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Josiah K. Shantz

Male 1834 - 1913  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Josiah K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Josiah married Anna "Nancy" Kolb 6 Oct 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Abraham Kolb and Elizabeth Ziegler) was born 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth K. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Benjamin Franklin Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1864, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Abraham Lincoln Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Dec 1868, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Lorena Anna Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 11 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth K. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elizabeth — Josiah E. Shantz. Josiah (son of Isaac Erb Shantz and Magdalena Eby) was born 18 Nov 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Nettie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Eldon Roy "Roy" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Nov 1885, , Marion Co., Kansas; died 2 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 9. Ivan Abner Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1887, , USA; died 26 May 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 10. Vernon Floyd Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jun 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 11. Gordon Wesley Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 12. Edith Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 3.  Benjamin Franklin Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 22 Aug 1864, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Benjamin — Mary Jane Moyer. Mary (daughter of Samuel Erb Moyer and Jennet "Jane" Biggar) was born 4 Dec 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1956, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ethel Mathew  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 14. Arthur King  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 15. Roy Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 16. Ruth Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.
    5. 17. Rose "Rosie" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1903, , Michigan, USA; died 21 Apr 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 18. Reuben Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 19. Robert Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Abraham Lincoln Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 15 Dec 1868, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham married Emma Hallman 26 Feb 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Johann S. "John S." Hallman and Maria "Mary" Clemens) was born 3 Mar 1872, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Rhea Mattie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point 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.
    2. 21. Leighton Orville Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 22. Mary Anna Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jun 1902, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 23. Lovina Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 24. Lorena Vera "Lorene" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Feb 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1984; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham — Helen Beatrice Elizabeth Thurston. Helen (daughter of James Spencer Thurston and Nellie May Thistlewaite) was born 30 Jan 1900, Picton, Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; died 7 Nov 1983; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Abraham married Mary Magdalena "Lena" Stauffer 24 May 1922. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Stauffer and Maria "Mary" Betzner) was born 3 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Lorena Anna Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 11 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elo married Malinda Snyder 26 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Malinda (daughter of Joseph B. Snyder and Naomi Shoemaker) was born 8 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ralph K. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1971.
    2. 26. Leslie Josiah Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 27. Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 28. Harold Elo "Zip" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Dec 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1992; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Nettie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1)

  2. 8.  Eldon Roy "Roy" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 30 Nov 1885, , Marion Co., Kansas; died 2 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Eldon — Irene "Corita" Mullen. Irene was born 20 Sep 1892, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1963; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Sanford M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Eldon married Manilla Hallman 20 Feb 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Manilla (daughter of Rev. Henry S. Hallman and Maria Rosenberger) was born 2 Mar 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 9.  Ivan Abner Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 1 Jul 1887, , USA; died 26 May 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ivan — Josephine Pearen. Josephine was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1949; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Keith McCauley Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died 11 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 10.  Vernon Floyd Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 19 Jun 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 11.  Gordon Wesley Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 19 Oct 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 12.  Edith Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 2 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 13.  Ethel Mathew Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born May 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  8. 14.  Arthur King Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born Jan 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  9. 15.  Roy Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  10. 16.  Ruth Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born May 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.

    Ruth — Arthur Vernon Nahrgang. Arthur (son of Josiah Nahrgang and Esther Reist) was born 4 Mar 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  11. 17.  Rose "Rosie" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born 8 Feb 1903, , Michigan, USA; died 21 Apr 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  12. 18.  Reuben Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born 9 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Reuben — Elma Loraine Shantz. Elma (daughter of Alvin H. Shantz and Rachel A. Snider) was born Aug 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Wayne Franklin Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 19.  Robert Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born Feb 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  14. 20.  Rhea Mattie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) 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.

    Rhea married Gordon Bretz 6 Jun 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Gordon (son of John Bretz and Martha Gabel) was born 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. 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.

  15. 21.  Leighton Orville Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 15 Apr 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

  16. 22.  Mary Anna Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 18 Jun 1902, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

    Mary married Luman T. Reist 3 Dec 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Luman (son of Gideon Reist and Nancy Toman) was born 7 Jul 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Glenn Reist  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 23.  Lovina Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born Feb 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  18. 24.  Lorena Vera "Lorene" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 4 Feb 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1984; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lorena — Melvin John Bickle. Melvin (son of Henry Bickel and Emma Buck) was born 15 May 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  19. 25.  Ralph K. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 3 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1971.

  20. 26.  Leslie Josiah Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 13 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Leslie — Nelda Marie Thiel. Nelda (daughter of Ervin Henry Thiel and Augusta Louise Toletzki) was born 20 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Yvonne E. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  21. 27.  Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Alvera — Leonard Toman Reist. Leonard (son of Gideon Reist and Nancy Toman) was born 3 Feb 1908; died 19 Jun 1996; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  22. 28.  Harold Elo "Zip" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 29 Dec 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1992; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Harold — Elvera Schweitzer. Elvera (daughter of Peter Schweitzer and Mary Oesch) was born 2 Jun 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 29.  Sanford M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Eldon3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 6 Jun 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Sanford — Veda Laurine Armstrong. Veda was born 24 Jul 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1986, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Dean Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Lois Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 37. Beth Laurine Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1962, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 30.  Keith McCauley Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ivan3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 28 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died 11 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Keith — Jean Helen Ballentine. Jean was born 28 Jul 1917, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 31.  Wayne Franklin Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (18.Reuben3, 3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1)

  4. 32.  Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (20.Rhea3, 4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) 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. 38. Linda Lorene Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 33.  Glenn Reist Descendancy chart to this point (22.Mary3, 4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1)

    Glenn — Amy Grace Woelfle. [Group Sheet]


  6. 34.  Yvonne E. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (26.Leslie3, 6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1)

    Yvonne — A. Ross Weichel. (son of Oscar William Solomon Weichel, MP and Olive Elizabeth Hughes) [Group Sheet]



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