Israel Wadlow Shantz^[1]

1865 - 1929  (64 years)

• Name	Israel Wadlow Shantz
  Born	8 Jul 1865	, Dallas County, Missouri   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64282865
  Eby ID Number	00110-6968
  Died	12 Jul 1929	Richmond Heights, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Buried	Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Person ID	I20201	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin P. Shantz,   b. 21 Sep 1811, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1868, , Dallas County, Missouri  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Margaret Swinton,   b. 5 Jul 1840, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1923, , Oklahoma, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1863	, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F5018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Isabella "Belle" Miller,   b. 26 Nov 1870, Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri, United States ,   d. 8 Nov 1931, Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States  (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Son Shantz   2. Daughter Shantz
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F5028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Israel S. Shantz, "was born July 8th, 1865. He resides at New Buffalo, Missouri, where he is engaged as county clerk. He is married to Bella Miller and has a family of two children, a boy and a girl whose names were not received" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _____________ SHANTZ, ISRAEL W. - Friday, July 12, 1929, husband of Mary I. Santz, father of Mary, Izora, Thelma, Dadlow, Swinton Miller, Lloyd. Funeral Monday, 9 a. m., MCLAUGHLIN FUNERAL PARLORS. 2301 Lafayette. Member of Riddicks No. 361. A. F. and A. M., Buffalo, Mo. The St. Louis Star and Times, St. Louis, Missouri Saturday, July 13, 1929

  
  

• 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..., 440. [S69] Vit - ON, Bruce - Bruce County Marriage Register 1858 -1869. Margaret Swinton Born: Canada Res: Port Elgin Age: 24 Father: Alexander Mother: Jane Born: 1839 Spouse: Benjamin Shanty Age: 57 born: Canada Res: Port Elgin Born: 1806 Father: Chris Mother: Hanny married 9 Mar 1863

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jul 1865 - , Dallas County, Missouri Died - 12 Jul 1929 - Richmond Heights, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Buried - - Creve Coeur, St. Louis, Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth