Emma Shantz^[1]

1869 - 1951  (82 years)

• Name	Emma Shantz
  Born	5 Feb 1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Emma Brubacher
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Seamstress
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6884
  Died	20 Jul 1951  [3, 6]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I19923	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   [8, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F3930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Brubacher,   b. 20 May 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1935, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	3 Mar 1920	, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Jacob G. Brubacher,   b. 2 May 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Emma Shantz, "was born February 5th, 1869. She is unmarried and is at home assisting her mother in her household duties." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. __________ Brubacher, -- Emma, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Shantz, was born Feb. 2, 1869, in Waterloo Twp., Ont.; died July 20, 1951; aged 82 y. 5 m. 18 d. On March 3, 1920, she was united in marriage to Christian Brubacher, who predeceased her on Dec. 19, 1935. Surviving are one stepson (Jacob Brubacher, Kitchener, Ont.), one brother (Allan, Oshawa, Ont.) and 2 sisters (Mrs. Catharine Shuh, Waterloo, Ont., and Mrs. Lydia Ann Horst, Breslau, Ont.). She confessed her Saviour during revival meetings held by Noah Stauffer and Solomon Gehman in 1885 and remained a faithful witness for Him until death. Funeral services were conducted by J. B. Martin and Clair Shantz at the Erb Street Mennonite Church in Waterloo. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIV , Number 41 - October 9, 1951 - page 989, 990

  
  

• 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..., 427. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 13. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. Brubacher / Emma Schantz / wife of / Christian Brubacher / 1869-1951 / Peace , perfect peace [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, October 9, 1951 - Obituary of Emma Shantz. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 3. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 18. [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 [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Feb 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Seamstress - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Mar 1920 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth