Amos S. Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1859 - 1949  (90 years)

• Name	Amos S. Shantz
  Born	2 Feb 1859	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6879
  Died	14 Oct 1949  [6]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I19904	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Moses Shantz,   b. 22 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	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   [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jemima Snyder,   b. 23 Feb 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1934  (Age 70 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1885  [1, 2, 15]
  Children	1. Aldred Shantz,   b. 30 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1963, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   2. Lena Shantz,   b. 19 Apr 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edna Shantz,   b. 7 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Amos S. Shantz, "the fifth son, was born February 2nd, 1859. On December 2nd, 1885, he was married to Jemima, daughter of Benjamin and Magdalena (Shantz) Snyder. She was born February 23, 1864. They reside on the north half of his father's farm adjoining the township of Woolwich. They have three 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. -- Amos, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Shantz, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Feb. 2, 1859; died Oct. 14, 1949, after a brief illness; aged 90 y. 8 m. 12 d. His wife (the former Jemima Snyder) predeceased him in 1934. One daughter (Lena) died at the age of thirteen. Surviving are 2 children (Aldred, Waterloo, Ont.; and Edna - Mrs. Oscar Martin, also of Waterloo), one brother (Allan, Oshawa, Ont.), 3 sisters (Mrs. Frank Shuh, Waterloo, Ont.; Mrs. Benjamin Horst, Breslau, Ont.; Mrs. Christian Brubacher, Preston, Ont.), 4 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. He was converted as a young man and served the Lord faithfully, being a loyal member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were conducted by Clare Shantz and J. B. Martin at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. Text: II Tim. 4: 6. Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 45 - November 8, 1949 - pages 1109, 1110

  
  

• 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. [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..., 320. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 13. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 22. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 8, 1949 - Obituary of Amos S. Shantz. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 10 Page 80. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 22. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 28. [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. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Bindemann, Frederick W. - Entry 127. [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 [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 18. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 27.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Feb 1859 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - 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 Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth