Farmer.
Born at Conestogo, Ontario on 6 March 1855, son of Jacob Cuntz and Philipine Herman, he left school at the age of 16 to learn the cooper’s trade from his father. He worked as a cooper until 1880 when he came to Manitoba and took up a homestead near Shoal Lake.
On 2 September 1879, he married Veronica Baumann (1857-1940) of Conestoga, Ontario. They had ten children: Ida Cuntz (1880-1969, wife of Edward Ralph Snider), William Cuntz (1882-1927), Elena “Ella” Cuntz (1883-1921, wife of Sydney W. Paine), Emma Vernice Cuntz (1886-?, wife of Charles Brydon), Lincoln Cuntz (1888-1962), Charles Irvin Cuntz (1892-1900), Clara Cuntz (1890-?, wife of Daniel McFayden), Walter Jacob Cuntz (1895-1920), Nelson Emanuel Cuntz (1898-1987), and Roy Bowman Cuntz (1900-?). He served as a trustee on the Edgehill School Board, and was an adherent of the Presbyterian Church.
He died at Shoal Lake on 31 August 1936 and was buried in the Shoal Lake Cemetery.
Birth and marriage registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [Charles Cuntz], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Veronica Cuntz, Ida Cuntz], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Robin Clarke for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 August 2024
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