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Rachel Ellen Shoemaker
1857 - 1923 (65 years)
Generation: 1
1. Rachel Ellen Shoemaker was born on 21 Oct 1857 in Harrison, Wells, Indiana, USA (daughter of John Shoemaker and Rachel Johnson); died on 30 Jun 1923 in Wells Co., IN; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells, IN. Other Events:
- Name: Ella
Rachel married Benjamin Franklin Heckathorn on 9 Sep 1877 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA. Benjamin (son of George Washington Heckathorn and Mary Ann Weist) was born on 9 Mar 1854 in Wells Co., IN; died on 4 Sep 1928 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Lizzie W. Heckathorn was born on 9 Jul 1878 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA; died on 8 Oct 1903 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA.
- John Shoemaker Heckathorn was born on 20 May 1880 in Wells Co., IN; died on 30 Jun 1953 in Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA.
- Ethel M. Heckathorn was born on 14 Oct 1889 in Wells Co., IN; died on 14 Dec 1972 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN, USA; was buried on 16 Dec 1973 in Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells, IN.
2. John Shoemaker was born on 22 Oct 1819 in Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; died on 1 Feb 1896 in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA. Notes:
John was a blacksmith in Milton, Mahoning, Ohio in 1850 census. His closest neighbour was the physician Alexander Shoemaker, b. abt. 1802 in Pennsylvania and his wife Elizabeth.
Johns parents were William Shoemaker b. in Maryland and Betzy Welker. Williams father John was born in England.
Children:
Warren Kelly Shoemaker 1842 – 1917
Jane Amanda Shoemaker 1845 – 1917
Harriet A. Shoemaker 1850 – 1925
Bruce W. Shoemaker 1852 –
Rachel Ella Shoemaker 1858 – 1923
John J. Shoemaker 1860 – 1930
Taylor F. Shoemaker 1862 – 1930
Lizzie A. Shoemaker 1864 –John married Rachel Johnson on 17 Mar 1842. Rachel was born on 18 Apr 1823 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 May 1906 in Wells Co., IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Rachel Johnson was born on 18 Apr 1823 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 May 1906 in Wells Co., IN. Children:
- Warren Kelley Shoemaker was born in Dec 1842 in Milton, Mahoning, Ohio; died on 18 Mar 1917 in Veterans Home, Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA; was buried in Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Indiana.
- 1. Rachel Ellen Shoemaker was born on 21 Oct 1857 in Harrison, Wells, Indiana, USA; died on 30 Jun 1923 in Wells Co., IN; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells, IN.