Waterloo Region Generations
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Laurier Israel Shantz

Male 1898 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Laurier Israel Shantz 
    Born 17 Aug 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    tire worker 
    Occupation 1937  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    workes Ford Motor Company 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71696 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I71696  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Daniel E. Shantz,   b. 13 Oct 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Hannah Snider,   b. 11 Oct 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1945  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1884  [6, 7
    Family ID F4170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Blendina Wetzel,   b. 16 May 1897, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Oct 1920  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8
    Children 
     1. Roy Shantz,   b. 21 Feb 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F57584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 2.

    2. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 2.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Laurier Shantz
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 17 Aug 1898
      Event Place: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Daniel E. Shantz
      Mother's Name: Hannah Snider

    4. [S1957] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007.
      Name: Laurier I Shantz
      Event Type: Marriage Registration
      Event Date: 29 May 1937
      Event Place: Steuben, Indiana, United States
      Residence Place: Detroit, , Michigan worker Ford Motor Co.
      Gender: Male
      Age (Estimated): 39
      Number of Total Marriages: 1
      Birth Date: 17 Aug 1898
      Birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
      Marriage License Date: 22 May 1937
      Marriage Place: Steuben, Indiana
      Father's Name: Daniel A Shantz
      Mother's Name: Hannah Snyder
      Spouse's Name: Katherine L Partlow
      Spouse's Residence Place: Detroit, , Michigan
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age (Estimated): 35
      Spouse's Number of Total Marriages: 1
      Spouse's Birth Date: 28 May 1902
      Spouse's Birthplace: Warrenton, , Missouri
      Spouse's Father's Name: Sigel Leack
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Catherine Mestemacher
      Officiator's Name: G Kenneth Hubbard
      Additional Name: Rolland J Weaver
      Note: Rolland J Weaver

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Laurier Shantz
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 05 Oct 1920
      Event Place: Listowel, Perth, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 22
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1898 b. Kitchener
      Occ: tire worker of Kitchener
      Father's Name: Ezra Wetzel
      Mother's Name: Sarah Ann Sittler
      Spouse's Name: Mary Wetzel
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 23
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 b. Moorefield
      Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel E Shantz
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Hannah Snider
      [parent's names switched]

    6. [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..., 410.

    7. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 7.

    8. [S1856] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
      Name: France H Embrey
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 01 Jul 1949
      Event Place: Wood, Ohio, United States
      Age: 57
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1892 Mechanisburg, Oio
      Father's Name: Robert Embrey
      Mother's Name: Cathy Haines
      Spouse's Name: Mary B Shantz
      Spouse's Titles and Terms: Mrs
      Spouse's Age: 52
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1897 b. Canada, divorced Detroit 8/19/35
      Spouse's Father's Name: Ezra Wetzel
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Sitler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tire worker - 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Oct 1920 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - workes Ford Motor Company - 1937 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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