Mary Augusta Plantz

Brief Life History of Mary Augusta

When Mary Augusta Plantz was born on 2 July 1861, in Ashton Township, Lee, Illinois, United States, her father, Martin Van Buren Plantz, was 26 and her mother, Almeda A Akins, was 21. She married Willard Worth Shoemaker on 13 April 1880, in Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Crawford Township, Antelope, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Plainview, Pierce, Nebraska, United States in 1910. She died on 10 February 1949, in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, 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 (36)

  • Mary A Shoemaker in household of Willard Shoemaker, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1830-2011
  • Mary A Plantz, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1881

Oldest Memorial

1884

Historical Boundaries 1884: Chouteau, Montana Territory, United States 1887: Cascade, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Cascade, Montana, United States

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Pflanz .

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

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