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Lydia Ann Shantz[1, 2]

Female 1874 - 1951  (76 years)


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  • Name Lydia Ann Shantz 
    Born 18 Oct 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28421947 
    Name Lydia Ann Horst 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6885 
    Died 12 Aug 1951  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I19924  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Moses Shantz,   b. 22 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Susannah Snider,   b. 4 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1916  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1849  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Family ID F3930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin G. Horst,   b. 27 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1895  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Clifford Horst,   b. 13 Mar 1897, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Emma Horst,   b. Feb 1899, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Eunice Horst,   b. 20 Feb 1899, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Leonard Horst,   b. 17 Jan 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ina Viola Horst,   b. 5 Jul 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Edith Lorene "Lorene" Horst,   b. 31 May 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1972  (Age 62 years)
     7. Maurice Horst,   b. 1 Dec 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Marshall Horst,   b. 1 Dec 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lydia Ann Shantz, "the youngest in her father's family, was born October 18th, 1874. She is unmarried and resides with her parents."

      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.].

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      Horst, -- Lydia Ann, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Shantz, was born Oct. 18, 1874, in Waterloo Twp., Ont.; passed away at her residence, Breslau, Ont., Aug. 12, 1951, after a lengthy illness; aged 76 y. 9 m. 24 d. Her husband (Benjamin G. Horst) predeceased her in 1949. In early life she accepted Christ as her Saviour. She united with the Mennonite Church and was for a number of years a member of the Cressman congregation. She leaves 2 sons (Clifford, Fort St. John, B.C.; and Leonard, Newbury, Ont.), 3 daughters (Mrs. Emma Morrison, Breslau, Ont.; Ina Horst, Kitchener Ont.; and Mrs. Ion Weber, Kitchener), one brother (Allan, Oshawa, Ont.), one sister (Mrs. Catherine Shuh, Waterloo, Ont.), and 11 grandchildren. The funeral was held Aug. 15 at the Cressman Mennonite Church near Breslau. Burial was made in the Snyder Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Ont. Text: Rev. 2: 10. Officiating ministers were E. Lucas and Oscar Burkholder.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLIV , Number 36 - September 4, 1951-page 870, 871

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 10.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 22.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 3.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 4, 1951 - Obituary of Lydia Ann Shantz.

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 18.

    8. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Horst/ Benjamin G. Horst/ 1870-1949/ His Beloved Wife/ Lydia Ann Shantz/ 1874-1951/ At Rest

    9. [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.

    10. [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.

    11. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Bindemann, Frederick W. - Entry 127.

    12. [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

    13. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 8, 1949 - Obituary of Benjamin G. Horst.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Oct 1874 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Nov 1895 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Aug 1951 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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