Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Nathan Shantz[1, 2]

Male 1879 - 1915  (35 years)


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  • Name Nathan Shantz 
    Born 13 Sep 1879  Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6915.6 
    Died 4 Sep 1915  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Cause: Typhoid fever 
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I19995  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Jacob W. Shantz,   b. 3 Sep 1850, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1931, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Cressman,   b. 16 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 19 Jan 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F4995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHANTZ. - Nathan, son of Jacob W. and Magdalena Shantz, was born in Wellington Co., Ont., Sept. 13, 1879; died of typhoid fever in the General Hospital at Calgary, Alta., Sept. 4, 1915; aged 35y. 11m. 21d. He leaves to mourn his departure, father, mother, 4 sisters, and 3 brothers, and a host of relatives and friends. The remains were brought to the home of his parents in Breslau, Waterloo Co., from which the funeral was held Sept. 12, 1915. Service at the house by Bro. Oscar Burkholder, and at the church by Bros. C.R. Krauth and Oscar Burkholder. The body was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume VIII, Number 30 - October 21, 1915 - Pages 495, 496

  • 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..., 432.

    2. [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..., 479.

    3. [S260] Census - ON, Wellington, Maryborough - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 44.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 21, 1915 - Obituary of Nathan Shantz.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 22, 1931 - Obituary of Jacob W. Shantz.

    6. [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..., 431.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Jacob Shantz Born: Waterloo Age: 23 Father: Daniel Shantz Mother: Esther Shantz Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Magdalene Cressmann Age: 24 born: Waterloo Father: Joseph Cressmann Mother: Ferenc Cressmann married 19 Jan 1873

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Sep 1879 - Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Typhoid fever - 4 Sep 1915 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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