Ben Shantz

1904 - 2 Jan

• Name	Ben Shantz
  Born	19 Jul 1904	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-33637
  Died	2 Jan	Silver City   [1]
  Person ID	I33637	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Dr. Homer Leroy Shantz,   b. 24 Jan 1876, , Kent Co., Michigan ,   d. 22 Jun 1958, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lucia S. Soper,   b. 30 Aug 1879, , Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 Nov 1954, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F8847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jarrold,   b. Abt 1910, Of, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F8848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz: Ben Shantz, a Silver City attorney, passed away on Jan. 2. Mr. Shantz was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July l9, l904, the son of Homer L. Shantz and Lucia S. Shantz. He is survived by his widow, the former Mary Jarrold of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Norman and Robert Shantz; and a brother, Homer L. Shantz Jr., of Coronado, Calif. Mr. Shantz was educated at Swarthmore College, the University of Illinois and University of Arizona, where he received his law degree in l933. He practiced in Tucson and El Paso, Texas, prior to coming to Silver City in l942. He was also admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He retired from active practice in l979. Mr, Shantz was a director of the New Mexico Mining Association for many years, and of the American Natinal Bank. He was president of the Silver City Rotary Club in l946, and was chairman of the Southwestern Section of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers in l956. Graveside services will be conducted at the Silver City Cemetery with only the immediate family present.1 1New Mexico Genealogy, History and Vital Records https://www.rootsweb.com/~nma/

  
  

• Sources

  [S465] New Mexico Genealogy, History and Vital Records.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jul 1904 - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA Died - 2 Jan - Silver City  = Link to Google Earth