SHEWMAKER / SHOEMAKER / SHOMAKER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== SHEWMAKER, S. W. source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 744 residence: Osage Twp S. W. Shewmaker, owner and proprietor, "Blue Valley Grain and Stock Farm," is a native Missourian. He was born in Buchanan County, April 16 1868, a son of J. P. and Minerva J. (Rockholt) Shewmaker, both also natives of Buchanan County, the former born in 1842 and the latter in 1844. They now reside in Platte township, Buchanan County. J. P. Shewmaker is a son of Woodford Shewmaker, a Kentuckian, who died while making a trip across the plains to California in 1849. S. W. Shewmaker's great grandfather, Luda Martin, was a Scotchman and entered the land from the government in 1837, which is now owned by J. P. Shewmaker, in Platte township, Buchanan County. A part of the old cabin which Luda Martin built on the place, when he settled here, is still standing. S. W. Shewmaker is one of four children born to his parents, as follow: S. W., the subject of this sketch; Mary, who resides in Buchanan County, Missouri; Dr. J. L., Phillipsburg, Kansas; and A. F., a stereotype foreman and pressman of the St. Joseph Gazette plant and printing office, who lives in St. Joseph, Missouri. S. W. Shewmaker was reared in Buchanan County and educated in the public schools. He graduated from the Gower High School and Bryant's commercial College of St. Joseph. He engaged in farming and stock raising in early life in his native county, until 1914, when he came to Henry County and purchased his present place. "Blue Valley Grain and Stock Farm" contains 375 acres, and adjoins the town of Brownington. The land is principally what is known as valley land and is one of the productive grain farms of the county, as well as being admirably adapted to stock raising. Mr. Shewmaker raises large quantities of wheat, corn and oats, and is also extensively interested in stock raising. He specialized in breeding roan Durham cattle and has met with more than usual success in this field of endeavor, his hear leader being registered. He is also quite an extensive hog raiser. S. W. Shewmaker was united in marriage in 1888 with Miss Ella C. Gibson, a daughter of J. A. and Caroline Gibson. Mrs. Shewmaker departed this life in October, 1917, leaving the following children: G. F., married Vernie Isenhour, of Andrew County, Missouri, and lives on the old home place; Ray R., married Eunice Denzler, Brownington, now in the National Army, going to Camp Funston, July 23, 1918; J. Carl, an employee of the Empire Oil and Gas Company, Eldorado, Kansas; and Ewing, Paul and Janett, all of whom reside at home with their father. Mr. Shewmaker is a progressive and enterprising citizen and a member of the Baptist Church. He is a Democrat. ==================================================================== SHOEMAKER, John F. source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 508 residence: Bethlehem Twp John F. Shoemaker, chairman of the Bethlehem Township Division of the Henry County Council of Defense and leader in the activities in his township toward furthering the cause of America in the great World War for the safety of the cause of democracy throughout the world, is a progressive and successful agriculturist whose beautiful home and well kept and highly productive farm gives every evidence of thrift, industry and prosperity. The Shoemaker farm in Bethlehem township consists of 140 acres, fifty acres of which produced a total of 1,000 bushels of wheat during the past season. Mr. Shoemaker is renting 125 acres additional land, making 265 acres in all, which he is farming. John F. Shoemaker was born in Indiana June 5, 1869, son of Edward and Miriam (Stannard) Shoemaker. The former was a native of New Jersey and the latter of Ohio. Edward Shoemaker came to Henry County, Missouri, in 1883 and settled on a farm located one mile north of his son's present place and resided on his Missouri farm until his death in 1907 at the age of sixty-eight years. Mrs. Miriam Shoemaker died in 1885. Edward and Miriam Shoemaker were parents of five children: Viola, deceased; one child died in infancy; Zella, deceased; John F., of this review; Mrs. Belle Logan, Leesville township. John F. Shoemaker bought his first farm in 1894. This farm was a. small one consisting of but thirty-five acres. He resided on that farm until he purchased seventy-seven and one-half acres of his present farm in 1906. To this tract he added sixty acres in 1908. Since taking possession of this farm he has been constantly improving it and making it more productive until the Shoemaker farm is one of the best in Henry County. In 1894 John F. Shoemaker was united in marriage with Mary Brown, the daughter of Harry P. Brown, one of the oldest settlers of Bethlehem township. Two children have been born to this marriage: Owen L., born July 23, 1898, and the second child died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker have an adopted daughter, Maude, aged thirteen years. Mr. Shoemaker has long been active and influential in public affairs in his township and county. He has served as road overseer and trustee of Bethlehem township and is one of the leaders of the Democratic party in Henry County. He is a member of the board of trustees which have charge of the upkeep and improvement of the State Inter-County Seat Highway and is an enthusiastic advocate of a permanent good road system for Henry County. He is active in home war work and is chairman of the Bethlehem division of the Henry County Council of Defense. It will thus be seen that he is a very busy citizen, engrossed as he is with much public work of an honorary and useful character and the cultivation of his farm. ==================================================================== SHOMAKER, L. C. - b: 1852 Pendleton Co, KY source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 771 residence: Bear Creek Twp L. C. Shomaker, farmer and stock dealer, section 9, a native of Pendleton County, Kentucky, was born October 21, 1852, his parents being Landers and Catherine (Metcalf) Shomaker, also Kentuckians by birth. L. C. moved to Missouri in 1855 with the family and located in Buchanan County, where they lived ten years, going thence to Shelby County. He was reared upon a farm and received a common school education, supplemented with fifteen months' attendance in the high school at Atchison, Kansas. Since completing his studies at this school he has been engaged in farming. He came to Henry County in 1870 and moved to his present farm in 1880. L. C. Shomaker and a younger brother, J. H., jointly own 805 acres of land, with a sufficient supply of living water for stock. Four hundred acres are in cultivation and the remainder of the tract is pasture land. These brothers are prominent stock feeders and dealers in the township. L. C. Shomaker was married January 6, 1876, to Miss Anna E. Collins, a daughter of H. B. Collins, of Henry County. They have three children: Claude, Maud and Mark. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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