantz,   b. 4 Apr 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   10. Allan Shantz,   b. 14 Dec 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Emma Shantz,   b. 5 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1951  (Age 82 years)   12. Lydia Ann Shantz,   b. 18 Oct 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1951, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Susannah Shantz,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Catharine Shantz,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F262961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moses Shantz, "the second son of Joseph and Catharine (Schneider) Shantz, was born August 22nd, 1819. On March 18th, 1849, he was married to Susannah, daughter of Jacob C. and Elizabeth (Cressman) Snider. She was born April 4th, 1840. Soon after their marriage they moved on the farm they still possess, his father's farm, being composed of west half of lot No. 9, German Company's Tract. Here they raised a family of twelve 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 - Moses Shantz was born on the 22nd of August 1819, about three miles north of Waterloo, Ont. On the 18th of March, 1819* he was married to the youngest daughter of the late Bro. Jacob C. Snyder, of Waterloo. He was a member of the Mennonite church since his youth. Deceased was afflicted for about 6 years, and suffered much pain, which however was patiently borne through all the weary years, until his final release on the 17th of January 1897, at the ripe old age of 77 years, 4 months and 26 days. He leaves a sorrowing wife, six sons and six daughters, also thirty-six grandchildren to mourn the loss of a kind companion and father. His was the first death out of this large family. The funeral was held on the 20th from his late residence. Interment at Martin's M.H., where many relatives and friends assembled to pay their last tribute of love and respect to one who had been so dearly loved and highly esteemed in life. Funeral services by Amos Cressman and Noah Stauffer. Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 3, February 1, 1897 - Page 45, 46

  
  

• 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. [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..., 279. [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..., 360. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012207-90. David B. Hoffer, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Woolwich, son of Niclous and Catherine married Lucinda Schantz, 23, b. Waterloo Township, res. Waterloo Township, daughter of Moses and Susanna, Witn Allen Schantz of Waterloo Township and Emma Schantz, 16 March 1890 in The Township of Waterloo. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011987-91. Henry B. Eby, 30, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Wellesley, widowed, s/o Henry Eby & Mary Bowman, married Susannah Schantz, 30, b. Waterloo, res. same, d/o Moses Schantz & Susannah Schneider, witn Allen Schartz of Waterloo & Emma Schantz, on 20 October 1891, at Waterloo [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012556-95. Benjamin Horst, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich Township, res. Waterloo Township, son of Isaac Horst and Elizabeth Good married Lydia Ann Shantz, 21, b. Waterloo Township, res. Waterloo Township, daughter of Moses Shantz and Susannah Schneider, Witness(es): Herbert Schantz of Waterloo Township and Soloma Horst, 21 November 1895 in Waterloo. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. Moses SHANTZFarmerCanadaMN32MY Susanna SHANTZWifeCanadaMN22FY Tellman SHANTZSonCanada F.MN3M Aron SHANTZSonCanada F.MN1M [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 22. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, February 1, 1897 - Obituary of Moses Shantz. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 10 Page 78. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 18. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 49. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Moses SHANTZ Res: Waterloo 29 Occupation: Yeoman Susana SNYDER Res: Waterloo 19 married 18 Mar 1849 Waterloo, Greenbush by Banns Witnesses: Daniel C. Snyder, farmer, & Joseph ? Shantz, Waterloo [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 pg 141. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Emma Shantz Event Type: Birth Event Date: 05 Feb 1869 Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Father's Name: Moses Shantz - farmer of Waterloo Twp. Mother's Name: Susannah C. Shantz Certificate Number: 5417 [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [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. [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, Bindemann, Frederick W. - Entry 127.

  
  

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  Born - 22 Aug 1819 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1849 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Mar 1849 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jan 1897 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth