St. Clair County Obits

LOUIS SHOE

Clinton, Missouri - It is the sad duty this week of this paper to chronicle the death of another old and most highly-esteemed citizen of Appleton township in the person of Louis Shoe, who died at the family home a few miles east of Appleton City Friday morning, March 28, 1902. He had been a great sufferer the past year and in such form and degree as to require the constant, watchful care and the close, unremitting attention of the children, whose faithfulness and devotion shown to their father has been the subject of favorable comment. Louis Shoe was a man to whom the highest tribute can be paid--he was an honored and respected citizen, honest, kindhearted and everybody was his friend.
He was born in Wuretembirg County, Germany January 9, 1824 and came with his parents to the United States in 1832. Moved to Ohio in 1836 and went to Davenport, Iowa and in 1850 crossed the plains in search of gold, residing one year in California, returning home via Central America, crossing the Gulf of Mexico and coming up the Mississippi. He married Elizabeth Gayman at Davenport, Iowa Feb. 15, 1857 and moved to Missouri in 1881. Mrs. Shoe died Jan. 24, 1901. Of the nine children that were born, seven are living. The body was laid to rest by the side of his wife in the Appleton City Cemetery.