Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . of life. Thechildren of Elijah and Elizabeth (Denison)Shoemaker were: 1. Charles Denison, born July9, 1802, of whom later. 2. Elizabeth S., born June22, 1804; twice married; died August 7. Jane, born April 8, 1806, married John Pass-more, died October 5, 1868. 4. Elijah, born March5, 1808, died January 13, 1863: married JaneHarrower. 5. George, born March 27, 1810, diedFortv Fort, October 6, 1849; married RebeccaW. Jones. 6. Robert McDowell, born February 9,1812, unmarried, died November 23, 1886.
Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna valleys, Pennsylvania . of life. Thechildren of Elijah and Elizabeth (Denison)Shoemaker were: 1. Charles Denison, born July9, 1802, of whom later. 2. Elizabeth S., born June22, 1804; twice married; died August 7. Jane, born April 8, 1806, married John Pass-more, died October 5, 1868. 4. Elijah, born March5, 1808, died January 13, 1863: married JaneHarrower. 5. George, born March 27, 1810, diedFortv Fort, October 6, 1849; married RebeccaW. Jones. 6. Robert McDowell, born February 9,1812, unmarried, died November 23, 1886. , born April 10, 1814, died July 3, 1835,unmarried. 8. Caroline, born February 29, 1816,married Dr. Levi Ives, of New Haven, Connec-ticut. 9. Lazarus Denison, born November 5,1819, diecF^eptember 8/ 1893; married EstherWaclhams. (See Wadhams family.) Charles Denison Shoemaker, eldest son of Eli-jah Shoemaker and his wife Elizabeth Denison,horn July 9, 1802, was for many years one of thenotable characters of Luzerne county. He waseducated at Yale College, graduated A. B. 1825,. & CC^IA^ /7 THE WYOMING AND LACKAWANNA VALLEYS. 335 .and upon his return home he entered upon theactive political career that made him one of themost prominent figures in the Wyoming served as prothonotary, clerk of the quartersessions court, of the oyer and terminer, and ofthe orphans court, from January 26, 1824, toApril 23, 1828. From that date to August 21,1830, he was register and recorder of Luzernecounty, and from that time associate judge of thecounty, under appointment and commission fromGovernor Wolf. He served several years on thebench, and acquitted himself with credit in hisjudicial capacity, as in all other positions of trustthat he was chosen to fill. For many years hewas a director of the Forty Fort Cemetery As-sociation, and also was treasurer of the Pro-prietors School Fund of Kingston. He died atForty Fort, August 1, 1861, and the LuzerneUnion said of him: Charles D. Shoe
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