Benjamin S. Shoemaker^[1]

1857 - 1942  (84 years)

• Name	Benjamin S. Shoemaker
  Born	4 Dec 1857	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Ben Shoemaker
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1879	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Faarmer
  Occupation	1881	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Residence	1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00112-7048
  Died	31 Aug 1942  [3]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I4890	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	George D. Shoemaker,   b. 11 Feb 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Snyder,   b. 1 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Mar 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	George Shumacher,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Magdalena,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F286106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Brox,   b. 21 Jul 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1933  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1879	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 12]
  Children	1. Jacob Shoemaker   2. Mary Jane Shoemaker,   b. Jul 1881, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine Shoemaker,   b. 26 Mar 1883, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1973, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   4. Melissa Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 22 Jan 1885, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1972, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Emma Shoemaker,   b. 20 Jan 1887, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lydia Ann Shoemaker,   b. 28 Nov 1888, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1976, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   7. William Shoemaker,   b. 8 May 1893, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Reuben Wesley Shoemaker,   b. 4 Nov 1894, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1972, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F1542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin S. Shoemaker, "was born December 4th, 1857. On November 2nd, 1879, he was married to Lydia Brocks. He resides on a farm in Pilkington Township, Wellington County, adjoining Woolwich Township. Their family consists 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10766-79. Benjamin Shumacher, 21, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, occ. Farmer, s/o George & Magdalena Shumacher, married Lydia Bruchs, 23, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, d/o Jacob & Catharine Bruchs, witn: George Shumacher, Jacob Bruchs of Woolwich, on 2 November 1879, at Woolwich [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..., 458. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. Ben Shoemaker/ born Dec. 24,1857/ died Aug. 31,1942/ his wife/ Lydia Brox/ born July 21,1856/ died Jan. 17,1933/ Asleep in Jesus/ [S324] Census - ON, Wellington, Pilkington - 1881, Film 1375895 District 152 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 21 Household Number 92. [S263] Census - ON, Wellington, Pilkington - 1901, Pilkington J-2 Page 4. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 65. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 6 Page 58. [S956] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Advertiser, "Woolwich Pioneer Dead," 6 Oct 1910. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. [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..., 328. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George Shoemaker Res: Waterloo Twp. Occupation: Yeoman Magdalena Schneider Res: Waterloo Twp. married 15 Mar 1857 Waterloo Twp. by Banns Witnesses: Wilh. Bindemann & Louise Bindemann [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10766-79.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Dec 1857 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Faarmer - 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Nov 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1910 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth