| Title |
Shoemaker, John G. |
| Alternate title |
Shoemaker, Gottlieb |
| Date |
b. ca. 1820-ca. 1886 |
| Description |
John G. Shoemaker, born ca. 1820 in Wurttemberg, Germany, was a lithographer and engraver active in Philadelphia between 1845
and 1885. Referred to as Gottlieb/Gotlieb Shoemaker from 1845-1854, his name was anglicized to John G. in the mid-1850s, around
the same time he was listed as a lithographer and stone cutter for P. S. Duval's 8 South Fifth Street establishment. After
1859, Shoemaker's work address was absent from city directories, but he was consistently identified as a lithographer until
1875, after which time his occupation changed to engraver.
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According to the 1850 census, Shoemaker resided in Northern Liberties (Ward 7) with his wife Wilhelmina (b. ca. 1821), her
sister, and their three children photographer William C. (b. ca. 1844), Sophia (b. ca. 1845) and lithographer Edward A. (1848-1893).
By 1860, they lived in Kensington (Ward 16) at 935 North Fourth Street, where Shoemaker remained, most likely until his death
around 1886.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Duval, P.S. and Shoemaker, Edward A. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 |
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Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Petition of Peter S. Duval, November 10, 1859 |
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Groce & Wallace, 577 (as Gottlieb Shoemaker) |
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Merrill, 252 (as Gottlieb Shoemaker) |
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Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1845-1885 |
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WWWAA, 3016 |
