John and Emma Saum
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Title
John and Emma Saum
Subject
Saum, John Addison (1897-1985)
Saum, Emma Ella Wagniere (1907-1983)
Description
Photograph of John Addison Saum and his wife, Emma Ella (Wagniere) Saum.
John grew up in Edinburg. His father, Hugh Saum (1870-1943) owned and operated a hardware store. John’s mother was Mattie C. (Whitmer) Saum (1873-1961).
In June 1928, John married Emma Ella Wagniere (1907-1983) at her family’s home in Cumberland, Maryland. Emma was the daughter of Charles Frederick (1880-1954) and Elizabeth Sophia McMonigle (1887-1973) Saum. Her father had immigrated from Switzerland; her mother had arrived from Scotland. After they married, John and Emma lived with Emma’s parents on William Street in Cumberland. John worked as a salesman in a hardware store.
By 1940, the couple lived on Carolina Street, still in Cumberland. By then, they had two young daughters, Ellen and Jean. John was still a salesman in a hardware store. When John registered for the WWII draft, he worked for the W. Bingham Company, a large hardware supplier based in Cleveland, Ohio but operating in many nearby states, including Maryland.
Sometime after that, the family moved to Edinburg where the 1950 census found John managing a retail hardware store. He was still there when he died decades later although by then he was noted as having been the “owner of a furniture and hardware store”.
John grew up in Edinburg. His father, Hugh Saum (1870-1943) owned and operated a hardware store. John’s mother was Mattie C. (Whitmer) Saum (1873-1961).
In June 1928, John married Emma Ella Wagniere (1907-1983) at her family’s home in Cumberland, Maryland. Emma was the daughter of Charles Frederick (1880-1954) and Elizabeth Sophia McMonigle (1887-1973) Saum. Her father had immigrated from Switzerland; her mother had arrived from Scotland. After they married, John and Emma lived with Emma’s parents on William Street in Cumberland. John worked as a salesman in a hardware store.
By 1940, the couple lived on Carolina Street, still in Cumberland. By then, they had two young daughters, Ellen and Jean. John was still a salesman in a hardware store. When John registered for the WWII draft, he worked for the W. Bingham Company, a large hardware supplier based in Cleveland, Ohio but operating in many nearby states, including Maryland.
Sometime after that, the family moved to Edinburg where the 1950 census found John managing a retail hardware store. He was still there when he died decades later although by then he was noted as having been the “owner of a furniture and hardware store”.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "1931" on box of plates.
Contributor
Subjects identified by their nephew, C.F. Wagniere.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
008135
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “John and Emma Saum,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28176.
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