Jeremiah Shantz

1888 - 1968  (79 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Shantz
  Born	5 Jul 1888	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39138411
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1952	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24154
  Died	30 Jun 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I24154	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Wendel S. Shantz,   b. 4 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 31 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1924  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F4899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Weber,   b. 14 Feb 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1914	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Abner Shantz,   b. 19 Jan 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 2012, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   2. Cora Shantz,   b. 25 Oct 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1948, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F37106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.- Jeremiah, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., July 5, 1888; died at Coutts Pavilion, Kitchener, Ont., after an extended illness, June 30, 1968; aged 79 y. 11 m. 25 d. He was married to Maryann Weber, who died in 1961. Surviving are 2 sons (Abner and Earl) and 5 grandchildren. One daughter preceded him in death. He was a member of the Shantz Church, where funeral services were held July 3, with Leslie Witmer and Lester Kehl officiating Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 29 - July 23, 1968, pages 675, 676. ______________ Jeremiah Shantz, 79 of RR 2. Baden, died Sunday at Coutts pavilion after a brief illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wendell S. Shantz, he was born July 5,1888. He farmed in Wilmot Township. Mr. Shantz was a member of the Shantz Mennonite Church in Baden, where Rev. Leslie Witmer will conduct the funeral Wednesday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Until then the body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home in Kitchener Donations to the Ontario (Mennonite) board of missions will be accepted as expressions of sympathy. Surviving are two sons, Earl of Brunner and Abner of St. Agatha; two brothers. David and Manasseh of Baden; one sister. Florence Shantz of Kitchener: and five grandchildren. His wife, the former Mary Ann Weber, died in 1961. One daughter. Cora, also predeceased him. New Hamburg Independent

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 23, 1968 - Obituary of Jeremiah Shantz. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 20. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1952 - Obituary of Veronica Shantz. [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..., 391. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 17, 1927 - Obituary of Wendel S. Shantz. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Dec 1869. Nov. 28, 1869 Marianna Schantz and Wendelinus Schantz, both of Wilmot Tp., by Rev. Hoelsche [S8] News - Gospel Herald, FEBRUARY 21, 1961 - Obituary of Mary Ann Weber.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1888 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Sep 1914 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jun 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth