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Alexander Shoemaker[1, 2]

Male 1836 - 1908  (72 years)


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  • Name Alexander Shoemaker 
    Born 21 Feb 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Alex Shoemaker  [5] 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Laborer 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Mennonite 
    Retired 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Eby ID Number 00112-7056 
    Died 29 Aug 1908  [12, 13] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I4916  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob D. Shoemaker,   b. 24 Nov 1799, Swamp Creek, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years) 
    Mother Jane Dunbar,   b. 8 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1823  , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15, 16] 
    Family ID F1488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father J. D. Shoemaker,   b. 1799, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother ?,   b. Abt 1799,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Family ID F250065  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Weber,   b. 2 Feb 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1921  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 11, 17, 18] 
    Children 
     1. Ellen Shoemaker,   b. 5 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 87 years)
     2. Josiah W. Shoemaker,   b. 29 Oct 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Matilda Shoemaker,   b. 1 Apr 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942  (Age 76 years)
     4. Susannah Shoemaker,   b. 10 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age 93 years)
     5. Louisa Shoemaker,   b. 5 Jul 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 98 years)
     6. Malinda Shoemaker,   b. 4 Aug 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. David Shoemaker,   b. 29 Jan 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Angeline Shoemaker,   b. 31 Mar 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age 82 years)
     9. Edwin Shoemaker,   b. 1 Apr 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. Lydia Ann Shoemaker,   b. 5 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939  (Age 60 years)
     11. Lovina Shoemaker,   b. 4 Feb 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     12. Irwin W. Shoemaker,   b. 20 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 66 years)
     13. Edith Shoemaker,   b. 20 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F1548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Alexander Shoemaker, "was born February 21st, 1836. On October 13th, 1861, he was married to Susannah Weber. Soon after his marriage they moved home on his father's farm where he has been a successful farmer ever since. He has held the office of school trustee and councillor for several years"


      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 
    1. [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..., 587.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012033-92.
      Charles E. Sipes, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Same, son of Charles and Dorothea, Married Malinda Shoemaker, 21, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Same, daughter of Alexander and Susanna, Witn: George Sipes and Angeline Shoemaker, Both of Wellesley Twp., 2 March 1892 at Res of Bride, Waterloo Twp

    3. [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..., 459.

    4. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 23.

    5. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 14.

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Alexander Shoemaker aged 25 of Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp son of Jacob Shoemaker and Jane Dunbar married 13 Oct 1861 to Susann Weber aged 21 of Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp. daughter of David Weber and Polly Lynoett.

    7. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Alexander Shoemaker / died / Aug.29, 1908 / aged 72 yrs. 6 mo. 8 dys . / Susannah Weber / his wife / died Dec.24, 1921 / aged 81 yrs. 10 mo. 22 dys. / we will meet on that beautiful shore / Shoemaker

    8. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 30.
      Alexander SHOEMAKER Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 16 Mennonite b. 21-Feb

    9. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 19.

    10. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 84.

    11. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 37.

    12. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    13. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 12.

    14. [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..., 456.

    15. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob D. Shoemaker - April 1, 1902.

    16. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of Jakob D. Schumacher.

    17. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 18 oct 1861.
      "Shoemaker - Weber: 13th inst., Mr. Alexander Shoemaker, to Miss Susannah Weber, of Waterloo Township." by Rev. Mr. Bindeman.

    18. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Alexander Shoemaker, 25, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Jacob and Jane (Dunbar), married 13 Oct 1861 Susan Weber, 21, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of David and Polly (Lions)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Feb 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Oct 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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