Hi William, I am Pauline Tabor in TN. I rec, the obituaries off my e-mail this morning of Joshua Shuman. First, let me tell you how I am associated with the Shuman name. My great grandmother was Temperance Mayfield who married Jonas Sees, the brother of Temperance was James Madison Mayfield who married Sarah Elizabeth Shuman. anyway, I am researching various lines of my family. My moterh was a Nolan from Tyler Co. W.VA & was born in Conaway, she had family on Indian Crees in that area. I have been up there twice to search & look for places they all came from. Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: William E SHUMAN <WEShuman@aol.com> To: <SHUMAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 7:24 PM Subject: [SHUMAN] Obituary 1817 to 1900 > Posted on: Shuman/Schuman/Schumann/Shueman Obituaries > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/ShumanObits?read=48 > > Surname: Joshua SHUMAN > ------------------------- > > > While on a trip back to WV in early part of May 1996, Laura Michael obtained > for me the obituary for Joshua SHUMAN, it read as follows. (This refers > to Joshua the youngest son of John & Elizabeth SHUMAN) > > DEATH OF JOSHUA SHUMAN: Taken from Fairmont Free Press 19 July 1900. > > Died July 14, 1900 at his home near Hagans, WV, Joshua Shuman, aged about > 84 years. He had been ill several months. Five children survive him. His > wife died a few months since. He was laid to rest Sunday afternoon as the > rays of the glorious summer sun beamed brightly down. > > This father and friend cherished and admired the beauties of poetry and > song. His heart was touched and thrilled by the majestic grandeur of natures > countless forms. But his long journey is at an end, the weary traveler > is at rest. > > Another obituary was obtained from the LDS film # 0229291 of the newspaper > The New Dominion of Morgantown, WV Volume 5 # 104 January 2, 1900 to Dec. > 1900. > > DIED. > > SHUMAN --Died on Saturday, July 14th, 1900, at his home on Upper Indian > Creek near Hagans, Joshua SHUMAN, aged about 84 years. Interment was in > the family cemetery at his home on Sunday, July 15th, at 2 p.m. His wife > had preceeded to the other shore by only few months. Two sons and one daughter > are left sadly bereaved by their death and will have much sympathy in this > double bereavement. Mr. Shuman was a honorable, upright and respected citizen > and a christian gentleman having been a member of the M.E. church for a > number of years. > > >