Peter Lantz

1861 - 1927  (66 years)

• Name	Peter Lantz
  Born	1 Mar 1861	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Fireman
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Engineer
  Occupation	1911	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Methodist
  Mental Illness	1927
  	suicide
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89022
  Died	27 Mar 1927	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I393413	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Lantz,   b. CALC 13 Dec 1817, , Switzerland ,   d. 9 Jun 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Sophia Gingerich,   b. 8 Apr 1828, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F36388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Reynolds,   b. 5 May 1862, Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 8 Jun 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	Oct 1883  [3]
  Children	1. Roy Lantz,   b. 1 Jun 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Isabella Lantz,   b. 25 Dec 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Orca L. Lantz,   b. 5 Apr 1887, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1937, Port Clinton, Ottawa, Ohio, United States  (Age 50 years)   4. Darwin Dennis Lantz,   b. 7 Apr 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Oscar Elnid Lantz,   b. 17 May 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1930, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 38 years)   6. Abraham Lincoln Lantz,   b. 8 Nov 1894, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1971, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F263663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FARMER SUICIDES Peter Lantz, farm hand, employed by R. K Cowan of near Hespeler, and aged 66 years, was found dead on the barn floor with his throat gashed with a razor. Coroner Dr. Radford said it was a case of and deemed an inquest unnecessary. No reason is given for the act. The unfortunate man was born in Hespeler and leaves a daughter and three sons. His wife died eighteen years ago. Waterloo Chronicle 24 Mar 1927

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 2. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div. 1 Page 2. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 34.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Mar 1861 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Fireman - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engineer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Mar 1927 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth