George D. Shoemaker^[1]

1803 - 1897  (94 years)

• Name	George D. Shoemaker
  Born	5 Oct 1803	Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1824	Upper Salford Twp, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [5]
  	weaver
  Immigration	1825	, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 119, Waterloo County, Ontario   [9]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00112-7112
  Died	8 Dec 1897	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 11]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I5069	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	George Shoemaker, Sr.,   b. 6 Feb 1778, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Nov 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Detweiler,   b. 10 May 1775, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Sep 1850  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1799  [12]
  Family ID	F1494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna "Nancy" Shuh,   b. 31 Dec 1808, York Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Aug 1895  (Age 86 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1830	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 5, 8]
  Children	1. Mary Shoemaker,   b. 6 Apr 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1921  (Age 89 years)   2. Daniel Shoemaker,   b. 30 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   3. Anna Shoemaker,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1916  (Age 80 years)   4. Benjamin Shoemaker,   b. 21 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1918  (Age 80 years)   5. Henry S. Shoemaker,   b. 21 Aug 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1877, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   6. Magdalena Shoemaker,   b. 30 Oct 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Moses Shoemaker,   b. 1 Feb 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Sarah Shoemaker,   b. 21 Jan 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Barbara Shoemaker,   b. 8 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1926  (Age 75 years)   10. Isaac Shoemaker,   b. 5 Oct 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy,   b. 1807, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary,   b. 1821, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nancy Shoemaker,   b. 1825, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Benjamin Shoemaker,   b. 1827, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Henry Shoemaker,   b. 1840, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Magdalena Shoemaker,   b. 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Leah Shoemaker,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Barbara Shoemaker,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F231360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Shoemaker, "the third son of George Shoemaker, was born on the homestead of his grandfather, Jacob Shoemaker, in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, October 5th, 1803. From 1822 to 1824 he served his apprenticeship as weaver with one William Gratz who resided in Upper Salford Township. After having served his apprenticeship he made his home with Jacob Clemens. In 1825 he, in company with Jacob Clemens and family, Abraham Clemens and family, and others, came to Canada. During the first summer of his sojourn here he followed his trade, weaving. He had his shop at Deacon Abraham Clemens' place a little north of Preston. In the fall of the same year he engaged himself to Jacob Clemens who had selected as his home the farm situated on the west side of the Grand River, opposite Breslau, now occupied by Joseph Cressman. Here he was one year. The next five years he spent in "chopping and logging" (clearing land) for various parties within this township. In 1828 he purchased his farm, being part of lot No. 119, German Company's Tract, from old Samuel Bricker (formerly owned by old Hannes Eby), at the following rates, one hundred acres at $3 per acre and thirty-one acres at at $2 per acre. On June 8th, 1830, he was married to Anna Shuh who was born December 31st, 1808, and died August 20th, 1895. Soon after their marriage they moved on their farm where he still resides. He is now past 94 years of age. His family consisted of ten 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.]. __________________ Shoemaker - On the 8th of December 1897 at his home near Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ont., of the infirmities of old age, Bro. George Shoemaker, aged 94 years, 2 months and 3 days. Bro. Shoemaker was the third son of George Shoemaker, and was born on the homestead of his grandfather Jacob Shoemaker in Frederic Twp., Montgomery Co., Pa., Oct. 5, 1803. In his youth he worked at the loom for William Kratz of Upper Salford Twp. In 1825, in company with Jacob and Abraham Clemens and their families and others he emigrated to Canada, and for a while worked at his trade, that of weaver. Later he made his home with Jacob Clemens on the west side of the Grand River near Breslau. He afterward bought a farm two miles east of Berlin, on which he spent the remainder of his long life. On the 8th of June 1830 he was married to Anna Shuh, who died Aug. 20th 1895. He united with the Mennonite church in his youth, and was a faithful member. To them were born ten children, several of whom preceded their father. A number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren remain to mourn the loss of a kind grandparent. The remains were laid to rest in the C. Eby graveyard, Berlin, on the 11th of December, followed by an immense concourse of relatives and friends. Funeral services by E. S. Hallman in English from 1 Pet. 1: 3,4, and by Noah Stauffer in German from Prov. 12: 28. Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXV, No. 1, January 1, 1898 - page 13, 14

  
  

• 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..., 357. [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..., 468. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 23. George D. SHOEMAKER Farmer Birthplace: USA Age 49 Mennonite b. 5-Oct Nancy SHOEMAKER Birthplace: USA Age 44 Mennonite b. 28-Dec Benjamin SHOEMAKER Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 15 Mennonite b. 21-Jan Henry SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 11 Mennonite b. 21-Aug Maria SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 20 Mennonite b. 6-Apr Nancy SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 16 Mennonite b. 6-Feb Magdalena SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 9 Mennonite b. 30-Oct Sarah SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 5 Mennonite b. 24-Jan Barbara SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 2 Mennonite b. 8-Jun Maria SCHUH Birthplace: USA Age 64 Mennonite b. August Lydia SCHUH Birthplace: USA Age 35 Mennonite b. 30-Nov Daniel SHOEMAKER Pumpmaker Birthplace: USA Age 42 Mennonite b. June [S32] News - Herald of Truth, January 1, 1898 - Obituary of George Shoemaker. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 26. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 2 Page 10. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 24. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 51. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 23. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 454.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - weaver - 1824 - Upper Salford Twp, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Immigration - 1825 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Jun 1830 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 119, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 8 Dec 1897 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth