Charles Shoemaker and Rachel Persing

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Husband Charles Shoemaker ¹

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           Born: 29 Nov 1838 - Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: 1908
         Buried:  - Richland Presbyterian/Old Brick Church Cemetery, Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA 2

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         Father: David Shoemaker (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Margaret McAfee (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: Abt 1867

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Wife Rachel Persing ^{3 4}

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           Born: 1844 - Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 1923
         Buried:  - Richland Presbyterian/Old Brick Church Cemetery, Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA 2

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         Father: Abram Persing (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Mary Walters (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Eugene Shoemaker ⁴

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2 F Mamie Shoemaker ⁴

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3 M Samuel Shoemaker ⁴

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4 F Gracie Shoemaker ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - Charles Shoemaker

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He obtained an excellent education in the schools of Salem and West Freedom, Pennsylvania. He also supplemented the knowledge there acquired by study and reading at home, and for more than thirty years was one of the most successful and popular teachers of Clarion County. He was granted a profess-or's certificate in 1892. His teaching was interrupted during the Civil war by his enlistment, September 17, 1863, in the 74th P. V. I. During his service he was stationed most of the time in Virginia, and when the war was ended he was honorably discharged in September, 1865, and returned home. Later he spent four years in Douglas County, Kansas, but later was a resident of Salem township, Clarion County.
He was affiliated with the Republican party, and was a member of John Koch Post No. 354, G. A. R., of Nickleville, Pennsylvania.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1453.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 4, Richland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1996), Pg 100.

3 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1115.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1454.