Lydia U. Bowman^{[1, 2, 3]}

1855 - 1929  (73 years)

• Name	Lydia U. Bowman
  Born	14 Apr 1855	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia U. Shantz
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-117
  Died	3 Jan 1929	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 13]
  	Cause: paralytic stroke
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Person ID	I6940	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph B. Bowman,   b. 11 May 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1889, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Leah Unger,   b. 12 May 1825, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1864, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	2 May 1848	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14, 15]
  Family ID	F2086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob E. Shantz,   b. 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1922, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1877  [2, 11, 16]
  Children	1. Irvin Shantz,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ervin B. Shantz,   b. 17 Sep 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Mar 1963, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Benjamin Shantz,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Pastor Benjamin B. Shantz,   b. 23 Jun 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1964, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario  (Age 84 years)   5. Lydia Ann Shantz,   b. 13 Jul 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1888  (Age 0 years)   6. Esther Shantz,   b. 2 Jun 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lydia U. Bowman, "the third daughter, is married to Jacob E. Shantz. They reside on the old "David Schneider" farm at Freeport. Their family consists of four children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ________________________________________ Shantz. Lydia U. Bowman, widow of the late Jacob E. Shantz, was born April 14, 1855; died at the home of her son-in-law, Anson Hallman, Preston, Ont., Jan. 3, 1929; aged 73 y. 8 m. 20 d. Her husband died Mar. 31, 1922. She is survived by 2 sons, 1 daughter, 14 grandchildren; also 3 brothers and 1 sister ( Benj. Bowman, Kitchener; Joseph, New Hamburg; Allan, New Dundee; and Mrs. Jacob Hallman, Detroit, Mich.). She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church for fifty years. She was stricken with a paralytic stroke on Oct. 10, 1925, from which she never fully recovered. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Bro. Jonas Snider and at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, by Bro. C. F. Derstine. Text, Rev. 14: 13. Gospel Herald - Volume XXI, Number 43 - January 24, 1929, pages 909-911

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 81. [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..., 410. [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..., 552. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 3. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia U. Bowman - January 24, 1929. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Jacob E. Shantz / born April 27, 1855 / died March 31, 1922 / aged 66 yrs. 11 m. 28 d. / Lydia U. Bowman / his wife / born April 14, 1855 / died Jan. 3, 1929 / aged 73 yrs. 8 m. 20 d. / Shantz [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 47. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 1. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 16. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 8. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 49. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev. - Minister of the Mennonit Society #99. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 5 May 1848 Pg 19. BAUMANN, Joseph S. married 2 May 1848 To Lea UNGER. minister Benjamin Eby [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 11, 1922 - Obituary of Jacob E. Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Apr 1855 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: paralytic stroke - 3 Jan 1929 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth