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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 letters received by Dorothy Etta Russell (nee White).
Date and Place from: August 10, 1924 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935.
Date and Place from: August 11, 1924 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: January 24, 1929 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: August 27, 1929 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: October 28, 1929 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: March 13, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: August 24, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: October 8, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine, 1879-1938.
Date and Place from: Feb. 10, 1928 Alton, Ill. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer, 1864-1951 Notes: Written on Alton Mineral Springs Hotel letterhead.
Date and Place from: [1929?] Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Sophie Emma, 1869-1958.
Date and Place from: July 7, 1927 Didsbury, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ward Malott, 1870-1948.
Date and Place from: July 18, 1927 Chiliwack To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From White, Ward Malott, 1870-1948.
Date and Place from: Sept. 16, 1942 Niagara Falls, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Russell, Donald Richard, 1929-1989 Notes: written on souvenir folder.
Date and Place from: July 28, 1948 St. Andrews To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Cuthbertson, J.
Date and Place from: February 07, 1921 Edmonton, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Njooti, Sarah.
Date and Place from: January 03, 1921 Edmonton, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Njooti, Sarah.
Date and Place from: February 16, 1922 Carstairs, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From V., Anna.
Date and Place from: March 10, 1918 Hay River, Alta. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Njooti, Sarah Notes: Written by "Indian girl living with Mrs. Vale" who describes her daily activities at the "Anglican Missionary to the Indians."
Date and Place from: Aug. 24, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Franklin Abram, 1874-1962.
Date and Place from: Oct. 8, 1930 Kitchener, Ont. To Russell, Dorothy Etta, 1900-2005 From Schantz, Franklin Abram, 1874-1962.
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Donated by Dorothy Russell and Harold Russell in 1995.
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“Indian” is an outdated term used historically to refer to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada which many find offensive. The use of the term in the description has been pulled from the correspondence being described and has been maintained in keeping with Special Collections & Archives’ approach to language in archival descriptions, which prioritizes speaking openly about and clearly identifying problematic, harmful, and otherwise offensive records in the department’s holdings. This approach, while potentially upsetting, allows for the critical assessment and questioning of historical material by contemporary researchers.
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- Russell, Dorothy Etta (Subject)
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Described in 1995.
Revised by NM in February 2019.
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