Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Abraham Reif Shantz and Alice T. Hunsperger


Husband Abraham Reif Shantz 

            AKA: Abraham Schantz,1 Abraham Shontz 2
           Born: 15 Dec 1776 - Pottstown, Montgomery Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Dec 1856 - Harmony, Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Mennonite Cemetery (Grace Reformed), Harmony, Butler Co, PA


         Father: Isaac Shantz (1748-1802)
         Mother: Barbara Reiff (1753-1820)


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Mary Bechtel (1796-1868)

Wife Alice T. Hunsperger 

            AKA: Alice T. Hunsberger, Ellen Hunsberger, Allis Hunsburger 1
           Born: 20 Jan 1775 - Frederick, Montgomery Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Aug 1821 - Canada 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Abraham Hunsperger, Jr. (1755-1816)
         Mother: Catherine Nash Tyson (1760-1819) 3


Children
1 M Moses H. Shontz 2 5 

            AKA: Moses H. Schantz,1 Moses Shuntz 4
           Born: Sep 1804 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1884 - Butler Co, PA
         Buried:  - Mennonite Cemetery (Grace Reformed), Harmony, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Nancy Stauffer (      -Bef 1895) 5

         Spouse: Catherine Wise (      -      ) 4 6

         Spouse: Elizabeth Erb (      -      )

2 M Aaron Shontz 2 9 

            AKA: Aaron Schantz,1 7 Aaron Schontz 8
           Born: 1805 or 1806
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 1875
         Buried:  - Mennonite Cemetery (Grace Reformed), Harmony, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsey" Ziegler (1812-1859) 8 9
           Marr: Butler Co, PA

3 F Catherine Shontz 2 

            AKA: Catherine Schantz 1
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

4 M Isaac Shontz 2 5 

            AKA: Isaac Schantz 1
           Born: 1809 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jan 1867 - Keokuk, Lee Co, IA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Stauffer (      -      ) 5

5 F Elizabeth Shontz 2 9 10 

            AKA: Elizabeth Schantz 1
           Born: 1811 - Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 1886 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Jonas Ziegler (1806-1854) 8 9 11
           Marr: Butler Co, PA

6 F Lena Shontz 2 

            AKA: Lena Schantz 1
           Born: 1812 - Canada
     Christened: 
           Died: 1841 - Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Abraham Latshaw (      -      )

7 M Amos Shontz 2 12 

            AKA: Amos Schantz 1
           Born: 23 Aug 1814 - Schuylkill Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1884 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Congress Hill Cemetery, Sandy Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Catherine Latshaw (1817-1870) 14
           Marr: 18 May 1835 - Venango Co, PA 2

         Spouse: Margaret Jane Beatty (1832-1907) 2
           Marr: 18 Sep 1872 - Barkeyville, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

8 F Mary Shontz 2 

            AKA: Mary Schantz 1
           Born:  - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

9 M David Shontz 2 

            AKA: David Schantz 1
           Born: 16 Aug 1818 - Butler Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1901 - Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Boyer (1822-1878) 1
           Marr: 13 Oct 1839 1

         Spouse: Catharine Lutz (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 4 Mar 1883 1

10 F Ellen Shontz 2 

           Born: Mar 1821 - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1897 - Butler Co, PA
         Buried:  - Mennonite Cemetery (Grace Reformed), Harmony, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: John Flowers (      -      )

General Notes: Husband - Abraham Reif Shantz


He was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and for some years resided in Canada. Later he moved to Harmony, Butler County, Pennsylvania, not far from Pittsburgh, and there passed the remainder of his life.

One source suggests that he and his brother Jacob were twins.

He died in 1836. [GPHAV, 362]

Sources differ when listing his children. It is difficult to determine which of the listed children were born to which mother. Much of this is the compiler's speculation.

General Notes: Wife - Alice T. Hunsperger


Dillon Family Sheets state that she died in Butler County, Pennsylvania, and was buried in Old Harmony Cemetery.

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Sources

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 385.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 362.

3 Rev. N. B. Grubb, A Genealogical History of the Gottshall Family (Gottshall Family Association, 1924), Pg 110.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 616.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1199.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 909.

7 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1253.

8 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 221.

9 Gertrude Mohlin Ziegler, The Ziegler Family and Related Families in Pennsylvania (Zelienople, PA: Charles Campbell Printing Co., 1970), Pg 101.

10 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1479.

11 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1138.

12 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 955.

13 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 14.

14 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 360.

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