ANDRE : CURRY : HOLROYD : KLEMM : SHOEMAKER : Genealogy Query


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06-Feb-2005

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ANDRE : CURRY : HOLROYD : KLEMM : SHOEMAKER

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While searching the message boards, I came across an old inquiry about Eleanor Shoemaker, b. 30 Oct 1825 in Vigo County, Indiana. I have been unable to contact the poster, but I think we have a family connection! Here's what I have: My GGGGrandmother was Emit Shoemaker, b. 1821, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Illinois; d. Aft. 1880, Mill Creek, Davis County, Illinois. She married Joseph H. Holroyd (b. 1821, Washington, DC; d. Aft. 1880, Mill Creek, Davis County, Illinois) on 10 May 1843 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois. Emit's name appears in various records as Emit, Emmet, Emerit and even Euceil, so I am not certain which is her correct name. I believe that Eleanor and my Emit are sisters. I have two reasons to think so...the area of their birth and the proximity of their birthdates; and also I see that Eleanor named one of her children Milton. This name appears a lot in this family line. Children of Joseph Holroyd and Emit Shoemaker: 1) Jerome B. Holroyd, b. 1847, Illinois; d. UK, Nebraska. 2) Milton Holroyd, b. 1849, Illinois; d. Bef. 1860. 3) Emeline Holroyd, b. 1850, Iowa; d. UK 4) Alvina Holroyd, b. 1852, Illinois, d. UK 5) Javella Holroyd, b. 1853, Illinois, d. UK 6) Homer Milton Holroyd, b. 1855, Clarno, Lancaster County, Wisconsin; d. Abt. 1938, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Married to Ada Leona Andre. These were my GGGrandparents. 7) Alice (Allace) C. Holroyd, b. 1857, Wisconsin; d. UK I believe that Eleanor and Emit's mother's maiden name was Curry. I recently made contact with a Curry family descendant, who has a will from one Calvin Curry (b. 1797, Butler County, Ohio; d. 1881, Grant County, Wisconsin) dated 1858, in which he mentions "Emit Shoemaker, wife of Joseph Holroyd, who is his niece." This is definitely my Emit and Joseph, as they were living in Wisconsin at the time of this will. This tells me that Emit's mother was the sister of Calvin Curry, who married a man named Shoemaker. Even more interesting, Calvin Curry named one of his children Homer Milton Curry. Furthermore, Calvin's brother, Elias, named one of his sons William Shoemaker Curry. Clearly, these two families are connected, and I believe it is through the mother of Emit and Eleanor Shoemaker. The Curry contact knew of only one sister of Calvin Curry, a Mary Curry "who married a man named Clem." I did some searching and found a marriage record for Mary Curry (b. 1786-91, Butler County, Ohio; d. 12 Oct 1867, Vigo County, Indiana) and a George Klemm (b. 1782, Fort Valley, Shenendoah County, Virginia; d. 15 Feb 1835, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana; buried Hull Cemetery, Terre Haute) dated 14 Jan 1808 in Butler County, Ohio. This certainly connects the Curry family to Terre Haute, Indiana, where our Shoemaker's were born. Clearly, Mary is not the mother of Emit and Eleanor, so there must be other sisters out there somewhere. We believe that Calvin, Elias, John and Mary's father was William Curry (possibly a Butler County preacher). I did find a marriage record for a William Curry and Sarah Robson dated 8 Jun 1776 in Alston (Ohio?). To add to the mystery, on the US Census of 1850 I found my Joseph Holroyd and Emit Shoemaker living in Mill Creek, Davis County, Illinois (with the last name misspelled as Hallroid). Living in the household are children Jerome, Emeline and Milton (age 1), and a William Shoemaker, age 17, born in Indiana. Emit is 24 years old on this record, and I believe that William may be her (and Eleanor's) younger brother. On all the census records which ask for a parental birthplace, Emit lists her father as being from New Jersey and her mother from Indiana. The only record I've found which correlates with this is a John Shoemaker (b. 1800, New Jersey; d. UK, prob. Indiana) who married Elizabeth UNKNOWN (b. 1810, Indiana; d. UK, prob. Indiana). The marriage date is listed as about 1832, but I believe this is based on the known first child's birthdate, rather than actual record. It seems unusual to me that a couple would wait until they were in their 30's to marry, especially during the early 1800's, when people tended to marry much younger. The children listed for this marriage are: 1) William Shoemaker, b. 1833, Indiana; d. UK. This birthdate matches the birthdate of the William Curry living with Emit and Joseph in 1850. 2) Jane Shoemaker, b. 1833, Indiana; d. UK. Twin to William? 3) Margaret Shoemaker, b. 14 Aug 1838, Stephenson County, Illinois; d. 14 Jun 1885, near Aurelia, Cherokee County, Illinois. Married to George Washington Grigsby on 15 Sept 1853 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois. (Same place where my Emit Shoemaker was married ten years earlier!). 4) Sarah Shoemaker, b. 1842, Indiana; d. UK I wouldn't be surprised if this couple had more children between 1820 and 1833 who don't appear in this record, assuming they were actually married earlier than estimated by this info. Could Elizabeth UNKNOWN be Elizabeth Curry? These could be the parents of our Emit and Eleanor! Does anyone have any info on these families? I'd really appreciate any info you may have...let's compare notes! Karyn Van Kainen A Shoemaker Cousin!