Person:William Shuff (14)

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1. ↑ Maurice Edward Routzahn. Ed Routzahn reports, Recipient: Kristina Kuhn Krumm, Author Address:Frederick, Maryland. (August 2004)
   report three page 17.
2. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   age 9.
3. ↑ James McHugh. Jim McHugh -email. (April 2005).
4. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   b. Oct 1871; age 28 in MD.
5. ↑ Maurice Edward Routzahn. Ed Routzahn reports, Recipient: Kristina Kuhn Krumm, Author Address:Frederick, Maryland. (August 2004)
   report three page 17.
6. ↑ James McHugh. Jim McHugh -email. (April 2005).
7. ↑ James McHugh. Jim McHugh -email. (April 2005).
8. ↑ Compiler: Patricia A. Fogle. Salem United Brethren (United Methodist) cemetery, Wolfsville, FrederickCo., Maryland. (Self-published, Middletown, Maryland, 1999)
   page 1.
9. ↑ Maurice Edward Routzahn. Ed Routzahn reports, Recipient: Kristina Kuhn Krumm, Author Address:Frederick, Maryland. (August 2004)
   report three page 19 and 23.
10. ↑ The Harold and Torchlight: newspaper item, Location: Hagerstown, Maryland.
11. ↑ The Frederick Post: newspaper, Location: Frederick, Maryland
    page four.
12. ↑ Jim says tombstone lists Oct 22, 1870; he also has Oct 22, 1869 from aletter he has. The 1900 census shows Oct 1871
13. ↑ suicide
14. ↑ in row 3
15. ↑ lived first at the present home of Basil and Pauline (Delauter) Johnsonon Gravel Hill, this home is where Bill's parents lived before them.They lived at his home with their two oldest children, Bennie and Eva,until the house burned down about 1903. Then they moved to the "Hez"Harp farm, just across from the Wolfsville Lutheran Church. Here 8 morechildren joined the family. Bills sister "Creese" married LeviBrandenburg, who lived on the old John Thomas Hessong property, alongBrandenburg Hollow Road, just north of the present community park. Leviand his first wife Louise had built the new brick farmhouse for theirfamily. The Levi Brandenberg farm and the Bill Shuff farm wereadjoining. In 1924, Bill Shuff walked across the fields to his sistersplace to borrow Levi's gun, claiming he wanted to shoot some peskygroundhogs in his Peach orchard. Instead, he used the weapon to takehis own life. Bill was 54. Lenny, at 45, was left with their eightchildren. Two others had died young. Only Eva then was married, toElvin Stottlemyer. They were living at the time on the Rae Leathermanfarm. Bill was drunk (liked his hard cider) and Linnie feared for herlife and her children when he would go crazy with his booze."
16. ↑ "An Interesting Case to Farmers- a case has been decided in the circuitcourt for Frederick County, at the present term that will be of interestto farmers throughout the state, and indicating the degree of theirresponsibility for accidents to farm hands. The case was that ofWilliam Shuff vs. Martin Brandenburg, of the Western section of theCounty, and was an appeal from the decision of the magistrate in a suitbrought by the plaintiff to cover damages for injuries received in anaccident while working for the defendant. Shuff was on a wagon haveloaded with wheat shocks, and Brandenburg was driving the team. Inpassing along the slope of the hill the wagon, with its contents,including Shuff, was pitched down the hill, and Shuff had one of his legseverely sprained, being under a surgeons care for three months. Hesued Brandenburg for $75, and the jury gave him a verdict for $50, afterbeing out eight hours. The council for the defense made an effort toconvict Shuff of contributory negligence, but the jury failed to look atit in that light."
17. ↑ "The contract for whitewashing the fencing around the fairgrounds, bothinside and out, and the cattle stalls, horse stables, hog and sheeppens, has been awarded to William H Shuff, and he is busily engaged atthe work with a large force of hands."