Amanda E. Shoemaker ^{1 2 3}

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Residence: on 30 Jun 1883 in Moore Township, Northhampton, PA. ¹

2. Census in 1900 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. ⁵ The 1900 census recorded at 322 13th Street in Allentown: Milton J. Diehl, laborer in mill, 49, born Aug 1850, living with wife Amanda, 48, Jun 1851, and daughter Carrie M., silk mill weaver, 22, Dec 1878. Milton and Amanda were married for 28 years and she had birthed only the one child, Carrie, by 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1910 in Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh, PA. ⁷ The 1910 census recorded Milton J. Diehl, hotel keeper, 59, living with wife Amanda, 58, and partner Fred Erdman, widowed, hotel keeper, 33. Also with them: servant Kate Trexler, widowed, 33, and boarder Edna Trexler, 16, single. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1930 in Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh, PA. ⁸ The 1930 census recorded renting at 460 Second Street in Alburtis: Milton J. Deihl [sic], 79, living with wife Amanda, 78. They were married when he was 21 and she 20. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

5. Cause of Death: Amanda died of chronic myocarditis, arteriosclerosis, 19 Sep 1937, Siegersville, Lehigh, PA. ³

6. Obituary: Morning Call: obituary of Amanda Shoemaker Diehl on 20 Sep 1937 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. ⁹ Mrs. Amanda Diehl. widow of Milton J. Diehl who for many years prior to his retirement was the proprietor of the Keystone hotel in Alburtis, died yesterday morning at the home of George A. Wehr at Slegersville of ills incident to her advanced years. She was aged 86 years, 3 months and 4 days. She was born in Lowhill township, a daughter of the late Peter and Josephine, nee Quier, Shoemaker. Her husband preceded her in death in February, 1933. The only survivors are a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday at the home of Mr. Wehr. where she had resided for the past eight years. Continued services will be conducted in Lehigh church, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. The Revs. William O. Wolfort of Folgelsville and T. H. Bachman of Slatington will officiate.

Amanda married Fehnel.

Amanda next married Milton Jacob Diehl, son of Solomon Diehl Jr. and Sarah Ann George, on 30 Jun 1883 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA.¹ (Milton Jacob Diehl was born on 2 Aug 1850 in Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA,^{4 5 10 11 12} died on 9 Feb 1933 in Siegersville, Lehigh, PA ^{11 12} and was buried on 14 Feb 1933 in Alburtis: Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lehigh, PA ^{11 12}.)