Hannah Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1864 - 1938  (74 years)

• Name	Hannah Shantz
  Born	10 Apr 1864	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Anna Shantz
  Name	Hannah Bowman
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00085-5036.2
  Died	12 Dec 1938	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [4]
  Person ID	I4226	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Aaron S. Shantz,   b. 27 May 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1917  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Barbara Nahrgang,   b. 31 Dec 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1863	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F1343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman,   b. 15 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1883  [4]
  Children	1. Minerva Bowman,   b. Jan 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Weston Bowman,   b. 10 May 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1975  (Age 88 years)   3. Annie Bowman,   b. 9 Nov 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Aaron Bowman,   b. 6 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1968, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   5. Tobias S. Bowman,   b. 6 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bowman -- Hannah, daughter of the late Aaron and Barbara (Nahrgang) Shantz, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., on April 10, 1864; died Dec. 12, 1938, at her home near Haysville, Ont., in her 75th year. She had been in failing health for a number of years. On Oct. 30, 1883, she was married to Benjamin Bowman who predeceased her a little over two years ago. Sister Bowman was a faithful, active member of the Mennonite Church since her youth. Surviving are 3 sons (Weston of Toronto, Tobias of Kitchener, and Aaron on the homestead), 2 daughters (Mrs. Titus Rosenberger of Saskatchewan and Anna at home), 5 sisters, and 14 grandchildren. One sister predeceased her. Funeral services were held Dec. 15 from the home to the Geiger Mennonite Church in charge of Bro. M. H. Roth, assisted by Bro. M. Hallman. Text, John 14: 1-3. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald January 12, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No. 41 - pages 886, 887

  
  

• 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. [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. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 26. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 12, 1939 - Obituary of Hannah Shantz. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 9. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 16. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 65. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 9, 1917 - Obituary of Aaron Shantz. [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 [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 - 10 Apr 1864 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Dec 1938 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth