Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob Alan Shantz

Male 1903 - 1963  (60 years)


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  • Name Jacob Alan Shantz 
    Born 7 Jun 1903  , Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1907  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-200885 
    Died 31 Aug 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I200885  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Ezra S. Shantz,   b. 12 Sep 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1955  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Anna Margaret Loucks,   b. 22 Aug 1870, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1952, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1893  [3
    Family ID F8905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nettie Groff,   b. 16 Apr 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 6 Apr 1927  [4
    Children 
     1. Glen Shantz
     2. Leon Shantz
     3. Carson Shantz
     4. Peter Shantz
     5. Leon Harold Shantz
     6. Vernon Stanley Shantz,   b. 7 Sep 1928, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2001  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F9114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shantz, Jacob A., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Shantz, was born in Indiana, June 7, 1903; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Aug. 31, 1963; aged 60 y. 2 m. 24 d. In 1927 he was married to Nettie Groff, who survives. Also surviving are 5 sons (Vernon, Leon, Glen, Carson, and Peter), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers, and 3 sisters. He was a member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Church, Sept. 3, in charge of J. B. Martin, assisted by Leslie Witmer.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 38 - September 24, 1963 - pages 854, 855.

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 7.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob A. Shantz - September 24, 1963 - pages 854, 855.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra S. Shantz - April 12, 1955 ­ page 358, 359.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Nettie Groff Shantz - October 16, 1990.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1903 - , Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1907 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Aug 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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