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Katie Bushong Shrum

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Dublin Core

Title

Katie Bushong Shrum

Subject

Shrum, Katie Virginia Bushong (1888-1931)

Description

Portrait of Katie Virginia (Bushong) Shrum as a young woman.

Katie was the daughter of Aaron Allen (1863-1935) and Rebecca (Bauserman) (1858-1934) Bushong. In the 1900 census, she and her parents lived at her mother’s family’s home in the Davis District of Shenandoah County.

She married Tasker Frederick Shrum (1889 - 1970) in October 1910 and by the 1920 census, the couple had two daughters: Dorothy Rebecca Shrum (born in 1913) and Ruth Virginia Shrum (born in 1919). Katie’s husband worked as a farmhand. He was the son of Joseph Alton (1853-1912) and Amanda Jane (Hollar) (1855-1933) Shrum.

Katie lived in Toms Brook when she died. The family was listed there in the 1940 census as well. She was buried in Harrisville, located in the northern part of Shenandoah County.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1910

Contributor

Identified by Kathy McElroy, subject's grandaughter, who has seen similar picture.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

000138

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negatives

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Katie Bushong Shrum,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22370.

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