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

John Bretz

Male 1863 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Bretz was born 15 Feb 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    John married Martha Gabel Dec 1887. Martha (daughter of Cornelius Gabel and Lydia Gehman) was born 17 Dec 1869, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lloyd Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Myrtle Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1893, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Gordon Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lloyd Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 3.  Myrtle Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born Abt 1893, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Myrtle — Orval Toman Coleman. Orval (son of George Thomas Coleman and Maria Toman) was born 10 May 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1990; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Lincoln Earl Coleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Dec 1929; died 3 Jul 1995; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Muriel Coleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1919, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Reta Mae Coleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1928, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 2015.

  3. 4.  Gordon Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Gordon married Rhea Mattie Shantz 6 Jun 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rhea (daughter of Abraham Lincoln Shantz and Emma Hallman) was born Nov 1896, , Michigan, USA; died 25 Jun 1991, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1924, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Lincoln Earl Coleman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Myrtle2, 1.John1) was born 2 Dec 1929; died 3 Jul 1995; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lincoln — Joy Elizabeth Cressman. (daughter of Clayton Wellington Cressman and Grace Irene Good) [Group Sheet]


  2. 6.  Muriel Coleman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Myrtle2, 1.John1) was born 19 Jan 1919, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 7.  Reta Mae Coleman Descendancy chart to this point (3.Myrtle2, 1.John1) was born 15 Jan 1928, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 2015.

    Reta — Robert Franklin "Frank" Toman. Robert (son of Clayton Harvey Toman and Kathryn Mae Sararas) was born 1922; died 2002; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 8.  Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Gordon2, 1.John1) was born 18 Nov 1924, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Edith — Kenneth Hallman Shantz. Kenneth (son of Samuel C. Shantz and Mary Ellen Hallman) was born 14 Sep 1916; died 1 Jun 1992; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Linda Lorene Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Linda Lorene Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Edith3, 4.Gordon2, 1.John1)

    Linda — Gerald Stanley Stoltz. (son of Gerald Garfield "Garfield" Stoltz and Reta Ileen Kurt) [Group Sheet]