The following came from the family Bible of John Melvin and Esper Anna Blalock Shoemaker, Lawrence County, Alabama:

"The Baby" born and died Aug. 25, 1873
James Ira Shoemaker, July 16, 1874
Thos. V. Shoemaker, Feb. 8, 1876
Nra (I'm not sure what this actually says) Shoemaker, born Sept 3, 1877, died Aug. 8, 1877
Elber Bert Shoemaker, Dec. 30, 1881
Yancy Allison Shoemaker, Sept. 17, 1883
"The Baby", Oct. 14, 1892, died Oct. 16, 1892
Emma Rebecca Shoemaker, July 19, 1893


Contributed by: Judy Townsend Livings