Magdalena Shoemaker^[1]

1828 - 1924  (95 years)

• Name	Magdalena Shoemaker
  Born	6 Jun 1828	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35282037
  Website	Photograph
  	Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection Description: Black and white, studio portrait of Jacob S. Shoemaker's (1798-1875) sisters and daughters. They are identified as follows: back row from left to right: Aunt Barbara Huber (Mrs. Henry), Aunt Mary Ann McNally (Mrs. John), Aunt Lena (Magdalena) Clemens (Mrs. Joel); middle row from left to right: Aunt Mary Myers (Mrs. Michael), Aunt Magdalena (Mrs. Barnabas Devitt), Aunt Veronica Eby (Mrs. Isaac); and front row from left to right: Aunt Hannah Hett (Mrs. Caspar), Aunt Elizabeth Shoemaker (Miss). The women in the front and back rows have been identified as the daughters of Jacob S. Shoemaker. The women in the middle row have been identified as sisters of Jacob S. Shoemaker and the daughters of John Shoemaker and Mary Shantz, according to Ezra Eby's book.
  Name	Lena Schuhmacher
  Name	Lena Shoemaker
  Name	Magdalena Clemens
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00112-7010
  Died	13 Feb 1924  [5]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I4878	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob S. Shoemaker,   b. 24 Apr 1798, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 2 Jan 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Nov 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1822  [10]
  Family ID	F977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joel Clemens, Esq.,   b. 18 Dec 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Aug 1905  (Age 81 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1846  [7, 8, 11]
  Children	1. Clemens,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Isabella Clemens,   b. 30 Apr 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 20 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1853  (Age 3 years)   4. Susannah Clemens,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louanna Shoemaker Clemens,   b. 1 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1917, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   6. Lucena Clemens,   b. 26 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 47 years)   7. Jacob Solon Clemens,   b. 30 Mar 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Cornelia Clemens,   b. 8 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 95 years)   9. Nelson Byron Clemens,   b. 24 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   10. Lewis Edwin "Edwin" Clemens,   b. 4 Jan 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   11. Odo Eby Clemens,   b. 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F1540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  https://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=41997&number=51 studio portrait of Jacob S. Shoemaker's (1798-1875) sisters and daughters. They are identified as follows: back row from left to right: Aunt Barbara Huber (Mrs. Henry), Aunt Mary Ann McNally (Mrs. John), Aunt Lena (Magdalena) Clemens (Mrs. Joel); middle row from left to right: Aunt Mary Myers (Mrs. Michael), Aunt Magdalena (Mrs. Barnabas Devitt), Aunt Veronica Eby (Mrs. Isaac); and front row from left to right: Aunt Hannah Hett (Mrs. Caspar), Aunt Elizabeth Shoemaker (Miss).

  
  

• Notes

  Magdalena Shoemaker, "was born in the town of Waterloo June 6th, 1828. She is married to Joel Clemens and resides near Preston, Ontario. They have had quite a large family but a few of their children died." 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 435. [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..., 450. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 7. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (South/Sud) (#122) Subdistrict: Waterloo (South/Sud) g-3 Page 7. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . In memory of / Joel Clemens / Dec. 18, 1823-Aug. 11, 1905 / Magdalena Shoemaker / his wife / June 6, 1828-Feb. 13, 1924 [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 8. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 13. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 80. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 42. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 346. [S3] Book - Vol I 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...

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jun 1828 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth