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

Noah S. Shantz

Male 1848 - 1939  (90 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Noah S. Shantz was born 12 Dec 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1939, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6665
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Noah S. Shantz
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Teamster
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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    Noah S. Shantz, "was born December 12th, 1848. He was married, December 24th, 1876, to Nancy, daughter of Michael and Mary (Musselman) Mosser. She was born April 6th, 1855. They reside near Crosshill where he is engaged in farming. To them were born the following 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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    Shantz. - Noah Shantz was born Dec. 12, 1848, near Baden, Ont.; died at his home, Waterloo, Ont., Dec. 3, 1939; aged 90 y. 11 m. 21 d. He was married to Nancy Moser in 1876. He is survived by his beloved wife, 5 children (Allen of Kitchener, Mrs. Ed Diebel of Jordan, Mrs. Allen Cassel at home, Mrs. Herb Sengbush of Toronto, Mrs. Roy Tethbridge of Brantford), 8 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. Four sons and 1 daughter predeceased him. He was a member of the Mennonite Church. "Blessed are the dead who die in the lord." Funeral services were held in Erb St. Mennonite Church, in charge of Brethren J. B. Martin and Jonas Snider. Text, Phil 3: 10-14. Burial in the Shantz Cemetery.


    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXII, No 40- January 4, 1940, pp. 846-47

    Noah married Nancy Moser 24 Dec 1876, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nancy (daughter of Michael Francis Moser and Maria Erb "Mary" Musselman) was born 6 Apr 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1940, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Eli M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1877; died 1988; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Elias Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Nov 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Moses M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Ervin M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1883; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Mary M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Lydia Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Oct 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Emma M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Mar 1891, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1965; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Allen M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Feb 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1988; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Nancy Alberta Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Feb 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eli M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 1877; died 1988; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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  2. 3.  Elias Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 24 Nov 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121894
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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    In Wilmot Township, on March 16th, Elias, son of Noah S. Shantz, aged 10 years, 3 months and 20 days.

    Galt Reporter Mar 23 1888 pg 8


  3. 4.  Moses M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 17 Sep 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6665.5
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, own farm
    • Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Moses — Janet Ann Campbell. Janet (daughter of John H. Campbell and Bethea Scott) was born 20 Dec 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1956; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Campbell Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1912, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 12. William Campbell "Campbell" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Aug 1912, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Ervin M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1883; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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  5. 6.  Mary M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 28 Oct 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Mary M. Diebel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-71977
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant

    Mary — Edward Diebel. Edward (son of Peter Diebel and Maria Koen) was born 1 Sep 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Mary married David R. Gordner 26 Dec 1906. David (son of Jacob G. Gordner and Rachel Roth) was born 28 Jul 1884, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Lydia Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 6 Oct 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36371518
    • Name: Lydia Baer
    • Name: Lydia Cassel
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-616.8001
    • Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic, Private Family
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Baer.- Lydia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Shantz, died at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Aug. 22, 1977; aged 88 y. She was married to Simon Baer, who died in 1969. Surviving are 3 stepsons (Arthur, Manasseh, and Raymond Baer), 4 stepdaughters (Verna-Mrs. Omar Rudy, Lillian-Mrs. Ronald Snider, Florence-Mrs. Vernice Smith, and Grace-Mrs. Mervin Weber), one brother (Allen Shantz). and one sister (Nancy-Mrs. Roy Lethbridge). She was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 24, in charge of James Reusser; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 70, Number 36 - September 13, 1977, page 694.

    Lydia — Simon B. Baer. Simon (son of Deacon Henry Baer and Leah C. Bowman) was born 22 Dec 1878, Near Zurich, , Ontario; died 15 Jul 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Lydia — Allan B. Cassel. Allan (son of Ephraim B. Cassel and Hannah B. Bricker) was born 7 May 1889, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Emma M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 7 Mar 1891, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1965; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Emma M. Sengbush
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24093
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Emma — Herbert Sengbush. Herbert (son of Frederick Sengbush and Emma Stuckhardt) was born 22 Jan 1891, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1981; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Allen M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 20 Feb 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1988; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24094
    • Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Allen — Luella Elizabethb Knorr. Luella (daughter of Daniel P. Knorr and Sophia Caroline Schliemann) was born 27 Jan 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1982; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Phyllis Rosetta Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  9. 10.  Nancy Alberta Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Noah1) was born 13 Feb 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24095
    • Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Campbell Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Moses2, 1.Noah1) was born 1912, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-300594
    • Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian


  2. 12.  William Campbell "Campbell" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Moses2, 1.Noah1) was born 4 Aug 1912, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Campbell Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-169448

    William — Hannah Elizabeth Brandle. Hannah (daughter of Frederick John "Fred" Braendle and Rebecca Stricker) was born 18 Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jul 2000; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Audrey Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Murray Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Brenda Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 13.  Phyllis Rosetta Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.Allen2, 1.Noah1) was born 12 Apr 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Phyllis Rosetta Penny
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206563

    Notes:

    PENNY, Phyllis Rosetta Passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Grand River Hospital, in her 94th year. Phyllis (Shantz) Penny, of Elmira, was the beloved wife of the late Thomas E. Penny (1986). Dear mother of Jim and Dia of Kitchener, and MaryLou and Rudi Remers of Port Franks. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Alicia (Andrew) Bennett and Brenda Penny (Chris Roth), and by her four great-grand- children Nolan and Aiden; Claire and Zach. Sister of Ruth and Ross Simpson of Kitchener. Predeceased by her parents Allen and Luella (Knorr) Shantz, and by her son Thomas in infancy. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home , 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira, on Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 2-5 p.m. and Monday, March 21, 2016 from 10-10:45 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. A reception will take place after the service. In Phyllis's memory, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or St. James Lutheran Church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

    Waterloo Region Record, 18 March 2016

    Phyllis — Thomas E. Penny. Thomas died Bef 2016. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Thomas Penny  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 2019.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Audrey Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 4.Moses2, 1.Noah1)

  2. 15.  Murray Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 4.Moses2, 1.Noah1)

  3. 16.  Brenda Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 4.Moses2, 1.Noah1)

  4. 17.  Thomas Penny Descendancy chart to this point (13.Phyllis3, 9.Allen2, 1.Noah1) died Bef 2019.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206565