Willard Worth Shoemaker

Brief Life History of Willard Worth

When Willard Worth Shoemaker was born on 7 March 1858, in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Andrew W Shoemaker, was 27 and his mother, Catherine Shipman, was 21. He married Mary Augusta Plantz on 13 April 1880, in Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sun River, Cascade, Montana, United States in 1930 and School District 2 Sun River, Cascade, Montana, United States in 1940. He died on 7 January 1941, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Worth Shoemaker
1858–1941
Mary Augusta Plantz
1861–1949
Marriage: 13 April 1880
Infant Shoemaker
1881–1881
Glennie Athel Shoemaker
1881–1972
Clinton Cello Shoemaker
1883–1966
Fannie Edna Shoemaker
1885–1977
Pauline Lulu Shoemaker
1888–1919
Exha Shoemaker
1893–1894
Jessie Bessie Shoemaker
1896–1988
Bessie Jessie Shoemaker
1896–1994
Dewey Willard Shoemaker AKA Snyder
1898–1970

Sources (44)

  • Willard Shoemaker, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011
  • Willard W Shoemaker, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867

Historical Boundaries 1867: Edgerton, Montana Territory, United States 1868: Lewis and Clark, Montana Territory, United States 1887: Cascade, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Cascade, Montana, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Schoemaker , German and Jewish Schumacher , Slovenian Šuštar (see Sustar ) or Greek Papoutsis .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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