Amos Shantz^[1]

1885 - 1958  (73 years)

• Name	Amos Shantz
  Born	3 Aug 1885	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   [5]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1954	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6951.7
  Died	27 Nov 1958	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I20122	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, 9]
  Family ID	F5013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Spaeth,   b. 9 Dec 1888, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1912  [6]
  Children	1. Henry Earl Shantz,   b. CALC 15 Jul 1913,   d. 4 Jun 1914  (Age ~ 0 years)   2. Amos Randall Shantz,   b. CALC 4 Aug 1915,   d. 23 Jun 1916  (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Gordon William Shantz,   b. 16 Jul 1917, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1975, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), Virginia, USA  (Age 58 years)   4. Norman Edward Shantz,   b. 1919,   d. 1 Mar 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   5. Mary Emmaleen Shantz,   b. 25 Aug 1921, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Alma Irene "Irene" Shantz,   b. 1924, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 2011, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F12517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Amos, son of Henry and Veronica (Martin) Shantz; born in North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., Aug. 3, 1885; died Nov. 27, 1958, in the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital; aged 73 y. 3 m. 24 d. Married on April 24, 1912, to Emma Spaeth, who survives. Also surviving are 4 children (Gordon W ., Harrisonburg, Va.; Norman E., Ayr, Ont.; Mary- Mrs. Stewart Witmer, Galt, Ont.; and Irene- Mrs. Elton Kinzie, Preston, Ont.), 16 grandchildren, and one brother (Levi, Kitchener). Two brothers, 2 sisters, and 2 sons preceded him in death. He was a member of the Roseville Church, where funeral services were held Nov. 30, in charge of Curtis C. Cressman and Arnold Cressman; burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 5 - February 3, 1959

  
  

• 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. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North/Nord) B-5 Page 12. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 12. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Shantz, Amos Shantz / 1885-1958 / his beloved wife / Emma Spaeth / 1888-1964 / Peace, perfect peace [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Amos Shantz - February 3, 1959. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 44. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 4, 1955 - Obituaryof Menno Shantz. [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 - 3 Aug 1885 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1954 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Nov 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth