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Duart One-Name Study Updated

Well, I finally am getting to update my Duart One-Name study website to make it much more informative. I am accepting information for Duart, Dewart, Dhu-ard, Doward, and other variants of the name. Ultimately, I would like to add a Y-DNA component to the site, but first I need Duart males to step up and take a test. It is preferrable that FTDNA tests be used, however if you have already taken another company Y-DNA test and are willing to share the information, I would love to talk to you about adding your results. Just an FYI, if you are thinking about testing with 23 and Me – DO NOT. They are in financial difficulty and are trying to sell the company. The ramifications are still unclear, what will happen to the information they already have in their database, whether it will be purchased by a pharmaceutical company or other unnamed companies is still unknown. Watch the news – MSNBC, CNN, or other news outlets, to see what is going to happen. Back to the Duart study. I will be making modifications to the website as I learn how to navigate the TNG (The Next Generation) system that the Guild of One-Name Studies has created. It is a fun website program and fairly easy to use, even for this non-computer literate genealogist. If you have photos, documents or stories you would like to share on my website, please feel free to send to my email at [email protected] and I’ll find a spot within the program. Standby for further updates on the website.
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Descendants of Malachi and Susan Shoemaker

I have the Shoemaker Reunion book that was kept from 1882, when the family of Malachi and Susan Shoemaker first met until 1969.  The book has some interesting facts that I will share from time to time.

The first entry in the book is “1882 – October – First Shoemaker Reunion at Sara Spauldings.  Sara Spaulding  daughter of Malachi and Susan Shoemaker died Dec. 11, 1893 at the age of 62 years.”  Obviously someone did this book in retrospect.  The following few pages list the years and place of the reunion.

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Shoemaker Reunion – Descendants of Malachi and Susan Shoemaker.  Malachi Shoemaker buried in Alba, PA cemetery in South West corner.

William Shoemaker – son of Malachi died July 2, 1901 at 84 years of age.

Sara Spaulding – daughter of Malachi died Dec. 11, 1893 at the age of 62

Elizabeth Fenton – daughter of Malachi died July 1, 1901 at 75 years of age

Mrs. Rachel Shoemaker wife of Late Payne shoemaker died Dec. 1, 1892 at the home of her daughter (Mrs. Eva Moore) at Estella, Sullivan County age 79 years.

Until the next installment.  Happy New Year