Franklin L Shuman

1834 - 1915  (81 years)

• Name	Franklin L Shuman
  Born	6 Oct 1834	Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Oct 1915	Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Buried	27 Oct 1915	Hillside, Columbia, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I7556	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Christian Shuman,   b. 1805,   d. 14 Aug 1885  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hendershot,   b. 10 Apr 1800,   d. Abt 1876  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1830
  Family ID	F2337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline Michael,   b. 7 Feb 1837, Hamburg, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 23 Mar 1915, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1854	Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Charles F Shuman,   b. 24 Dec 1854, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 12 May 1875, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 20 years) + 2. Paris H Shuman,   b. 21 Jan 1857, Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1954  (Age 96 years)   3. Alice Shuman,   b. 1859, Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1872, Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 13 years)   4. Lillie Shuman,   b. 1869, Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 1874, Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Oct 1834 - Beaver Valley, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Married - 27 Jul 1854 - Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 24 Oct 1915 - Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1835 BIR,1854 MG,1915 DTH,BUR: Columbia & Montour Co Hist & Biog Annals,FHL flm #1597741/5 pg511: Franklin L Shuman bn 6 Oct 1834 sn of Christian Shuman-Beaver Valley, where reared. On 27 Jul 1854 md Angeline Michael, 4 children: Chas accidently killed at father's mines at 21, bur Cattawissa; Paris H bn 21 Jan 1857 Beaver Valley; Alice dd 13 yrs; Lillie dd 4yr. Mbr of St John's Lutheran Church PA Burials, Col & Montour Co V1 pg96,bk 974.83 V3mm: Franklin L Shuman 6 Oct 1835-24 Oct 1915 A Genealogist's Guide to Burials in Col & Montour Do PA, bk 974.83 V3mm, pg 96: Hillside Lutheran Cem: Frankline L Shuman 6 Oct 1835 dd 24 Oct 1915, bur beside wife St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Parish Reg/Catawissa 1900-1929, FHL bk #974.838/C1 K2ws pg 103: Franklin Shuman bn 6 Oct 1834 Beaver Valley, dd 24 Oct 1915 Bloomsburg, bur 27 Oct 1915; also 1874-1926 pg200: Franklin Shuman dd 24 Oct 1915 age 81y18d bur Hillside Oct 99 email, L Croll pg 3: Franklin son of Christian and Elizabeth Hendershot Shuman HIST,REL,POL: Col & Mont Co Hist & Biog Annals pg 510: Good education,while assisting father in ag work & other business: store,po,mill,acquiring valuable experience. Aft md engaged in lumber bus and kept hotel at Beaver Valley. During this time owned 1/2 doz farms, but disposed of, retaining 20 acres in Catawissa. Then ret'd to home in Beaver Valley, again into merchandising. He soon added coal trade, also being postmaster. 1876 mvd bk to Catawissa, where lived ever since. First home there destroyed by fired 7 Jun 1885, just after insurance expired. Water had just been turned off in town, no fire dept-all went up in smoke. He rebuilt on site a 2-story frame now standing. Also built 2 other homes in town. 1881 bought Zarr farm of 40 acres,laid it out into town lots, called Shuman addition. Over 100 homes built there-became a perm part of town. A fine schoolhouse also built there. 1884 water mains laid into addition. 1885 laid out a new cem on beautiful hill overlooking Catawissa Crk. 1860 CENSUS: PA,Columbia Co-Beaver Twp film #805098 pg 300-7 Sep, Dw 2190: SCHUMAN, Franklin 24/PA-hotel kpr (4000,3000); Angelina 23/PA; Chas 6/PA-studnt; R 4/PA m; Alice 2/PA; Samuel Hamlin 35/PA-coal co agt; Eliza Fisher 19/PA-svt 1870 CENSUS: PA,Columbia-Beaver Twp 15 June, Dw 145: SHUMAN, Franklin 35/PA-lumbering (12,000,12,000); Angeline 32/PA; Paris 13/PA; Alice 10/PA; Lilly 1/PA 1880 CENSUS: PA,Columbia Co-Catawissa 3 June, Dw 157: SHUMAN, Frank B 45/PA-judge assoc.; Angelina 43/PA; Michael Alice 11/PA ?? 1910 CENSUS: PA,Columbia Co-Catawissa Bor pg 9051,20 Apr,E Main-Dw #111/114: SHUMAN, Engaline 73/A(PA,PA)md 55y-1/4 chldrn,own income, own home; Ambrose 41/PA md 7y-physician; Cora M-wf 30/PA no chldrn; Morris S Hower 54/PA