Robert Wesley SCHURMAN

1898 - 1991  (92 years)

• Name	Robert Wesley SCHURMAN  [1]
  Birth	18 Aug 1898	, Walhalla, Pembina County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 May 1910	Freemont, Cavalier County, North Dakota, USA   [2]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Schurman (age 47) were his wife, Hattie Cook (age 46), their children, Charlie (age 23), Henry (age 20), Dorothy (age 18), Fulton (age 15), Robert (age 11), William (age 9), Pearl (age 7), Ruby (age 7) and James (age 5). John was a farm employee. Role: Son
  Census	25 Jan 1920	Fremont, Cavalier County, North Dakota, USA   [3]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Schurman (age 56) were his wife Harriet Cook (age 55), recorded incorrectly on the census as Margaret, their children, Wesley (age 21), Alden (age 19), Ruby (age 17), Pearl (age 17) and James (age 15). Also enumerated was John's sister, Jemima Schurman (age 70). John was a farmer. Wesley and Alden were "labourers at home". Role: Son
  Census	12 Apr 1940	Washington County, Oregon, USA   [4]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Schurman (age 77) was his wife, Harriet Cook (age 76), their son Robert (age 41), his wife Lillian Howell (age 35). John was a farmer. Robert was a labourer for highway maintenance. Role: Son
  Living	1983	, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA   [5]
  Note	Robert and Lillian had no children. They lived in Grand Forks, North Dakota, until 1937, in which year they moved to Beaverton, Oregon. Wesley was a machinist in Grand Forks, and in Portland (of which city Beaverton is a suburb) until he retired in 1964.
  Name	Robert Schurman  [2]
  Name	Wesley Schurman  [6]
  Death	21 May 1991	,, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [7]
  Burial	, Crescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, USA   [8]
  	Inscription Front: SCHURMAN / Robert W. / Aug. 18, 1898 / May 21, 1991 | Lillian E. / Mar. 19, 1905 / Nov. 30, 1980
  		Marker - Robert Wesley Schurma Marker, Robert Wesley Schurman (1898-1991), his wife Lillian Eliza Howell (1905-1980). Crescent Grove Cemetery, Tigard, Washington County, Oregon, U.S.A. Photo courtesy of findagrave.com.
  Person ID	I1700	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hyatt SCHURMAN,   b. 13 Feb 1863, , Sherbrooke, Prince County, Prince Edward Island d. 2 Nov 1943, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Harriet COOK,   b. 18 Feb 1864, , West Hartlepool, Durham, England d. 13 Feb 1951, , Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1885	, Grafton, North Dakota, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Eliza HOWELL,   b. 19 Mar 1905, , Leroy, North Dakota d. 30 Nov 1980 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1933	, Crookston, Polk County, Minnesota   [1]
  Family ID	F15468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] William Schurman Loyalist of Bedeque, 129. (Reliability: 2). page 303 [S15175] 1910 US Census - John Hyatt Schurman, 15175. (Reliability: 3). [S16362] 1920 US Census - John Hyatt Schurman, 16362. (Reliability: 3). [S16361] 1940 U.S. Census - John H Schurman, 16361. (Reliability: 3). [S16365] Obituary - Ruby (Schurman) Axelsen, 16365. (Reliability: 3). [S129] William Schurman Loyalist of Bedeque, 129. (Reliability: 3). page 303 [S16367] Death Record - Robert Wesley Schurman, 16367. (Reliability: 3). [S16368] Cemetery Marker - Robert Schurman & Lillian Howell, 16368. (Reliability: 3). [S129] William Schurman Loyalist of Bedeque, 129. (Reliability: 2). page 302