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M. SHOOKMAN, one of the progressive men
in the mercantile circles of Goshen, for over ten
years engaged i the grocery and meat business, was
born in Cass county, Michigan, Apr. 14, 1857.
He is of German lineage through his father, and
English through his mother. His father,
Otho Shookman, a native of Ohio, came to
Michigan with his parents, was reared, educated and
married in the latter state, has spent his life very
successfully as a farmer, and still lives on the
Cass county homestead. The maiden name of the
mother was Elizabeth Wright, who homestead.
The maiden name of the mother was Elizabeth
Wright, who was born in Michigan and is still
living. They were the parents of six children,
four daughters and two sons, five of whom grew to
adult age.
Mr. Shookman, the third child and second son,
was reared in his native county, but received his
education in the schools of Decatur, Vanburen
county. After living on the home farm and
assisting his parents until he was eighteen years
old, he started out for himself by engaging in the
butcher business, which he followed in the town of
Decatur, Michigan, about eight years. On
selling out he spent some time in South Bend, this
state, and located at Goshen in 1893. He and
Mr. Simons conducted a retail grocery and
meat market together for a time, and then Mr.
Shookman bought the entire concern, and since
then has carried on one of the leading provision
stores in this city.
Mr. Shookman married, in 1880, Miss Charity
Rich, daughter of Josephus Rich, and they
have one son, Bert. Mr. Shookman is a
Democrat in politics, and fraternally is a member of
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