Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Elven B. Shantz

Elven B. Shantz[1]

Male 1893 - 1984  (91 years)

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  • Name Elven B. Shantz 
    Born 7 Apr 1893  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Public Service 1973  Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6742.7 
    Died 13 Sep 1984  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I19500  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 

    Father Menno M. Shantz,   b. 4 Apr 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Susannah Bowman,   b. 23 Apr 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1877  [7
    Family ID F2081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Weber,   b. 14 May 1893, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 1920 
    Children 
     1. Miriam Rose Shantz
     2. F/O Frederick Weber Shantz,   b. 1921,   d. 25 Mar 1945, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     3. Patricia Shantz,   b. 1930,   d. 1992  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F6307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Shantz, Elven 1893-1984.jpg
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  • Notes 
    • Shantz, Elven (1893-1984)

      Elven Shantz (1893-1984) was the son of Menno and Susannah (Bowman) Shantz. He was born in Breslau, ON. In 1920 he married Mabel Weber, a sister of Urias K. Weber , then minister at Eby's Mennonite Church (later known as First Mennonite Church in Kitchener). Elven and Mabel Shantz returned from homesteading in Saskatchewan and joined the Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church , Kitchener, in 1929. Shantz became an active lay leader in that congregation. He was always considered a "liberal" Mennonite but had a great rapport with all Mennonites.

      He served as secretary of the Military Problems Committee of the Conference of Historic Peace Churches , 1943-64. Shantz organized the Ontario unit of Mennonite Disaster Service in 1958 and was interim secretary of Mennonite Central Committee Ontario in the 1960s.
      As a result of these activities, his farm background, his ability to speak the Pennsylvania German dialect and his fine rapport with the Old Order, Amish , and Conservative Mennonites, Shantz was asked to be their spokesman to government in their requests for exemption from government health insurance, Family Allowance, Old Age Security, Workmen's Compensation, and the Canada Pension Plan, and in gaining recognition of their right to establish private Christian schools. Shantz was active in the founding of Conrad Grebel College in 1961, the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, and the Ontario Mennonite relief sale in 1966. The members of many branches of Mennonites who attended and participated at his funeral attested to his commitment and service to Mennonite unity.

      Bergey, Lorna L. "Shantz, Elven (1893-1984)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1990. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 Nov 2005 <https://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/S5364ME.html>


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      Shantz.- Elven, son of Menno M. and Susanna (Bowman) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Township on Apr. 7, 1893; died in Kitchener, Ont., on Sept. 13, 1984; aged 91 y. On Mar. 4, 1920, he was married to Mabel Weber, who preceded him in death in 1973. Surviving are 2 daughters (Miriam Butler and Pat Butler), one son (Hugh), 10 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Sept. 17, in charge of James Reusser and Mary Mae Schwartzentruber; interment in Woodland cemetery, Kitchener, Ont


      Gospel Herald - Volume 77, Number 41 - October 9, 1984, page 714.



  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 405.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 5.

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 3.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 9, 1984 - Obituary of Elven Shantz.

    6. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Shantz/ Elven Shantz/ 1893-1984/ Patricia Shantz Butler/ 1930-1932/ Alan McLean Butler/ 1929-1994/ Mabel Weber/ 1893-1973/ F/ O Fred W. Shantz/ 1921-1945/ Killed in Action/ Over Germany

    7. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 404.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - 1973 - Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 1984 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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