Ezra S. Shantz: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Ezra S. Shantz was born 7 Aug 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1895, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: 00110-6858
Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Ezra S. Shantz, "was born August 7th, 1858. On March 15th, 1888, he was married to Lydia Ann, daughter of Levi and Hester (Snyder) Stauffer. She was born December 14th, 1862. They resided near Haysville, Ontario, where he was engaged in farming until his death which took place May 10th, 1895, leaving a family of four 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Ezra married Lydia Ann Stauffer 15 Mar 1888, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Levi Stauffer and Esther Snyder) was born 14 Dec 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1949, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Winnifred Emma "Winnie" Shantz was born 4 Feb 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1980, Summerland, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
3. Susannah Marilla "Susie" Shantz was born 10 May 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1987; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
4. Lorne Shantz was born 29 Aug 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
5. Burton Willard Shantz was born 21 Mar 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

Winnifred Emma "Winnie" Shantz

(1.Ezra¹) was born 4 Feb 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1980, Summerland, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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Name: Winnie Unis Shantz
Eby ID Number: 00117-7397.2
Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Susannah Marilla "Susie" Shantz

(1.Ezra¹) was born 10 May 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1987; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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Eby ID Number: 00110-6858.3
Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Lorne Shantz

(1.Ezra¹) was born 29 Aug 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: 00110-6858.4

Notes:

SHANTZ - On the 23d of April, 1893, in Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., Lorne, son of Ezra and ____ Shantz, aged 7 months and 25 days. Buried at Geiger's meeting-house on the 25th. Appropriate remarks were made by Pre. Showers in English from Matt. 18: 3, and N. Stauffer in German from 1 Pet. 1: 24.

"So fades the lovely, blooming flower, frail, smiling solace of an hour;
So soon our transient comforts fly, and pleasure only blooms to die."

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXX, No. 10, May 15, 1893 - Page 166, 167

Burton Willard Shantz

(1.Ezra¹) was born 21 Mar 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

Eby ID Number: 00110-6858.5
Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Grand Trunk Railroad Freight
Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Burton — Olive Emma Roos. Olive (daughter of Julius H. Roos and Amelia Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schlote) was born 30 Jul 1895, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]