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Jacob E. Shantz[1,2,3]

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Birth  27 Apr 1855    [4
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00110-6772 
Person ID  I6277 
Last Modified  03 May 2005 
 
Father  Samuel Y. Shantz, b. 15 Jan 1825 
Mother  Esther Erb, b. 6 Apr 1827, , Waterloo Co., Ontario 
Group Sheet  F605 
 
Family 1  Lydia U. Bowman, b. 14 Apr 1855 
Married  27 Nov 1877    [5
Children 
 1. Ervine Shantz
 2. Benjamin Shantz
 3. Lydia Ann Shantz
 4. Esther Shantz
Group Sheet  F2028 
 
Notes  Jacob E. Shantz, "was born April 27th, 1855. On November 27th, 1877, he was married to Lydia U. Bowman who was born April 14th, 1855. They reside on the old 'David Schneider Place' at Freeport, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born four 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, 410   [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), 81   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [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), 656   [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, 410   [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, 410   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
 
Documents
Birth Certificate
A birth certificate for Benjamin B. Shantz issued on November 30, 1944. It lists Jacob E. Shantz, farmer, and Lydia Bowman as the parents. The date of birth is listed as June 23, 1880.
Deed
Deed 8938 dated July 7, 1883 between Samuel Y. and Jacob E. Shantz for part of Lot 13, Broken Front Concession of Richard Beasley's Lower Block, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
Photos
Samuel Y. Shantz's Sons
A copy of a studio photograph of the eight sons of Samuel Y. Shantz and Esther Erb Shantz.
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