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Mayor James Harvey "Barney" Reist

Male 1907 - 1988  (80 years)


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  1. 1.  Mayor James Harvey "Barney" Reist was born 31 Mar 1907, , Ontario, Canada (son of Ephraim B. Reist and Esther Lillie Shoemaker); died 15 Jan 1988, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barney Reist
    • Name: Harvey Reist
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-228528
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1972, 851 Queenston St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    James — Florence Elizabeth Bailey. Florence was born 1908; died 8 Jul 1972, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. William Reist
    2. Margaret Reist

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ephraim B. ReistEphraim B. Reist was born 6 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Henry Reist and Sarah Ann Bracey); died 1932; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: E. B. Reist
    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5256.3
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, Groceries
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Ephraim married Esther Lillie Shoemaker 20 Apr 1898, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of John F. Shoemaker and Ann Sherington) was born Aug 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Esther Lillie Shoemaker was born Aug 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John F. Shoemaker and Ann Sherington); died 1965; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Esther Lillie Reist
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-228524
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. May Reist was born Mar 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Beatrice May Reist was born 9 Mar 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Jun 1994, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Larre Reist was born Mar 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Elizabeth Pearl "Pearl" Reist was born 21 Mar 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1988, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 1. Mayor James Harvey "Barney" Reist was born 31 Mar 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1988, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Henry Reist was born CALC 7 Feb 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel Reist and Leah Mosser); died 25 Feb 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5256
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren

    Notes:

    John H. Reist, "the second son, was born February 1st, 1838, and died February 26th, 1885. He was married to Sarah Bracey, and resided on a farm near Heidelberg where he died. They had a family of seven children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John married Sarah Ann Bracey 24 Dec 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Robert Bracey and Agnes Ariss) was born 10 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1915, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Ann Bracey was born 10 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Robert Bracey and Agnes Ariss); died 14 Oct 1915, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sarah Ann Reist
    • Name: Sarah Ann Scheifele
    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5256.1
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Congregational

    Children:
    1. Esther Reist was born 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Ephraim B. Reist was born 6 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1932; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James Henry Reist was born 29 Feb 1872, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Sarah Reist was born 5 Apr 1874, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lovina Reist was born 1 May 1876, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1877; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ida Reist was born 21 May 1878, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1971; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elmore Reist was born 9 Dec 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John F. Shoemaker was born 24 May 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John D. Shoemaker and Catharine Fried); died 14 Feb 1905; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00112-7085
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    John F. Shoemaker, "was born May 24th, 1831. He is a builder and carpenter by trade but the last number of years he has followed farming and owns a beautiful farm adjoining the village of Breslau. He is married to Ann Sherington. Their family consists of eight children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John married Ann Sherington 4 Jun 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ann (daughter of John Sherington and Ann Parson) was born 26 May 1832, , Atlantic Ocean; died 15 Apr 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Ann Sherington was born 26 May 1832, , Atlantic Ocean (daughter of John Sherington and Ann Parson); died 15 Apr 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ann Shoemaker
    • Eby ID Number: 00112-7085.1
    • Residence: 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; House Keeper
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Mathew Shoemaker was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Angeline Shoemaker was born 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Alfred Shoemaker was born 10 Jul 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jul 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Rachel Ann Shoemaker was born 5 May 1859, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1909, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States; was buried , Nold Mennonite Cemetery, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.
    5. John Adam Shoemaker was born 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Jane Shoemaker was born 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Harriet Shoemaker was born 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Mary M. Shoemaker was born 14 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Isabella Shoemaker was born 28 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. 3. Esther Lillie Shoemaker was born Aug 1875, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Reuben Eleazar Shoemaker was born 23 May 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Daniel Reist was born 9 Aug 1816, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Reist and Susannah Huber); died 27 Jun 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5246
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; --
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Daniel Reist, "the twelfth member of John and Susannah (Huber) Reist's family, was born August 9th, 1816. On January 13th, 1836, he was married to Leah, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Wanner) Mosser. She was born September 7th, 1818, and died August 29, 1882. He died June 27th, 1891. After their marriage they moved on the farm now possessed by Ephraim S. Cressman about two miles east of Breslau. Here they resided until their deaths. They were blessed with a family of seven children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Daniel married Leah Mosser 29 Mar 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Peter Mosser and Elizabeth M. Wanner) was born 7 Sep 1818, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 29 Aug 1882, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Leah Mosser was born 7 Sep 1818, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Peter Mosser and Elizabeth M. Wanner); died 29 Aug 1882, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Leah Reist
    • Eby ID Number: 00082-4905
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Mennonite

    Notes:

    Leah Mosser, "was born September 7th, 1818. On January 13th, 1836, she was married to Daniel Reist who was born August 9th, 1816, and died June 27th, 1891. They resided about two miles east of Breslau where she died August 29th, 1882."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Leah Mosser, "was married to Daniel Reist and resided near Breslau, Ontario."

    Children:
    1. Peter M. Reist was born 2 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1910; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. John Henry Reist was born CALC 7 Feb 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nancy Reist was born 18 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Reist was born 25 Mar 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sarah Reist was born 10 Apr 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Infant Reist was born 15 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. David Reist was born 2 Feb 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1919; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Levi Reist was born 17 Oct 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1869; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Robert BraceyRobert Bracey was born 15 Oct 1811, , Norfolk, England; died 13 Feb 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5256.66
    • Residence: 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Robert married Agnes Ariss 30 Jul 1844, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born CALC 15 Jan 1827, , England; died 26 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Agnes ArissAgnes Ariss was born CALC 15 Jan 1827, , England; died 26 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Agnes Bracey
    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5256.67
    • Residence: 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Children:
    1. Phoebe Ann Bracey was born 1845, , Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1877, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Sarah Ann Bracey was born 10 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1915, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James Bracey was born 22 Oct 1849, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Dec 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Emanuel Bracey was born 3 Dec 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1898; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Bracey was born CALC 14 Dec 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1882; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Bracey was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. William Nelson Bracey was born 2 Sep 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1933, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  John D. ShoemakerJohn D. Shoemaker was born 26 Dec 1800, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Shoemaker, Sr. and Mary Detweiler); died 30 Sep 1895; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Artifact: Coffee Pot
    • Name: Johannes D. Schumacher
    • Name: John D Schuhmacher
    • Eby ID Number: 00112-7074
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: John D. Shoemaker
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 107, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John Shoemaker, "second son of George Shoemaker, was born in the old Shoemaker residence situated on the north side of the Swamp Creek, near the old carding and fulling mills, in Frederick Township Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 26th, 1800. He learned the shoemaking trade with Abraham Harley of Towamencin. On October 12th, 1823, he was married to Catharine, daughter of Henry and Mary (Heller) Fried. She was raised by old Jacob Clemens. After they were married they moved to George Clemens' in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. On May 10th, 1825, he, with his wife and son Jacob, his brother George, Jacob and George Clemens and their families, Charles Mohr, Martin Schiedel, Henry Clemmer and family, Henry Moyer and family, Jacob Kolb, and others, left for Canada and arrived at Preston on the 1st of June following. John Shoemaker moved on the farm known as "Bill Moyer's Place", near Berlin, now possessed by Isadore B. Snyder. Here they lived for two years then they moved on west side of Jacob Y. Shantz's saw mill pond, in Joseph Eby's house. This house was previously occupied by Henry Clemmer who had moved to Preston. On February 20th, 1829, they left here and moved on their farm one mile north of Breslau. Here he still resides with his son, George F. On this farm, lot No. 107, Horning's Tract, there were several acres cleared and a small log house erected in fall of 1828. The old house was about 150 yards south-east from the present residence. Here they raised a family of eight children. She died December 25th, 1879."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    SHOEMAKER    . - John D. Shoemaker was born in Montgomery Co., Pa., December 26th 1800, was married to Catherine Fried, Oct. 12th 1823, emigrated to Waterloo Co., Canada in 1825, lived in matrimony 56 years, his wife dying about 16 years ago. He died on the 30th of September 1895, aged 94 years, 9 months and 4 days. His posterity numbers 8 children (4 sons and 4 daughters) of whom 6 survive him; also 66 grandchildren, 102 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. The funeral services, conducted by Daniel Wismer and S. Stauffer, were largely attended.


    HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXII, No. 22, November 15, 1895, p. 350, 351

    John married Catharine Fried 12 Oct 1823. Catharine (daughter of Henry Fried and Mary Heller) was born 22 Feb 1801, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 25 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catharine Fried was born 22 Feb 1801, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Henry Fried and Mary Heller); died 25 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Shoemaker
    • Eby ID Number: 00112-7074.1
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Catharine Fried
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    On the same day [Dec 25, 1879], in Waterloo Co., Ont., the wife of JOHN SHUMACHER, aged 79 years, 10 months and 3 days. Interred at Cressman's.


    Herald of Truth - Volume XVII, Number 2 - February, 1880, page 34, 36, 37

    Children:
    1. Jacob F. Shoemaker was born 13 Sep 1824, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Jun 1904, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Shoemaker was born 1 Jun 1826, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharine Shoemaker was born 15 Dec 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1912; was buried , Olds Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada.
    4. 6. John F. Shoemaker was born 24 May 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1905; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Abraham F. Shoemaker was born 24 Jan 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1881, Alborough, Elgin Co., Ontario.
    6. George F. Shoemaker was born 11 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1914; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Shoemaker was born 15 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1914; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Sarah S. Shoemaker was born 12 Mar 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1924, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  John Sherington was born 1783, , England; died 21 Jan 1850; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96365

    John — Ann Parson. Ann was born 1783, , England; died 7 May 1859, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Ann Parson was born 1783, , England; died 7 May 1859, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ann Sherington
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86062
    • Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Lived with Robert and Ann Sherrington

    Children:
    1. Mary Sherington was born Between 1813 and 1814, , England; died 22 Nov 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Thomas Sherington was born 1817, , Yorkshire, England; died 1905; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Sherington was born 1822; died 25 Aug 1848; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Robert Sherington was born 8 Feb 1827, , England; died 27 Dec 1904, , Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan.
    5. Mathew Sherington was born 1829, , England; died 24 May 1836; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Ann Sherington was born 26 May 1832, , Atlantic Ocean; died 15 Apr 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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