Bernhart G. "Barney" Schwantz

1878 - 1968  (90 years)

• Name	Bernhart G. "Barney" Schwantz
  Born	1 Apr 1878	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195440792
  Name	Barney Schwantz
  Residence	1891	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farm Hand
  Residence	1910	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1911	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	domestic
  Residence	1911	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1913	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	farmer
  Residence	1913	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Desbarats Village, Johnson Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-82877
  Died	27 Jun 1968	Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Sault Sainte Marie, , Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I82877	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Paulus "Paul" Schwantz,   b. 14 Feb 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1929, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Grody,   b. 17 Sep 1855, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1934  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F21587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Blanche McDonald,   b. 27 Jun 1891,   d. 15 May 1979, Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1909	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. William Kenneth Schwantz,   b. 17 Dec 1910, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Reta Schwantz,   b. 4 Oct 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F301120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Grody-ElizabethSchwantz-001-childrenKatharina,Bernahrd,Helen-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.JPG Elizabeth Grody Schwantz sitting. children left to right Katherine, Ellen and Bernhart - Margaret Habermehl originally shared this on 23 Jan 2021 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  SCHWANTZ, Bernhart - At Plummer Memorial Hospital, Thursday, June 27, Mr. Bernhart Schwantz of Desbarats, beloved husband of Mrs. Jennie Schwantz, dear father of Mrs. Reta Killik of Desbarats and Kenneth Schwantz of Marathon, and brother of William Schwantz of London, Ont., Charles Schwantz, Miss Olive and Miss Irene Schwantz, all of Hespeler, and Mrs. Tulitzki of Preston, Ont. Resting at the Barton Funeral Home from 7 p.m. Friday, June 28. Public funeral service from the chapel Saturday, June 29, at 3 p.m., Mr. W. J. Rickard officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. The Sault Star, Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada Fri, Jun 28, 1968 Page 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 13. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Bernhard Schwantz Born: 1 Apr 1878 County: Waterloo Father: Paul Schwantz Mother: Elizabeth Grody [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 43. [S2338] Census - Canada - 1911, Census Place: 16 - Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 69. [S2431] Census - Canada - 1891, Wellesley, Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6374; Family No: 77. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameWilliam Kenneth Schwantz GenderMale Birth Date17 Dec 1910 Birth PlaceHespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father Bernhart Schwantz - laborer Mother Janet Blanche McDonald Married 22 Oct 1909 Toronto [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameReta Schwantz GenderFemale Birth Date4 Oct 1913 Birth PlaceWaterloo twp, Ontario, Canada Father Bernhart Schwantz - farmer Mother Jennie M Donald Married Oct 26 1909 Toronto

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1878 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1891 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Hand - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Oct 1909 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1910 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - domestic - 1911 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1913 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1913 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Jun 1968 - Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Sault Sainte Marie, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth