The private Shoemaker Cemetery is located in the
southwestern part of the Town of Van Etten, Chemung County, New York.
It is on the east side of Shoemaker Road on a rise of ground in the
edge of a sparse woods 6/10’s of a mile north of the intersection of the
Rumsey Hill and Shoemaker Roads, being situated about 1,000 feet from the
dirt town highway.
The burial ground, laid out on what was the Shoemaker
Farm, is about 50 feet square and enclosed by a cyclone fence with an unlocked
gate. A few trees grow within the cemetery which is blanketed with
a lush green cover of ground pine. The plot is free of brush, weeds
or high grass, although it is doubtful that it receives any special attention.
A few old stones lie on the ground, but all remaining markers are in excellent
condition. To reach the site it is necessary to descend from the
road near the B. Prucka residence (the old Shoemaker farmhouse) to a small
marshy stream bed, cross the stream, and climb a gentle slope to the woods,
walking northward through the trees for approximately 200 feet. Due
to the foliage, the cemetery cannot be seen from the road during the summer
months, but is visible during the remainder of the year. There is
no indication of any unmarked graves.
The data on all tombstones was copied by Joseph
& Doris Boyd on October 22, 1979. Information in brackets does
not appear on the markers, but has been added for historical interest.
Also, in some cases, the surname has been added for wives and sons and
daughters for clarity.
| Last Name |
First Name |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Age |
Inscription/Relationship/Comments |
| ARGETSINGER |
MARY |
|
|
|
See entry for HOWARD SHOEMAKER. |
| OSBORN |
MARIAH |
|
|
|
See entry for ISAAC SHOEMAKER. |
| RUMSEY |
ANN OLIVIA |
|
|
|
See entry for ANN OLIVIA SHOEMAKER. |
| SHOEMAKER |
CHARLES |
02/01/1832 |
9/18/02 |
|
"Father" (He was a farmer with 96 acres
in the Town of Van Etten in 1868.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
ANN OLIVIA |
|
|
|
"Mother" 1837-1924. (Family records state
that her maiden name was RUMSEY.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
EMMA |
04/29/1866 |
08/10/1868 |
2y 3m 12d |
Daughter of CHARLES & ANNOLIVIER
SHOEMAKER. (The mother's given names are shown as they appear on the tombstone.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
FRANK J. |
07/03/1874 |
07/12/1877 |
3y 9d |
Son of CHARLES & ANNIE O. SHOEMAKER. |
| SHOEMAKER |
CLYDE |
12/22/09 |
2/18/10 |
|
Son of K. & N.B. SHOEMAKER. (Family
records state the father's given name was KNAPP and the mother's was NELLIE.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
HOWARD |
02/17/1893 |
03/21/1893 |
|
Son of ALLEN & MARY SHOEMAKER. (Family
records state that the mother's maiden name was ARGETSINGER.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
LUELA |
10/29/1895 |
02/28/1896 |
|
Daughter of ALLEN & MARY SHOEMAKER. |
| SHOEMAKER |
ISAAC |
09/28/1799 |
03/16/1874 |
74y 5m 16d |
(The tombstone lays face-up on the ground.
In 1868 he was a farmer with 50 acres in the Town of Van Etten.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
MARIA |
01/17/1810 |
06/18/1890 |
80y 5m 1d |
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| |
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|
Next to the above is a large modern family
marker containing the following: |
| SHOEMAKER |
ISAAC |
|
|
|
1799-1874 |
| SHOEMAKER |
MARIAH |
|
|
|
His wife - 1810-1890. (Her given name
is spelled as it appears on the stone. Family records state her maiden
name was OSBORN.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
CATHARINE J. |
09/02/1850 |
02/06/1853 |
2Y 5m 4d |
Daughter of ISAAC & MARIA SHOEMAKER. |
| SHOEMAKER |
ISADORA |
02/27/1862 |
01/15/1863 |
10m 19d |
(Tombstone lays face-up on the ground
next to memorial to CATHARINE J. SHOEMAKER.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
ORIN D. |
1853 |
|
|
(No death date. Family records state
he died in 1929.) |
| SHOEMAKER |
RACHEL A. |
01/06/1846 |
3/16/11 |
|
((Family records state she was a sister
to ORIN D. SHOEMAKER.) |
| WEEKS |
ELAM |
04/17/1805 |
03/18/1853 |
47y 11 m 1d |
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