CASPER SHROM, b. May 29, 1768; d. November 23, 1844, at Harrisburg, son of Jacob Shrom and Christiana Smith, m. March 5, 1789; CATHARINE VAN GUNDY, b. December 13, 1767; d. April 21, 1855, at Harrisburg; daughter of Captain Joseph Van Gundy of the army of the Revolution. They had issue (surname Strom):
i. Henry, (first,) b. February 9, 1790, d. July 4, 1801.
ii. Jacob, b. February 22, 1792; d. June 18, 1855, at Harrisburg, Pa.; unm.
iii. Mary, b. December 15, 1793; d. May 5, 1879, at Harrisburg; m. Andrew Findley Laird, b. November 5, 1789; d. September 13, 1832, at Columbia, Pa.; son of John Laird and Sarah Ann Findley. They had issue (surname Laird): John Findley, b. July 4, 1811; d.s.p.; Sarah-Ann-Findley, b. October 16, 1812; m. Samuel Shoch Bigler; Catharine Shrom, b. February 4, 1815; d. June 12, 1866; m. Thomas Robinson;; Harriet-Smith, b. February 5, 1818; d. October 2, 1871; Doctor John-Wesley, b. March 4, 1824; and George-Beatty, b. October 17, 1826; d. October 27, 1856; unm.
iv. Sarah-Smith, b. January 15, 1796; m. George Beatty. (see Beatty record.)
v. Catharine, (first,) b. February, 1798; d. August, 1802.
vi. Henry, (second,) b. April 24, 1801; d. May 31, 1822, at Williamsport, Pa.; unm.
vii. Elizabeth, b. January, 1804; d. August, 1807.
viii. Catharine, (second,) b. December 26, 1807; m. George Beatty. (see Beatty record.)
