SHOEMAKER, Joseph W.
Source: Fountain Warren Democrat -- Feb 9 1928
Joseph M. Shoemaker, a former resident of Hillsboro, died Jan 16 at his home near Farlington, Kas. He was born May 4 1850 near Hillsboro, and grew to manhood in that vicinity. On June 6 1872, he married Elizabeth Margaret Fry, and they were the parents of five children. In 1879 he and his wife moved to Kansas. His wife died December 10 of last year, and one daughter, Bessie, preceded them in death. the children sujrviving are Mrs., Artie Cornelius of Girard, Kan.; Miss Rena at home; Harry F. Shoemaker of Longmont, Colo.,; F. Arthur Shoemaker of Washington DC.
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