B:______ D: 1920
Married:_______
The Shantz family owned a 200 acre farm that stretched from the Grand River Railway yards (earlier Young Brickyard) to Dunbar Ave on the south side of Erb St. W. In the early 1900s the farm was owned by Cleason Shantz. The laneway into the farm buildings became Shantz Ave. Cleason sold part of his farm to Charles Mueller who built a new factory for making barrels. He also sold another large acreage to Ed Seagram who built the Globe Furniture Factory further north on Shantz Ave. In the early 1900s Cleason also teamed up with Levi Greybill to operate a retail coal and wood depot where the Young Brickyard had been opposite Caroline St. on the south side of Erb St. E. Shantz Ave. later became Canbar St.
Sources:
1. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, December 16, 1920.
2. Waterloo Public Library Resource Centre, Mueller Cooperage, Globe Furniture
Cleason Shantz Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Cleason Shantz from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. To see the original document, please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library.
- Date Of Event
- 1870-1920
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Shantz, Cleason ; Mueller, Charles ; Seagram, Edward ; Greybill, Levi
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.205
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- To obtain a copy of this item and for terms of use please contact the Waterloo Public Library.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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