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The following was contributed by Jack Hillman, descendant of Joseph and Cinderilla SHOEMAKER.
Names of descendants who are or may still be living have been omitted. Thanks for the pictures, Jack!
Jack's email address is    jackd223@aol.com

When Cinderella's father, William Johnston, died in Wayne County, OH, the estate papers listed her as living in Cove, OR.  So I posted on the net to try to find those OR descendants.  Jack found my post.
Here is a great site for making such posts:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/

A second page on this family includes a picture of Cindrilla's tombstone:
Click here.
 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Descendants of Cinderilla Johnston Shoemaker

    1   Cinderilla Johnston 1838 - 1911 b: December 07, 1838 in Ohio ? 
d: October 28, 1911
.      +Joseph Shoemaker   1834 - 1878 b: March 31, 1834 in Smithville, 
Wayne County, Ohio  d: March 25, 1878 in Cove, Oregon

......  2 Mary Alice Shoemaker    1860 - 1931 b: June 06, 1860 in Holmes 
County, Ohio    d: September 08, 1931 in Union County, Oregon
..........      +George Day Foster  1857 - 1931 b: October 21, 1857 d: 
December 04, 1931 in Union County, Oregon
..............  3   Thomas Edward Foster    1885 - 1921 b: June 21, 1885 in 
La Grande, Oregon   d: April 11, 1921 in La Grande, Oregon
..................      +Sylvia Elizabeth Johnson   1890 - 1942 b: September 
20, 1890    d: November 08, 1942 in La Grande, Oregon
 

......  2   Florinda Shoemaker  1862 - 1919 b: April 12, 1862 in Ohio   d: 
September 19, 1919 in Portland, Oregon
..........      +Hughey Lynch   - Unknown       d: Unknown in Portland, Oregon 
3   Leila Lynch 
               +Harvey Davis 
.......3   Maurine Lynch 
                +Frank Dodge 
 
 
This is a picture of William Shoemaker. He had a sad life in several spots. His father died when he was a teenager. Then his wife died after or during the birth of their second child, Merril. My Grandmother was only about two when she died. Then William bought a race horse for stud and it was sterile. He had paid $5000 the story is.  He committed suicide.      (Jack Hillman)

......  2 William J.Shoemaker    1864 - 1905 b: March 25, 1864 in Holmes County, Ohio    d: May 01, 1905 in Cove, Oregon
..........      +Hulda Williams 1861 - 1888 b: 1861 d: December 20, 1888 in 
Cove, Oregon
..............  3   Veta M. Shoemaker   1887 - 1959 b: February 11, 1887 in 
Cove, Oregon    d: June 30, 1959 in Camas, Washington

..................      +Roy Humphrey Dobbs 1885 - 1973 b: July 10, 1885 in 
Union, Oregon   d: December 11, 1973 in Camas, Wa.
.....................  4   William Bruce Dobbs 1908 - 1981 b: November 17,
1908 in Washougal, Washington   d: September 23, 1981 in Vancover, Wa.
                                +Alice Collins
..........................      *2nd Wife of William Bruce Dobbs: 
                               +Francis
......................  4   Veta Jean Dobbs 1919 - 1994 b: September 07, 1919 
in Washougal, Washington at parents home    d: August 31, 1994 in Vancouver, 
Washington
..........................      +Roy Henry Hillman  1915 - 1961 b: August 11, 
1915 in Irving, Or. d: February 05, 1961 in Fairbanks, Alaska

..............  3 Merril Shoemaker
1888 - 1908 b: December 17, 1888 in 
Cove, Oregon    d: September 23, 1908 in Corvallis, Oregon

Here is the picture of Merril Shoemaker, Veta's brother.  He died of an appendix rupture.  I have a postcard sent to Grandma, telling of Merril's death at college.  He was going to the Oregon Agricultural college in Corvalis, Oregon.  It is now know as Oregon State University.
(Jack Hillman)

 

......  2   John Shoemaker 1866 - 1866 b: November 23, 1866 in Ohio    d: 
November 24, 1866

......  2 Civilla Shoemaker   1868 - 1917 b: February 05, 1868 in Green, 
Wayne County, Ohio  d: March 18, 1917 in Union, Oregon
..........      +Frank Allen    Unknown -   b: Unknown  d: in soon after 
Civilla
..............  3   Vernon Allen    1895 - 1972 b: May 12, 1895 in High 
Valley  d: December 23, 1972 in Union, Oregon
......................  4   Vera Allen  Unknown -   b: Unknown 
..........................      +Walter Wells   Unknown -   b: Unknown 
 
 
 
 
 

......  2   Cinderella Shoemaker    1870 - 1871 b: September 15, 1870 in 
Union County, Oregon    d: February 20, 1871 in Cove, Oregon

......  2   Sarah Ann Shoemaker 1872 - 1937 b: July 12, 1872 in Union County, 
Oregon  d: February 22, 1937 in Oregon
..........      +Oliver Shappat 1858 - 1908 b: February 18, 1858    d: May 
04, 1908 in Hot Lake Springs, Oregon
..............  3   Opal Shappat    1897 - 1994 b: December 23, 1897    d: 
January 06, 1994 in Albany, Oregon
..................      +Neil Jones Unknown - Unknown   b: Unknown  d: Unknown
.........3   Eathel Shappat  1901 - 1983 b: June 08, 1901    d: 
December 08, 1983 in California
..................      +Hollenbeck Unknown - Unknown   b: Unknown  d: Unknown
..............  3   Edith Shappat   1901 - Unknown  b: June 08, 1901    d: 
Unknown
..................      +Osborn ?   Unknown -   b: Unknown 
.............3   Homer Shappat   1903 - 1911 b: July 13, 1903    d: 
November 01, 1911 in Union, Oregon?

......  2   Joseph Shoemaker    1876 - 1877 b: July 17, 1876    d: June 01, 
1877 in Cove, Oregon

 

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