David Shantz Shoemaker

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• Name: D. S. Shoemaker
• Residence: 34 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7025
• Business: 1841, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store
• Occupation: 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; storekeeper
• Public Service: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk - Waterloo Township
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Public Service: 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Treasurer - Waterloo Township
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Registrar
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

David Shoemaker, "the youngest child of John Shoemaker, was born January 7th, 1820, and came to Canada with his mother in 1829. His younger days were spent clerking in a store. He carried on business in Bridgeport for some time, thence he moved to Berlin from which place he moved to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he died January 6th, 1891. He was married twice, first to Margaret W. Knickerbocker, August 1st, 1841. She was born October 9th, 1819, and died at Bridgeport, March 18th, 1860. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Elizabeth Louisa Knickerbocker at Schoolcraft, Michigan May 15th, 1864. She was born in Niagara County, New York, December 28th, 1833. After their marriage they moved to Three Rivers, Michigan where he died. The widow is still residing there with her daughters. With first wife there were eleven children and with second wife four"

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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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Queen Street North, West Side

Gaukel's well at the corner of the hotel shed, the corner being later built up as the Bowman Block, now the Bank of Montreal.

A brick warehouse belonging to the corner store of the Bowman Block. First occupants of this store were Bowman and Heins, later H. S, Huber and then by Huber and Roy.

Opposite the Breithaupt leather store stood a one-story brick building, Dr. Pipe's surgery and later Dr. Wright's.

A two-storey brick house lengthwise with Queen Street and with veranda on two sides, the veranda a few steps above the ground, occupied by Henry Schaefer. In 1871 Dr. Pipe lived in this house. Among other things Dr. Pipe kept bees, although he was quite afraid of them. Dr. Pipe and Henry Stroh succeeded in bringing the first Italian queen bee to this part of the country.

A lane.

A handsome brick house, gable roof, lengthwise with the street, the corners faced with limestone from Guelph, erected by Joseph Hobson, the surveyer, in 1860. Hobson eventually was Chief Engineer of the Great Western Railway and when that was merged with the Grand Trunk he became Chief Engineer of the latter Company and was among other things Chief Engineer of the Sarnia tunnel. Alexander MacPherson, editor and publisher of the Berlin Telegraph, later lived in the house. The site is now occupied by the head office of the Economical Fire Insurance Company.

A two-story red frame building well back from the street built probably before 1850 by Peter Eby, identified with the "Deutsche Canadier" and with the early days of the "Telegraph". Dr. Eggert, homeopath, lived in the house 1859-1860 and later John Klippert, high constable and county bailiff.

One and a half story brick building at the corner of Duke and Queen Streets occupied by a Mr. Von Ebenau and wife and later for a number of years by Michael Jaehle, a blacksmith. The site is now occupied by the Daily Record building.

Duke Street.

A large handsome building trimmed with cut stone built in 1860 by David S. Shoemaker of Bridgeport who was county registrar, The building was intended for a bank and agent's residence and so used first by the Commercial Bank which failed and later by the Merchants Bank of which R. N, Rogers was agent for a number of years. Some time later Dr. H. S. Lackner acquired the property and used it as residence and surgery. After Dr. Lackner's death the property was sold to the present occupants, the Langleys of Toronto.

building, colonial style, with large posts at the front carrying the projecting roof, erected in 1848-49, the Waterloo Township Hall, the land for which was donated by Frederick Gaukel. General public meetings were held in this hall, among others meetings purposing to have Berlin named as county town. After consummation of this a banquet was held in the hall, which was occasionally used for such purpose. The occasion of this particular banquet was the laying of the corner stone of the new county buildings in 1852. 100 guests were present and there were a number of patriotic toasts. Later the building was used as a printing office, the "Deutsche Canadier" and the "Telegraph" being printed there for a time. Eventually the building was remodelled and enlarged and became the Methodist Church. In 1904 the St. Matthews Lutheran congregation purchased the property and later the First English Lutheran Church, which still continues in the building.

Behind the present Kitchener Public Library, occupying the site of his ornamental garden, and still standing is Dr. Scott's residence, built in 1855. Henry Rothaermel was the contractor. Dr. Scott was the first warden of the county and first reeve of Berlin. After his death the house was occupied by M. C. Schofield who married Dr. Scott's widow. Later Israel Bowman, for many years county clerk and town clerk of Berlin, acquired the property and lived there.

Weber Street.

On the corner the Presbyterian Church first built 1860-61 at a size of 36 ft. by 50 ft., cost $4,500 and seating 175 persons. Rev. John McMeekin was an early minister.

A two-story red brick building lengthwise with Queen Street, built 1855-56, the house of H. S. Huber.

Simon Roy's house, also red brick, one and one-half story high, both of these houses were set back from the street. Mr. Roy was nurseryman and florist.

A one-story double house lengthwise with Queen Street.

Before Ahrens Street was continued westerly across Queen Street there was on the site a two-story unpainted weather-boarded building, the house of John Dopp.
frame building, similar to Dopp's, the house of Christina Bloch, a widow who lived there for many years.

A frame building, similar to Dopp's, but with gable facing Queen Street, the house of August Vetter, painter and paper-hanger.

A vacant lot later owned by Louis Breithaupt who built, on the corner of Margaret Avenue, a residence for Judge Lacourse.

Margaret Avenue.

On Margaret Avenue a short distance westerly from Queen Street was the Moxley farm with house and barn. The barn was later moved to Lexington by Henry Stroh who bought it to replace one that had been struck by lightning. On the corner of Ellen Street a brick house occupied in the early days by Rev. Mr. Savage, Methodist minister, and later by John Hoffman, Jr., a druggist.

Ellen Street.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

David married Margaret Wykoff Knickerbocker 1 Aug 1841, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Knickerbocker) was born 9 Oct 1819, , USA; died 18 Mar 1860, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

David married Elizabeth Louisa Knickerbocker 15 May 1864. Elizabeth (daughter of Knickerbocker) was born 28 Dec 1833, , Niagara Co., New York; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79234

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7026

Notes:

Mary Shoemaker, "was born in Bridgeport, July 18th, 1842, and died November 3rd, 1849."


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.].

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• Military: Cival War
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7027
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

John H. Shoemaker, "was born July 28th, 1843. In the beginning of the American war he went to Detroit where he enlisted in the Union army and went through the dreadful civil war of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He was first married to Mary Van Nordstrand, August 12th, 1862. She died May 13th, 1863. He was again married to Wilhelmine Anna Land, May 15th, 1877, at Dalton, Georgia, U.S. He now resides at Niles, Michigan and has a small family."


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.].

Military:
Enlisted in Company C, Michigan 4th Cavalry Regiment on 28 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full Corporal.Mustered out on 01 Jul 1865 at Nashville, TN.Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 09 Feb 1865.

John married Mary Van Nordstrand 12 Aug 1862. Mary was born CA 1843, Of, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan; died 13 May 1863. [Group Sheet]

John married Wilhelmine Anna "Willie" Land 15 May 1878, Dalton, Georgia, U. S.. Wilhelmine was born CA 1858; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7028
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

David C. Shoemaker, "was born January 13th, 1845. He resides in Toronto, Ontario, and is a conductor on the Grand Trunk Railway. He has a wife, name not received, and several 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.].

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• Name: B. G. Schumacher
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7029
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church
• Occupation: 1869, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teacher
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Schoolteacher
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist

Notes:

Barnabas G. Shoemaker, "was born June 29th, 1846. He was married to Ernestina Aumann, in 1870, and resides in Reid City, Michigan. They have a numerous family."


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.].

Barnabas married Ernestina Aumann 2 Dec 1869, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ernestina (daughter of Nicholaus Aumann and Anna Gela Tod) was born 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Adam Johnson Shoemaker
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7030
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

Johnson A. Shoemaker, "was born December 24th, 1847. He was married twice, first to Lizzie Davis who died about a year after their marriage, then to Temperance V. Boucher. They reside in Tennessee, U.S., and have a small family."


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.].

Johnson — Lizzie Davis. Lizzie was born Abt 1847; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Johnson — Temperance V. Boucher. Temperance was born Abt 1847, Of, Tennessee, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Amelia Snoor
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7031
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

Mary A. Shoemaker, "was born November 18th, 1849. After she had received her education she taught school in Bridgeport and other places in Waterloo County. On January 28th, 1875, she was married to John F. Snoor. They reside in Niles, Michigan, and have a small family."


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.].

Mary — John F. Snoor. John was born Abt 1845, Of, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7032

Notes:

On the 6th inst., at Waterloo village, Margaret Amanda, youngest daughter of David S. Shoemaker, Registrar for the County of Waterloo, aged 11 months and 15 days.

The Berlin Telegraph

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7033

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7034
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

Charles P. Shoemaker, "was born May 5th, 1855. On January 7th, 1877, he was married to Anna Benson. He is a fresco painter and paper hanger by trade. He resides at Three Rivers, Michigan, and has a small family."


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.].

Charles married Anna Benson 7 Jan 1877. Anna was born Abt 1855, Of, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emma N. Rauck
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7035
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

Emma N. Shoemaker, "was born May 23rd, 1857. On April 29th, 1877, she was married to Jerome Rauck. They reside in Three Rivers, Michigan, and have a family of several 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.].

Emma married Jerome Rauck 29 Apr 1877. Jerome was born Abt 1855, Of, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret W. Wright
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7036
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Free Church

Notes:

Margaret W. Shoemaker, "was born in Bridgeport, March 18th, 1860. On November 29th, 1877, she was married to John W. Wright. They reside in Three Rivers, Michigan."


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.].

Margaret married John W. Wright 29 Nov 1877. John was born Abt 1855, Of, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7037

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7038

Notes:

Catharine M. Shoemaker, "was born August 29th, 1868."


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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7039

Notes:

Grace W. Shoemaker, "was born September 9th, 1872."


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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00112-7040

Notes:

Alice A. Shoemaker, "was born March 5th, 1874."


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.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134142
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist