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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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Fifty-one letters received by Mary Schantz (nee Moyer).
Date and Place from: June 10, 1913 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Attachments: Envelope.
Date and Place from: August 26, 1913 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Attachments: Envelope.
Date and Place from: January 7, 1915 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Attachments: Envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: March 6, 1915 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Attachments: Envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: April 5, 1915 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Attachments: Envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: May 20, 1870 Peru, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Writes Along the Side of the Inside Page.
Date and Place from: June 18, 1870 Peru, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Writes about his trip to Massachusetts.
Date and Place from: July 17, 1870 Mount Washington, Mass. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: August 04, 1870 Vineland, New Jersey To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: August 12, 1870 Nashville, Ont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: August 19, 1870 Campden, ON To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: September 03, 1870 Campden, ON To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: September 16, 1870 St. Catherines, Ont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: September 20, 1870 St. Catherines, Ont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: September 29, 1870 St. Catherines, Ont. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: October 06, 1870 Peru, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: June 23, 1875 Council Bluffs, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919.
Date and Place from: July 01, 1876 Vinton, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Writes about having a new baby girl, and the economy.
Date and Place from: July 22, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919] Notes: "Hazlett & Moyer, Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Notions, Carpets, Boots and Shoes, &c." Personal letter on business letterhead.
Date and Place from: September 29, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: "Hazlett & Moyer, Dry Goods, Carpets, Boots and Shoes". Personal letter on business letterhead.
Date and Place from: December 17, 1881 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: "Hazlett & Moyer, Dry Goods, Carpets, Boots and Shoes". Personal letter on business letterhead.
Date and Place from: April 20, 1882 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: "Hazlett & Moyer, Dry Goods, Carpets, Boots and Shoes". Personal Letter on business letterhead.
Date and Place from: February 06, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: "Hazlett & Moyer, Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Notions etc., etc." Personal letter on business letterhead. Talks about their mother's cancer.
Date and Place from: January 07, 1882 Berkeley, Calif To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: "Children's Home Society of California."
Date and Place from: Jan. 15, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Sept. 12, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Sept. 25, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Sept. 28, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Dec. 27, 1883 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Hazlett & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: April 27, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Aug. 31, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Sept. 3, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Sept. 25, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Oct. 22, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Nov. 15, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Dec. 22, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Cobb & Moyer.
Date and Place from: Dec. 31, 1886 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Wilson & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Jan. 21, 1887 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Clifton House letterhead.
Date and Place from: Feb. 5, 1887 Cedar Falls, Iowa To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Written on Wilson & Moyer letterhead.
Date and Place from: Nov. 1, 1912 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: Dec. 6, 1913 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope.
Date and Place from: Jan. 3, 1914 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: March 26, 1914 Hinsdale, Ill. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: July 3, 1914 El Cajon, Calif. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: June 2, 1915 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes two envelopes with stamps.
Date and Place from: Sept. 12, 1915 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes stamp with envelope.
Date and Place from: Feb. 20, 1916 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: May 16, 1916 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: June 1, 1916 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: July 29, 1916 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: Oct. 26, 1916 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 Notes: Includes envelope with stamp.
Date and Place from: Oct. 27, 1916 Plainfield, N.J. To Schantz, Mary, 1840-1935 From Moyer, Levi Nash, 1845-1919 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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