Dexter: Waterloo Region Generations

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Generation: 1

Dexter was born Abt 1850, Of, Wisconsin; died Yes, date unknown.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33640

— . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Lucia S. Soper was born 30 Aug 1879, , Wisconsin, USA; died 8 Nov 1954, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Generation: 2

Lucia S. Soper

(1.¹) was born 30 Aug 1879, , Wisconsin, USA; died 8 Nov 1954, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Name: Lucia S. Shantz
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33636

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Mrs. H. L. Shantz of Santa Barbara, Calif., mother of Ben Shantz, Silver City attorney, died Aug. 10 in Santa Barbara hospital. Mrs. Shantz would have been' 75 years old on her next birthday, Aug. 30. Funeral services and burial were held Aug. 13 in Tucson, Ariz. Upon notification of his mother's serious illness, Shantz left here Tuesday evening to go to Santa Barbara, but death occurred before his arrival there. Immediate family survivors are Mrs. Shantz' husband, Dr. H. L. Shantz, and two sons, Ben of Silver City, and Homer Shantz of San Francisco. Dr. and Mrs. Shantz were well known here, having visited their son and his family many times in the past. They 'made their home in Tucson during the time that Dr. Shantz was president of the University of Arizona. Upon his retirement, they went to Santa Barbara where they have made their home in recent years.¹

¹New Mexico Genealogy, History and Vital Records https://www.rootsweb.com/~nma/

Lucia — Dr. Homer Leroy Shantz. Homer (son of Abraham K. Shantz and Mary Ankony) was born 24 Jan 1876, , Kent Co., Michigan; died 22 Jun 1958, Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

3. Homer Leroy Shantz was born 12 Feb 1903, , USA; died 31 Jan 1988, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
4. Ben Shantz was born 19 Jul 1904, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA; died 2 Jan, Silver City.

Generation: 3

3.
Homer Leroy Shantz (2.Lucia², 1.¹) was born 12 Feb 1903, , USA; died 31 Jan 1988, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33639

Ben Shantz

(2.Lucia², 1.¹) was born 19 Jul 1904, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA; died 2 Jan, Silver City.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33637

Notes:

Shantz: Ben Shantz, a Silver City attorney, passed away on Jan. 2. Mr. Shantz was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July l9, l904, the son of Homer L. Shantz and Lucia S. Shantz. He is survived by his widow, the former Mary Jarrold of Tucson, Ariz.; two sons, Norman and Robert Shantz; and a brother, Homer L. Shantz Jr., of Coronado, Calif. Mr. Shantz was educated at Swarthmore College, the University of Illinois and University of Arizona, where he received his law degree in l933. He practiced in Tucson and El Paso, Texas, prior to coming to Silver City in l942. He was also admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He retired from active practice in l979. Mr, Shantz was a director of the New Mexico Mining Association for many years, and of the American Natinal Bank. He was president of the Silver City Rotary Club in l946, and was chairman of the Southwestern Section of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers in l956. Graveside services will be conducted at the Silver City Cemetery with only the immediate family present.¹

¹New Mexico Genealogy, History and Vital Records https://www.rootsweb.com/~nma/

Ben — Mary Jarrold. Mary was born Abt 1910, Of, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]