Mary Carrie Schamber

Brief Life History of Mary Carrie

When Mary Carrie Schamber was born about 1857, in Michigan, United States, her father, Jacob Schamber, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Lohr, was 33. She married John Hufnagel in 1880. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nankin Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 20 years and Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. She died on 25 May 1937, in Bruce Township, Macomb, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

John Hufnagel
1856–1934
Mary Carrie Schamber
1857–1937
Marriage: 1880
Josephine Hufnagel Siace
1882–1968
Clarence John Hufnagel
1887–1965
Lester Clifford Hufnagel
1891–1974

Sources (19)

  • Mary Hufnagel in household of John Hufnagel, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mary C Hufnagel, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
  • Mary Carrie Schambers in entry for Josephine Hufnagel, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · The Railroad Refrigerator Car

During the mid-19th century, attempts were made to ship perishable products by rail. The Western Railroad of Massachusetts was the first to experiment with the concept, but it was only functional in cold weather. In 1868, William Davis, of Detroit, patented a refrigerator car that used a frozen mixture of ice and salt to keep everything cold for shipment. It could be used in all weather and in all seasons. He sold the design to George H. Hammond, a Detroit meat packer, who built a set of cars to transport his products to Boston using ice from the Great Lakes for cooling.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Rudi, Erwin, Florian, Gerhard, Hildegarde, Otto.

German: nickname for a shy, bashful person, from Middle High German schambære ‘modest, bashful’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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