Josiah N. Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1871 - 1945  (73 years)

• Name	Josiah N. Shantz
  Born	28 Sep 1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46444992
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00085-5039.3
  Died	4 Feb 1945	Parkway, York Co., Ontario   [5]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I4250	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Susannah Bachert,   b. 2 Apr 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1900	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Children	1. Leila "Lulu" Shantz,   b. 5 Jul 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1938, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   2. Cecilia Shantz,   b. 3 May 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 82 years)   3. Corella Shantz,   b. 28 Sep 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1992  (Age 86 years)   4. Reta Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1908,   d. 12 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)   5. Kathryn Isabella "Katie" Shantz,   b. 18 Mar 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1975  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  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 _________________ After the death of Josiah's mother, Jacob & Catherine Hallman became his foster parents. He is living with them in the 1881 census

  
  

• 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..., 141. [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. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 5473-1871 Josiah Shantz. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 4, 1945 - Obituary of Josiah N. Shantz. [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. [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 [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 18. [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 [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

  Born - 28 Sep 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Oct 1900 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Feb 1945 - Parkway, York Co., Ontario Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth