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

Anna Shantz[1]

Female 1884 - 1973  (89 years)


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  • Name Anna Shantz 
    Born 13 Oct 1884  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33898594 
    Name Anna Bearinger 
    Name Annie Shantz 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6878.4 
    Died 23 Nov 1973  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I19899  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Franklin Shantz,   b. 14 Sep 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1929, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Leah Groff,   b. 11 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 6 Jan 1884  [1
    Family ID F1323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ephraim Bearinger,   b. 25 Apr 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
     1. Williard Bearinger
     2. Irene Bearinger,   b. 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Myrtle Irene Bearinger,   b. Sep 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Melvin Earl Bearinger,   b. Jul 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     5. Beulah Bearinger,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2004, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     6. Mabel Vernetta Bearinger,   b. 17 Dec 1913, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 2011  (Age 98 years)
     7. Olive Leona Bearinger,   b. 31 Mar 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     8. Aleda Erma Bearinger,   b. 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 2011, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     9. Reta Verna Bearinger,   b. 2 Mar 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 2018, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     10. Howard Franklin Bearinger,   b. 4 Nov 1922,   d. 12 Nov 2013, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     11. Violet Ruth Bearinger,   b. 12 Dec 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 2012, High River, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F6218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bearinger, Annie, daughter of Franklin and Leah (Groff) Shantz, was born in Waterloo, Ont., Oct. 13, 1884; died at St. Jacobs, Ont., Nov. 23, 1973; aged 89 y. 1 m. 10 d. On Nov. 13, 1907, she was married to Ephraim Bearinger, who preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 1958. Surviving are 7 daughters (Irene-Mrs. Ernest Mount, Beulah Weber, Mabel Martin, Olive-Mrs. Wesley Brubacher, Reta, Aleda-Mrs. Fred Stanbury, and Violet-Mrs. Gerald Pitts), 3 sons (Melvin, Howard, and Willard), 25 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one brother (Moses Shantz), and one sister (Edna-Mrs. John Scheerer). She was a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 26, in charge of Galen Johns; interment in the Erb Street Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 66, Number 49 - December 18, 1973, page 954

  • 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..., 426.

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 12.

    3. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link.
      Bearinger / Ephraim Bearinger / 1880-1958 / His beloved wife / Annie Shantz / 1884-1973 / In loving remembrance

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 2.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 18, 1973 - Obituary of Annie Shantz.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20776 (1907), Berringer-Shantz.
      Ephraim Berringer, 27, Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Moses Berringer and Sarah Sitler married Annie Shantz, 23, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Frank Shantz and Leah Groff, Witness(es) Josiah Berringer and Mabel Eby both of Waterloo Twp, 13 November 1907 in Waterloo Twp.

    7. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 11.

    8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 18.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Oct 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Nov 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, 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 MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Nov 1973 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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