Amos Shontz and Catherine Latshaw

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Husband Amos Shontz ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Amos Schantz 3
           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 4

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         Father: Abraham Reif Shantz (1776-1856)
         Mother: Alice T. Hunsperger (1775-1821)

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       Marriage: 18 May 1835 - Venango Co, PA 2

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

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Wife Catherine Latshaw ⁵

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           Born: 3 Nov 1817 - Lancaster Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1870 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

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         Father: John Moyer Latchaw (1785-1863)
         Mother: Nancy Ann Ziegler (1793-1862) 7

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Children

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1 F Nancy L. Shontz ^{1 5}

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           Born: 9 Oct 1835 - Harmony, Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Jun 1908 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 5
         Buried:  - Amity-Mt. Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 8

         Spouse: Alexander Gilmore (1833-1888) 5 9
           Marr: 1 Jan 1851 1 5

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2 F Catherine Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 1838 - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1893 - Kirksville, Adair Co, MO
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rev. Daniel Blakely (      -      ) 10

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3 M Aaron L. Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 1840 - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1847 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M Sidney Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 1843 - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1847 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Elizabeth Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 1845
     Christened: 
           Died: 1847 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 M Christian Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 1847 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1847 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 F Sarah Luella Shontz ^{10 11}

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           Born: 5 Aug 1848 - Venango Co, PA 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Dec 1925 - Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 11
         Buried:  - Congress Hill Cemetery, Sandy Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Robert Manson Brown (1844-1919) 10 11
           Marr: 27 May 1866 11

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8 F Ellen Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 1851 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1855 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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9 M Amos L. Shontz ⁵

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           Born: 1853 - Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Oct 1888 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 4 Oct 1888 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary M. Shuler (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 16 May 1882

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10 F Hannah Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1913
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Pryor (      -Aft 1913) 10

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11 F Mary Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1869
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 13

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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12 F Angeline Shontz ¹⁰

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Wife - Catherine Latshaw

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from Harmony, Butler Co, PA

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

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

4 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.

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

6 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 79.

7 Gertrude Mohlin Ziegler, The Ziegler Family and Related Families in Pennsylvania (Zelienople, PA: Charles Campbell Printing Co., 1970), Pg 100.

8 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 20.

9 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 954.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 361.

11 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 291.

12 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 10.

13 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 80.