Henry Shantz^[1]

1881 - 1946  (64 years)

• Name	Henry Shantz
  Born	21 Apr 1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cemment Manufacturer
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6949.7
  Died	21 Jan 1946	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I20094	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	David Shantz,   b. 29 May 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 1909  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Susannah Detweiler,   b. 12 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1900  (Age 54 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1869  [1]
  Family ID	F5454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catharine Frey,   b. 15 Feb 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1928, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Clara Mabel Shantz,   b. 25 Jul 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   2. Lillian Shantz,   b. 15 Sep 1912,   d. 21 May 2004  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F18278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara S. Bender,   b. 27 Oct 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1964, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1932
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F29187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz. - Henry D., son of Mr. and Mrs. David Shantz, was born near Mannheim, Ont.; died at his home in Wellesley, Ont., Jan. 21, 1946; aged 64 y. 10 m. His first wife, Catherine Fry, preceded him 17 years ago. In 1932 he married Barbara Bender, who survives. He was a faithful member of Shantz Church. Surviving besides his wife are 4 daughters: (Elvina -- Mrs. Wesley Metzger, Elmira; Clara -- Mrs. Russel Thomas, Kitchener; Lillian -- Mrs. Daniel Schmitt, Waterloo; Dorothy at home); one brother (Rudy, Hespeler, Ont.); and 2 sisters (Mrs. Jacob Fry, Williamsburg, and Mrs. Herbert Klemmer, Rosetown, Sask.). Eleven grandchildren also survive. Six sons preceded him. Funeral services and burial were conducted by L. H. Witmer and C. F. Derstine at Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden, Ont. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 46 - February 15, 1946, pages 894,895.

  
  

• 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. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 6. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 15, 1946 - obituary of Henry Shantz. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 7. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 26.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Apr 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cemment Manufacturer - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jan 1946 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth