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

Josiah N. Shantz[1, 2]

Male 1871 - 1945  (73 years)


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  • Name Josiah N. Shantz 
    Born 28 Sep 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46444992 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number 00085-5039.3 
    Died 4 Feb 1945  Parkway, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I4250  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Amos M. Shantz,   b. 15 Jun 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1920  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Isabella Nahrgang,   b. 9 Jun 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years) 
    Married 16 Aug 1870  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 9, 10
    Family ID F1348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Bachert,   b. 2 Apr 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1900  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Children 
     1. Leila "Lulu" Shantz,   b. 5 Jul 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1938, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     2. Cecilia Shantz,   b. 3 May 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986  (Age 82 years)
     3. Corella Shantz,   b. 28 Sep 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1992  (Age 86 years)
     4. Reta Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1908,   d. 12 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     5. Kathryn Isabella "Katie" Shantz,   b. 18 Mar 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1975  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F7480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shantz.--Josiah N., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Amos Shantz, was born Sept. 28, 1871; passed away at his home in Parkway, Ont., Feb. 4, 1945; aged 73 y. 4 m. 7 d. He was a member of the Latschar Mennonite Church. On Oct. 12, 1900, he was united in marriage to Susannah Bachert, who survives. He also leaves 3 daughters (Cecelia, Corella, and Kathryn--Mrs. Mrs. Clayton Weber, all of Parkway), 2 brothers (Addison, Guernsey, Sask.; and Samuel C., Petersburg, Ont.), 5 sisters (Mrs. Urias Snider, Parkway; Mrs. Herbert Shantz, Waterloo, Ont.; Barbara, Los Angeles, Calif.; Magdalena and Elminda, Kitchener, Ont.), 2 grandchildren, one foster brother (Manasseh Hallman), and one foster sister (Mrs. George Schmitt). Two daughters (Leila and Reta) predeceased him. Funeral services were conducted at the home and at the Latschar Church, in charge of M. H. Roth and Lorne W. Schmitt. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - May 4, 1945 - page 86, 87

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      After the death of Josiah's mother, Jacob & Catherine Hallman became his foster parents. He is living with them in the 1881 census

  • 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..., 141.

    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..., 404.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 5473-1871 Josiah Shantz.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 5.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 4, 1945 - Obituary of Josiah N. Shantz.

    6. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div 1 Page 46 Family 196.
      Apparently Josiah was also living with Menno Shantz and his wife Elisabeth Histand in 1881.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Josiah R Shantz Born: Wilmot Age: 29 Father: Amos Shantz Mother: Isabella Nahrgang Born: abt 1871 Spouse: Susannah Bachert Age: 28 born: Wilmot Father: Samuel Bachert Mother: Catherina Pimper married 10 Oct 1900 married: Waterloo, Wilmot

    8. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 18.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Amos M Shantz Born: Wilmot Township Age: 23 Father: Joshua Shantz Mother: Magdalena Shantz Born: abt 1847 Spouse: Isabella Nahrgang Age: 20 born: Wilmot Township Father: Christopher Nahrgang Mother: Maria Nahrgang married 16 Aug 1870 married: Waterloo, Preston

    10. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 Aug 1870.
      Aug. 16, 1870 Amos M. Schantz and Isabella Nahrgang, both of Wilmot, by Rev. Wurster

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Sep 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Oct 1900 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Feb 1945 - Parkway, York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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