Simon S. Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1926  (69 years)

• Name	Simon S. Shantz
  Born	8 Oct 1856	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	O Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6857
  Died	23 Mar 1926
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario
  Person ID	I19850	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Simon S. Shantz,   b. 15 May 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Judith Stauffer,   b. 1 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F2937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Christner,   b. CALC 19 Aug 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1931, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Married	6 Apr 1887	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Aven Christner Shantz,   b. 1 Nov 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   2. Melvin Russel Shantz,   b. 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lynden Lloyd "Lloyd" Shantz,   b. 5 Aug 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1969  (Age 74 years)   4. Lorne Stanley Shantz,   b. 16 Nov 1895,   d. 8 Mar 1902  (Age 6 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon S. Shantz, "was born October 8th, 1856. He is married to Caroline, daughter of Peter and Catharine (Nahrgang) Christner. They reside on his father's farm near Haysville, Ontario. To them are born three 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.-Simon Stauffer Shantz was born near Baden, Ont., Oct. 8, 1856. In 1887 he was married to Carolina Christener. Their family consisted of four sons, one having preceded him to the glory world. During a period of extended illness he saw the necessity of being right with God. On March 15, he accepted Christ as his Savior and was received into the Church by water baptism. During his short Christian experience he gave definite evidence of forgiven sins and peace with God. He passed to his eternal reward on March 23, 1926, aged 69 y. 5 m. 15 d. He is survived by his sorrowing companion and three sons. Funeral service at the Geiger Church, in charge of Brethren Manasseh Hallman and Curtis C. Cressman. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XIX, No. 40 - December 30, 1926 - pp 847, 848

  
  

• 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..., 423. [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..., 392. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 36. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 13. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 53. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 36. [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..., 422. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Simon Schontz, to Judit Shauffer, both of Waterloo. 4 Mar. 1845

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Oct 1856 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - O Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Apr 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth