'SHANTZ, JACOB, the third son of Isaac and Barbara (Reiff) Shantz, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, October 11th, 1881 [sic, s/b 1781]. In 1805 he was married to Mary Yost who was born in the same county, March 12th, 1784, and died near Berlin [Kitchener], Ontario, October 22nd, 1869. In 1810 they left their native home and moved to Canada. They settled a little south-east of Berlin, ... Here Mr. and Mrs. Shantz resided until their deaths. He died July 1st, 1867, ...'
