Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Rev. Christian Shantz

Rev. Christian Shantz

Male 1856 - 1940  (83 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Christian ShantzRev. Christian Shantz was born 7 Feb 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1940, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Christian married Magdalena F. Shupe 13 Nov 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Moses Schupe and Charlotte, daughter of Moses Shupe and Charlotte Fischer) was born 4 Dec 1855, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Minerva Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1951; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Samantha Maria Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1970, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried 23 Nov 1970, Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    3. 4. Melvina Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Aug 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Rev. Sidney S. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Alden Lena Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Alda Laura Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Elvin Lloyd Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. 9. Elsie May Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Aug 1894, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Olive Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 11. Harold Vernon Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jan 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1981, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Minerva Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 4 Dec 1878, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1951; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Minerva — Abraham H. Toman. Abraham (son of Samuel Bricker Toman and Elizabeth Hunsberger) was born 5 Jan 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Samantha Maria Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 15 Sep 1880, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1970, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried 23 Nov 1970, Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.

    Samantha married Melanchton Shantz 25 Jan 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Melanchton (son of Rev. David S. Shantz and Susannah Elizabeth Erb) was born 6 Nov 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Clarence Vergel Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jan 1906; died 2 Oct 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Melvina Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 20 Aug 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Melvina — Emerson K. Bock. Emerson (son of Moses Bock and Caroline Krupp) was born 20 Oct 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1951; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Cameron Vincent Bock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Dec 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 14. Marjorie Elfreda Bock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Mar 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 15. Ronald Wilson Bock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1913; died 2009; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 16. Marion Althea "Althea" Bock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 2017, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jan 2017, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Rev. Sidney S. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 23 Sep 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Sidney — Susannah Weber. Susannah (daughter of Levi M. Weber and Susannah U. Bowman) was born 26 Apr 1888, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Alden Lena Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 7.  Alda Laura Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 15 Jun 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Elvin Lloyd Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 25 Dec 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

  8. 9.  Elsie May Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 25 Aug 1894, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elsie — Elmer Andrew Poth. Elmer (son of Philip Poth and Rosannah "Rosa" Quehl) was born 10 Jun 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1948, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Kenneth Poth  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Robert Poth  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 2007.
    3. 19. Muriel R. Poth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1918; died 1983; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 20. Earlmont Elmer Poth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1922; died 15 Jul 2007, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

  9. 10.  Olive Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 9 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  10. 11.  Harold Vernon Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Christian1) was born 6 Jan 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1981, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Harold — Mary Greta "Greta" Betzner. Mary (daughter of Oliver S. Betzner and Samantha Hallman) was born 15 Jun 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1925; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Harold — Gladys Barbara Betzner. Gladys (daughter of Oliver S. Betzner and Samantha Hallman) was born 17 Jun 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1988; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Clarence Vergel Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1) was born 26 Jan 1906; died 2 Oct 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Clarence married Millicent Elizabeth Hazel Miller 26 Jun 1936. Millicent (daughter of Ernest Henry Miller and Millicent Agnes "Milly" Jynne) was born 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Muriel Evelyn Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1937; died 30 Mar 2016.
    2. 22. Joan Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. David Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 24. Marie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 25. Betty Anne Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 26. Beverly Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 27. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1956; died 12 Dec 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 13.  Cameron Vincent Bock Descendancy chart to this point (4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1) was born 31 Dec 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Cameron — Margaret Annetta Stoltz. Margaret (daughter of Henry Oliver "Harry" Stoltz and Melissa Cressman) was born 24 May 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 2001; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Willard Douglas Bock  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Donald Earl "Earl" Bock  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 14.  Marjorie Elfreda Bock Descendancy chart to this point (4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1) was born 24 Mar 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Marjorie — Walter Floyd "Floyd" Sherk. Walter (son of John Hubert "Hubert" Sherk and Lydia Troxel) was born 31 Jul 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1986; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Vernon Sherk  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Kathryn Elaine Sherk  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 May 1940, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 15.  Ronald Wilson Bock Descendancy chart to this point (4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1) was born 1913; died 2009; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 16.  Marion Althea "Althea" Bock Descendancy chart to this point (4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1) was born 18 Oct 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 2017, Kincardine, Kincardine Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jan 2017, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Marion — Homer Blake Devitt. Homer (son of Ephraim Joseph Devitt and Matilda Sophia Becker) was born 1920; died 11 Sep 1991, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; was buried 15 Sep 1991, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Dennis Gregory Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1953; died 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 17.  Kenneth Poth Descendancy chart to this point (9.Elsie2, 1.Christian1)

    Kenneth — Ida. [Group Sheet]


  7. 18.  Robert Poth Descendancy chart to this point (9.Elsie2, 1.Christian1) died Bef 2007.

  8. 19.  Muriel R. Poth Descendancy chart to this point (9.Elsie2, 1.Christian1) was born 1918; died 1983; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Muriel — R. Glen Dilworth. R. was born 1914; died 1993; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  9. 20.  Earlmont Elmer Poth Descendancy chart to this point (9.Elsie2, 1.Christian1) was born 1922; died 15 Jul 2007, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

    Earlmont — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Connie Poth  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Nancy Poth  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Muriel Evelyn Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1) was born 1937; died 30 Mar 2016.

    Muriel — Norman Kunkel. [Group Sheet]


  2. 22.  Joan Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1)

  3. 23.  David Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1)

    David — Carol Dietrich. [Group Sheet]


  4. 24.  Marie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1)

  5. 25.  Betty Anne Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1)

  6. 26.  Beverly Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1)

  7. 27.  Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clarence3, 3.Samantha2, 1.Christian1) was born 1956; died 12 Dec 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  8. 28.  Willard Douglas Bock Descendancy chart to this point (13.Cameron3, 4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1)

    Willard — Barbara Ethel Jane Grant. [Group Sheet]


  9. 29.  Donald Earl "Earl" Bock Descendancy chart to this point (13.Cameron3, 4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1)

  10. 30.  Vernon Sherk Descendancy chart to this point (14.Marjorie3, 4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1)

    Vernon — Leone Elizabeth Raymer. [Group Sheet]


  11. 31.  Kathryn Elaine Sherk Descendancy chart to this point (14.Marjorie3, 4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1) was born 1 May 1940, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  12. 32.  Dennis Gregory Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (16.Marion3, 4.Melvina2, 1.Christian1) was born 1953; died 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  13. 33.  Connie Poth Descendancy chart to this point (20.Earlmont3, 9.Elsie2, 1.Christian1)

  14. 34.  Nancy Poth Descendancy chart to this point (20.Earlmont3, 9.Elsie2, 1.Christian1)