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

Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz[1]

Male 1874 - 1954  (79 years)


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  • Name Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz 
    Born 22 Aug 1874  Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Name E. J. Shantz 
    Occupation 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    merchant 
    Elo on the left
    Elo on the left
    A black and white photograph, on a mat, of the exterior of the E.J. (Elo Josiah) Shantz Grocery Store, Frederick Street, in Berlin, Ontario. - " E.J. Shantz Grocery Store, Frederick Street, Berlin | History In The Making | Kitchener Public Library ". 2021.
    Makinghistory.Kpl.Org. https://makinghistory.kpl.org/en/permalink/descriptions10072.
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Store Clerk 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Merchant 
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    Elo J. Shantz's grocery store on Frederick Street next to the Berlin fire hall. Portraits of King Edward VII and Queen Mary are displayed along everything needed to prepare meals: notice the fine display of rolling pins at right and the precariously stacked cans and bowls atop the shelves. Shantz was a grocer in the 1901-1906 era but achieved greater success as an auctioneer and real estate agent into the 1950s.
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Autioneer, General 
    Residence 1921  3 Clarence Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6956.5 
    Died 11 Mar 1954  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I20143  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Josiah K. Shantz,   b. 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Anna "Nancy" Kolb,   b. 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1926  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F3853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Malinda Snyder,   b. 8 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1934  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Ralph K. Shantz,   b. 3 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1971  (Age 69 years)
     2. Leslie Josiah Shantz,   b. 13 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1957  (Age 53 years)
     3. Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz,   b. 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Harold Elo "Zip" Shantz,   b. 29 Dec 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1992  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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..., 438.

    2. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 7.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016136-00.
      Elo J. SHANTZ, 26, merchant, Lebanon, Berlin, s/o Josiah SHANTZ & Miss KOLB married Melinda SNYDER, 25, housekeeper, Near Winterbourne, Berlin, d/o Joseph SNYDER & Naomi SHOEMAKER, witn: Joseph B. SHANTZ of Buffalo N.Y. & Lorena SHANTZ of Berlin, 26 September 1900 in Berlin

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 17.

    6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 6.

    7. [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

    8. [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

    9. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Aug 1874 - Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Store Clerk - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Autioneer, General - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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