Edwin Simon Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1878 - 1952  (73 years)

• Name	Edwin Simon Shantz
  Born	4 Apr 1878	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	4 Apr 1878	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Name	Simon Shantz
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6744.3
  Died	2 Feb 1952	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10, 11]
  Buried	4 Feb 1952	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Person ID	I386679	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Stauffer Shantz,   b. 13 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1933, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Nancy Shantz,   b. 18 Sep 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F261900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Evelyn Howell,   b. Abt 1880, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1941  [9]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F18435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ida Martin,   b. 8 Jul 1880, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1902	Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [6, 14]
  Children	1. Shantz,   b. Abt 1904, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F261898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edwin S. Shantz HESPELER, Edwin S. Shantz, 74, died today at his home on Edward St., Preston. He was born in Wilmot Township and farmed near Hespeler, for 40 years, before he retired in 1941 and became associated with his brother, in the Speed Flour Mill. He is survived by his wife, the former Evelyn Howell. His first wife, Ida Martin, predeceased him in 1938. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. R. S. Evans, Puslinch Township; one brother, Junia Shantz, Fisher Mills; one sister, Mrs. Sydney Shantz, Kitchener and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, at 2 p.m., at the residence and at 2: 30 p.m., at Wanner Mennonite Church, with interment, in the Wanner Cemetery. The body now rests at his late residence. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Feb 1952 pg 5 ___________________ Shantz, Edwin Simon, born April 4, 1878, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died Feb. 2, 1952; aged 73 y. 9 m. 28 d. At an early age he moved to the Hespeler district where he lived for the remainder of his life. In his teen age he was converted and became a member of the Wanner Church where he was an active member until the time of his death. In 1902 he was married to Ida Martin who predeceased him in 1939. He married Evelyn Howell in 1941. Surviving him are his wife, Evelyn, one daughter (Mrs. R. S. Evans, Hespeler, Ont.), 12 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother (Junia Shantz), and one sister (Mrs. Sydney Shantz, Kitchener, Ont.). Funeral services were held Feb. 4 at the home and at the Wanner Church with Merle Shantz officiating, assisted by M. G. McFarlane, pastor of the United Church of Canada in Hespeler. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume XLV, Number 12 - March 18, 1952 --- page 286, 287

  
  

• 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..., 405. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Shantz (A.) Edwin S. Shantz/ 1878-1952 (B). Ida Martin/ wife of/ Edwin S. Shantz/ 1880-1938 (C.) Father/ Joseph S. Shantz/ 1851-1933 (D) Mother/ Magdalena Snyder/ 1851-1931 (E.) Son/ Hermes C. Shantz/ 1890-1909 Edwin S. is the name on the tombstone. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Edwin S. Shantz / 1878-1952 [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 13. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Ida Martin Born: Howick Age: 21 Father: Aaron Martin Mother: Judith Snyder Born: abt 1881 Spouse: Edwin Shantz Age: 23 born: Waterloo Father: Joseph S Shantz Mother: Anna Shantz married 15 Jan 1902 married: Huron [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 45. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 032837 (1878). Name:Edwin Simon Shantz Date of Birth:4 Apr 1878 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Joseph S Shantz Mother's name:Nancy Shantz [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 18, 1952 - Obituary of Edwin Simon Shantz. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. SHANTZ [A] Edwin S. SHANTZ/ 1878-1952/ [B] Ida MARTIN/ Wife of Edwin S. SHANTZ/ 1880-1938/[C] Father/ Joseph S. SHANTZ/ 1851-1933/ [D] Mother/ Magdalena SNYDER/ 1851-1931/[E] Son/ Hermes C. SHANTZ/ 1890-1909/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Joseph S Shantz Born: Waterloo Township Age: 26 Father: Simon Shantz Mother: Judith Shantz(a Born Stauffer) Shantz Born: abt 1851 Spouse: Nancy Shantz Age: 22 born: Wilmot Township Father: Joshua Shantz Mother: Magdalena Shantz(a Born Martin) Shantz married 13 Feb 1877 [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 010936 (1877). Name: Joseph S Shantz Age:26 Birth Year:abt 1851 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:13 Feb 1877 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Simon Shantz Mother:Judith Shantz(a Born Stauffer Shantz Spouse:Nancy Shantz [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Name:Ida Martin Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1881 Birth Place:Howick Marriage Date:15 Jan 1902 Marriage Place:Huron, Ontario, Canada Father:Aaron Martin Mother:Judith Snyder Spouse:Edwin Shantz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Apr 1878 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - 4 Apr 1878 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Jan 1902 - Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Feb 1952 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 Feb 1952 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth