Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: George F. Shoemaker / Ellen Goetz (F1575)

m. 17 Jul 1859


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  • Father | Male
    George F. Shoemaker

    Born  11 Nov 1835  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1914   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Jul 1859  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Sophia Koch | F18271 
    Married     
    Father  John D. Shoemaker | F1559 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Fried | F1559 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Ellen Goetz

    Born  19 Sep 1841  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1895   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Francois Xavier "Franz" "Frank" Goetz | F46470 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Ohleyer | F46470 Group Sheet 

    ShoemakerChild 1 | Male
    Shoemaker

    Born     
    Died  Bef 1900   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Simon Shoemaker

    Born  3 Jun 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Leah Dunbrook | F1576 
    Married  14 Mar 1882  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Nancy Ellen Shoemaker

    Born  1 Feb 1862  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas Homer Middleton | F184661 
    Married  8 Oct 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Frederick Brown | F1577 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Josiah Shoemaker

    Born  15 Apr 1864  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Nov 1865   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Catharine "Katie" Shoemaker

    Born  9 Sep 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1890  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Henry Shantz | F1578 
    Married  25 Dec 1887  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Jeriah Shoemaker

    Born  5 Jun 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1898   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Allen Shoemaker

    Born  7 Oct 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Female
    Malizzie Shoemaker

    Born  5 Nov 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Dec 1872   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Barbara Shoemaker

    Born  3 Nov 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Aug 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Aaron S. Shoemaker | F1580 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Male
    Abraham Shoemaker

    Born  22 Dec 1876  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Anna Cecillia Weber | F10247 
    Married  9 May 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Female
    Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shoemaker

    Born  15 Jan 1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1952   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Herbert Becker Krieger | F56188 
    Married  10 Apr 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Male
    Austin Shoemaker

    Born  18 Feb 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 13 | Female
    Elora Shantz

    Born  1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 465.

    2. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      George Shoemaker aged 23 of Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp son of John Shoemaker and Cathr. Fried married 17 Jul 1859 to Ellen Goetz aged 17 of Waterloo Twp., born Germany daughter of Saphier Goetz and Barbara Oleier.

    3. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 26 July 1859.
      17 July 1859 By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin, on the 17th inst., George Shoemaker, to Ellen Goetz, both of Waterloo.

    4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      George Shoemaker, 23, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of John and Catherine (Freid), married 17 July 1859 Ellen Goetz, 17, res. Waterloo, b. Germany, daughter of Laphier and Barbara (Oliver)

    5. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 21.