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

Irvin Shantz[1]

Male 1902 - 1979  (77 years)


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  • Name Irvin Shantz 
    Born 29 May 1902  Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1924  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-29661 
    Died 28 Jul 1979  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I29661  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Elias S. Shantz,   b. 11 Sep 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1937, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Musselman,   b. 11 Feb 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1934, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1900  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F5899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Laurene Snyder,   b. 19 May 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1924  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Earl Stanley Shantz,   b. 8 May 1925, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Rebecca Eileen "Becky" Shantz,   b. 19 Jul 1927, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 2012, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Kenneth Leander Shantz,   b. 22 May 1929, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 2018, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Lorne Irvin Shantz,   b. 4 Dec 1932,   d. 27 Feb 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Willard Laverne Shantz,   b. 11 Jan 1935,   d. 31 May 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F37660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hilda Kate Gerth,   b. 4 Jan 1909, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F46850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020625-24.
      Irvin Shantz, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Peel Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Elias S. Shantz and Rebecca Musselman married Laurene Snyder, 19, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Leander Snyder and Elmina Kraft, Witn: Eugene and Edna Kraft both of Bloomingdale, 20 July 1924 in Waterloo Twp.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    3. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 17.

    4. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 3.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46157857.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Elias Shantz Born: Woolwich Age: 32 Father: Menno Shantz Mother: Elizabeth Sinder Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Rebecca Lichty Age: 35 born: Woolwich Father: Joseph Musselman Mother: Rebecca Gingrich married 18 Feb 1900

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1902 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1924 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jul 1924 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jul 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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