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William Augustus Shrum 1840–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 AUG 1840

Birth Location: Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 1900

Death Location: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Reuben Shrum

Mother: Ann Welty

Spouse(s): Anna Cort

Children(s): Matilda Shrum, Maude Shrum, James Shrum, Frances Shrum, Florence Shrum, Mary Shrum, William Shrum, Pearl Shrum

The story of William Augustus Shrum began in 1840 in Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA. William Augustus Shrum married Anna Maria Mary Margaret Cort, and had children including Florence Kane Shrum, Frances Margaret Shrum, James Mccreighton Shrum, Mary Minerva N Shrum, Matilda Shrum, Maude Etta Shrum, Pearl Shrum, William Maxton Sr Shrum. William Augustus Shrum passed away in 1900 in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Augustus Shrum began in 1840 in Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Augustus Shrum married Anna Maria Mary Margaret Cort, and had children including Florence Kane Shrum, Frances Margaret Shrum, James Mccreighton Shrum, Mary Minerva N Shrum, Matilda Shrum, Maude Etta Shrum, Pearl Shrum, William Maxton Sr Shrum.
  • William Augustus Shrum passed away in 1900 in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Shrum
1818–1893
Birth Location: Hempfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ann Welty
1823–1899
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anna Cort
1845–1927
Birth Location: Hempfield, Mercer, PA
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Children(s)

Matilda Shrum
1867–1931
Birth Location: Westmoreland Co, PA
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Maude Shrum
1869–1944
Birth Location: Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA
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James Shrum
1873–1955
Birth Location: Manor, Westmoreland Co, PA
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Frances Shrum
1875–1946
Birth Location: Westmoreland, PA
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Florence Shrum
1878–1965
Birth Location: Manor, Westmoreland Co, PA
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Mary Shrum
1881–1968
Birth Location: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Shrum
1884–1971
Birth Location: Westmoreland, PA
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Pearl Shrum
1881–1881
Birth Location: Latrobe, Westmoreland Co, PA
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William Shrum's Ancestors

Self
William Shrum
1840–1900
Birth Place: Hempfield, Mercer, 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

William Shrum's Descendants

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William (Augustus) Shrum (22 AUG 1840–7 Feb 1900) m. Anna (Maria (Mary) Margaret) Cort (Oct 06, 1845–May 31, 1927)
  1. 1. Matilda Shrum 1867–1931 m. John (B.) Casey 1865–1918
  2. 2. Maude (Etta) Shrum 1869–1944 m. Alexander (Rodger) Beam 1869–1938
    1. 1. Florence (Rebecca) Beam 1906–1967 m. Arthur (Bunert) Gross 1904–1965
      1. 1. Larry (Thomas) Gross 1937–1996
    2. 2. Julia Beam 1898–1948 m. Ira (Eliphlet Border) Jr 1897–1985 m. Harry (Verne) Farrior 1889–1975
      1. 1. Mary (Verne) Farrior 1919–1972 m. Juan ("John" Baptiste Elias) IV 1911–1988
      2. 2. Julia (Beam) Farrior 1921–1997
      3. 3. Davis (Wright) Farrior 1919–1986 m. Patricia (Jayne) Dawson 1927–1972
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Ritter) Beam 1903–1929 m. Clifford (Otto Bishop) Dr 1903–1993
      1. 1. Jessie (Orleva) Bishop 1923–2007
    4. 4. Mary Beam 1900–1985 m. Preston (Ballard) Waterbury 1889–1963
      1. 1. John (Roger) Waterbury 1927–2004
    5. 5. Matilda (Shrum) Beam 1896–1933 m. James (Frederlick "Fred" Lawson) Sr 1889–1965
      1. 1. Mary (Moffett) Lawson 1921–1988
      2. 2. James (Frederic Lawson) Jr 1929–2003
  3. 3. James (McCreighton) Shrum 1873–1955 m. Ada (Barbara) Best 1872–1959
    1. 1. William (H) Shrum 1903–1923
    2. 2. Anna (Mary Shrum Strickler) Topper 1904–2001
    3. 3. Ada (Eleanor) Shrum 1906–1911
    4. 4. Rose (Louise) Shrum 1910–2002
    5. 5. Robert (Dean) Shrum 1916–2011 m. Anna (Mary) Lemmon 1917–2006
  4. 4. Frances (Margaret) Shrum 1875–1946 m. Arthur (Denwood) Shaw 1871–1964
    1. 1. James (Arthur) Shaw 1898–1986 m. Mabel (Emily) Kimball 1898–1936 m. Olive (Vivian Clark) Burnham 1908–1989
      1. 1. Helen (Virginia) Shaw 1919–1995
      2. 2. Robert (Kimball) Shaw 1920–1993 m. Joyce Reardon 1921–2009
        1. 1. Pamela (Sue) Shaw 1943–1999
      3. 3. Merriam (Frances) Shaw 1924–2017
    2. 2. Charles (D.) Shaw 1905–
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Shaw 1908–1975 m. Frank (D) ONEIL 1922–2004 m. Theodore (W "Hoodie") LONGTON 1901–1950
    4. 4. William (Claire) Shaw 1901–1987 m. Lenora (Ima) Beedle 1904–1986
      1. 1. William (Lee) Shaw 1931–2016
    5. 5. Richard (Shrum) Shaw 1913–1968 m. Prudence (Rosemary Anello) Shamblin 1921–2015 m. Margaret (Phyllis) O'Neil 1919–2008
  5. 5. Florence (Kane) Shrum 1878–1965 m. J. (Gordon) Lovelace 1878–1943
  6. 6. Mary (Minerva N) Shrum 1881–1968 m. Tyko (August) Rosander 1883–1961
  7. 7. William (Maxton (Sr)) Shrum 1884–1971 m. Flora (Bella Lyons) Bruce 1890–1978
    1. 1. William (Maxton Shrum) Jr 1920–2015 m. Betty (Jane) Marsh 1923–2009
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Shrum 1923–2015
    3. 3. John (Howard) Shrum 1926–1988
  8. 8. Pearl Shrum 1881–1881

William Shrum's Timeline

2 Records

1840
22 AUG 1840
Birth of William Augustus Shrum in Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
7 Feb 1900
Age 60
Death of William Augustus Shrum in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1840
    Event Place: Hempfield, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1900
    Event Place: Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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