File 219 - Schantz, Mary (nee Moyer) : correspondence received.

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The Schantz Family in North America is large and widespread; alternative spellings of the last name includes variations such as Tschantz, Shantz, Shonts, and Schanz. The family descended from Jacob Schanz (June 12, 1710-February 5, 1781) who emigrated to the United States of America in 1737 and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1810 Jacob’s son Christian Shantz (1769-1857) came to Waterloo County and settled at Freeport on the Grand River.

Christian’s son Benjamin Shantz (1811-1868) was an early Waterloo County inhabitant and one of the founders of Port Elgin, Ontario where he settled in 1854 and established a grist and flour mill. Benjamin married Lydia Kolb (1814-1862) on April 10, 1842 and together they had ten children; Josiah K. Schantz (1834-1913), Catharine Schantz (May 17, 1836-February 28, 1917), Hannah Schantz (April 1, 1838-August 20, 1841), Christian Schantz (January 20, 1840-?), Tobias Schantz (1842-1925), Abraham K. Schantz (September 20, 1844-?), Benjamin K. Schantz (December 5, 1846), Menno K. Schantz (January 31, 1849-July 6, 1888), Lydia K. Schantz (August 17, 1851-July 16, 1900), Sarah K. Schantz (April 1, 1854-April 10, 1878), and Enoch K. Schantz (October 7, 1856-May 25, 1888).

When Lydia died in 1862, Benjamin remarried his housekeeper, Margaret Swinton. Benjamin and Margaret left Port Elgin, Ontario and settled in Dallas County, Missouri. Correspondence in the collection between Benjamin and his son Tobias recount Benjamin’s settler experiences in Dallas County, Missouri.

The Schantz Russell Family Papers centre around Tobias Schantz, his wife Mary Schantz and their descendants, drawing together primary sources relating to several early white settler families of Waterloo County, primarily the Schantz, Moyer/Meyer and Bowman families, and material relating to descendants of the Moyer settlers of Lincoln County, Ontario.

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Twenty-nine letters received by Mary Schantz (nee Moyer).

Date and Place from: June 28, 1916 Shawnee, Colo. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Austin Tobias, 1871-1959 Attachments: Includes piece of Shawnee Lodge letterhead, photo of Lodge, envelope.

Date and Place from: August 30, 1916 Big Prairie, Alta. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 Attachments: Envelope with stamp.

Date and Place from: February 2, 1913 Helena, Mont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Willard W. Attachments: Envelope with stamp.

Date and Place from: July 5, 1913 St. Catharines, Ont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Phillips, Percie Attachments: Envelope with stamp.

Date and Place from: March 11, 1898 Atlantic, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Austin Tobias, 1871-1959.

Date and Place from: April 19, 1895 Chicago To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: October 22, 1895 Chicago To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: October 22, 1896 Chicago To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: January 05, 1866 Campden To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870.

Date and Place from: February 26, 1866 Campden, C.W. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870.

Date and Place from: April 13, 1866 Rocky Mountain Scenery To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870.

Date and Place from: April 24, 1866 Schoolroom To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870 Notes: Writes about teaching and her students, also about the spread of smallpox.

Date and Place from: August 05, 1866 Near Beamsville, C.W. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870.

Date and Place from: December 14, 1866 Campden, C.W. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870.

Date and Place from: May 09, 1869 Peru, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Sophia, 1847-1870.

Date and Place from: September 31, 1870 Pekin, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Tobias, 1832-1909.

Date and Place from: November 20, 1870 Peru, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Tobias, 1832-1909 Notes: About the death of Sophia Moyer.

Date and Place from: June 29, 1923 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Austin Tobias, 1871-1959 Attachments: Stamped [2 cent] envelope. Notes: Tells about meeting several Canadians in Chicago, that knew or were related to somebody from Kitchener or area. He says "There are probably more than 100,000 Canadians in Chicago."

Date and Place from: February 28, 1887 West Montrose To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900 Attachments: Loose Note Stuck Inside Letter to Mamma. Note Partly to Etta From Unknown, [Mamma, Mary Schantz?].

Date and Place from: March 12, 1887 West Montrose, Ont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900 Notes: Writes about people being buried.

Date and Place from: April 10, 1887 West Montrose To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: April 11, 1887 West Montrose To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: June 02, 1887 West Montrose To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: August 06, 1896 [Wilmette?], Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900 Notes: Writes about her vacation at Uncle Lee and Aunt Molly's.

Date and Place from: April 02, 1887 West Montrose To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.

Date and Place from: Jan. 6, 1881 Campden To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Nash, Fannie.

Date and Place from: May 25, 1909 Sedgwick, Alta. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Franklin Abram, 1874-1962.

Date and Place from: Jan. 12, 1910 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Franklin Abram, 1874-1962.

Date and Place from: Nov. 12, 1912 Westcott, Alta. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.

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Donated by Dorothy Russell and Harold Russell in 1995.

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Described in 1995.
Revised by NM in February 2019.

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