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Schantz, Arthur Benjamin : 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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Twelve letters received by Arthur Benjamin Schantz. Correspondents include brothers Austin and Herbert, sister Etta, mother Mary and friend Elias Brubacher.
Date and Place from: January 17, 1899 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Brubacher, Elias Notes: Includes letter to Sophie.
Date and Place from: June 1, 1898 Leamington, Ont. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From White, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.
Date and Place from: Nov. 17, 1898 Didsbury, Alta. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Brubacher, Elias.
Date and Place from: Feb. 24, 1907 Didsbury, Alta. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Austin Tobias, 1871-1959.
Date and Place from: Feb. 17, 1919 Calgary, Alta. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Selwood, Frederick S.
Date and Place from: April 19, 1895 s.l. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.
Date and Place from: April 19, 1895 Chicago To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.
Date and Place from: December 29, 1898 Leamington, Ont. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From White, Etta Lydia Mary, 1866-1900.
Date and Place from: May 11, 1896 Berlin, ON To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 Notes: Includes note from Herbert.
Date and Place from: n.d. Berlin, Ont. To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935.
Date and Place from: April 19, 1896 Berlin, ON To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Herbert Cecil Palmer, 1883-1912.
Date and Place from: June 19, 1898 Berlin, ON To Schantz, Arthur Benjamin, 1876-1958 From Schantz, Herbert Cecil Palmer, 1883-1912.
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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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