1854 - 1929 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Rev. David S. Shantz was born 13 May 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1929, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732
- Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
Notes:
Rev. David S. Shantz, "was born May 13th, 1854. On September 25th 1877, he was married to Susannah Elizabeth Erb who was born December 15th, 1855. He resided near Haysville, Ontario, for several years where he was engaged in farming. In 1886 he entered the ministry of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination, for which body he was an ardent laborer until lately when he, owing to failing health, had to quit preaching for a short time. At present he is engaged as an evangelist, assisting in the tabernacle work. He resides on his farm again and has a family of seven children".
Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].
David married Susannah Elizabeth Erb 25 Sep 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Isaac Erb and Hannah Kinzey) was born 15 Dec 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1939, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Melanchton Shantz was born 6 Nov 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
- 3. Louisa Sybilla Shantz was born 2 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1960; was buried , Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada.
- 4. Hannah Genevieve Shantz was born 27 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1965, Castor, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada.
- 5. Llewellyn Shantz was born 23 Dec 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1961, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.
- 6. Phoebe May Shantz was born 10 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1893, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dickson Hill Cemetery, Markham, York, Ontario.
- 7. Ida E. Shantz was born 6 Aug 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1903, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
- 8. Ross Shantz was born 15 Jun 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1984, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
- 9. Wilfrid Shantz was born 4 Nov 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 10. Lula Verdella Shantz was born 10 Dec 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Generation: 2
2. | Melanchton Shantz (1.David1) was born 6 Nov 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.2
- Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
Melanchton married Samantha Maria Shantz 25 Jan 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Samantha (daughter of Rev. Christian Shantz and Magdalena F. Shupe) 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. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Clarence Vergel Shantz was born 26 Jan 1906; died 2 Oct 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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3. | Louisa Sybilla Shantz (1.David1) was born 2 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1960; was buried , Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.3
Notes:
Louisa Sybella Shantz d.1960; married Edmund Perschbacher b.1881, d.1954; 3 children; lived Castor, Alta.
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4. | Hannah Genevieve Shantz (1.David1) was born 27 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1965, Castor, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Hannah Genevieve Weaver
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.4
Hannah — David Weaver. David (son of Abraham B. Weaver and Mary Ann Zeller) was born 12 Jun 1885, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1976, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Castor Cemetery, Castor, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Llewellyn Shantz (1.David1) was born 23 Dec 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1961, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.5
Notes:
Llewellyn Shantz d.1961; married Ada Maude Mangell d.1946; 6 children; lived Burnaby, BC
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6. | Phoebe May Shantz (1.David1) was born 10 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1893, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dickson Hill Cemetery, Markham, York, Ontario. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.6
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7. | Ida E. Shantz (1.David1) was born 6 Aug 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1903, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.7
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8. | Ross Shantz (1.David1) was born 15 Jun 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1984, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States; was buried , Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6732.8
Notes:
Ross Shantz married Dolly Ava Stark b.1895; 4 children; lived Fontana, California
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9. | Wilfrid Shantz (1.David1) was born 4 Nov 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-20087
Notes:
Wilfrid Shantz married Alice Smith; married Lucy Hawkshaw; 6 children; lived White Rock, BC
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10. | Lula Verdella Shantz (1.David1) was born 10 Dec 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-22670
Notes:
Lula Verdella Shantz married Aubrey Russel Hunt b.1895; 6 children; lived Winfield, BC
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Generation: 3
11. | Clarence Vergel Shantz (2.Melanchton2, 1.David1) was born 26 Jan 1906; died 2 Oct 1991; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-273395
- Residence: 1956, 438 Alice Ave., 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]
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Generation: 4
18. | Shantz (11.Clarence3, 2.Melanchton2, 1.David1) was born 1956; died 12 Dec 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-273526
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