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

Shoemaker[1]

Male - Bef 1900

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  • Name Shoemaker 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-24381 
    Died Bef 1900 
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I24381  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father George F. Shoemaker,   b. 11 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Ellen Goetz,   b. 19 Sep 1841, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1895  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1859  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Family ID F1575  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Snyder, Elvin Valores 1900-1985.jpg
    Snyder, Elvin Valores 1900-1985.jpg
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  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Infant son of/ George & Ellen/ Shoemaker/ [no date - verse]/ Frank Bro. Berlin

    2. [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.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [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)

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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