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Pastor Benjamin B. Shantz

Pastor Benjamin B. Shantz

Male 1880 - 1964  (84 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Pastor Benjamin B. ShantzPastor Benjamin B. Shantz was born 23 Jun 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1964, Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-117.3
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Shantz, Benjamin B., son of Jacob E. and Lydia (Bowman) Shantz, was born at Preston, Ont., June 23, 1880; died at the Bethesda Home, Vineland, Ont., Dec. 17, 1964; aged 84 y. 5 m. 24 d. On March 7, 1906, he was married to Myra Snyder, who survives. In 1909* he was ordained as pastor and in 1939 as bishop of the Hagey Church. He served as bishop in Waterloo County until his retirement. Surviving are 4 sons (Clayton, Gordon, Ralph, and Roy), 4 daughters (Violet - Mrs. Cranson Good, Grace - Mrs. Wesley Metzger, Edna - Mrs. Rae Hilborn, and Marjory, of Puerto Rico), and 14 grandchildren. One sister and one brother predeceased him. He was a member of the Preston Church, where funeral services were held Dec. 19, in charge of Rufus Jutzi, assisted by J. B. Martin and Howard Good.

    Gospel Herald - Volume LVIII, Number 9 - March 9, 1965 - pages 214,215

    Benjamin married Myra Snyder 7 Mar 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Myra (daughter of Levi Snyder and Sarah S. Reist) was born 11 Jul 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Violet Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Apr 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 1999; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. 3. Grace Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Levi Clayton Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1911; died 1992; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Mary Edna "Edna" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jul 1917, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 2004, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. 6. Jacob Ralph "Ralph" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Feb 1922, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Donald Roy "Roy" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Mar 1925, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Violet Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born Apr 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 1999; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Violet Good
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203830
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Violet — Cranson Shantz Good. Cranson (son of Abraham Good and Barbara Shantz) was born 22 Jan 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Oct 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. John Cranson Good  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Grace Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born Jul 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Grace Metzger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-203842
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Metzger, Grace Shantz, 86, Elmira, Ont. Born: July 31, 1908, Breslau, Ont., to Benj Benjamin and Myra Snyder Shantz. Died: July 2, 1995, St. Jacobs, Ont. Survivors-husband: Wesley Metzger; stepdaughter: Ruby Eileen Weber; brothers and sisters: Gordon, Ralph, and Roy Shantz, Violet Good, Marjorie Martin, Edna Hilborn; 6 step grandchildren, 6 step great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial: July 5, Elmira Mennonite Church, by Dale R. Bauman.1a

    Gospel Herald - Volume 88, Number 36 - September 12, 1995

    Grace — Wesley Metzger. Wesley (son of Henry F. Metzger and Annie F. Martin) was born 10 Nov 1898, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 2001; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Levi Clayton Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 1911; died 1992; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Clayton Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48433


  4. 5.  Mary Edna "Edna" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 5 Jul 1917, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 2004, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Edna "Edna" Hilborn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-182876

    Notes:

    Hilborn-. M. Edna Shantz, 86, New Hamburg, Ont., died April 21. Spouse: Rae Hilborn. Parents: Bishop B. Benjamin and Myra Snyder Shantz. Children: Carol, Jean, Mary, Dan; two grandchildren. Funeral: April 24 at Nith Valley Mennonite Church, New Hamburg.

    The Mennonite, July 20, 2004, pages 25-26, Vol. 7, No. 14.

    Mary married Walter Rae "Rae" Hilborn 19 Feb 1944. Walter (son of James Stanley "Stanley" Hilborn and Ina Cora Bingaman) was born 4 Sep 1917; died 4 Mar 2015, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Carol May Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Jean Alice Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. Mary Louise Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. Daniel Rae Hilborn  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Jacob Ralph "Ralph" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 21 Feb 1922, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ralph Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-256840

    Notes:

    SHANTZ, J. Ralph (1922 - 2014) Of Cambridge, passed away after a long illness, on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at the age of 92. Beloved husband of Nelda (Musselman) for 67 years. Loving father of Roger (Susan) Shantz, Linda (Elwin) Garland, and Stan (Kathy) Shantz. Grandfather to Barb, Brian, Nathan, Andrew, Rachel, Sarah, Kristi, and Kayleena. Great-grandfather to four great-grandsons and four great-granddaughters. Brother of Roy. Brother-in-law of Rae Hilborn, Mearl Steckly, and Arlene Burnett. Predeceased by his parents Benjamin B. and Myra (Snyder) Shantz, by brothers Clayton, Gordon and one brother in infancy; sisters Violet, Grace, Marjorie and Edna; five brothers-in-law and five sisters-in-law. Ralph briefly owned a trucking business at Alma, farmed at Freeport and for many years at Blair, owned a Chore Boy Milking machine business while living in New Dundee and then retired to Cambridge, volunteering for many years with Choice Books, MCC. He was an active lifelong member of Hagey/ Preston Mennonite Church. For the past 19 years, he lived at Fairview Mennonite Home, first in one of the cottages and then in the long term care wing after his stroke in 2008. Ralph's family wishes to thank those many friends who visited him at Fairview and a very, very special thank you to those staff at Fairview who looked after Ralph with such professional care and compassion. Relatives and friends are invited to share memories of Ralph at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Sunday, December 14 at 1 p.m., followed by a Memorial Service at 2: 30 p.m. Reception will immediately follow the service. Private family committal service at Hagey Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are invited to Preston Mennonite Church, Mennonite Central Committee, or Fairview Mennonite Home. Condolences/donations/directions www.lounsburyfuneralhome.com (519) 658-9366

    The Record Dec 6 2014

    Jacob married Nelda Grace Musselman 14 Aug 1947. Nelda (daughter of Edgar Alvin Musselman and Nellie Irene Snider) was born 25 Feb 1926; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Donald Roy "Roy" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 31 Mar 1925, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185703

    Donald — Mary Elaine "Elaine" Rohr. Mary (daughter of Milton Henry Rohr and Alice Culligan) was born 23 Sep 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 2009; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  John Cranson Good Descendancy chart to this point (2.Violet2, 1.Benjamin1)

    John — Fern Barbara Bast. (daughter of Aaron Bast and Nancy Roth) [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Carol May Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)

  3. 10.  Jean Alice Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)

  4. 11.  Mary Louise Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)

  5. 12.  Daniel Rae Hilborn Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Benjamin1)


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