Jacob E. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1855 - 1922  (66 years)

• Name	Jacob E. Shantz
  Born	27 Apr 1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6772
  Died	31 Mar 1922	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 13]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Person ID	I19597	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Y. Shantz,   b. 15 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Esther Erb,   b. 6 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1915  (Age 88 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 12, 14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F1987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia U. Bowman,   b. 14 Apr 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1877  [1, 8, 11]
  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	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob E. Shantz, "was born April 27th, 1855. On November 27th, 1877, he was married to Lydia U. Bowman who was born April 14th, 1855. They reside on the old 'David Schneider Place' at Freeport, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born 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.--Jacob E. Shantz was born April 27, 1855; died at Freeport, Ont., Mar. 31, 1922; aged 66 y. 11 m. 4 d. He was married to Lydia Bowman in November, 1877, who with two sons and one daughter and thirteen grandchildren are left to mourn his departure. He left a testimony that all is well and was ready to go and be with Jesus. Funeral services were held on Apr. 4 at the East End Mennonite Church at Kitchener, Ont., conducted by A. B. Snyder and Jonas Snider. Text, Isa. 26: 3. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XV, Number 6 - May 11, 1922, pg 127

  
  

• 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..., 410. [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. [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..., 656. [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. [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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 11, 1922 - Obituary of Jacob E. Shantz. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 1. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 75. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 8. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 49. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 409. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Samuel Schontz, to Esther Erb, both of Waterloo. 11 Mar. 1845 [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, 13 Mar 1845 Pg: 11. ERB Ester married 11 Mar 1845 To Samuel SCHANTZ. minister Jacob Huttner

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Apr 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Mar 1922 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth