Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Barbara Shantz[1, 2]

Female 1875 - 1969  (93 years)


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  • Name Barbara Shantz 
    Born 17 Apr 1875  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26989058 
    Name Barbara Good 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00085-5036.7 
    Died 28 Mar 1969  RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4231  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Abraham Good,   b. 19 Dec 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1963  (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
     1. Viola S. Good,   b. 3 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 2001, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     2. Olive S. Good,   b. 11 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 2001, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     3. Cranson Shantz Good,   b. 22 Jan 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Abraham Good,   b. 11 Feb 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Irene Good,   b. 14 Mar 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     6. Oliver S. Good,   b. 14 Sep 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 2004, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     7. Aaron S. Good,   b. 1914,   d. 2003  (Age 89 years)
     8. Eden S. Good,   b. 16 May 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2003, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     9. Laverne Shantz Good,   b. 1918,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Abraham Good

      Mrs. Abraham Good of RR 2, Petersburg, died Friday at her home. She was 93.

      The former Barbara Shantz, she was born at Haysville, April 17, 1875 and was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Aaron Shantz. She was the last surviving member of the family.

      She was a member of Geiger Mennonite Church and the Women s Mission Society of the church.

      She was predeceased by her husband, in 1963 and her daughter, Irene, in 1955. Surviving are five sons, Cranson and Aaron, both of RR 2, Petersburg, Oliver of New Hamburg, Eden and Laverne, both of Waterloo; two daughters, Viola, at home, and Olive of Kitchener and 13 grandchildren.

      Funeral services were held at the Geiger Mennonite Church, Rev. Lester Bauman officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

      The Bruce J. Omand Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

      New Hamburg Independent, April 2, 1969

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 2.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 26.

    6. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 1.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 55.

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 9, 1917 - Obituary of Aaron Shantz.

    9. [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

    10. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1875 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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