Benjamin Franklin Shantz^[1]

1864 - 1945  (80 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Shantz
  Born	22 Aug 1864	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	50 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Retired	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6956.3
  Died	15 Apr 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I20141	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Josiah K. Shantz,   b. 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Anna "Nancy" Kolb,   b. 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1926  (Age 84 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1860	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F3853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Moyer,   b. 4 Dec 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1956, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Ethel Mathew,   b. May 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur King,   b. Jan 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Roy Shantz,   b. 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ruth Shantz,   b. May 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rose "Rosie" Shantz,   b. 8 Feb 1903, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 21 Apr 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   6. Reuben Shantz,   b. 9 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert Shantz,   b. Feb 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F4498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.--Benjamin F., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Shantz, was born at Port Elgin, Ont., Aug. 22, 1864; died at St. Mary,s Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., April 15, 1945; aged 80 y. 7 m. 23 d. Surviving are his wife (nee Mary Jane Moyer), 2 sons (Reuben and Roy, both of Kitchener), 2 daughters (Ruth--Mrs. Vernon Nahrgang, Port Elgin; and Rose, Kitchener), 2 brothers (A. L. and E. J., both of Kitchener), one sister (Mrs. Lorena Henderson, Portland, Oreg.), and 3 grandchildren. One sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Shantz) predeceased him. He was baptized in the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church many years ago and lately renewed this covenant. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Theme: "The Long Home. Burial was made in the First Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 5 - May 4, 1945 - page 86, 87

  
  

• 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..., 438. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 4, 1945 - Obituary of Benjamin F. Shantz. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 13. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Josia Schantz aged 25, res Saugeen Twp., born Waterloo Twp son of Benjamin Schantz and Lydia Kolb. married 9 Oct 1860 to Nancy Kolb aged 19 res Waterloo Twp., born Waterloo Twp., daughter of Abraham Kolb and Elizabeth Ziegler [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Oct 1860. Oct. 9, 1860 Josiah Schantz of Saugeen, and Nancy Kolb of Waterloo, by Rev. Bindemann [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Josiah Shantz, 25, res. Saugeen, b. Waterloo, s/o Benjamin and Lydia (Kolb), married 9 Oct 1860 Nancy Kolb, 19, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Abram and Elizabeth

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Aug 1864 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Apr 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth