Biographical Sketch of Hon. F. W. Shinman, Phelps County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. ********************************************************************** Hon. F. W. Shinman, farmer and stock dealer, of Phelps county, Mo., was born in Erie county, N. Y., in 1842, being a son of Adam and Henrietta Shinman, who were born in Germany in 1805 and 1818, respectively. After having borne five children the mother died, but the date of her death is not known. Her sister afterward married Mr. Shinman, and their union was blessed in the birth of four children. Mr. Shinman died in Erie county, N. Y., in 1872. At the age of sixteen years F. W. Shinman left home and began learning the cooper's trade in Niagara county, N. Y., and in 1865 was married to Miss Rose Barns, of Oakland county, Mich. She was born in Bristol county, that state, in 1845, and became the mother of six children: F. W., Jr.; Etta, Albert, Lena, Walter and Louis. Soon after his marriage Mr. Shinman engaged in the cooper busi- ness at Auburn, Mich., but afterward located at Mulford, being also joint owner and manager of a saw mill at East Saginaw. In 1876 he moved to Rolla, Mo., where he engaged in manufacturing barrels for the Rolla Flouring Mills, continuing two years, and then purchased a half interest in a saloon, and also embarked in buying stock and grain. In 1882 the saloon caught fire and was burned to the ground, but Mr. Shinman soon after built a brick building at his own expense, but sold out the following year, and purchased the farm of 240 acres on which he is now residing, and on which he has lived since 1888. He was recently elected on the Democratic ticket to represent Phelps county in the State Legislature, and since childhood has been a member of the Lutheran Church. He is a Mason, and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================