This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: adobbins114 Surnames: Zimmerman, Shoemaker, Kuntz Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.schuylkill/11379.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I had yesterday free, so I took a ride up to Zion UCC in Snyders. Here's who I found: Johannes Schumacher 7/14/1775 - 4/5/1857 Susanna Schumacher (nee Kuntz) 2/15/1779 - 11/17/1856 Daniel Zimmerman 1/16/1812 - 4/6/1854 Maria Zimmerman wife of Daniel, daughter of Johannes Schumacher 6/1/1816 - 6/7/1881 Johannes Zimmerman 2/12/1851 - 2/3/1875 All of the stones are in German. There's no additional genealogical information other than what I've listed. Susanna Schumacher's stone is broken roughly in half, but someone set the pieces back-to-back with the writing facing outward, so it can be read. While I was in the cemetery, I met another researcher who told me she is a long-time member of Zion UCC. I asked her about church records, particularly baptismal, and she said that very little exists because there were two fires at the church. She only knew of the published records that I'd already found in the library in Pottsville. The part of West Penn Twp. surrounding Zion UCC was definitely part of Northampton County before the formation of Schuylkill County. John Shoemaker's 1792 land purchase fits. There's been some discussion of John Shoemaker in the Schumacher Genforum; it seems to be accepted that he was a son of the Rev. Daniel Schumacher. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.