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Margaret May Bowman

Female 1879 - 1940  (60 years)


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  • Name Margaret May Bowman 
    Born 24 Sep 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Maggie Bowman 
    Name Margaret May Shantz 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Spinner 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-352107 
    Died 18 Feb 1940  [5] 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I352107  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Christian S. Bowman,   b. 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Leah Snider,   b. 21 May 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1876  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F2106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cyrus Bowers Shantz,   b. 29 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1944  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1904  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Betty B. Shantz
     2. Lt. Col. Robert Frederick Shantz,   b. 24 Jun 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1970, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Grace Margaret "Margaret" Shantz,   b. 17 Mar 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Howard Bowman Shantz,   b. 28 Sep 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 54 years)
     5. Dorothy May Shantz,   b. 28 Jun 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Kenneth Shantz,   b. 1912,   d. 1988  (Age 76 years)
     7. Elizabeth Alexandria "Betty" Shantz,   b. 1913, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     8. Anna Marie "Marie" Shantz,   b. 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     9. Ruth Shantz,   b. 1917,   d. 21 Jan 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F251987  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 22.

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 47.

    3. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 32.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Maggie May Bownman Date of Birth:24 Sep 1879 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Christian Bownman Mother's name:Lea Bowman

    5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      SHANTZ/ [Front & back]/ [Flat Markers at back] Father/ Cyrus B. SHANTZ 1882 - 1944./ Mother/ Mrs. Cyrus B. SHANTZ/ nee Margaret BOWMAN/ 1879 - 1940./Daughter/ Betty SHANTZ/ 1913 / 1931./ [Flat markers at front] Kenneth Charles/ MILLS/ Husband of Marie/ 1913 - 1996./ Daughter/ Mrs. Ken C. MILLS/ nee Marie SHANTZ/ 1915 - 1997./ [Pillow markers at front] Grandson/ Baby Richard/ SHANTZ/ 1944./ Grandson/ Baby Kenneth/ MACLATCHY/ 1939.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011218-76.
      Christian BOWMAN, 23, farmer, Canada, Wilmot, s/o Tobias & Anna married Leah SNYDER, 20, Canada, Wilmot, d/o Lorenz & Magdalena, witn Benj. BOWMAN & Margaret SCHNEIDER both of Wilmot, 10 October 1876 in Berlin.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Christian Bowman Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1853 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:10 Oct 1876 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Tobias Bowman Mother:Anna Bowman Spouse:Leah Snyder

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Cyrus Bowers Shantz Age:22 Birth Date:abt 1882 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:24 Nov 1904 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:P E Shantz Mother:Maria C Bowers Shantz Spouse:Margaret Bowman Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1879 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Christian Bowman Spouse Mother:Leah Snyder

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Sep 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Spinner - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Nov 1904 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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