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

Abraham Lincoln Shantz

Male 1868 - 1956  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abraham Lincoln Shantz 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. 2. 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. 3. Leighton Orville Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Mary Anna Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jun 1902, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Lovina Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. 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]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rhea Mattie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) 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. 7. 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.

  2. 3.  Leighton Orville Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 15 Apr 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Mary Anna Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) 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. 8. Glenn Reist  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Lovina Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born Feb 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Lorena Vera "Lorene" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) 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]



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rhea2, 1.Abraham1) 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

  2. 8.  Glenn Reist Descendancy chart to this point (4.Mary2, 1.Abraham1)

    Glenn — Amy Grace Woelfle. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Linda Lorene Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edith3, 2.Rhea2, 1.Abraham1)

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