Addison Cressman Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1878 - 1958  (79 years)

• Name	Addison Cressman Shantz
  Born	22 Aug 1878	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1945	Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6741.8
  Died	15 Apr 1958	Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [3]
  Buried	18 Apr 1958	Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [3]
  Person ID	I19488	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Amos M. Shantz,   b. 15 Jun 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1920  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Esther C. Cressman,   b. 20 Jan 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1873  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F4932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Devitt,   b. 1 Nov 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1971, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 8]
  Children	1. Rev. Stanley Shantz,   b. 23 May 1914, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 1 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Arnold Wilfred Shantz,   b. 6 Jun 1915,   d. 31 May 2004, Waltrous, , Saskatchewan  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Addison Cressman, son of Amos M. and Esther (Cressman) Shantz, was born Aug. 22, 1878; passed away at Watrous, Sask., April 15, 1958; aged 79 y. 7 m. 24 d. He moved to Manitoba as a young man and took up farming. In 1912, he was united in marriage to Priscilla Devitt of Kitchener, Ont. As a young man he was baptized into the fellowship of the Methodist Church, later transferring his membership to the United Church. He took an active interest in the welfare of the Mennonite Church in his community. He is survived by his wife, 3 sons, 8 grandchildren, and 5 sisters (Mrs. Urias Snider, Kitchener, Ont.; Mrs. Herb Shantz, Waterloo, Ont.; Magdalina, Barbara, and Elminda Shantz, Kitchener, Ont.). An infant sister (Sylvia) and 4 brothers (Josiah, Jeremiah, Jonathan, and Samuel) preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at the United Church, Watrous, Sask., April 18, in charge of the local pastor and at the Sharon Mennonite Church in charge of J. B. Stauffer and Paul Schroeder. Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LI, Number 20 - May 20, 1958 - page 482, 483

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 492. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 20, 1958 - Obituary of Addison Cressman Shantz. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 49. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 76. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 032777 (1878). Name:Attison Shantz Date of Birth:22 Aug 1878 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Amos M Shantz Mother's name:Esther Cressmann [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 4, 1945 - Obituary of Josiah N. Shantz. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020022 (1912). Name:Addison C Shantz Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1879 Marriage Date:24 Jan 1912 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Amos M Shantz Mother:Esther Cressman Spouse:Prescilla Devitt

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Aug 1878 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Jan 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1945 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Died - 15 Apr 1958 - Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - 18 Apr 1958 - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth