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

Joannah B. Bowman[1]

Female 1860 - 1938  (77 years)


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  • Name Joannah B. Bowman 
    Born 24 Apr 1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Joannah B. Shantz 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    New Brethren 
    Eby ID Number 00002-230 
    Died 7 Mar 1938  [3, 7
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I7358  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Samuel S. Bowman,   b. 30 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Levia Shantz,   b. 21 Sep 1830, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 11 May 1850  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Family ID F2211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John B. Shantz,   b. 9 May 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1924  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1881  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. Edson Leander Shantz,   b. 19 Jul 1882, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1965, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. John Elmer Shantz,   b. 13 Jun 1891,   d. Feb 1895  (Age 3 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joannah Bowman, "was born April 24th, 1859. She is married to John B. Shantz. They reside in Buffalo, N. Y. They had two 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.].

  • 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..., 408.

    2. [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..., 103.

    3. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Shantz Family Bible.

    4. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      John B Shantz / born May 9, 1859 / died Sept. 24, 1924 / aged / 65 yrs. 4 m. 15 d. / Joanna Bowman / beloved wife / born April 24, 1859 / died Mar. 7, 1938 / perfect peace / the gift of God's love / until the day dawn / Shantz

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11485-81.
      John B. SCHANTZ, 21, farmer, Berlin Ont., Breslau, s/o Jacob Y. & Anna, married Joanna BOWMAN, 21, Woolwich, same, d/o Samuel S. & Levina, witn: Leander BOWMAN of Woolwich & Rebecca SNYDER of Waterloo twp., 30 March 1881 at Woolwich

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 42.

    7. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    8. [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..., 102.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Rev. Samuel S. Bowman - December 11, 1924.

    10. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 16 May 1851 Pg 20.
      BAUMANN, Samuel S. married 11 May 1851 To Livia SCHANTZ. Both of Waterloo. minister F. W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Apr 1860 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - New Brethren - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Mar 1881 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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