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John Welty Shrum 1858–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28.07.1858

Birth Location: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 03.05.1932

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Reuben Shrum

Mother: Ann Welty

Spouse(s): Caroline Wilson

Children(s): Meredith Shrum, Mary Shrum, Carolyn Shrum, Eleanor Shrum, Abbie Shrum

John Welty Shrum was born in 1858 in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Reuben Shrum And Ann Matilda Welty. John Welty Shrum married Caroline Agnes Carrie Wilson, and had children including Abbie Guthrie Shrum, Carolyn June Shrum, Eleanor Wilson Shrum, Mary Agnes Shrum, Meredith Alden Shrum. John Welty Shrum passed away in 1932 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Welty Shrum was born in 1858 in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Reuben Shrum And Ann Matilda Welty.
  • John Welty Shrum married Caroline Agnes Carrie Wilson, and had children including Abbie Guthrie Shrum, Carolyn June Shrum, Eleanor Wilson Shrum, Mary Agnes Shrum, Meredith Alden Shrum.
  • John Welty Shrum passed away in 1932 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

John Shrum's Ancestors

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John Shrum
1858–1932
Birth Place: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Reuben Shrum
1818–1893
Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann (Matilda) Welty
1823–1899
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John SHRUM
1775–1853
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (Elizabeth) Shirey
1777–1868
Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johannes SHRUM
1734–1818
Eva Cherdron
1734–1778
Nicolaus Scheuer
1750–1800
Anna Truby
1750–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann SCHRAMM
1693–1748
Anna Stocker
1693–1754
Johann Cherdron
1706–1771
Anna Maria
1705–1772
Jacob Scheuer
–1782
Anna Wagener
1721–1783

John Shrum's Descendants

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John (Welty) Shrum (28.07.1858–03.05.1932) m. Caroline (Agnes "Carrie") Wilson (7 Feb 1862–27 Nov 1941)
  1. 1. Meredith (Alden) Shrum 1900–1969 m. Merrill (Adelbert) Haines 1901–1965
    1. 1. Nancy (Carolyn) Haines 1929–2015 m. Leroy (Robert) Wood 1929–2018
    2. 2. Merrill (Adelbert Jr.) Haines 1923–1992
  2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Shrum 1887–1968 m. Samuel (Renwick) Pollock 1881–1946
    1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Pollock 1924–2015
    2. 2. Donald (Renwick Pollock) Sr 1913–1995 m. Martha (Jean) Kensinger 1916–1997
    3. 3. Carolyn (Janet) Pollock 1914–1996 m. William (Joseph) Myers 1910–1983
  3. 3. Carolyn (June) Shrum 1896–1981
  4. 4. Eleanor (Wilson) Shrum 1904–1996
  5. 5. Abbie (Guthrie) Shrum 1885–1887

John Shrum's Timeline

3 Records

1858
28.07.1858
Birth of John Welty Shrum in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1885
1885
Age 27
John Welty Shrum was married
None
1932
03.05.1932
Age 74
Death of John Welty Shrum in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28.07.1858
    Event Place: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1885

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03.05.1932
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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