Velina Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1955  (80 years)

• Name	Velina Shantz
  Born	6 Mar 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Velina Steckle
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6906
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Velina Shantz
  Died	16 Apr 1955  [6]
  Buried	Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I19972	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Menno S. Shantz,   b. 16 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1917  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Snider,   b. 29 Nov 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F2838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Menno Shantz,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F287028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John D. Steckle,   b. 8 Dec 1870, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1962, Clinton, Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 91 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1895	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Lovina Steckle,   b. 4 Jun 1896, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Malinda Steckle,   b. 12 Feb 1898, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1903  (Age 4 years)   3. Elizabeth Steckle,   b. 27 Jun 1900, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1987, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. Josiah Steckle,   b. 10 Mar 1903,   d. 8 Feb 1996  (Age 92 years)   5. Elias Steckle,   b. 18 Aug 1905, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1997  (Age 91 years)   6. Joseph Steckle,   b. 18 Aug 1905,   d. 16 Sep 1905  (Age 0 years)   7. Velina Steckle,   b. 6 Jan 1908,   d. 6 Jan 1908  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Velina Shantz, "was born March 6th, 1875. She is unmarried and has her home with her father." 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 430. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012535-95. John Steckley, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Stanley Township, res. Stanley Township, son of Daniel and Lavina married Velina Schantz, 20, b. Waterloo Co., res. Waterloo Co., daughter of Menno and Elizabeth, Witness(es): Menno Schantz and Manassa Martin, 10 March 1895 in Waterloo Township [S216] Census - ON, Huron - 1901, Stanley Township g-5 Page 1. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 45. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 16. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of John Steckle - Mar 14 1962 pg 4. [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..., 429. [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..., 268. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Moses Shantz, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Joseph and Veronica, married 9 Nov 1858 Elizabeth Snyder, 21, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Elias and Hana

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Mar 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Mar 1895 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Lakeview Conservative Mennonite Cemetery, Blake, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth