Selina Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1877 - 1958  (81 years)

• Name	Selina Shantz
  Born	22 Mar 1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Selina Shantz
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6741.7
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Selina Shantz
  Died	11 Dec 1958	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I54297	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Amos M. Shantz,   b. 15 Jun 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1920  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Esther C. Cressman,   b. 20 Jan 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1873  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F4932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Herbert Shantz,   b. 6 Dec 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1955  (Age 80 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1900  [9]
  Children	1. Orpha Shantz,   b. 25 Sep 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Sep 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   2. Lona Shantz,   b. 7 May 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Erma Shantz,   b. 11 Jul 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   4. Wilma Shantz,   b. 19 Sep 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F14033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Selina, daughter of Amos and Esther (Cressman) Shantz, was born March 22, 1877, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died at Kitchener, Ont., Dec. 11, 1958, after a lengthy illness; aged 81 y. 8m. 19 d. On Dec. 12, 1900, she was married to Herbert Shantz, who died Feb. 28, 1955. Surviving are 4 daughters (Orpha-Mrs. Vernon Woolner, Lona-Mrs. Joseph Martin, Erma-Mrs. Stanley Snider, and Wilma-Mrs. Martin Horst), 12 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and 3 sisters (Maggie, Barbara, and Elminda Shantz). Preceding her in death were 5 brothers and 2 sisters. She was a member of the Erb Street Church, Waterloo, Ont., where services were held, in charge of Wilfred Ulrich and J. B. Martin. Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 2 - January 13, 1959, page 46

  
  

• 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..., 404. [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..., 492. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 12. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 49. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 13, 1959 - Obituary of Selina Shantz. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 76. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 29, 1955 - Obituary of Herbert Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Mar 1877 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Dec 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth