Melissa Elizabeth Shoemaker^[1]

1885 - 1972  (87 years)

• Name	Melissa Elizabeth Shoemaker
  Born	22 Jan 1885	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lizzie Shoemaker
  Name	Melissa Elizabeth Shoemaker
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00112-7048.5
  Died	17 Aug 1972	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [3]
  Person ID	I4895	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin S. Shoemaker,   b. 4 Dec 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1942  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	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, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F1542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Israel Shoemaker,   b. 29 Oct 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1958, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1907  [3]
  Children	1. Ella Viola Shoemaker,   b. 28 Mar 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   2. Angus Shoemaker,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ivan Shoemaker,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Clarance Shoemaker,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada   5. Cecil "Cec" Shoemaker,   b. 7 Mar 1924,   d. 7 May 2000, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F168182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shoemaker, Melissa, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Brox) Shoemaker, was born in Pilkington Twp., Jan. 22, 1885; died at the Guelph (Ont.) General Hospital on Aug. 17, 1972; aged 87 y. 6 m. 26 d. On Dec. 10, 1907, she was married to Israel Shoemaker, who preceded her in death Oct. 29, 1958. Surviving are one daughter (Ella - Mrs. Arthur Wagner), 4 sons (Angus, Ivan, Clarence, and Cecil), 8 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 4 sisters (Mary - Mrs. Sylvester Ziegler, Lydia Ann - Mrs. Abraham Bauman, Kate - Mrs. Thomas Howlett, and Emma - Mrs. George Bauman), and one brother (William). One brother preceded her in death. She was a member of the Bethel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 19, in charge of Simeon W. Hurst; interment in the adjoining cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume 65, Number 40 - October 10, 1972 page 838

  
  

• 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. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 10, 1972 - Obituary of Melissa Shoemaker. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10766-79. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jan 1885 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Aug 1972 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth