Johannes "John" Shoemaker

Johannes married Mary Shantz on 2 May 1797. Mary (daughter of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Reiff) was born on 13 Mar 1775 in near Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 6 Apr 1866 in at home of her daughter, Magdalena. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Magdalena Shoemaker

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Source Ezra E. Eby

Jacob Shoemaker, "the seventh child of Jacob Shoemaker, was born in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, July 27th, 1754. He was married to Mary Tyson who was born April 7th, 1752, and died July 12th, 1803. In the year 1775 they moved to Frederick Township, Montgomery County, where he was engaged in farming and milling. His old mill, erected in 1737 on Swamp Creek, is still known as "'S Schuhmacher's Muehl" (Shoemaker's Mills). They had a family of five children, namely:...After the decease of old Jacob's wife he was again married to Magdalena Longenecker, widow of Isaac Urmy. Dates of her birth and death could not be ascertained. There was no issue of this marriage. After the decease of his second wife he made his home with his son, John, who resided on the old homestead. A year after the decease of his son John who died in January, 1828, he, in company with his son John's wife and three youngest children, and also his daughter, Mary, and her husband, George Bechtel, and family, moved to Canada. They first came to Waterloo to his grandson, Jacob S. Shoemaker. For some time old Jacob had his home with his son John's widow and his daughter, Mary, but after Jacob S. Shoemaker, his grandson, had his house built in Bridgeport, he made his home with him where he died November 19th, 1847, aged 93 years, 3 months, and 22 days. He was buried at the Mennonite burial ground, east end of the town of Berlin. He was a member of the Mennonite body.

Jacob married Mary Nash Tyson. Mary (daughter of William Sellen Tyson and Alice "Elise" Nash) was born on 7 Apr 1752; died on 12 Jul 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Source: "Reuben Bowman, His Family" by Fred Bowman 1948

The Tysons came to America from Germany. Reynier Tyson crossed the ocean and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania, about the year 1692. Cornelius Tyson came from Crefeld, Germany, and settled in Germantown in 1703. Thus we find that the Tysons were among the earliest of the Mennonite families to cross the ocean. All the Tysons who settled in Pennsylvania and whose descendants emigrated to Upper Canada were descended from either of the above named gentlemen but to trace the true line of descent is impossible at this date. The names of five, all of one family, are recorded, namely: Mary, Esther, Catherine, Isaac and John. They are probably grandchildren of one of the above pioneers.

Mary Tyson, was born on April 7th 1752. She was married to Jacob Shoemaker by whom she had five children. She died on July 12th 1803.




The online account of Ezra Eby's work quotes the following information about the father of Mary Tyson:

Probably this person is William Tyson b: 26 nov 1722 and his wife was Alice Nash.

His will: May 18, 1805. February 19, 1810.
To son Matthias, Joseph and daughters Ann, widow of Jacob Casselbury, daughter Magdelane, deceased, wife of Richard Umsted, daughter Mary
deceased, wife of Jacob Shoemaker, daughter Elizabeth, wife of Henry Peters, daughter Barbara, deceased, wife of Michael Zeigler, to son
John, daughter Catharine, wife of Abraham Huntsperger, sons William and Isaac, 1/11 part of estate each. Personal estate to be sold. Execs: Sons John and Isaac Tyson. Wit: Jacob Casselbury, Thomas Bean.

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Source Ezra E. Eby

Jacob Shoemaker, "the second eldest son of the old progenitor, was born in Pfaltz, Germany, March 31st, 1708. He was twenty-nine years of age when he, in company with his parents and the rest of the family came to America. After being in America for a year or so he formed an acquaintance with Susannah Schueler to whom he was married in the year 1740. She was born in Basle, Switzerland, February 19th, 1719, and died November 20th, 1789. They resided in Montgomery County, near Schiebach (Now spelled Skippack), where they had a family of eight children

Jacob married Susannah Schueler. Susannah was born on 19 Feb 1719 in Basle, Switzerland; died on 20 Nov 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Alice "Elise" Nash. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source Ezra E. Eby

Jacob Shoemaker, "the old progenitor was born in Canton, Berne, Switzerland, and when a lad of twelve years of age he, in company with his parents and others, moved to Pfaltz, Germany, where they, with other co-religionists, were promised freedom to worship the God of their fathers according to their views of the Bible. After residing here some twenty years they were subjected to the same persecutions as they were in Switzerland. Owing to the continual persecutions by the state party for not conforming to the church of the state, the old progenitor after the decease of his parents turned his face towards America, to which place he emigrated, for he had full confidence in the proclamations of William Penn who had proclaimed that all could worship the God of their fathers according to their views of the teaching of His Word and the dictates of their conscience. Such privileges our worthy ancestor, Jacob Shoemaker, considered a complete recompense for all his losses and privations in forsaking his friends, acquaintances, and native home. In May, 1737, he landed at Philadelphia and settled for a few years in Germantown. In spring, 1743, he moved to Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. All attempts made to ascertain his exact date of birth, to whom he was married and when he died proved fruitless owing to the fact that the family Bible, together with other records, were burnt with the house in which his son resided. Tradition has it that he was married to Mary Kunder and that he was about seventy-five years of age when he died and that his death took place some time during the year 1751,(So the late D . S. Shoemaker of Three Rivers, Michigan, informed the writer that the Progenitor died three years before his grandfather was born which was in 1754), consequently he must have been born in the year 1676, and was therefore 61 years of age when he came to America. He had a numerous family but all, save four sons died in infancy.

Jacob married Mary Kunder. Mary (daughter of Thomas Kunder) was born about 1680. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]