. The George Shuman family genealogy and history, from the time of arrival in America, in 1760, to the year 1913. overed from this accident he made atrip to Ohio, where he visited his sister Sally Sypher, in Wood county,and also his sister. Catharine Weisz. at Lancaster. Ohio. He GEORGE SHUMAN FAMILY 107 afterward nioved to Ohio, in lS:^o. and ^ettled in Henry county, on theMaumee river. From the History of New Bloomfield is taken the following ex-tract, which covers a very busy and interesting period of Michaelslife in Pennsylvania: Michael Shuman kept the Perry Hotel in Bloomfield. It
. The George Shuman family genealogy and history, from the time of arrival in America, in 1760, to the year 1913. overed from this accident he made atrip to Ohio, where he visited his sister Sally Sypher, in Wood county,and also his sister. Catharine Weisz. at Lancaster. Ohio. He GEORGE SHUMAN FAMILY 107 afterward nioved to Ohio, in lS:^o. and ^ettled in Henry county, on theMaumee river. From the History of New Bloomfield is taken the following ex-tract, which covers a very busy and interesting period of Michaelslife in Pennsylvania: Michael Shuman kept the Perry Hotel in Bloomfield. It wasafterward kept by Doctor Jonas Ickes (1S32-1S41). Michael Shumanowned the greater part of Bloomfield. Additions were made to thetown plat by Micliael Shuman before 1S33, on the west side oi thetown, and by George Barnett on the north side of High street. Like his father JOHN, and his uncles HENRY, ADAM andANDREW, he was a millwright—a builder and contractor—as well asa farmer. Reaching the Maumee Xalley in 1S33. he settled on a farmnear Fort Meigs. He was a Iniilder in that valle_\- fcnr many. MITCHAEL SHUMAN AND WIFE ELIZA years. According to his sun. John },[.. he built eleven mills along theMaumee river. In 1S45 he moved to Xapoleon. the county seat, anderected the first courthouse built for Henry county. He lived awhileat Florida, in the same county, and there erected a flouring mill. Shortly after settling in Ohio, they buried their babe, MariaClarissa, and at different intervals during their residence here theylost five other children, who were buried in the cemetery at county. About 1859, the family left the Maumee \alley and settled atCovington, Indiana, where Michael purchased a steam lumber mill,which he operated for a number of years. In ISGO they lost their son. Davidson Latimer, in the prime of hismanhood, at the age of 25. In 1861 Roxana died, after a brief wedded 108 GENEALOGY OF THE life of little more than one year; and two years l
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