Menno M. Shantz^[1]

1883 - 1954  (71 years)

• Name	Menno M. Shantz
  Born	11 Apr 1883	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6951.6
  Died	2 Nov 1954	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I20121	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Shantz,   b. 7 Oct 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1928  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Veronica Martin,   b. 11 Feb 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1923  (Age 71 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1875  [1, 8]
  Family ID	F5013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Wismer,   b. 22 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Mar 1947  (Age 58 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1908	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Henry Willard Shantz,   b. 23 Dec 1909, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)   2. Esther Estelle Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1911, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 2000  (Age 88 years)   3. John George Shantz,   b. 3 Jun 1913, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 2004  (Age 91 years)   4. Lydia Lauretta "Rita" Shantz,   b. 12 Feb 1915, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 25 years)   5. Menno Leon Shantz,   b. 15 Feb 1917, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1918  (Age 0 years)   6. Ella Mae Shantz,   b. 4 Feb 1919, Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Irvine Leonard Shantz,   b. 16 Dec 1920, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1993  (Age 72 years)   8. Peter Arnold Shantz,   b. 28 Feb 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1923, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   9. Samuel Howard Shantz,   b. 10 Jul 1924, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1997, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   10. Marion Elizabeth "Ella" Shantz,   b. 21 Sep 1926, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   11. Doris Evelyn Shantz
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F6320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, -- Menno M., third son of Henry and Veronica (Martin) Shantz, was born in 1883; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Nov. 2, 1954; aged 71 years. In Sept. 1907, he was married to Esther Wismer who preceded him in death in March, 1947. He is survived by 3 sons (John, Ervin, and Samuel, all farming near Ayr, Ont.), 4 daughters (Estelle of St. George, Ont.; Ella--Mrs. Burns of Galt, Ont.; Marion--Mrs. Linsman of Kitchener, Ont., and Doris--Mrs. Weicker of New Hamburg, Ont.), and 3 brothers (Levi and Noah of Braeside Home, Preston, Ont,. And Amos of Ayr, Ont.). Four children also preceded him (Menno, Peter, Willard, and Reta--Mrs. Horsfall). Services were held at the Roseville Mennonite Church, Roseville, Ont., where he was a member since youth. Moses S. Bowman and Moses Roth conducted the services. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 1 - January 4, 1955 --- page 22, 23

  
  

• 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..., 437. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Shantz/ Menno Shantz/ 1883-1954/ his beloved wife/ Esther Wismer/ 1888-1947/ Rest in peace [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 12. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North/Nord) B-5 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 4, 1955 - Obituaryof Menno Shantz. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 10. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 44. [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..., 29.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1883 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Sep 1908 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 34, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Nov 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth