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

Priscilla Swartz[1, 2]

Female 1878 - 1968  (90 years)


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  • Name Priscilla Swartz 
    Born 13 Jun 1878  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46059659 
    Name Priscilla Shantz 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1968  170 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00004-896.4 
    Died 1 Nov 1968  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Person ID I6860  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Abraham H. Swartz,   b. 12 Mar 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Susannah Bergey,   b. 5 Oct 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1872  [7
    Family ID F2058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wendel R. Shantz,   b. 1 Mar 1870, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1949, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Hearth,   b. 4 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Leota Lucille Shantz,   b. 25 Dec 1900, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     3. Vinetta Rose Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Lloyd Stanley Shantz,   b. 22 Oct 1904, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1994, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Susannah Shantz,   b. 23 Nov 1906,   d. 23 Nov 1906  (Age 0 years)
     6. Ward Lyle Shantz,   b. 24 Sep 1909, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1993  (Age 83 years)
     7. Clayton Arthur Shantz,   b. 11 May 1914, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 2004  (Age 89 years)
     8. Dorothy Marie Shantz,   b. 1916, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. WENDELL SHANTZ

      Mrs. Wendell R. Shantz. 170 Pandora Ave., died Friday at K-W Hospital. She was 90.

      A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abram Swartz, she was born in Blenheim Township and lived most of her life in Kitchener. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church and the Ladies Aid Society. She was predeceased by her husband in 1949 and by one sister.

      Survivors include three sons. Lloyd S.. Waterloo; Ward. Port Credit, and Clayton. Roseville; three daughters. Mrs. Edwin (Leota) Feick, Kitchener. Mrs. Vernon (Vinetta) Witmer, Wilmot Township, and Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothy) Schmitt, New Dundee; a brother. Wellington. Waterloo; three sisters. Mrs. Jemima Witmer and Mrs. Clifford Cressman. both of Kitchener, and Mrs. Susan Weber. Waterloo; 22 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren. and two great-greatgrandchildren.

      New Hamburg Independent

  • 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..., 367.

    2. [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..., 236.

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2.

    4. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Shantz / Wendell R Shantz / 1870-1949 / his wife / Priscilla Swartz / 1878-1968 / (A) Mother (B) Father

    5. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 12.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46059659/priscilla-shantz.

    7. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 26, 1925 - Obituary of Susannah Bergey.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jun 1878 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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