FOUND HER FATHER

A California Girl Discovers His 
Whereabouts, But He is Dead

   A rather curious case of a daughter’s patient search for her father, to find that he died in this city five years ago, came to light today.  Several years ago C. H. Scott lived in Sacramento, Cal., with his wife and daughter.  His domestic life was not a happy one, and tiring of it he came to Montana.  He secured work as a miner at the Morning Star mine and not long after his arrival here he married the daughter of Mrs. Lockwood of West Galena street.  He lived with her until the time of his death, which occurred December 13, 1886.

   Meantime his wife in Sacramento had secured a divorce on the grounds of abandonment.  The daughter tried in various ways to ascertain her father’s whereabouts, but could not get any trace of him.  Growing up to womanhood she married a man named Burgess, and tiring of life on the coast they decided to come to Butte to locate.  They arrived yesterday and began making inquiries.  The cemetery records were looked through and the name of C. H. Scott was found inscribed on the register.  Scott had been a commissioned army officer and was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.  The daughter called on the commander of the post here, and learned that her father’s sword and commission were in the Grand Army’s possession.  A little more investigation led to the discovery of the trunk belonging to Scott.  The trunk was found at Mrs. Lockwood’s and contained many valuable relics, all of which were untouched.

   After his death, Scott’s widow in this city married W. R. Keithley, the attorney.  Her death occurred sometime in 1889.  Scott was possessed of considerable wealth at one time on the coast, but at the time of his death he owned nothing but an insurance policy on his life payable to his wife and daughter.  The money has been equally distributed between them.

The Butte Daily Post
Butte, Montana
11/28/1891

A SUDDEN DEATH

C. H. Scott Suddenly Expires
From Heart Disease

   Last evening about 8 o’clock C. H. Scott, who has resided with his wife on West Quartz street, near Missoula gulch, died from heart disease.  The deceased had been suffering for several hours, and complained of pain in his side and kidneys.  Acting Coroner McHatton was notified of the sudden death about 12 o’clock midnight, and he at once repaired to the family residence. After viewing the remains he impaneled a jury, who, after hearing the evidence of witnesses, rendered the following verdict?

TERRITORY of MONTANA. }
                                                ss,
      COUNTY of Silver Bow. }

   An inquisition holden at Butte City, in Silver Bow County, on the 13^th day of December, A.D. 1886, before me, J. J. McHatton, Acting Coroner of said county, by the jurors whose names are subscribed hereto, upon the body of C. H. Scott, there lying dead, the said jurors upon their oaths, do say, that said person came to his death from heart disease.

   In  testimony whereof, the said jurors hereunto set their hands the day and year aforesaid.

W. D. SCHEICKY,
J. D. KEELLEY,
GEORGE ROBINSON,
W.V. LAWLOR,
J. C. SINGER,
F. B. THOMES.

    The remains were then turned over to Undertaker Singer, and they will be buried today at the expense of the county, as the widow is in destitute circumstances.  The deceased was about 40 years of age, and came to Butte the first of last March.  He has been unable to work on account of being inflicted with heart disease.

The Butte Miner
Butte, Montana
12/13/1886

The Butte Miner
Butte, Montana
12/13/1886

CO. E. 147th PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY
Also Served in
 CO. P. 28th PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY

Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Co., CA
Find-a-Grave: John B. Scott
Block/Section: 23-I-15

Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
11/29/1908

The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
9/29/1901

Military information could not be found. 

FUNERAL NOTICE

   The remains of M. C. Shadduck are at Sherman's undertaking rooms.  The funeral will be announced later.

The Butte Daily Post
Butte, Montana
6/27/1901

*Headstone indicates birth year as 1848.  Death
Certificate says he was 72 years 2 months 21 days

SAM R. WHITE
Funeral Director and Embalmer
120 South Main Street
Phone 311

The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
6/11/1918

C. S. SHOEMAKER

   Charles S. Shoemaker, commander of Lincoln post and past department commander of the Department of Montana, was first elected to his present office in Lincoln post when it was first organized 40 years ago.

   Mr. Shoemaker was born in New York in 1844.  He has a remarkable record as a soldier.

   On June 20, 1862, he enlisted in the Fifty-third New York, the Vossberg Chasseurs, for a period of six months.  He saw no field duty.  The Chasseurs were consolidated with the 132^nd New York under Gen. Frank Spinola—the Empire brigade.

   On being discharged he re-enlisted July 7, 1863, in the Fifteenth New York heavy artillery and his first duty was to assist in quelling the anti-draft riots in New York.

   Mr. Shoemaker was assigned to first brigade, Second division of the Fifth army corps and from that time onward things began to happen.

   Shoemaker was in the battle of the Wilderness, one of the most desperately contested struggles of the Civil war, where men fell in droves.  He escaped without a scratch.  He fought at Cold Harbor and Spotsylvania, crossed the James river, and participated in the siege and surrender of Petersburg and was in at the death of the Confederacy and the surrender of Lee at Appomattox.

   Like a number of others, Mr. Shoemaker drives a nail in the story of the surrender of Lee “under an apple tree at Appomattox.”

    He says “The surrender took place in the home of a family named McLane.  Grant and Lee were old friends. They met in the McLane house, accompanied by their staffs, and held a sort of reunion before the terms of surrender were discussed.”

   Mr. Shoemaker was discharged at Hart Island—Fort Schulyer—Long Island sound, Nov. 21, 1865.  Throughout his three years in service, his five major engagements and innumerable skirmishes, he never received a scratch.

   Here are some coincidences in his life:  He was promoted corporal in three different regiments—and each time in Company F.

   Just 60 years after his enlistment in the Vossberg Chasseurs he had the privilege as state commander, of calling to order—on the same day, the same hour and the same minute as his enlistment—the Department of Montana in state encampment at Kalispell.  

The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana
5/29/1927

Pioneer Dies

   Butte, Sept. 2—(AP)—Charles S. Shoemaker, 86, member of the Grand Army of the Republic and resident of the state since 1878, died here Tuesday night after a lingering illness.  Only seven members of the post here survive.

The Billings Gazette
Billings, Montana
9/3/1930

    With full military honors, funeral services for Charles S. Shoemaker, Civil war veteran, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the White funeral chapel, it was announced yesterday.  The body of the well-known Butte man, and old-timer of Montana, will be taken today to the family residence at 716 East Park street.

   The Rev. E. J. Groeneveld will officiate at the services at the chapel.  After the body has been taken to the cemetery, a firing squad made up of Spanish-American war veterans will fire a salute and buglers will blow taps as the body is being lowered into the grave.

   Mr. Shoemaker, one of the few remaining members of the Lincoln post, G. A. R., died Tuesday afternoon following a lingering illness.

 The Montana Standard
Butte, Montana
9/4/1930

VETERAN IS PAID 
MILITARY HONORS

Hundreds Present at Services for
C. S. Shoemaker, G. A. R. Member

   With full military honors, the body of the late Charles S. Shoemaker, Civil war veteran, was laid to rest in the Grand Army of the Republic lot in Mount Moriah cemetery yesterday afternoon.  Hundreds of friends, including a few comrades who had taken part in the war between the North and the South, were present at the services which were held at White’s funeral chapel.

   The Rev. E. J. Groeneveld conducted the rites at the chapel, with the Women’s Relief corps in charge of the services.  In addition to corps members, the American Legion and Spanish war veterans attended the services in a body.  Musical selections, including “Tenting Tonight,” “Lead, Kindly Light” and “Sometime We’ll Understand,” were sung by Mrs. Berryman.

   At the graveside services a squad of American Legion members fired a last salute and buglers sounded taps as the body was being lowered into the grave.  Ritualistic services were conducted by the Grand Army of the Republic.

    Those who took part in the services were: From the American Legion, Emil Peterson, William Harris, W. O. Gilbert, James McCashin, Dave Johnston, William Carlson, H. Vineyard, H. Doyle, J. Downey, Don Alexander and B. McCormick; and from the Spanish-American war veterans, M. O’Leary, commander, Walter Green, James Kelly, Patrick Deloughery, Walter Morrison, Frank Otis, John Lane and Ed. S. Pollard.

The Montana Standard
Butte, Montana
9/6/1930

Simon Hauswirth and Charles S. Shoemaker 
are the survivors of the charter members 
of Lincoln Post, G. A. R.  Mrs. Hauswirth, 
who was photographed with them, is the remaining 
charter member of Lincoln Post, Woman’s Relief Corps.

The Butte Miner - Butte, Montana - 6/18/1924