Additional Information on Annice, daughter of John W. Shoemate, Click Here

>>>In late 1980, my wife and I traveled to Pikeville, situated in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. We visited the home of Annice Shoemate, age 83, who lived south of Pikeville. Here we learned about her father John W. Shoemate, son of James (Name was changed from Shoemake to Shoemate). She said he was born about 1841 and died about 1916.

>>>There is a grave marker (headstone) in the Humble Cemetery, south of Pikeville, that reads J. W. Shoemate (Could be John Wesley) B. May 7, 1850, D. April 10, 1916. The date of death corresponds with the date given by Annice as the date of her father's death, but the birth date does not correspond. There is a nine (9) year discrepancy in the dates, however, Annice was 83 at the time and she could have made a mistake about the year he was born. Her statement to me was "about 1841" thus leaving it open for a different date. The 1880 Census of Bledsoe County shows that there was a John W. Shoemate married to Rhoda Shoemate and it shows that there was a John W. Shoemate. born 1878. Evidence from the US Federal Census show that the John W., was a junior and the son of J.W. Shoemate..

>>>James Shoemate, Bledsoe County, TN ( the 1840 and 1850 Census spelled the name Shumake) >Annice said her grandfather's name was James. She said that he was born in South Carolina. Also she pointed out that when he left S.C., he left two brothers in that State. She did not know the names of the brothers nor what year her grandfather came to Tennessee. However, other evidence shows that several of the Shoemakes left the Chesterfield County, SC area around the year of 1800 give or take a year or two.

Annice married a Jesse Shoemate

Annice married a Jesse Shoemate. She was a Shoemate and she married a Shoemate. Were they cousins marrying cousins? Below is the record found on the 1900 census, showing her husband and his siblings

---->>1840 Census of Bledsoe County Tennessee

>>>>(a) John Shoemake age between 40 and 50. (Born between 1790 and 1800) Born in SC
>>>>This John Shoemake is listed in the 1840 Census of Bledsoe County: John is shown to be
>>>>between 40-50, being white.He would have been born between 1790 and 1800.(This would
------- have been John Fletcher Shoemake)
>>>>----1 male under 10;
---->>>>3 males 10-24;
>>---->>1 female under 10;
>>---->>2 females 10-24;
>>---->>1 female 35-50, who is apparently his wife. (See 1840 Census Records)
>>---->>* Prior to 1850 only the names of the head of households were listed.

>>>*The following persons were living in Bledsoe County, TN when the 1850 census were taken:
------Taken from the 1850 Census Index)

-------John F. Shoemake, age 56, born in SC, 1850 Census (This would be John
------Fletcher).This could well be the John that shows up in 1840 Census. His wife's
------ name was Mary.The census records indicate that she was born in Tennessee
------and the couple were living in Mirion County. Those living in the household were:
>>>--.----Mary, age 54 (Wife)
------>>>James A., age 24 (Seeing that this James was living with his father in 1850,
------------- he could not have been the James who was the father of John Wesley)
>>>---->Sarah, age 24
>>>---->Sampson, age 23
>>>---->John, age 22 (Morris K, listed his name as John Fletcher on an application filed
---------- with the U.S.-Department of Indian Affairs.) See Morris K. Shoemake Public
>>>---->Lorene, age 18
>>>---->Morris K., age17
>>>---->Mary, age 15

1850 Census Bledsoe County, TN
(a) James Shoemake, age 30, born in TN, page 374. This is believed to be the James born in 1820, the father of John W. Shoemate. In the 1850 census he is listed as James Shumake. He is listed as being 30 years of age and his wife Avis, 29 years of age. This could well have been one of the three males in the household of John, listed above, being between 10 and 24.
In 1850 The following were found living in his household:
>>>>James Shoemake, 30, head of household
>>>>Avis, age 30 ( Wife )
>>>>Sarah R., age 5
>>>>Margaret, age 4
>>>>Mary E., age 2
>>>>John W., age 4 months (Believed to be the father of Annice. His grave stone
--------------reads , J. W. Shoemate, born in 1850, died in 1916. He had a son, John W., Jr.
>>>>Margaret KESSEY, age 21 (Kessey the family name)

The SON of John W. Shoemate, Sr., listed above was found living in the
Chattanooga area in 1910. The son's name was also John W. See below:

Tennessee, Hamilton 1st Court District Chattanooga April 1910
1900 Census of Chattanooga, Tennessee area show the following:

-----Shoemate John W. ( Jr.) Head m / w / age 35 / born in Tn /parents born in Tn
---- wife born in Tn / His occupation was Foreman at a Lumberyard. He was
---------- (Born in or about 1865)
----- Harriet (Mudget) Wife ; f/w / age 28/ S.Dakota/ U.S. / S.D./ Sterographer
----- Baxter, Brother m /w / age 20 / Tn/ Tn/ Tn., employment: Driver, Lumber Co.
------Tom, Brother m / w / age 11 / Tn /Tn /Tn., employment: Yard Man, Lumber Co.

*Graves found in the Humble Cemetery, south of Pikeville, in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, near the home of Annice Shoemate include the grave of: James Shoemate's wife, Annis or Avis Shoemate, grandmother of Annice Shoemate. Her grave marker reads that she was born in 1822 and died on April 24, 1870. Her name was listed as Annis. (The 1850 census lists her name as Avis). She would have been 48 years of age at the time of her death.

John W. Shoemate's Father The 1860 Census of Bledsoe County, Tennessee Lists: James Shoemake, age 39, Born in Tennessee Ann (or Avis) Shoemake, wife, age 37 Born in Tennessee ------(Living in their household was a James Southerland, age 10) ---1. Sarah Shoemake, age 14 ---2. Maragret Shoemake, age 13 ---3. Mary E. Shoemake, age 12 ---4. John W. Shoemake, age 10 (Born in 1850) ---5. William B.Shoemake, age 9 ---6. Penolpy Shoemake (Female), age 6 ---7. James F. Shoemake, age 5 ---8. Wensey (Sp. ?) Shoemake, age 1

1870 Census of Bledsoe County, page 2
J.S. (James) Shumake, age 52, Born 1818, in Tennessee, believed to be the same James Shumate as shown in the above listing for the 1850 Census.(James the grandfather of Annice Shumate) Living in his house hold were the following persons:
>>>> Sarah R., female, age 24
>>>> Margaret G., female, age 23
>>>> M.E.(Mary), female, age 21
>>>> John W., male, age 20, (believed to be the father of Annice Shumate)
>>>> William V. male, age 17
>>>> Penellope, female, age 15
>>>> James F., male, age 13
>>>> Thomas, male, age 10
>>>> Wiley, male, age 5
>>>> Rachel, female, age 3
>>>> Charles, male, 11 months.

Living four doors down from J. S. Shumate was a Thomas Furgerson.

1880 Census, District 6, and 7 Bledsoe County, TN 1880
John Shumate, ( John W. or J.W. ) born in 1850, living in Bledsoe County, Tennessee when the 1880 census were taken, was married to Rhoda. The couple had one son living in their home whose name was also John

John Shumate, ( apparently John W., Sr.) husband, born 1850
----Rhoda Shumate, wife
----John, (John W. Jr.) born in 1878.
----Anna, daughter, born in 1876 in Tennessee
----Laura, daughter, born in 1879, in Tennessee

* John W. Shoemake was the father of Annice Shoemate.However on his grave stone it reads J.W. Shoemate. John W. Shoemate- (According to Annice Shoemake) Was her father, Born on May 7, 1850, Died on April 10, 1916.
His children were:
>>>>(1) Thomas *
>>>>(2) William (Bill) *
>>>>(3) Joe *
>>>>(4) Annice Shoemate *

Annice said her three brothers moved to Oklahoma. With them, Her aunt Sarah, also
went to Oklahoma. It is reported that she died in a cyclone. She possibly would have been the Sarah living in James Shoemake's household in 1850. Why the move to Oklahoma? It could have been because the U.S. Government had established a reservation for the Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. This set of Shoemates were listed as Mulatoes. Therefore, it could well be the reason for the move.

The 1910 Census of Comache County, Oklahoma States: Joe Shoemate, age 40, born in Tennessee Ella, wife, age 35, born in MO, father was born in Tennessee, mother was born in Iowa Sallie, daughter, age 13, born in MO. Aena, daughter, age 12, born in MO.

1880 Census, District 6, and 7 Bledsoe County, TN
Thomas Shumate, born in 1832, in Tennessee (Click here for reference on Thomas)
----Rachel, wife, born in 1832, in Tennessee
----Rufus, son, born in 1854, in Tennessee
----Luciues, son, born in 1856, in Tennessee

Hannah Shumate was shown listed next to Thomas and was listed as his mother.
She was born in 1795 in the State of North Carolina. Living in the home of Hannah was:
A Margarett Shumate, born in 1847 in Tennessee. She could have well been a daughter
or daughter-in-law.

(b) John F. Shoemake, age 56, born in SC, 1850 Census (This would be John Fletcher). This could well be the John that shows up in 1840 Census. His wife's name was Mary. The census records indicate that she was born in Tennessee and the couple were living in Mirion County. Those living in the household were:
>>>>Mary, age 54 (Wife)
>>>>James A., age 24
>>>>Sarah, age 24
>>>>Sampson, age 23
>>>>John, age 22 (Morris K, listed his name as John Fletcher on an application filed with the U.S. Department of Indian
----------- Affairs.) See Morris K. Shoemake Public Records.
>>>>Lorene, age 18
>>>>Morris K., age 17
>>>>Mary, age 15

>>>*When comparing the number of children in the household of John F., with the number in the household of the John in the 1840 Census, they are the same and the ages fit into the same time period.

>>> *According to Morris K. Shoemate (Shoemake) the following were all brothers and sisters:
>... (a) John Fletcher, B. 1795, born in S.C.
---.-(b) James, B. 1820
---.-(c) William, B. 1805
---.-(d) Robert, B. 1805 - 1810
---.-(e) Sarah, B. 1810,
-----(f) Dicy, B. 1796

On the 1850 census, the names of Robert, and Sarah are not found in the Bledsoe County Census Records. However, Robert did purchase land in Bledsoe County in 1825. A Sarah was living with Dicy being of the age of 40 which would correspond to the Sarah, sister of John Fletcher.

**Free Colored Person: FCP. Each of the following were listed as FCP and
-- I have listed as Mulatto.
1850 Census
(c) William Shoemake, age 45, born in Tennessee and living in Bledsoe County in 1850.
>>>>Brother to John Fletcher, listed as a Mulatto (FCP)
>>>>The following were living in his household:
>>>>Fanny, age 34 (Wife) listed as being white.
>>>>Richard, age 22

(d) Dicy Shuomake, age 54, born in SC, and living now in Bledsoe County in 1850.
>>> Sister to John Fletcher and listed as a Mulatto, In her household were:
>>>>Sarah, age 40 (born in SC) Mulatto
>>>>Malitle, age 30, Mulatto
>>>>Levi Hall, age 21, Mulatto
>>>>Sarah, age 16, Mulatto
>>>>Dicy, age 15, Mulatto

(e) Hannah Shoemake, age 52, born in SC, a Mulatto, and now living in Bledsoe County
-------- in 1850. In this case only Hannah was listed as a Mulatto. In her>household were:
>>>>Thomas, age 19
>>>>Alfred Skillorn, age 30
>>>>Mariah, age 23
>>>>Mary, age 3
>>>>Susannah, age 1

There was a John Shoemake , age 56, born in SC, living in Overton County in 1850

(f) Hannah Shoemake, page 374, (B. 1791) It is note worthy that her oldest son was named Thomas. Could this mean that her husband had the name Thomas. It is reported in a published article that her husband's name was William. Could it be William Thomas? or Thomas William? Or is it just William?
(c) Scotty Shoemake, page 374 (See section on Hannah Shumate)
(d) Dicy Shoemake, page 360, daughter of John Jr. (B. 1796)
(e) Bartemius Shoemake, page 377
(f) William Shoemake. page 375,. (B. 1805)

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James Shoemate-1850 Census of Bledsoe County Tennessee (Grandfather to Annice)
James is lised as being a Mulatto, born in 1820. His wife is listed as Avis.
The census list four children with their proper ages.
1. John W. , age 4 months, Born on May 7, 1850.
2. Mary E. , age 2 years
3. Margaret L., age 4 years
4. Sarah R. , age 5 years

* J. W. was the father of Annice Shoemate. His name was John W. Shoemate- (According to
Annice Shoemate) He was her father, Born on May 7, 1850, Died on April 10, 1916.
His children were:
(1) Thomas *
(2) William (Bill) *
(3) Joe *
(4) Annice Shoemate *
(5) Sarah Shoemate, D. 1926
(7) Mary Shoemate Ketctum
(8) Margaret A., Shoemate Reed

James Shoemate's wife, grandmother of Annice Shoemate, is burried in the Humble Cemetery..
Her grave marker reads that she was born in 1822 and died on April 24, 1870.
Her name was listed as Annis. (The 1850 census lists her name as Avis).

Annice said her three brothers moved to Oklahoma. With them, Her aunt Sarah H., also went to Oklahoma. It is reported that she died in a cyclone.
Why the move to Oklahoma? It could have been because the U.S. Government had established a reservation for the Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. This set of Shoemates were listed as Mulatoes. Therefore, it could well be the reason for the move.

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