Barbara Nahrgang^{[1, 2, 3]}

1841 - 1876  (34 years)

• Name	Barbara Nahrgang
  Born	31 Dec 1841	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Barbara Shantz
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1863	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00085-5036
  Died	21 Jun 1876	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 6]
  Person ID	I4224	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christopher Nahrgang,   b. 25 Dec 1801, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 22 Jun 1886, Near New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Schneider,   b. 1 Apr 1808, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1833  [9, 10]
  Family ID	F997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Christopher Nahrgang,   b. 25 Dec 1801, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 22 Jun 1886, Near New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F20300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aaron S. Shantz,   b. 27 May 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1917  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1863	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 8, 11, 12]
  Children	1. Odo Shantz,   b. Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ezra Shantz,   b. Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hannah Shantz,   b. 10 Apr 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   4. Judith Shantz,   b. 31 Mar 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1965  (Age 97 years)   5. Persida Shantz,   b. 25 Jun 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1938, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   6. Mariah Shantz,   b. 15 Nov 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1964, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   7. Barbara Shantz,   b. 17 Apr 1875, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1969, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Barbara Nahrgang, "was born December 31st, 1841. On June 10th, 1863, she was married to Aaron Shantz who was born May 27th, 1839. They resided near Wilmot Township where she died June 21st, 1876. To them was born a family of eight children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• 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..., 140. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. 011859-91 (Waterloo Co.) Josiah ROSENBERGER, farmer, 24, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o Isaac & Elizabeth married Pesida SHANTZ, 21, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, d/o Aaron & Barbara, witn: Norman & Maria SHANTZ both of Wilmot, 29 September 1891 in Wilmot. [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..., 401. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 16. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Page 27. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Jun 1876. Died 21 Jun 1876 In Wilmot, Barbara nee Nahrgang, wife of Aaron Schantz died at 34 years of age. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 61. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Jun 1863. June 9, 1863 Aaron Schantz and Barbara Nahrgang, both of Wilmot, by Rev. G. Schmidt in New Hamburg [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 346. [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..., 139. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 9, 1917 - Obituary of Aaron Shantz. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Shantz Aaron, 24, Wilmot, Wilmot, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stauffer), married 9 June 1863 Barbara Nahrgang, 21, Wilmot, Wilmot, daughter of Christoph and Maria (Schneider)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Dec 1841 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1863 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jun 1863 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jun 1876 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth