Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Henry W. Shoemaker[1]

Male 1878 - 1953  (74 years)


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  • Name Henry W. Shoemaker 
    Born 25 May 1878  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation druggist 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1925  47 Pequegnat Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00112-7130 
    Died 1953  [5, 6
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I5096  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Henry S. Shoemaker,   b. 21 Aug 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1877, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Mother Catharine "Katie" Weber,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1922  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1864  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F1600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Wanetta "Nettie" Betzner,   b. 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1979  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1927  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Eby Shoemaker,   b. 1908,   d. 1969  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F35929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nellie Eby,   b. 18 Mar 1877, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dorothy Ruth Shoemaker,   b. 1906,   d. 2000  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F282713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Shoemaker,HenryW.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Henry W. Shoemaker, "was born May 25th, 1878. He is a druggist by profession and at present is engaged with Mr. Neville, proprietor of the City Drug Store, Berlin. He has his home with his mother."

      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. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      In Loving Memory/ Wanetta Betzner/ 1884-1979/ Beloved Wife Of/ Henry W. Shoemaker/ Arthur Eby Shoemaker/ 1908 -1969/ Beloved Son.

    2. [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..., 470.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 21.

    4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 61.

    5. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      In Loving Memory/ Henry W. Shoemaker/ 1878-1953/ Beloved Daughter/ Dorothy Ruth Shoemaker/ 1906-2000/ To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind/ Is Not To Die

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1878). Henry W Shoemaker (1878-1953) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 13 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72800185/henry-w-shoemaker.

    7. [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..., 469.

    8. [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..., 581.

    9. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 2 Sep 1864.
      "Shoemaker - Weaver: Aug. 28: Mr. Henry S. Shoemaker, to Miss Catharine W. Weaver, of Woolwich."

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1878 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Apr 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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