Simon R. Shantz^[1]

1871 - 1926  (55 years)

• Name	Simon R. Shantz
  Born	28 Apr 1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Not Given
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6826
  Died	1 Jun 1926  [5]
  Buried	Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19779	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Shantz,   b. 16 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1895  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Rudy,   b. 29 Oct 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Elizabeth Knorr,   b. 7 Nov 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aug 1953  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Alberta May Shantz,   b. 8 Jan 1893, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1977  (Age 84 years)   2. Edgar Shantz,   b. 11 Apr 1896, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1897  (Age 0 years)   3. Bessie Louella Shantz,   b. 28 Apr 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 1961, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 63 years)   4. Harold Hugh Shantz,   b. 31 Mar 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon R. Shantz, "was born April 28th, 1871. He is married to Lydia Ann Knorr. They reside on part of the old homestead where he is engaged in farming. They have one child" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  
  

• 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..., 418. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011718-91. Simon SCHANTZ, 20, farmer, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, s/o Samuel & Rebecca married Anna Elizabeth KNORR, 19, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Peter & Barbara, witn Theodore, Lena & George KNORR of Waterloo Twp & Mary WAGNER of Waterloo, 30 August 1891 in Waterloo. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122981412. [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..., 413. [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..., 206. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Samuel Shantz, to Rebecka Rudy, both of Waterloo. 25 Mar. 1845. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Apr 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not Given - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Aug 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth