Biographical Sketch of Nicholas Shookman, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Nicholas Shookman, real estate agent and resident of New Haven, was 
born in Franklin County, Mo., in 1834, and is the third of six children
born to George W. and Elizabeth (Philips) Shookman, natives of Virginia
and Kentucky, respectively.  When a boy Mr. Shookman went to Tennessee
with his parents and was there married to Miss Eleanor Sorrells, and 
soon after, about 1827, removed to Franklin County, Mo., where Mrs.
Shookman died shortly after.  He then married the mother of our subject
and has remained in Franklin County ever since.  He is now over eighty
years old, has been a life-long farmer, and served eighteen months un-
der Capt. Stephenson in the war with Mexico.  He has been a resident of
Franklin County for about sixty years, and has long been recognized as
an industrious and influential citizen.  His father, Michael Shookman,
was a German, and came to Franklin County at the same time with George
W.  There he lived until during the late War, when he died at the age 
of one hundred and four.  He served in the War of 1812.  The mother of
Nicholas died about 1875, at the age of seventy-nine; she was for many
years a member of the Christian Church.  Nicholas was reared under the
parental roof, and received little or no education, but by observation 
and self study has gained considerable knowledge.  He has been married
three times.  His first marriage was at the age of seventeen, to Miss
Martha Ann Shelton, who bore him one child: George W.  Mrs. Shookman 
died in 1853, and in 1856 Mr. Shookman married Miss Martha Ann Kanatsor,
who was born in Franklin County, and who became the mother of five 
children, four now living: John N. (deceased), William, of Kansas City;
Frances, wife of William H. Otto; Virginia and Winnie V.  Mrs. Shookman
died in 1876, and in 1877 Mr. Shookman married Lucy J. Thurmon, a 
native of Franklin County.  In 1865 Mr. Shookman joined the regular
United States Thirteenth Army Corps of artillery, and served until 1866
at the arsenal at St. Louis.  He made his home in the northwest part of
Franklin County until 1869, when he removed to New Haven, where he sold
liquor for twelve years.  He is a Democrat in politics and his first
presidential vote was cast for Thomas H. Benton.  He has been a member
of the Masonic fraternity for many years, and he and wife are members
of the Christian Church.

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