At 07:31 PM 09/30/1999 -0700, you wrote: >My great, great, grandfather was William Shuman, married to Marion >Albritton. They had five sibblings, two of which were Andrew Jackson Byrd >Shuman (1868 -1918) and Gereral Lee Shuman (not hard to tell which side >they were pulling for). My grandfather, William Archie Shuman (1914 - 1987) >was from Hoboken, GA, I think. I would appriciate any information that >might help me trace the my lineage back any further. I don't know of any >connection with the Shuman's from Claxton and Penbroke. >Searching, >William Howard Shuman > > > They ARE connected to the Bryan county Shumans. I can furnish you with your line. Contact me as there is a reason that portion of the family is hard to trace. Family members have filled me in on the details. I will be happy to share this with you and also information on Marian Albritton. Carolyn Jarrard Descendants of: MARTIN HENRY SHUMANN 1 MARTIN HENRY SHUMANN b. C.1740 prob. GERMANY d. 1798 EFFINGHAM CO., GA. m. TABITHA MARTIN WAS THE SON OF HENRY SHUMAN OF GERMANY. 2 GEORGE HENRY SHUMAN b. C.1773 SOUTH CAROLINA d. 1830 BRYAN CO., GA. m. ABT. 1794 FAITHY b. C.1775 d. 1841-1850 3 WILLIAM JEYKEL SHUMAN b. 17-Dec-1811 EFFINGHAM CO., GA. d. 19-Mar-1882 m. NICEY GRIFFIN d. 1832 m. 21-Dec-1833 SAVANNAH, GA. MARY CAROLINE CLANTON b. 6-Sep-1818 d. 11-Aug-1869 m. 4-Jan-1870 SOPHRONIA LASSITER b. 7-May-1823 d. 1875 m. 14-Sep-1875 BRYAN CO., GA. MARGARET DAVIS b. 1856 4 WILLIAM JEYKEL SHUMAN, JR. b. 1833 BULLOCH CO., GA. d. 15-Mar-1928 PIERCE CO., GA. m. MIRIAM ALBRITTON b. 1840 GEORGIA d. BEF. 1859 m. AFTER 1859 PIERCE CO., GA. MARY CAROLINE STRICKLAND b. ABT. 1840 GEORGIA d. 21-Jun-1930 PIERCE CO., GA. WILLIAM'S WIVES WERE FIRST COUSINS TO EACH OTHER. Abstracted from: "SHUMAN FAMILY GENEALOGY AND ALLIED FAMILIES" compiled by Geiger, Jarrard, Futch, Knaebel copyright 1994