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SHOEMAKER, William A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
William married Joanna OLDS on 17 Jul 1839 in Moscow, Iowa. (Joanna OLDS was born on 3 Apr 1819 in New York, died on 12 May 1892 in Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska and was buried in May 1892 in Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska.) |
1 1850 US Census (Cherry Grove, Carroll County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Wm. Shoemaker (age 38, b. OH), wife Joanna (age 25, b. NY) and children Adaline (age 9, b. IL), Joseph (age 8, b. IL), Ansel (age 4, b. IL) and Albert (age 2, b. IL), living in Cherry Grove, Illinois. Also in the household is a Charlotte Owles (age 14, b. IA) probably a younger sister or other relative of Joanna. Living a few houses away are William's parents, Michael and Elizabeth Shoemaker.
2 1860 US Census (Cherry Grove, Carroll County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Wm. Shoemaker (age 42, b. OH), wife Joanna (age 40, b. NY) and children Adeline (age 18, b. IL), Ansel (age 14, b. IL), Joanna (age 8, b. IL), Caroline (age 6, b. IL) and Salfred (age 2, b. IL), living in Cherry Grove, Illinois. Also in the household is Wm. Wallace Allen (age 21, b. IA), who may be William's nephew by his sister, Mary Shoemaker Allen. Both William Shoemaker and William Allen are listed as a "farmer." Ansel is listed as a "farm laborer."
3 1870 US Census (Marion, Hamilton County, Iowa). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Wm. A. Shoemaker (age 52, b. OH), wife Joanna (age 50, b. NY) and children Caroline (age 14, b. IL) and Alfred (age 12, b. IL), living in Marion, Iowa in the household of Benjamin Smith (age 44, b. NH), wife Pluma (age 40, b. PA), and daughter Mary E. (age 10, b. IL). William is listed as a "farmer." Benjamin is also listed as a "farmer." Living next door is William and Joanna's daughter, Adaline [Spelled Addie], and her husband, Jacob P. Smith (likely the brother of Benjamin, as birth place is the same).
4 1880 US Census (District 108, Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Wm. Shoemaker (age 63, b. OH), and wife Joanna (age 61, b. NY) living in Stromsburg, Nebraska. William is listed as a "farmer." Also living in Stromsburg at this time are Albert and Jasper Shoemaker, sons of William's brother, Elmore. William indicates that both his parents were born in New Jersey. Joanna indicates that her father was born in Vermont and her mother in New York.
5 1885 Nebraska State Census (Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Wm. Shoemaker (age 68, b. OH) and wife Joanna (age 66, b. NY) living in Stromsburg, Nebraska.
6 1900 US Census (District 101, Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Park J. Smith (age 71, b. NH), wife Adaline S. (age 58, b. IL) and children Fred L. (age 31, b. IA), Ray E. (age 20, b. NE) and Martha C. (age 17, b. NE), living in Stromsburg, Nebraska. Also in the household is Adaline's father, William A. Shoemaker (widower, age 83, b. OH). Park is listed as a "landlord." Fred is listed as a "farmer." Park indicates that both his parents were born in New Hampshire. Adaline indicates that her father was born in Ohio and her mother in New York. William indicates that his father was born in Germany and his mother in Deleware [info probably provided by Adaline].
7 1890 US Census Veterans Schedule (Stromsburg, Polk County, Nebraska). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists A. Wm. Shoemaker, Private, Company K, 3rd Illinois Bat., Enlisted 12 Sep 1861, Discharged 24 Jan 1864, serving 3 years.
8 (Nebraska). Surety: 4. William A. Shoemaker was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, April 28, 1817. When two years old he moved with his parents to Union County, Indiana where they resided for eight years, then moved to Pekin, Illinois, from whence, after a residence of six years they again transferred their residence to Carroll County, Illinois. He was married in 1839 to Miss Joanna Olds at Moscow, Iowa. He was the father of eleven children, three of whom survive him -- Mrs. J.P. Smith and Fred L. Shoemaker of Stromsburg and Mrs. C.L. Bell of El Paso, Texas. He enlisted at Lanark, Illinois, and served until the end of the war, taking active part in fifteen battles. He passed away after a lingering illness at the home of his son Fred L., southwest of Stromsburg, February 7, 1901. Mr. Shoemaker was one of the earliest settlers in Polk County, coming here in the spring of 1871, and was a continuous resident of the county until the time of his death. Funeral services were held at the United Brethern church Sunday forenoon at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Henry Snultz and the remains were interred in the Stromsburg cemetery.
9 1820 US Census (Reilly Township, Butler County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 2. Shows Michael Shoemaker (age 26-45, b. 1775-1794), wife (age 26-45, b. 1775-1794) and children 1 male (age <10, b. 1810-1820) [William], 2 males (age 10-16, b. 1804-1810) [twins Elmore & Pearson], 1 male (age 16-18, b. 1802-1804) [Nathan], 1 male (age 16-26 including HOH, b. 1794-1804) [John], 2 females (age <10, b. 1810-1820) [Elizabeth & Henrietta] and 2 females (age 10-16, b. 1804-1810) [Mary and John's wife, Elizabeth, or Sarah], living in Reilly, Ohio. The record indicates that 2 persons in the household are engaged in agriculture.
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