Information on Blanche M Furhman?

Question

Need information on Blanche M Furhman B 8 Nov 1907 Hempstead,Carroll,Maryland. .D 27 July 2002 Seven Valleys,York County Pennsylvania. She married Guy W Myers(we have his ancestry).She shows with him in the 1930 census in Springfield,York,PA. In 1920 she is there with a George L Kirschner Family as a foster child.
She married in 1923 at age 15.
There is supposed to be an obituary in one of the local newspapers which gives her parents names.
I cannot afford to spend money for records for everyone in my research so I am hoping someone might be able to help me.
I appreciate any help you might offer.

Answer 1

There is a FindAGrave memorial for a Blanche M. Fourhman Myers, b. Nov. 8, 1907; d. Jul. 27, 2002, Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, burried at Friedensaal Lutheran Church Cemetery, Seven Valleys, York County, :

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=myers&GSfn=Blanche&GSmn=m&GSby=1907&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=2002&GSdyrel=in&GSst=40&GScnty=2307&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40286602&df=all&



I suspect the memorial is for "your" Blanche. The info mentions her deceased (1989) husband Guy W. Myers. The biographical info there gives the names of her parents. You will have to determine which is the correct (or currently accepted) spelling of her last name. Sometimes the spelling of surnames in a family line do change over time. Or, census takers or others (not the individuals themselves) filling out forms unintentionally misspell surnames. Or, the name is accidently misspelled in transcription.



It looks like the biographical info on FindAGrave was taken from a newspaper or maybe a funeral home death notice. The source is not cited. You would need to contact the person who established the FindAGrave memorial and ask.



Also, someone posting on the Genealogy forum for those researching people with the surname Myers has a message about the obituary of Blanche M. Fourhman Myers:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/myers/messages/6683.html

You will need to register (free) on Genealogy.com to reply to the message so the poster can reply to you.



Or, you can post a "newspaper obituary look-up" request in the Rootsweb.com message board for York Co., Penn. I believe I have seen your messages about Blanche posted there. The death notice referred to in the Genforum Myers surname message board was printed in the July 28, 2002 issue of the Hanover (Pennsylvania) Sun newspaper (now apparently called the Evening Sun newspaper.)



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Answer 2

I first thought it was the one that Joyce found but there is this possibility too with the second wife Hetty.



1930 United States Federal Census about John W Fourhman

Name: John W Fourhman

Home in 1930: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland

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Age: 47

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883

Birthplace: Maryland

Relation to Head of House: Head

Spouse's Name: Hettie C Fourhman

Race: White

Occupation:



Education:



Military Service:



Rent/home value:



Age at first marriage:



Parents' birthplace:



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Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

John W Fourhman 47

Hettie C Fourhman 37

Wilbur G Fourhman 3 1/12

W Walter Allen 13



And these guys on findagrave



Ida I. Fourhman







Birth: Apr. 28, 1888

Death: Apr. 29, 1917





Family links:

Spouse:

John W. Fourhman (1882 - 1950)*

Answer 3

This could be the father's WW1 draft registration.

Name: John Wesley Fourhman

County: Baltimore

State: Maryland

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1882

Race: White

FHL Roll Number: 1684198



This is another WW1 draft card for John fuhrman, born in Carroll County and has wife and 2 children.

Name: John W Fuhrman

County: York

State: Pennsylvania

Birthplace: Maryland;United States of America

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1891

Race: Caucasian (White)

FHL Roll Number: 1927193

DraftBoard: 3





This looks like John and Ida, but where is Blanche? Someting isn't quite right here. Could these be grandparents?



Name: John J Fuhrman

[John F Fuhrman]

[John ? Fuhrman]

Age in 1910: 56

Estimated Birth Year: 1854

Birthplace: Maryland

Relation to Head of House: Head

Father's Birth Place: Maryland

Mother's Birth Place: Maryland

Spouse's Name: Ida B Fuhrman

Home in 1910: Election District 3, Carroll, Maryland

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Gender: Male

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

John J Fuhrman 56

Ida B Fuhrman 49

Effie M Fuhrman 17