Katie V. (Bushong) Shrum
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Title
Katie V. (Bushong) Shrum
Subject
Shrum, Katie Virginia Bushong (1888-1931)
Description
Portrait photograph 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.
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 per the identifier.
Contributor
Identified in June 2002 by Kathy McElroy, subject's grandaughter, who has seen a similar picture previously.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
000138
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Katie V. (Bushong) Shrum,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22370.
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