David Shantz^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1845 - 1909  (64 years)

• Name	David Shantz
  Born	29 May 1845	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6949
  Died	31 May 1909  [6]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I20086	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz,   b. 3 Nov 1804, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Oct 1877, South Of Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Lydia Martin,   b. 24 Aug 1810, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Feb 1899  (Age 88 years)
  Married	23 Sep 1828  [13, 14]
  Family ID	F2200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Detweiler,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1900  (Age 54 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1869  [1]
  Children	1. Lydia Shantz,   b. 7 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1926  (Age 54 years)   2. Rudolph Shantz,   b. 1 Jun 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Albert Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1941  (Age 67 years)   4. Elmer Shantz,   b. 26 May 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1927  (Age 50 years)   5. Susannah Shantz,   b. 15 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Henry Shantz,   b. 21 Apr 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1946, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   7. Maria Shantz,   b. 26 May 1883, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1953  (Age 70 years)   8. Minerva Shantz,   b. 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Elvina Shantz,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Alvina Shantz,   b. 12 May 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Shantz, "was born May 29th, 1845. He was married to Susannah Detweiler, November 16th 1869. They reside near Strasburg where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of nine children." 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..., 437. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 514. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018761-04. Jacob F. Frey, 23, Occ. Farmer, b. Elmira, Res. Berlin, son of Jacob Frey and Esther Martin married Maria Shantz, 21, b. Strasburg, Res. Strasburg, daughter of David and Susanna, Witn: Sidney S. Shantz of New Dundee and Mary A. Detweiler of Breslau, 16 November 1904 in Strasburg. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 6. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. In/ memory of/ David Shantz/ born May 29, 1845/ died/ May 31, 1909/ aged/ 64 years & 2 dys [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 11. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 17. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 56. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 58. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 25. [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..., 435. [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..., 43.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 May 1845 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth