Susannah Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1861 - 1936  (75 years)

• Name	Susannah Shantz
  Born	15 Feb 1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Susannah Eby
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6880
  Died	18 Oct 1936	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  	Cause: pneumonia
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I19910	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 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   [9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry B. Eby,   b. 16 Dec 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Edwin S. Eby,   b. 20 Jan 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1964  (Age 71 years)   2. Irvin Eby,   b. 9 Sep 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1961  (Age 66 years)   3. Florence Eby,   b. 6 Sep 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 81 years)   4. Ella S. Eby,   b. 9 Sep 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1973  (Age 73 years)   5. Verna Eby,   b. 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Susannah Shantz, "the second daughter, was born February 15th, 1861. On October 20th, 1891, she was married to Henry B. Eby. They reside in the town of Berlin and have a family of one son" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ___________________ Eby.-Susannah, daughter of the late Moses and Susannah Shantz and widow of the late Henry B. Eby, was born on the old homestead north of Waterloo, Ont., Feb. 15, 1861; died at the home of her son (Edwin S. Eby) on Sunday, Oct. 18, 1936; aged 75 y. 8 m. 3 d. She passed away rather suddenly from an attack of pneumonia following a week's illness. She is survived by 3 sons (Oliver of Guernsey, Sask.; Edwin S. and Irvin S. of Kitchener), 4 daughters (Mrs. Edwin Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. Gordon Weber and Florence, Kitchener; Ella, R. N., of Woodstock), and 17 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. She is also survived by 3 sisters (Mrs. Christian Brubacher and Mrs. Frank Shuh of Waterloo, Mrs. Benj. Horst of Breslau) and 4 brothers (Menno of Kitchener; Aaron, Amos, and Allen of Waterloo). She was predeceased by Mrs. Henry Groff, Minnesota; Mrs. David Hoffer, Elmira; Tilman Shantz, and Frank Shantz of Waterloo. She was a faithful member of the Sterling Avenue Mennonite Church. The funeral was held from the home of her son (Edwin Eby), thence to the Sterling Ave. Menn. Church, Kitchener. Services were conducted by U. K. Weber, pastor of the church. Interment in the First Mennonite Cemetery. "In our hearts her memory lingers, And we know 'tis vain to weep; Tears of love can never wake her From her quiet peaceful sleep."\i0 Gospel Herald, November 26, 1936 - Vol. XXIX, No.35 - page 750, 751

  
  

• 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..., 613. [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 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 9. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 22. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 26, 1936 - Obituary of Susannah Shantz. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 9. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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.

  
  

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  Born - 15 Feb 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Oct 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: pneumonia - 18 Oct 1936 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth