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

Jacob W. Shantz

Male 1850 - 1931  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jacob W. Shantz was born 3 Sep 1850, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1931, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Magdalena Cressman 19 Jan 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Joseph Cressman and Veronica "Fanny" Shantz) was born 16 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hettie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Emanuel C. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Aug 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Ananias C. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Sep 1873, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1943; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Oscoda, Michigan, USA.
    4. 5. Esther Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1875, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Addison Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1877, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1921.
    6. 7. Nathan Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Sep 1879, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1915, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Emma Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 9. Fanny Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Nov 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 10. Fannie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Nov 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. 11. Selina Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jun 1887, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hettie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 3.  Emanuel C. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 3 Aug 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Emanuel married Wilhelmina M. Ballard 1897, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmina (daughter of Alfred Ballard and Susan Jane "Jane" Cunningham) was born 13 Nov 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Willis Ballard Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Oct 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 13. Eva Gertrude Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Oct 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Feb 1975; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Ananias C. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 21 Sep 1873, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1943; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Oscoda, Michigan, USA.

    Ananias married Anna Steckle 16 Feb 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Heinrich B. "Henry" Steckle and Lydia Shantz) was born 17 Feb 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1940, Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan, USA; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Oscoda, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Ivan Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 15. Ada M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 16. Alma Grace Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Apr 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1996, West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States.

  4. 5.  Esther Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 1875, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Esther married Robert J. Lyness 9 Jan 1901, nr. Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario. Robert (son of William Lyness and Sarah) was born 1867, Wisconsin, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Addison Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 1877, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1921.

    Addison married Malinda Shantz 16 Mar 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Malinda (daughter of Amos Y. Shantz and Nancy Moyer) was born 4 Jun 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Stanley S. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 18. Viola Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1904, , Alberta, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 19. Private Daniel Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1905, , Alberta, Canada; died 26 Oct 1944, , Holland; was buried , Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, , Netherlands.
    4. 20. Clara Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1907, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; died 1 Mar 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Nathan Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 13 Sep 1879, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1915, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Emma Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 2 Sep 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  8. 9.  Fanny Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 17 Nov 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  9. 10.  Fannie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 25 Nov 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  10. 11.  Selina Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 7 Jun 1887, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Willis Ballard Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Emanuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 8 Oct 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Willis — Marie Wilhelmina Hollinger. Marie (daughter of George Edgar Hollinger and Emma Louise Herter) was born 1912; died 7 Nov 1998; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Floyd Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Apr 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 22. Paul Willis Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Aug 1941; died 6 Apr 1992; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 13.  Eva Gertrude Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Emanuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 23 Oct 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Feb 1975; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Eva — John Alexander Slack. John was born 1912; died 1975; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 14.  Ivan Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ananias2, 1.Jacob1) was born 23 Feb 1898, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 15.  Ada M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ananias2, 1.Jacob1) was born 28 Sep 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 16.  Alma Grace Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ananias2, 1.Jacob1) was born 23 Apr 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1996, West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States.

    Alma — Rev. Floyd F. Bontrager. Floyd (son of Eli Bontrager and Katie Johns) was born 30 Nov 1899, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, USA; died 9 Sep 1992, Fairview, Oscoda, Michigan, USA; was buried , Fairview Mennonite, Fairview, Oscoda, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]


  6. 17.  Stanley S. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1) was born Feb 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 18.  Viola Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1) was born Jan 1904, , Alberta, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Viola — Norman Grieve McLeod. Norman (son of John Roderick McLeod and Mary Ann Dryden) was born 20 May 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1955; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Freddie McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point died 1934; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 24. Robert Norman "Bob" McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1928; died 29 Aug 2019, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 25. Naomi Hazel McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 19.  Private Daniel Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1 Apr 1905, , Alberta, Canada; died 26 Oct 1944, , Holland; was buried , Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, , Netherlands.

  9. 20.  Clara Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1) was born Mar 1907, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; died 1 Mar 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Clara married George Henry Reinhart 15 Sep 1928, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario. George (son of George W. Reinhart and Eva Harnack) was born Sep 1903, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Floyd Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Willis3, 3.Emanuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 11 Apr 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Apr 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 22.  Paul Willis Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Willis3, 3.Emanuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 10 Aug 1941; died 6 Apr 1992; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 23.  Freddie McLeod Descendancy chart to this point (18.Viola3, 6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1) died 1934; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 24.  Robert Norman "Bob" McLeod Descendancy chart to this point (18.Viola3, 6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1) was born 9 Jan 1928; died 29 Aug 2019, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Robert — Marjorie Mae Edgar. Marjorie (daughter of William Gray Edgar and Alice Mae "Mae" Veitch) was born 12 Aug 1929, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Dec 1999, Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. William Robert "Bill" McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Katherine Joy "Katie" McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. John Daniel "Dan" McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 29. Terry Anne McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 30. Norman "Norm" McLeod  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 25.  Naomi Hazel McLeod Descendancy chart to this point (18.Viola3, 6.Addison2, 1.Jacob1)