Salina S. Shantz^[1]

1886 - 1962  (76 years)

• Name	Salina S. Shantz
  Born	11 Apr 1886	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	story
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1937	11 Stirling Ave., N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00110-6661.9
  Died	19 May 1962  [3]
  Person ID	I19170	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Wendel S. Shantz,   b. 4 May 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 31 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1924  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1869	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F4899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Salina S., daughter of Wendell and Mary Ann (Shantz) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., April 11, 1886; died May 19, 1962; aged 76 y. 1 m. 8 d. Surviving are 3 brothers (David, Manasseh, and Jeremiah) and one sister (Florence). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., where funeral services were held May 22, in charge of Edgar Metzler. Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 25 - June 19, 1962 - page 575. _________________________ "Florence and Salina Shantz ran a model household on Stirling Avenue in Kitchener and operated a dress and bonnet-making business to maintain themselves. Their home was a place of warmth for family and friends. They generously shared their gifts to clothe the needy, but with a flare of independence. Salina, the older of the two sisters, was born on April 11, 1886 to Wendel and Mary Ann (Shantz) Shantz. The family lived on a farm on Erb Street, east of Philipsburg and attended the Shantz Mennonite Church. Salina's health was rather delicate; so she stayed at home while her sisters were employed in homes in the neighbourhood. In the early 1920s Mother Shantz suffered a stroke. Salina and Florence cared for her during the fourteen months in which she was bedfast. The doctor praised them for their excellent care, telling them they could qualify for nurses' degrees. When their father died in 1927, Salina and Florence moved to Kitchener. IN BUSINESS During the first ten years in the city, the Shantz sisters lived in various three-room apartments, engaging in sewing as best they could in such small space. Those were also the depression years, and work and resources were hard to find. Finally, in 1937, they built their own house on 11 Stirling Avenue North, their back yard adjoining First Mennonite Church's parking lot. They planned a large hall with sitting room for clients who were waiting to be served. There was a sewing room besides their own living quarters..... Willing Service: Stories of Ontario Mennonite Women, pg.234-236

  
  

• 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..., 391. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 19, 1962 - Obituary of Salina S. Shantz. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 20. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 2, 1952 - Obituary of Veronica Shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 17, 1927 - Obituary of Wendel S. Shantz. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Dec 1869. Nov. 28, 1869 Marianna Schantz and Wendelinus Schantz, both of Wilmot Tp., by Rev. Hoelsche

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Apr 1886 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth