William Ross Schoemaker (September 4, 1863 – September 19, 1937) was an American Baptist pastor.
Personal life
Schoemaker was born in
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, an increase from 22,697 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. It is loca ...
, on September 4, 1863, as the eldest of 11 children.
[ ] He married Helen Taylor (died 1921) in 1902, and after her death he married Helen Browning (died 1925) in 1922.
He retired to
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
in 1933 because of poor health.
[ ] Schoemaker died in San Diego on September 19, 1937.
He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine.
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
Menominee ( ) is a city and the county seat of Menominee County, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula. The population was 8,488 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Menominee County, Mi ...
, when he received his PhD with a dissertation on the use of "spirit" in the Old Testament. He was also pastor of First Baptist Church,
Glenwood, Iowa
Glenwood is a city in, and the county seat of, Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,073 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,358 in 2000.
History
Located in a hollow of the Loess Hills on the east side of the Missouri River, ...
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[Alumni directory - Page 43 University of Chicago. Alumni Council - 1910 "Helen Mary Taylor (Mrs. William Ross Schoemaker), "]
Works
* Gospel According to the Hebrews Chicago 1902
* The use of ''ruah'' in the old testament and of ''pneuma'' in the new Testament 1904
References
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American biblical scholars
1863 births
1937 deaths
People from Muscatine County, Iowa
People from Menominee, Michigan
People from Glenwood, Iowa