Harry Lester Shimman b. 3 Sep 1881 Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan d. 26 Jun 1949 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan: Our Family History

1881 - 1949 (67 years)

Name	Harry Lester Shimman
Birth	3 Sep 1881	Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Gender	Male
Age at Death	67 years [14]
Also Known As	Harry L Shimman [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]
Also Known As	Harry Lester Shimman [29, 30, 31]
Also Known As	Harry Shimman [32]
Education	completed school through 8th grade [33]
Residence	5 Jun 1900	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [34]
	134 Oakland Avenue
Residence	1903	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [35]
	134 Oakland Av
Residence	1904	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [36]
	134 Oakland Av
Residence	1905	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [37]
	134 Oakland Av
Residence	1906	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [38]
	134 Oakland Av
Residence	1907	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [39]
Residence	1908	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [40]
	136 Englewood av
Residence	19 Apr 1910	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [41]
	1015 Hudson Avenue
Residence	1912	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [42]
	100 Tireman Av
Residence	1916	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [43]
	100 Tireman Av
Residence	1918	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [44]
	893 Euclid W
Residence	6 Jan 1920	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [45]
	893 Euclid Avenue
Residence	14 May 1930	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [46]
	13615 Ohio
Residence	1932	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [47]
	13615 Ohio av
Residence	1935	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [48]
Residence	16 Apr 1940	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [49]
	13615 Ohio
Employment	1942 [50]
	Detroit Edition Co
Eye color	blue grey [51]
Eye color	gray [52]
Hair color	black [51, 52]
Height	5' 8" [53]
Occupation	Assistant Chief Supervisor for operating department for Edison Co [54]
Occupation	clerk for Am Blower Co [55, 56, 57]
Occupation	department supervisor Detroit Edition Co [58]
Occupation	electrician [59]
Occupation	electrician at Electric Light Company [60]
Occupation	operator at DECo [61]
Occupation	operator at Edition Illum Co [62, 63, 64]
Occupation	stenographer [65]
Occupation	system operator at Electric Light Company [66, 67]
Occupation	system operator for Detroit Edition Co [68]
Residence	1942	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [69]
	13615 Ohio
Weight	190 lbs [70]
Death	26 Jun 1949	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [10, 12]
Burial	Beverly Hills, Oakland County, Michigan [71]
	Acacia Park Cemetery, Section J
Person ID	I101	My Family Tree
Last Modified	11 Mar 2023

Father	Charles T. Shimman, b. 4 Feb 1853, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio d. 1 May 1928, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 75 years)
Mother	Lida M. Scofield, b. Michigan
Marriage	Abt 1881	Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan [1, 72, 73]
Family ID	F69	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Helene Blanche Plager, b. 29 Oct 1881, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 1964 (Age 82 years)

Marriage 26 Jun 1907 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan [74, 75, 76, 77]

Marriage License 26 Jun 1907 Wayne County, Michigan [77]

Children

	1. Harriet Adele Shimman, b. Abt 1910, Michigan
	2. Norman Charles Shimman, b. Abt 1911, Michigan
	3. Doris May Shimman, b. Abt 1913, Michigan

Family ID F73 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Mar 2023

Sources

[S167] Scofield, Great-great Aunt Ida, Old Family History, date & location.
[S37] Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Birth Records Monroe County, Michigan 1896-1897 Vol 16 with Index, (Genealogical Society of Monroe County, Michigan, PO Box 1428 Monroe, MI 48161-6428; 2008), Harry L. Shimman's birth record; date & location.
[S19] Year: 1900; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240748. Charles T Shimman's line #75; date & state.
[S22] Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_685; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1374698. Harry Shimman's line #138; approx yr & state.
[S25] Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_811; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 377. Harry L Shimman's line #49; approx yr & state.
[S26] Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 71B; Enumeration District: 0537; FHL microfilm: 2340789. Harry Shimman's line #15; approx yr & state.
[S189] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01870; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 84-1011. Harry L Shimman's line #377; approx yr & state.
[S228] Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne. Harry Lester Shimman's registration card; date only.
[S333] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 94; Film Description: 1907 Wayne-1908 Clare, Rec# 56230. Harry L Shimman & Helen B Plager's marriage record; approx yr & state.
[S265] Harry L Shimman' death record, file #396945, Jun 1949; date & location.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; date & location.
[S79] Find a Grave, Harry L Shimman's memorial #241333089; yr only.
[S339] Harry Lester Shimman's entry; date & state.
[S265] Harry L Shimman' death record, file #396945, Jun 1949; age only.
[S19] Year: 1900; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240748. Charles T Shimman's line #75; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1904 Charles T Shimman, pg 2152-2153; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1906 Charles T Shimman, pg 1923; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1903 Charles T Shimman, pg 1920; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1916 Charles T Shimman, pg 2363; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1912 Charles T Shimman, pg 2291; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1905 Charles T Shimman, pg 2020; name only.
[S205] Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_685; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1374698. Harry Shimman's line #138; name only.
[S25] Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_811; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 377. Harry L Shimman's line #49; name only.
[S333] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 94; Film Description: 1907 Wayne-1908 Clare, Rec# 56230. Harry L Shimman & Helen B Plager's marriage record; name only.
[S265] Harry L Shimman' death record, file #396945, Jun 1949; name only.
[S79] Find a Grave, Harry L Shimman's memorial #241333089; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1932 Harry L Shimman, pg 1336; name only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1908 Harry L Shimman, pg 1951; name only.
[S228] Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne. Harry Lester Shimman's registration card; name only.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; name only.
[S339] Harry Lester Shimman's entry; name only.
[S26] Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 71B; Enumeration District: 0537; FHL microfilm: 2340789. Harry Shimman's line #15; name only.
[S189] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01870; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 84-1011. Harry L Shimman's line #377; grade only.
[S19] Year: 1900; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240748. Charles T Shimman's line #75; date & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1903 Charles T Shimman, pg 1920; yr & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1904 Charles T Shimman, pg 2152-2153; yr & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1905 Charles T Shimman, pg 2020; yr & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1906 Charles T Shimman, pg 1923; yr & location.
[S333] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 94; Film Description: 1907 Wayne-1908 Clare, Rec# 56230. Harry L Shimman & Helen B Plager's marriage record; yr & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1908 Harry L Shimman, pg 1951; yr & location.
[S22] Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_685; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1374698. Harry Shimman's line #138; date & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1912 Charles T Shimman, pg 2291; yr & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1916 Charles T Shimman, pg 2363; yr & location.
[S228] Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne. Harry Lester Shimman's registration card; yr & location.
[S25] Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_811; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 377. Harry L Shimman's line #49; date & location.
[S26] Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 71B; Enumeration District: 0537; FHL microfilm: 2340789. Harry Shimman's line #15; date & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1932 Harry L Shimman, pg 1336; yr & location.
[S189] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01870; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 84-1011. Harry L Shimman's line #377; yr & location.
[S189] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01870; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 84-1011. Harry L Shimman's line #377; date & location.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; yr & company.
[S228] Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne. Harry Lester Shimman's registration card; color only.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; color only.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; height only.
[S189] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01870; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 84-1011. Harry L Shimman's line #377; job & company.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1904 Charles T Shimman, pg 2152-2153; job & company.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1903 Charles T Shimman, pg 1920; job & company.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1905 Charles T Shimman, pg 2020; job & company.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1932 Harry L Shimman, pg 1336; job & company.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1912 Charles T Shimman, pg 2291; job only.
[S22] Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_685; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1374698. Harry Shimman's line #138; job & company.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1916 Charles T Shimman, pg 2363; job & location.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1906 Charles T Shimman, pg 1923; job & company.
[S333] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 94; Film Description: 1907 Wayne-1908 Clare, Rec# 56230. Harry L Shimman & Helen B Plager's marriage record; job only.
[S205] Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1908 Harry L Shimman, pg 1951; job only.
[S19] Year: 1900; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240748. Charles T Shimman's line #75; job only.
[S25] Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_811; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 377. Harry L Shimman's line #49; job & company.
[S26] Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 71B; Enumeration District: 0537; FHL microfilm: 2340789. Harry Shimman's line #15; job & company.
[S228] Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne. Harry Lester Shimman's registration card; job & company.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; yr & location.
[S215] Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Serial #U1428. Harry Lester Shimman's registration; weight only.
[S79] Find a Grave, Harry L Shimman's memorial #241333089; location only.
[S22] Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_681; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1374694. Chas T Shimmon's line #267; approx yr only.
[S19] Year: 1900; Census Place: Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 748; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240748. Charles T Shimman's line #75; approx yr only.
[S167] Scofield, Great-great Aunt Ida, Old Family History, date only.
[S22] Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 12, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_685; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1374698. Harry Shimman's line #138; approx yr only.
[S26] Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 71B; Enumeration District: 0537; FHL microfilm: 2340789. Harry Shimman's line #15; approx yr only.
[S333] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 94; Film Description: 1907 Wayne-1908 Clare, Rec# 56230. Harry L Shimman & Helen B Plager's marriage record; date & location.