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Joel Alexander Shoemaker 1828–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April, 1828

Birth Location: Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 February, 1892

Death Location: Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joel Shoemaker

Mother: Ginsey Marshall

Spouse(s): Nancy Millsaps

Children(s): Margaret Messamore

Joel Alexander Shoemaker was born in 1828 in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joel Shoemaker And Ginsey Jane Marshall. In 1850, Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided in Alexander, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA. Joel Alexander Shoemaker married Nancy E Millsaps, and had children including Margaret Messamore. Joel Alexander Shoemaker passed away in 1892 in Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Alexander Shoemaker was born in 1828 in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States, the child of Joel Shoemaker And Ginsey Jane Marshall.
  • In 1850, Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided in Alexander, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joel Alexander Shoemaker married Nancy E Millsaps, and had children including Margaret Messamore.
  • Joel Alexander Shoemaker passed away in 1892 in Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Shoemaker
1787–1850
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Ginsey Marshall
1792–1872
Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Millsaps
1833–1893
Birth Location: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Messamore
1864–1945
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Joel Shoemaker's Ancestors

Self
Joel Shoemaker
1828–1892
Birth Place: Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Joel Shoemaker
1787–1850
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Ginsey (Jane) Marshall
1792–1872
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Shoemaker
1735–1820
Henrico, Goochland, Virginia
Sarah Jerret
1739–1830
Goochland County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Isaac Marshall
1761–1839
Virginia
Mary Foote
1767–1849
Bute, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Shoemaker
1690–1764
Ann Burton
1695–
Henry Foote
1738–1775
Margaret Colclough
1745–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Schumacher
1646–1740
Barbara Cobb
1672–1705
George Foote
1706–1759
Frances Berryman
1710–1753

Joel Shoemaker's Descendants

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Joel (Alexander) Shoemaker (5 April, 1828–15 February, 1892) m. Nancy (E.) Millsaps (25 May 1833–12 Jan 1893)
  1. 1. Margaret Messamore 1864–1945 m. Henry (Luther) Messamore 1861–1956
    1. 1. Laura (Victoria) Messimore 1887–1977 m. Oscar (Hicks) Chambers 1881–1970
      1. 1. Carl (Everette Chambers) Sr. 1908–1958 m. Anna (Mae) McLain 1911–2001
        1. 1. Carl (Everette) Chambers 1936–1988

Joel Shoemaker's Timeline

7 Records

1828
5 April, 1828
Birth of Joel Alexander Shoemaker in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States
Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 22
Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided here in Alexander, North Carolina, USA
Alexander, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided here in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA
Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided here in Shawneehaw, Vally Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Shawneehaw, Vally Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
Joel Alexander Shoemaker resided here in Shawneehaw, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Shawneehaw, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
1892
15 February, 1892
Age 64
Death of Joel Alexander Shoemaker in Balm, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Balm, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
1892
1892
Age 64
Joel Alexander Shoemaker - Probate in Watauga, North Carolina, USA
Watauga, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April, 1828
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Alexander, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 619; Page: 122a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Alexander, North Carolina; Page: 142

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Shawneehaw, Vally Crucis, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shawneehaw, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1164; Page: 833A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shawneehaw, Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shawneehaw, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: 986; Page: 409A; Enumeration District: 202

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watauga, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Watauga County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Watauga, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February, 1892
    Event Place: Balm, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Watauga, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Estate Papers (Watauga County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Watauga, North Carolina
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