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Amos M. Shantz[1,2]

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Birth  15 Jun 1847    [3,4
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00110-6741 
Person ID  I6181 
Last Modified  04 Jul 2004 
 
Father  Joshua Y. Shantz, b. 11 Sep 1817, Near Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario 
Mother  Magdalena Martin, b. 8 Dec 1822, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario 
Group Sheet  F1706 
 
Family 1  Isabella Nahrgang, b. 9 Jun 1850 
Married  16 Aug 1870    [5,6
Children 
 1. Jeremiah Shantz
 2. Jeremiah Shantz
 3. Josiah Shantz
Group Sheet  F2007 
 
Family 2  Esther C. Cressman, b. 20 Jan 1848 
Married  3 Dec 1873    [7,8
Children 
 1. Jonathan Shantz
 2. Nancy Shantz
 3. Selina Shantz
 4. Addison Shantz
 5. Samuel Shantz
 6. Magdalena Shantz
 7. Elminda Shantz
 8. Silva Shantz
 9. Barbara Shantz
Group Sheet  F2008 
 
Notes  Amos M. Shantz, "was born June 15th, 1847. On August 16th, 1870, he was married to Isabella Nahrgang who was born June 9th, 1850, and died October 14th, 1871. On December 3rd, 1873, he was again married to Esther Cressman who was born January 20, 1848. He resides near Manheim, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. His family is as follows, namely:....."
 
Sources  1. [S2]   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..., Ezra Eby, 404   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S1]   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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 492   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2]   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..., Ezra Eby, 404   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2]   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..., Ezra Eby, 141   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S2]   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..., Ezra Eby, 404   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [S2]   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..., Ezra Eby, 141   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
7. [S2]   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..., Ezra Eby, 404   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
8. [S1]   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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 492   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
 
Documents
Bible - Neue Testament
An embossed leather bound Bible inscribed Amos N. Shantz.
Funeral Card
A funeral card for Amos M. Shantz who died at Petersburg, Ontario on February 9, 1920.
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