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Submitted: 11/3/09 • Approved: 2/4/10 • Last Updated: 3/30/18 • R30414-G30413-S3
Louisa (Smaltz) Shoeman
August 28, 1832 - October 8, 1910
(Note: birthdate on tombstone is incorrect)
Louisa (Smaltz) Shoeman was born in Schwann, Wurttemberg Germany to Christian Friedrich Smaltz and Anna Maria (Mary) Arnold. She sailed from Germany with her family, arriving in New York harbor on July 27, 1840. The family settled in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Louisa married Henry Shoeman on January 18,1852 and they became the parents of eleven children.
Contributed on 11/3/09 by jmpeterson46
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