Jemima Snyder^[1]

1864 - 1934  (70 years)

• Name	Jemima Snyder
  Born	23 Feb 1864	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Jemima Shantz
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Methodist
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6192
  Died	27 Nov 1934  [6, 10]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I22076	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin B. Snyder,   b. 3 Oct 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1898  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Shantz,   b. 19 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1887  (Age 62 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F4971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amos S. Shantz,   b. 2 Feb 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1949  (Age 90 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1885  [1, 2, 14]
  Children	1. Aldred Shantz,   b. 30 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1963, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   2. Lena Shantz,   b. 19 Apr 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edna Shantz,   b. 7 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz. - Jemima (Snyder), beloved wife of Bro. Amos Shantz, was born Feb. 23, 1864; died Nov. 27, 1934; aged 69 y. 9 m. 4 d. Surviving are her husband, 1 son (Alfred), 1 daughter (Elva -- Mrs. Oscar Martin), and an adopted daughter (Lizzie). Lena predeceased her 29 years ago. There remain 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. Sister Shantz accepted Christ in her early years. She loved her Lord and was ready to testify for Him. She united with the Mennonite Church and was a faithful worshiper at the Waterloo congregation. During the sickness she was patient and ready to depart and be with Christ. Bro. Moses Brubacher conducted service at the home. Text, Rom. 8. Bro. J. B. Martin had charge at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Texts, I Cor. 2: 9,10; Psa. 17: 15. Interment in the ad joining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVII, No. 37 - December 13, 1934 - pages 802, 803

  
  

• 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..., 426. [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..., 320. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 13. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 20. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 13, 1934 - Obituary of Jemima Snyder. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 28. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 22. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 28. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 8, 1949 - Obituary of Amos S. Shantz. [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..., 319. [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..., 419. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev. - Minister of the Mennonist Society, Berlin report 50. Benjamin Shneider, to Magdalena Shantz, both of Waterloo. 27 Mar. 1845. Wit. Isaac Shantz and Joseph E. Schneider. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 27.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth