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

Ezra S. Shantz

Male 1869 - 1955  (85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ezra S. Shantz was born 12 Sep 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1955; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ezra married Anna Margaret Loucks 19 Feb 1893. Anna was born 22 Aug 1870, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana; died 8 Dec 1952, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Henry Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1894, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died 14 Apr 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Catherine Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1897, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Elmer Oscar Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Oct 1898, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died 30 Mar 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Eldon Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1900, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Jacob Alan Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1903, , Indiana; died 31 Aug 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Sarah Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1906, , USA; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Joseph Ervin Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Henry Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born 18 Oct 1894, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died 14 Apr 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Ida Bechtel 28 Dec 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ida (daughter of Noah C. Bechtel and Mary Ann Snyder) was born 6 Apr 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1969, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Anna Mae "Mae" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1925, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
    2. 10. Mary Jean "Jean" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Nov 1927, Guernsey, Saskatchewan; died 13 Aug 1989, Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 11. Alice Grace Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. John Lowell "Lowell" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 13. Norma Jun Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 14. Helen Doris Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Catherine Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born Mar 1897, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Elmer Oscar Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born 14 Oct 1898, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died 30 Mar 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elmer married Eva Bachert 9 Jan 1926, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Eva (daughter of William Bachert and Elvina Baer) was born 3 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1994; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Dorothy Evangeline Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1926.

  4. 5.  Eldon Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born Dec 1900, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Jacob Alan Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born 7 Jun 1903, , Indiana; died 31 Aug 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Nettie Groff 6 Apr 1927. Nettie (daughter of Amos M. Groff and Mary Ann Shantz) was born 16 Apr 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Glen Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Leon Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 18. Carson Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 19. Peter Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 20. Leon Harold Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 21. Vernon Stanley Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Sep 1928, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Sarah Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born May 1906, , USA; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Sarah — Leonard Horst. Leonard (son of Benjamin G. Horst and Lydia Ann Shantz) was born 17 Jan 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Joseph Ervin Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ezra1) was born 11 Oct 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Esther Adeline Dorsch 2 Aug 1938. Esther (daughter of Archibald Frederick Dorsch and Emma Rebecca Schmidt) was born 11 Jul 1909, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Joyce Emmalene Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Burnell Frederick "Bernie" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Larry Lorne Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 25. Lyla Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Anna Mae "Mae" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Ezra1) was born 16 Oct 1925, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.

    Anna — Morgan Nyle Baer. Morgan (son of Ezra Baer and Elizabeth C. "Lizzie" Good) was born 17 Mar 1921, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; died 16 Jun 2014, New Hamburg Conservative Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, Ontario; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 10.  Mary Jean "Jean" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Ezra1) was born 29 Nov 1927, Guernsey, Saskatchewan; died 13 Aug 1989, Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 11.  Alice Grace Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Ezra1)

    Alice — Norman John Gascho. (son of Aaron Gascho and Emma G. Leis) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Barbara Lynn Gascho  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Nov 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1957, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 12.  John Lowell "Lowell" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Ezra1)

    John — Lorene Elizabeth Erb. (daughter of Michael B. Erb and Mary Bast) [Group Sheet]


  5. 13.  Norma Jun Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Ezra1)

  6. 14.  Helen Doris Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Ezra1)

  7. 15.  Dorothy Evangeline Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Elmer2, 1.Ezra1) was born 19 Jul 1926.

    Dorothy — Nicholas John Harder. Nicholas was born 8 Aug 1926; died 6 Mar 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. June Elizabeth Harder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. John Nicholas Harder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Anne Marie Harder  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 30. Patricia Joy Harder  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 31. Kathryn Louise Harder  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 16.  Glen Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jacob2, 1.Ezra1)

  9. 17.  Leon Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jacob2, 1.Ezra1)

  10. 18.  Carson Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jacob2, 1.Ezra1)

  11. 19.  Peter Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jacob2, 1.Ezra1)

  12. 20.  Leon Harold Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jacob2, 1.Ezra1)

    Leon — Ruth Roth. (son of Christian Z. Roth and Veronica "Fannie" Boshart) [Group Sheet]


  13. 21.  Vernon Stanley Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jacob2, 1.Ezra1) was born 7 Sep 1928, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Vernon — Vivien Ruth "Ruth" Dedels. (daughter of Norman Dedels and Katherine Flora "Laura" Bechtel) [Group Sheet]


  14. 22.  Joyce Emmalene Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Ezra1)

  15. 23.  Burnell Frederick "Bernie" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Ezra1)

    Burnell — Margaret Elizabeth "Ginger" Gordon. [Group Sheet]

    Burnell — Mary Ella Snider. (daughter of Clifford Snider and Eltrude "Ella" Litwiller) [Group Sheet]


  16. 24.  Larry Lorne Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Ezra1)

    Larry — Peggy Ann Scherer. [Group Sheet]


  17. 25.  Lyla Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Joseph2, 1.Ezra1)


Generation: 4

  1. 26.  Barbara Lynn Gascho Descendancy chart to this point (11.Alice3, 2.John2, 1.Ezra1) was born 8 Nov 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1957, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 27.  June Elizabeth Harder Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Elmer2, 1.Ezra1)

    June — Don Dietrich. [Group Sheet]


  3. 28.  John Nicholas Harder Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Elmer2, 1.Ezra1)

  4. 29.  Anne Marie Harder Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Elmer2, 1.Ezra1)

    Anne — Kenneth Schoenhals. [Group Sheet]


  5. 30.  Patricia Joy Harder Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Elmer2, 1.Ezra1)

  6. 31.  Kathryn Louise Harder Descendancy chart to this point (15.Dorothy3, 4.Elmer2, 1.Ezra1)