I see that you have been busy. I hope that all the information we traded helped some in this task. I would still like to know if Levi and Jesse the listed children of Philip are not the one who used the names John and William in Wetzel county, since documents link him as their father. The date are correct and William himself had children with the same names Ron

Cousins, For those of you tracing lines to John Philip, or Henry SHUMAN of WV, I have begun an update to the web pages. You might wish to visit http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~shuman/preface.html and http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~shuman/children.html for starters. I've accumulated so much new data that it's been difficult to get it all ready, and I'd be grateful, if you know of specific pages that need to be updated, that you'd let me know. Also, I've only received about 5 or 6 photos for our photo album. If you have soime you'd be willing to share, please send me a scanned image with the information regarding who the person or persons are, and how they are related to you, as well as the approximate date of the photo and where it was taken. Thanks! JS ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

Hi again. There is an error in my previous query. My grandmother was born ca 1880, not 1800. Oh well. Thanks, AES

Hi all I'm new to the list, and desperately hoping someone out there can help me on a search that's been going on for 3 generations--my grandfather didn't have the net! I'm looking for the family of my grandmother, Mary, or Ida Maye, CAMPBELL, b. ca 1800, who was orphaned before 3 yrs., and separated from her 2 (?) siblings by a neighbor or friend (?) of her parents--Theron & Harriet GREEN. She seemed to remember a sister, GRACE, who may have been 10 or more years older than she; and a brother (also older) named SCHUMAN, after their mother's maiden name. My gmother seemed to think she was born in Pennsylvania, but in the 1900 census her guardians said she had been born in Michigan, which could have been a lie to cover up their lack of legal status as her guardians. The Green family had a history in Mystic, CT. My question: Does anyone out there have a SCHUMAN (or any spelling of that name) female who married a CAMPBELL male before 1870 in PA or CT or MI??? Or anywhere? I think Grace was born 1865-1875, so their marriage had to have been before that. Thanks a bunch AEStewart

"cynthia r. symanek" wrote: > > The Shewman Brothers (Harry, Joe and George) were commercial fishermen, > boat builders and hunting guides around Wellers Bay and Brighten Bay > Ontario back in the early 1900's. These were the sons of Peter Shewman (son of Baltes) and his wife Florrie. Kathy Ontario

"cynthia r. symanek" wrote: > > Saw the following description on eBay, and thought these Shewmans should be > mentioned here. regards, Cyndi Symanek Hey, they're cousins of mine. Part of the family still lives in Brighton. I met Joe when I was young (quite a character). They come down from William through Baltes and Baltes Jr. Kathy Pechmann Ontario

Saw the following description on eBay, and thought these Shewmans should be mentioned here. regards, Cyndi Symanek The Shewman Brothers (Harry, Joe and George) were commercial fishermen, boat builders and hunting guides around Wellers Bay and Brighten Bay Ontario back in the early 1900's. Harry Shewman of Gosport, Ontario, was by far the better decoy carver and his decoys were widely sought by Ontario and American duck hunters. The lead ballast weigh is recessed in to the bottom of the decoy. This was a characteristic of all of Harry Shewmans decoys. See Bernie Gates book " Ontario Decoys II " for further examples of Shewmans work.

Thank you, I have subscribed to this........Seems we can all use a reminder now and then. Alice ---------- : From: James Shuman <jshuman@telis.org> : To: SHUMAN-L@rootsweb.com : Subject: [SHUMAN] "Tip of the Day" : Date: Sunday, February 20, 2000 5:55 PM : : Cousins, : : Recently someone called my attention to a web site that includes a : "Genealogy Tip of the Day" <http://www.emazing.com/> written by George G. : Morgan. Many of these are rather ordinary; the sorts of things we all know : to do. Occasionally, however, they post one that is so clever, or : practical, or essential that I just say "YES!" and so I've occasionally : saved them to remind myself of ways to improve my research. : : If these interest you, you can visit the web site, and subscribe to a daily : e-mail which contains the "Tip of the Day." : : Regards! : : JS : : Here are a few of my favorites: : : Wednesday February 9, 2000 : PERPETUAL CALENDAR : : Have you ever wondered on what day of the week your : great-grandmother was born? Or have you wondered whether someone famous was : born on the same date as your father? An excellent perpetual calendar : resource on the Web can be found at Calendarhome.com's 10,000 year calendar : Web site at <http://www.calendarhome.com/tyc/>. Here you can select a : century, a year and a month and click to display a calendar. Then, click on : the day of the month if you want to learn the moon phase, historical events : on that date, the names of famous people born on that date, and much more : information. : : : Thursday February 10, 2000 : RECORDING LOCATIONS : : For each of your ancestors' vital dates (birth, marriage, death), : always record the precise name of the location as it existed at the time of : the event. That means listing the town, the county or parish, and the state : for U.S. events. For foreign locations, record the town, province and : county. More important, because boundaries and jurisdictions change so much : over time, make certain you have recorded the correct names of county or : state or province or country as it existed when the event occurred. This is : important to you for purposes of locating copies of records and important : for future researchers who want to confirm your research and obtain copies : of documents for themselves. : : : Friday February 11, 2000 : TAKE COPIES WITH YOU : : Never take your original materials with you on a research trip. : Always make copies in the event that you lose them or need a quick place to : make notes. You can always make another copy but originals are difficult to : replace. Copies of pedigree charts, family group sheets and other documents : make excellent 'working copies' when you are on a research trip. : : : Monday February 14, 2000 : SEEK ALTERNATIVE PATHS : : When you encounter a dead end in locating the parents of an : ancestor, look for records for his or her siblings. Your ancestor's : obituary, a family Bible or another record may provide the names of : brothers and/or sisters. Try to trace one or more siblings' records back to : identify and locate information about the parents. : : : Tuesday February 15, 2000 : RECORD SOURCE INFORMATION ON COPIES : : When you make a photocopy of a page from a pertinent book at a : library or archive, make a note of the publication information for your : source citation. Include: : : -Author's name(s) : -Title : -City and state (and country if foreign) of publication : -Name of publisher : -Year of publication : -Other appropriate information (volume number, edition, etc.) : : When you return home, enter this information into your word processor in a : bibliographic citation format. Feed the photocopies through your printer so : that the citation will be neatly printed on the back of the photocopies you : made from that source. : : : : Friday February 18, 2000 : RECORDING NEIGHBORS FROM THE CENSUS : : When working with census records, be sure to record the names of : neighbors in six residences on either side of your ancestors. This can be : helpful in other censuses, before and after, in determining when and where : you ancestors arrived in or departed from an area. It can also be helpful : in locating any land and tax records for your ancestors if they owned : property. : : : : ____________________________ : James Shuman, art instructor : Modesto High School : jshuman@telis.org : ____________________________ :

Iona Alberta Shuman, daughter of Michael Shuman, Jr., Granddaughter of Michael Shuman, obituary posted on OBIT page of Shuman site.

Cousins, I have just posted the information regarding the SHUMAN Family Photo Album, and it is now "open for business." You can view the page at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~shuman/album.html We don't have any photos posted yet, but hopefully that will soon change. Regards! JS ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

Cousins, Recently someone called my attention to a web site that includes a "Genealogy Tip of the Day" <http://www.emazing.com/> written by George G. Morgan. Many of these are rather ordinary; the sorts of things we all know to do. Occasionally, however, they post one that is so clever, or practical, or essential that I just say "YES!" and so I've occasionally saved them to remind myself of ways to improve my research. If these interest you, you can visit the web site, and subscribe to a daily e-mail which contains the "Tip of the Day." Regards! JS Here are a few of my favorites: Wednesday February 9, 2000 PERPETUAL CALENDAR Have you ever wondered on what day of the week your great-grandmother was born? Or have you wondered whether someone famous was born on the same date as your father? An excellent perpetual calendar resource on the Web can be found at Calendarhome.com's 10,000 year calendar Web site at <http://www.calendarhome.com/tyc/>. Here you can select a century, a year and a month and click to display a calendar. Then, click on the day of the month if you want to learn the moon phase, historical events on that date, the names of famous people born on that date, and much more information. Thursday February 10, 2000 RECORDING LOCATIONS For each of your ancestors' vital dates (birth, marriage, death), always record the precise name of the location as it existed at the time of the event. That means listing the town, the county or parish, and the state for U.S. events. For foreign locations, record the town, province and county. More important, because boundaries and jurisdictions change so much over time, make certain you have recorded the correct names of county or state or province or country as it existed when the event occurred. This is important to you for purposes of locating copies of records and important for future researchers who want to confirm your research and obtain copies of documents for themselves. Friday February 11, 2000 TAKE COPIES WITH YOU Never take your original materials with you on a research trip. Always make copies in the event that you lose them or need a quick place to make notes. You can always make another copy but originals are difficult to replace. Copies of pedigree charts, family group sheets and other documents make excellent 'working copies' when you are on a research trip. Monday February 14, 2000 SEEK ALTERNATIVE PATHS When you encounter a dead end in locating the parents of an ancestor, look for records for his or her siblings. Your ancestor's obituary, a family Bible or another record may provide the names of brothers and/or sisters. Try to trace one or more siblings' records back to identify and locate information about the parents. Tuesday February 15, 2000 RECORD SOURCE INFORMATION ON COPIES When you make a photocopy of a page from a pertinent book at a library or archive, make a note of the publication information for your source citation. Include: -Author's name(s) -Title -City and state (and country if foreign) of publication -Name of publisher -Year of publication -Other appropriate information (volume number, edition, etc.) When you return home, enter this information into your word processor in a bibliographic citation format. Feed the photocopies through your printer so that the citation will be neatly printed on the back of the photocopies you made from that source. Friday February 18, 2000 RECORDING NEIGHBORS FROM THE CENSUS When working with census records, be sure to record the names of neighbors in six residences on either side of your ancestors. This can be helpful in other censuses, before and after, in determining when and where you ancestors arrived in or departed from an area. It can also be helpful in locating any land and tax records for your ancestors if they owned property. ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabryan/coatofarms.html > Cousins, Today was the first time I have ever seen the "Shuman Coat of Arms"! Thanks so much to both Judi and Carolyn! Yes, I had memorized the description which my grandfather received more than 60 years ago, but it did not contain an illustration. Of course I showed it to my wife, and my son and grandchildren who were visiting here this afternoon! We are puzzled by the use of "de" instead of "der" or "das". Why would that have happened? The word "de" appears to mean "of" in most European languages. We are also wondering about that last word. It looks to us as if it might be "Aut." -- perhaps an abbreviation for something? Judi and Carolyn, do either of you know where in Germany this was found? Is there any indication as to how old it is? If we could identify the locale and time period of the insignia, it might help us to understand what the words mean. Our German-English dictionary shows that "Aut." *could* be an abbreviation for "Autorität," which means "authority." Of course it could also be an abbreviation for such words as "authorization," "autonomous" or independent, "automobile," taxicab, car wreck, autobiography, and other less likely possibilities. It could also be the abbreviation for "Autarkie," which means "self-sufficient;" perhaps it was used as the English used "Esq." to mean "esquire." We do keep coming back to the question of whether the word "Mausegg" could be the name of a person or place... Regards! JS ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

Carolyn jarrard kindly placed the Shuman Coat of Arms online: >here is one picture of the Shuman coat of arms >thanks to Judi >tara13@gateway.net > >I will attempt to put up another one quite similar to it >along with some picutures of gt. grandparents of some of you. >If some of you need it even smaller, I will see what I can do. > >http://www.rootsweb.com/gabryan/coatofarms.html Oops! It needs the tilde [~] before the "gabryan". Here is the one I used to view it: http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabryan/coatofarms.html JS ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

here is one picture of the Shuman coat of arms thanks to Judi tara13@gateway.net I will attempt to put up another one quite similar to it along with some picutures of gt. grandparents of some of you. If some of you need it even smaller, I will see what I can do. http://www.rootsweb.com/gabryan/coatofarms.html Carolyn Jarrard

Judi, I'm sorry that you have been having difficulties in reaching me today. At 2:33 pm on 2/19, I sent you the following message: > >Thanks for your perseverance. I know there's some interference on the Net >today, but I have received two copies of the file. I use a Mac, so my son >will take these with him and open them for me. > It does appear that there have been numerous delivery problems since Friday evening, and while RootsWeb has been affected, it has not been limited to our Lists. For example, I have been receiving some private correspondence from 5 to 12 or more hours after posting. Whether these problems are all resolved is uncertain at this time. Again, thanks for your perseverance! JS >James, > >I've tried several times to forward your copy of the "Schumann Coat of >Arms" without success! The email address you gave me for some reason is >not being accepted. Send me another address and/or a suggestion on how I >can forward this to you. > >Judi Shuman Currington ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

Judi <tara13@gateway.net> wrote: > >Kathy Pechmann of Ontario wrote "according to tradition in my family, the >Schumann's were innkeepers". She's responding in regard to the phase that >is under this "Schumann Coat of Arms". It appears to be "Schumann de >Mausegg hut". > [snip] The German word "hut" can also be used much as we would use the word "care" or "protection". Thus, it is possible to read the phrase as "Shuman under the protection of Mausegg" or Shuman the protector of Mausegg" but that still doesn't tell us what the word "Mausegg" means. My son was also unable to provide a definition for this word. Could it be a proper name, place, or title? JS ____________________________ James Shuman, art instructor Modesto High School jshuman@telis.org ____________________________

James, I've tried several times to forward your copy of the "Schumann Coat of Arms" without success! The email address you gave me for some reason is not being accepted. Send me another address and/or a suggestion on how I can forward this to you. Judi Shuman Currington

-----Original Message----- From: tara13 <tara13@gateway.net> To: Shuman-L <Shuman-L> Date: Saturday, February 19, 2000 1:14 PM Subject: Schumann Coat of Arms Kathy Pechmann of Ontario wrote "according to tradition in my family, the Schumann's were innkeepers". She's responding in regard to the phase that is under this "Schumann Coat of Arms". It appears to be "Schumann de Mausegg hut". This is true in my side of the family, too, but I have very little information in regard to this statement. I just remember my daddy saying that the Schumann and Stauffer family owned an inn known as "Stauffer Inns". I'm attempting to check into this and if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. My forefathers were Stauffers/Schumanns/Beatys from Mecklenburg County, around Charlotte, NC. I don't know whether it was my great grandfather James Shuman who married into the Stauffer family that started the "Stauffer Inn" or someone else. My Stauffer side migrated from Switzerland in 1828; at least my great-great-grandfather, Frederick Auguste Stauffer came to American then. It was either my great grandfather, James, or maybe even Moses Stauffer (James' brother in law) and/or William Shuman (James' brother) who started the Stauffer Inns. At this point, I don't know who invested what and where their first Inn could have been placed. Also, might anyone know what the Schumann "Colors" and "Motto" might have been? Judi

tara13 wrote: > One question I do have about this, if anyone has seen it; what does it say under "Schumann'?? I would be > interested in knowing. My husband can't translate 'mausegg'. Maus means mouse though. Hut means hat. Could be 'the Mouse's Hat'? Your guess is as good as mine. It appears to be some sort of sign, possibly for an inn. Thinking laterally and seeing the boot with it, could it possibly mean that maybe the Schumanns were mouse exterminators? ;-) All kidding aside (and I forgot to mention this to Judi). The inn sign is the most logical conclusion. According to tradition in my family, the Schumanns were innkeepers. The first of my Schumann ancestors to arrive in North America was Wilhelm Schumann (changed to William). When his properties were confiscated during the revolution, it was noted that he was an old man (in his 60s) and infirm. Among the listed properties that were stolen from him was his public house. The public house tradition continued in his family when they were exiled to Canada. Fairfield House, near Bath Ontario (now a Loyalist Historical site) was, for a time, leased by William's son, Baltes Shewman (note the spelling change) and he ran a public house there. Kathy Pechmann Ontario

Well, I started this business of who might know what our "Coat of Arms" looked like and IF we really had a Coat of Arms! Carolyn Jarrard told us that a cousin went to Germany and brought back a picture of the Shuman Coat of Arms which they used for their Shuman Book. She described it as a knee length boot - liken to "Puss in Boots". James Shuman told us that our design tended to be more realistic than those in England and France - "a realistic-looking-boot standing on a green hill with a blue field (i.e., "sky"). With all this, no one actually attached a copy of this because, if I remember correctly, we cannot do attachments. Due to the kindness of one of our cousins, Ginger, she emailed me a copy. Thus, if anyone is interested in actually seeing what it looks like, I now have a copy of our "Coat of Arms" that I'll be happy to forward to anyone who wishes to have it in black and white. One question I do have about this, if anyone has seen it; what does it say under "Schumann'?? I would be interested in knowing. Judi tara13@gateway.net