Joseph Shoemaker

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Joseph Shoemaker, "was born January 12th, 1807. He never lived in Canada. After he left home he moved to Ohio, thence to Indiana, then, later on, to Albion, Marshal County, Iowa, where he is still living. On February 15th, 1831, he was married to Catharine Jantzen who was born January 25th, 1810, and died September 25th, 1866. They had a family of six children.

Joseph married Catharine Jantzen on 15 Feb 1831. Catharine was born on 25 Jan 1810; died on 25 Sep 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ezra Eby Book

George Shoemaker, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 6th, 1778. On March 19th, 1799, he was married to Mary Detweiler who was born May 10th, 1775, and died September 22nd, 1850. After he was married he moved in the house situated on the west side of the Swamp Creek, towards the old school house, while his father's residence and the mill were on the east side. Here he was engaged in the woollen mills, carding, fulling and dying wool and yarns. He was a woollen manufacturer by trade. Here he resided until 1804, thence he moved to Pottstown, on old Isaac Shantz's farm, from there he, with his small family, in 1806 moved to a place where he remained for one year, thence he moved to Skippack where he remained five years. In 1812 he moved to Benjamin Reiff in Lower Salford Township, and after-wards to John Reiff where they resided until spring, 1825, when he with his wife and three sons and a daughter, namely: Jacob and wife, Daniel, Joshua, and Catharine, moved to Canada. They resided for a short time after their arrival here in this county, on old Christian Schneider's farm one mile south of Breslau. In fall of the same year they moved on the farm (lot No. 119, G.C.T.) now possessed by his son, George D. Shoemaker. Here they resided until their death. He died November 24th, 1864. They had a family of ten children, viz:"

George married Mary Detweiler on 19 Mar 1799. Mary (daughter of Jacob Detweiler and Mary Funk) was born on 10 May 1775 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 22 Sep 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Jacob married Mary Funk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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]

Joseph married Mary Kolb. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]