I can get into Heritage Quest with a library card. Weird it jumps from 1820 to 1860 in the census. I see a John K Shumaker Berne Twp 1870 not too far from Hiram. Who is he? I have a case like this in Hocking Co. Can't figure out who this person is next to where my gr gr grandmother lived in 1850. Same last name as the person she married and not a clue to who he is. I can not find gr gr grandfather on the 1850 census and boy have I looked. I think I know who gr gr grandfather's parents are but who is that guy on the census who has to be the connection to how my gr gr grandparents met. Could be a coincidence of course.. At 04:12 PM 3/8/09, you wrote: >myself and a cousin of mine have spent a lot of time tracing those Shumaker >families from the 1830 census forward with their families and we've never >been able to place our Hiram in any of those families...at this point think >maybe "he was born on the wrong side of the covers"...so who knows where his >Shumaker name came from...could be his mom's..could be his dad's...could >be he >picked it from the air...I've talked to the historical records at Ohio State >University..but they don't seem to be able to find any of his >paperwork..although they have confirmed through other papers that he was >indeed there..(when >it was Starling Medical)...we've even researched the family of the Dr who >sponsored Hiram in medical school..and that lead nowhere...we've also done >research on the families all his children married into...to see if >anybody in >those lines have ever found anything on Hiram...I've called complete >strangers in >other states even...we've come a long way in knowing our family lines from >Hiram forward since my great grandma started..but unfortunately...just can't >find the one "clue" go get us Hiram's parents or siblings... >oh...and the land he bought...part he bought at sheriff's sales and part he >bought from wife's family...all was sold before he died...he supposedly died >penniless..and with no will.. >any pointers are helpful...and appreciated... > thanks > > >In a message dated 3/8/2009 7:49:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >grenier@earthlink.net writes: > >There wouldn't be a birth certificate that early. Is there a >Schumacher/Shumaker in 1830 census that has a male child the right age? If >yes, I would investigate. I'm not signed up with Ancestry now so I can't >look. > >I went to Google and typed in Hiram Schumaker ~genealogy and Hiram >Shumaker ~genealogy and found lots of queries. Some of ;yours no doubt. > >Were there any Shumakers living near the Jacksons? Have you checked land >records? > > >At 03:20 PM 3/8/09, you wrote: > >actually...he did "earn" a small section in the 1883 history of Fairfield > >county because of him being the sherrif...but I think he must be the only > >person in there that doesn't specify his parents names...and it does > >specify the > >names of his wife's parents... > > > >we've never found a birth cert..there is no death cert for him in > Fairfield > >county, even though we know that's were he died...we've got the obits...he > >died in his daughter's home 10 days after the 1900 census was taken where >he > >was living then...and that's the only one that says he was born in > >Pennsylvania...but god knows who gave that info..or how sick he was at > >that point... > > > >but he supposedly graduated from Starling Medical with a Dr's degree...so > >somebody had money to pay that education...even if it > >wasn't family...we'd like > >to know his story...I've got copies of letters my great grandma sent > all of > >the country tying to find his parentage or any siblings clear back in the > >1920's...and she never found anything...but I still hold out hope...that >one > >day...I'll "find" his story... > > > >thanks > > Heather > > > > > >In a message dated 3/8/2009 7:12:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > >grenier@earthlink.net writes: > > > >Nothing on him in the History of Fairfield Co? How about newspapers? I > >take it the census said he was born in Ohio? How about his parents? > > > >Barbara > > > >At 02:57 PM 3/8/09, you wrote: > > >I'm hoping this finds "Kay" or "Tootsie"..or anybody else who may be > > able > >to > > >help...I don't know if I should have replied to this or started a new > > >thread...so sorry to anybody I may annoy... > > > > > >I've been looking for my g-g-g grandfather Hiram Shumaker for >years...and > >my > > >great grandmother started looking for more info on him back in > > the 1920's.. > > > > > >just wondering if you've "run over" him in your searches > > > > > >Hiram Shumaker > > >born: May 20 1824 (fairfield county, ohio ..we think ??) > > >died June 10 1900 (fairfield county ohio .. we know) > > >MARRIED: > > >Catharine Jackson 1849 in fairfield county > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >OHFAIRFI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >quotes in the subject and the > >body of the message > > > > > >**************Need a job? 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