Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameClara Louisa SHUMAKER
Birth3 May 1866, Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Death4 Apr 1920, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
FatherFranklin W. SHUMAKER (1836-)
MotherMary R. COOK (~1844-)
Spouses
BirthJan 1850, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Death3 May 1910, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA
OccupationJunk Dealer
Marriage22 Dec 1889, Shelby County, Iowa, USA
ChildrenArchibald Ray (1890-1972)
 Emma (1892-)
 Orville Arthur (1894-1955)
 Jessie (1896-1983)
 Harry Eugene (1898-1947)
 Allen D. (1901-1918)
Notes for Clara Louisa SHUMAKER
First name, birth date and location and death date and location from the Paul Families (and allied) of … at ancestry by Kenneth Powell

In the 1870 US census Point Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Frank Shoemaker, age 32, farmer, born Pennsylvania.
Mary Shoemaker, age 26, value of personal estate 350, born Maryland, cannot write.
Anna Shoemaker, age 9, at home, born Pennsylvania, attended school.
Elizabeth Shoemaker, age 7, at home, born Pennsylvania, attended school.
Clara Shoemaker, age 5, at home, born Pennsylvania.
Catharine Shoemaker, age 2, at home, born Pennsylvania.
[Note the discrepency of the parents ages from the 1880 census. Since mother cannot write this might not be a surprise.] [The land must be rented as there is no value for real estate.]

In the 1880 US census Polk Township, Shelby County, Iowa
Franklin Shoemaker, age 46, farmer, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania.
Wife Mary Shoemaker, age 40, keeping house, born Maryland, father born Maryland, mother born Maryland.
Daughter Anna Shoemaker, age 19, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Daughter Lizzie Shoemaker, age 17, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Daughter Clara Shoemaker, age 15, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Daughter Catharine Shoemaker, age 13, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Son James Shoemaker, age 11, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Daughter Sarah Shoemaker, age 8, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Son John Shoemaker, age 1, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland.
Mother Sarah Doll, age 62, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania.
[Did Franklin’s mother Sarah Doll remarry? Hence the different last name. ]

In the 1885 Kansas State census Rock Creek Township, Coffey County
F. Shumaker, age 49, male, married, farmer, born Pennsylvania, came from Iowa.
M. Shumaker, age 42, female, married, born Maryland, came from Iowa.
Clara Shumaker, age 20, born Pennsylvania, came from Iowa.
C. Shumaker, age 18, female, born Pennsylvania, came from Iowa
J. Shumaker, age 15, male, born Pennsylvania, came from Iowa.
S. Shumaker, age 13, female, born Pennsylvania, came from Iowa.
John Shumaker, age 6, born Iowa, came from Iowa.

Iowa marriage Records December 2, 1889, Harlan, Shelby,
Ellis Rorabaugh, age 40, of Harlan, Iowa, painter, second marriage, born Pennsylvania, father Daniel Rorabaugh, mother Caroline Ellis
and Clara Shoemaker, age 25, of Harlan, Iowa, second marriage, father Franklin Shoemaker, mother Mary Cook,

In the 1900 US census Hiawatha City, Brown County, Kansas
Head Ellis Rorabaugh, born January 1850, age 50, married 11 years, born Pennsylvania, parents born Pennsylvania, junk dealer
Wife Clara Rorabaugh, born May 1866, age 34, married 11 years, 5 children born alive - al still living, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland
Son Archie Rorabaugh, born November 1890, age 9, born Iowa, parents born Pennsylvania, at school
Daughter Emma Rorabaugh, born June 1892, age 7, born Iowa, at school
Son Orville Rorabaugh, born June 1894,age 5, born Iowa, at school
Daughter Jessie Rorabaugh, born March 1896, age 4, born Missouri
Son Harry Rorabaugh, born June 1898, age 1, born Missouri

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Clara Louisa Shumaker Rorabaugh
Birth 3 May 1866, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 4 Apr 1920 (aged 53), Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Burial Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Plot Lot 24 Block 21
Memorial ID 127760204
There are articles about her in the Beatrice, Nebraska newspaper.
She married Ellis Rorabaugh on December 22, 1889 at Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. In 1910 census records for her with her family listed her as a widow, while a record for Ellis showed him as being divorced.
It appears that she was living with a son at the time of her death.
Notes for Ellis (Spouse 1)
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Ellis Rorabaugh
Birth 1850, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 3 May 1910 (aged 59–60), Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Burial Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, USA
Plot Block 4
Memorial ID 239236981
Gravesite Details
Age 60, No marker
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