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Family: SHOEMAKE, John / DAWSON, Cynthia (F6172)

m. 29 Jan 1832


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  • Father | Male
    SHOEMAKE, John

    Born  Abt. 1804  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Dec 1886  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Abt. 4 Dec 1886  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  29 Jan 1832  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Dearborn County, Indiana  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Divorced  Jul 1873  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  RUIZ, Maria D. | F6173 
    Married  14 Nov 1875  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother | Female
    DAWSON, Cynthia

    Born  27 Apr 1814  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died    Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Leanah

    Born  17 Nov 1830  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    SHOEMAKE, John Wesley

    Born  11 Aug 1834  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 3 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Ruth Ann

    Born  11 Sep 1836  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 4 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Louise

    Born  7 Dec 1838  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 5 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Alma

    Born  8 Nov 1840  Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 6 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Sarah

    Born  10 Feb 1841  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 7 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Alvira

    Born  8 Nov 1842  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 8 | Female
    SHOEMAKE, Catherine

    Born  18 Nov 1844  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 9 | Male
    SHOEMAKE, Omer Tousey

    Born  18 Jan 1846  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 10 | Male
    SHOEMAKE, William Victor

    Born  1848  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 11 | Male
    SHOEMAKE, Drury

    Born  18 Jul 1851  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Child 12 | Male
    + SHOEMAKER SHUMAKER, Barney

    Born  28 Aug 1854  California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Oct 1909  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Abt. 26 Oct 1909  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  LOPEZ, Maria Anastasia "Refugio" | F5219 (cannot locate a marriage record) 
    Married     
    Spouse  UNKNOWN, Minnie | F6178 (cannot locate a marriage record) 
    Married     
    Spouse  RUIZ, Adelaida | F6175 
    Married  14 Dec 1905  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 13 | Female
    + SHOEMAKE, Lillian

    Born  17 Feb 1857  California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  HARBACK, John | F6177 
    Married  12 Jun 1873  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Divorced:
    • POSSIBLY DIVORCED IN JULY 1873 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY:
      - 1880 Santa Barbara Census Cynthia Shoemake listed as Divorced

      - LAWSUIT: UNSUBSTANTIATED, but MOST LIKELY this John Shoemake is the same person as John Shoemake, born abt. 1804 in Tennessee.

      - According to Court Cases: SHOEMAKE VS CHALFANT, page 435, "The Effect of a Divorce on a Homestead", https://books.google.com/books?id=1SRPAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA432&dq=John+Shoemake+Santa+Barbara&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SNWnVKv6B42vogTdjgI&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=John%20Shoemake%20Santa%20Barbara&f=false

      "John Shoemake and his wife were divorced by decree of District Court in July 1873 in Santa Barbara. Their homestead established in 1871, Block No. 127, was divided equally between the two; ajudged that the respective portions allotted to each be held by them respectively, free and clear of all claims by or on the part of the other.

      Prior to the divorce, Mr. Chalfant ... recovered a judgement against John Shoemake, and after the decree of divorce was rendered, caused the premises in to be levied upon under an execution issued in his judgement"

      It would seem John Shoemake claimed his portion of the homestead was protected under the Homestead Act, and thus judgements could not be levied against it. The court deemed the divorce made the homestead null and void (and not covered by the Homestead Act), thus making his portion subject to all judgements against it. - JSR 2014

  • Sources 
    1. [S293] AVS-Marriages - Through 1850 - Indiana, Indiana State Library, (https://www.statelib.lib.in.us/INMarriages1850/marriages_search.asp), https://www.statelib.lib.in.us/INMarriages1850/marriages_search.asp.
      MARRIAGE
      Last Name - First Name - Spouse: Last Name - Spouse: First Name - County: - Date:
      SHOEMAKE JOHN - DAWSON CYNTHIA - Dearborn - 1-29-1832

    2. [S167] CENSUS 1850 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 2/66, 21 Aug 1850.
      1850 CENSUS - Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE - PLACE OF BIRTH
      John Shoemake - 46 - M - Farmer - 4000 - Tennessee
      Cynthia Shoemake - 34 - F - _ - _ - Indiana
      Leanah Shoemake - 17 - F - _ - _ - Indiana
      John W Shoemake - 16 - M - _ - _ - Indiana
      Ruth Ann Shoemake - 14 - F - _ - _ - Indiana
      Louisa Shoemake - 17 [12] - F - _ - _ - Indiana
      Alvira Shoemake - 10 - F - _ - _ - Indiana
      Catharine Shoemake - 6 - F - _ - _ - Indiana
      Omer T Shoemake - 4 - M - _ - _ - Indiana
      William V Shoemake - 2 - M - _ - _ - Indiana

    3. [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 3/8, 5 Jul 1860.
      1860 CENSUS - Arrand, Mendocino, California
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - PLACE OF BIRTH
      John Shoemake - 52 - m - Farmer - 1600/3500 - Indiana
      Cynthia Shoemake - 44 - f - _ - _ - Indiana
      Catherine Shoemake - 15 - f - _ - _ - Indiana
      Omar T Shoemake - 13 - m - _ - _ - Indiana
      William V Shoemake - 11 - m - _ - _ - Indiana
      Oaney Shoemake - 9 - m - _ - _ - Indiana
      Barney Shoemake - 5 - m - _ - _ - Indiana
      Lilly Shoemake - 3 - f - _ - _ - Indiana

    4. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 20/107, 17,18 Aug 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Township 2, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - PLACE OF BIRTH
      John Shoemake - 66 - m - Lumber Merchant - 6000/4000 - Tenn.
      Cynthe Shoemake - 59 - f - Keeps House - _ - Tenn.
      Barney Shoemake - 15 - m - At Home - _ - Cal
      Lillie Shoemake - 13 - f - At Home - _ - Cal