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John B. Shantz[1,2]

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Birth  9 May 1859    [3
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00110-6764 
Person ID  I6248 
Last Modified  03 May 2005 
 
Father  Jacob Y. Shantz, b. 2 May 1822, Near Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario 
Mother  Anna (Nancy) Brubacher, b. 19 Sep 1832 
Group Sheet  F2019 
 
Family 1  Joannah Bowman, b. 24 Apr 1859 
Children 
 1. Elson Shantz
 2. John Elmer Shantz
 3. Edson Shantz
 4. Elmer Shantz
Group Sheet  F2026 
 
Notes  John B. Shantz, "twin brother to Mary, was born May 9th, 1859. He is married to Joannah Bowman (No. 230) and resides in Buffalo, New York, where he is engaged in the button business. To them were born two children, 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, 408   [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), 103   [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, 408   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
 
Artifacts
Boy's Dress
A low-waisted, navy blue and beige dress for a boy 3 to 6 years old.
Photos
Wedding Photograph
A studio photograph of John B. Shantz and his wife, Joanna Bowman Shantz, taken by D.G. Denison, Berlin, Ontario.
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