W. R. Schoemaker Explained

William Ross Schoemaker (September 4, 1863 – September 19, 1937) was an American Baptist pastor.

Personal life

Schoemaker was born in Muscatine, Iowa, on September 4, 1863, as the eldest of 11 children.[1] He married Helen Taylor (died 1921) in 1902, and after her death he married Helen Browning (died 1925) in 1922.[1] He retired to San Diego in 1933 because of poor health.[1] [2] Schoemaker died in San Diego on September 19, 1937.[1] [2] He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine.[3]

Career

Schoemaker graduated from Iowa State College with a bachelor's degree in 1889. He was a mathematics instructor at Cornell University until the age of 31, and then took up the study of theology. He served as the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Menominee, Michigan, when he received his PhD with a dissertation on the use of "spirit" in the Old Testament.[4] [5] He was also pastor of First Baptist Church, Glenwood, Iowa.[6] [7] [8]

Works

Notes and References

  1. News: Dr. Schoemaker, Former Teacher here, Succumbs . The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. September 21, 1937. 1. Newspapers.com. January 18, 2015 .
  2. News: Dr. Wm. Schoemaker Dies in San Diego . The Escanaba Daily Press. October 12, 1937. 12. Newspapers.com. January 18, 2015 .
  3. News: Funeral Rites for Dr. W. Schoemaker Held from Church . The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune. September 27, 1937. 10. Newspapers.com. January 18, 2015 .
  4. The use of ruah in the old testament and of Pneuma in the new Testament- Page 69 William Ross Schoemaker - 1904 "I, William Ross Schoemaker, was born on the fourth day of September, 1863, in Muscatine County, State of Iowa. My common school education was received in the public schools of that county, and in the spring of 1886 I entered the Iowa State College (Ames, la.). From that college, in the autumn of 1889, I received the degree of Bachelor of Science, and during the next year was engaged as Assistant in Mathematics at the same institution. In the fall of 1890, I matriculated as a graduate student in mathematics and physics in Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.). In January, 1892, I received the appointment of Instructor in Mathematics at Cornell University, which position I retained until 1894. In October of that year I matriculated as a student in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, where I continued my studies until the autumn of 1902.
  5. The president's report - Page 202 University of Chicago - 1906 W1ll1am Ross Schoemaker, Ph.D. 1903; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Menominee, Mich. The Use of ruah in the Old ..."
  6. Register number. Doctors of philosophy, June, 1893-April, 1931 University of Chicago - 1931 William Ross Schoemaker, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Glenwood, Iowa. The Use of ruah in .."
  7. Announcements - Volume 38 Page 175 University of Chicago - 1938 "WILLIAM ROSS SCHOEMAKER. (Died September 19, 1937.) .."
  8. Alumni directory - Page 43 University of Chicago. Alumni Council - 1910 "Helen Mary Taylor (Mrs. William Ross Schoemaker), "

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