Abraham G. Shantz^[1]

1889 - 1954  (65 years)

• Name	Abraham G. Shantz
  Born	8 Apr 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer, on Farm
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6878.7
  Died	Dec 1954  [3, 4]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I19902	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Leah Groff,   b. 11 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1884  [1]
  Family ID	F1323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ada B. Eby,   b. 17 Aug 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1917  [4, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Doris Ada Shantz,   b. 1918,   d. 14 Sep 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F5736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Beulah Eby,   b. 19 Nov 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1969, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1921  [4]
  Children	1. Audrey Elaine Shantz   2. June Muriel Shantz,   d. Bef Jun 2007   3. Mildred Eileen Shantz
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F6219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, -- Abram, son of the late Frank and Leah (Groff) Shantz, was born April 8, 1889; passed away at his home after a long illness; aged 65 y. 8 m. 16 d. Early in his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour and became a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, where he remained a faithful member until death. In March, 1917, he married Ada Eby, who preceded him in Sept. 1918. On July 6, 1921, he married Beulah Eby. Surviving are his wife and 4 daughters (Doris--Mrs. Eden Good, Waterloo, Ont.; Audrey--Mrs. Orval Reist. June--Mrs. Morgan Feick, and Eileen--Mrs. Ronald Williamson, all of Kingsdale), 5 grandchildren, 3 sisters (Mrs. Ida Schlueter, Mrs. Ephraim Bearinger, both of Waterloo, and Mrs. Aaron Sauder, of St. Jacobs, Ont.), and 2 brothers (Albert, Waterloo, and Moses, Lexington). Funeral services were held at Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., in charge of J. B. Martin, assisted by Clare Shantz and Leonard Haarer. Gospel Herald -- January 11, 1955 -- page 45, 46, 4

  
  

• 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..., 426. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 12. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. Shantz / Abram G. Shantz / 1889-1954 / his beloved wife / Beulah Eby / 1901-1969 / Peace, perfect peace [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obitary of Abraham G. Shantz - January 11, 1955. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 17. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Ada Eby / beloved wife of / Abram G. Shantz / died Sept.24, 1918 / aged 25 yrs. 1 mo. 7 d. / gone but not forgotten [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 24, 1918 - Obituary of Ada B. Eby.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, on Farm - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth