Lydia Brox^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1933  (76 years)

• Name	Lydia Brox
  Born	21 Jul 1856	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Shoemaker
  Residence	1921	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00112-7048.1
  Died	17 Jan 1933  [9]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I4891	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jakob "Jacob" Brox,   b. 13 May 1826, Dilsberg, Baden, Germany ,   d. 16 May 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Katharina "Catharine" Ziegler,   b. 9 Jun 1826, , Germany ,   d. 13 Jan 1897  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Jacob Bruchs,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catharine,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F286107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin S. Shoemaker,   b. 4 Dec 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1942  (Age 84 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1879	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  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	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [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 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10766-79. [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. birth date in census is 15 June. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 67. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Mr. Hy. Brox of Waterloo, Dead - 10 Mar 1921. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jul 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Nov 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth