BIO: JOHN C. SCHUCHMAN, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
   
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  >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
  Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 285-286
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    JOHN C. SCHUCHMAN, a prominent contractor and builder of Carlisle, is well
  known throughout Cumberland county as a business man of high standing and a
  citizen whose life is creditable alike to himself and to the community of
  which he is a representative.
    
    Mr. Schuchman was born July 25, 1838, in the old Schuchman home on West
  Pomfret street, Carlisle, and is a son of George N. and Mary (Wonderlich)
  Schuchman, who are fully mentioned elsewhere. He received his education in
  the public schools of the city, which he began to attend when six years old,
  and among his teachers were the following well known educators: Miss
  Kauffman, Philip Quigley, Lewis Foulk, Mr. Kramer and David Eckels, under
  whom he last studied. When sixteen he left school and until he was eighteen
  he remained at home and engaged at whatever work presented itself.. He then
  commenced to learn the cabinet-maker's trade with David Sipe, but as he did
  not like the business he continued at it only a few months, and his next
    
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  essay was at the painter's trade. After a few months' work at that line under
  Jefferson Worthington he turned to the mason's trade, which he learned under
  Wise & Crall, and which he has since continued to follow, with the exception
  of the time he was in the service of his country, during the Civil war.
    
    On April 21, 1861, Mr. Schuchman enlisted under Capt. Robert M. Henderson
  in Company A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, for three years and was discharged
  at Philadelphia, June 16, 1864. He saw active and arduous service, and was in
  the battles of Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862; Gaines Mill, June 27; Charles
  City Cross Roads, June 30, followed by Malvern Hill. After this they lay at
  Harrison's Landing for a time, and then followed the Second Bull Run. >From
  there Mr. Schuchman was sent to the hospital in Philadelphia, with typhoid
  fever, where he remained until just before the battle of Cold Harbor, during
  his convalescence doing provost duty in the city. His regiment had returned
  home to be discharged, but Mr. Schuchman and others were ordered to the
  front, and arrived in time to take part in the engagement at Cold Harbor,
  doing detached duty with a body of troops made up from different regiments.
  Returning to Philadelphia, he was discharged, being among the fortunate ones
  who escaped death, wounds and capture on that field.
    
    On his return to civil life Mr. Schuchman resumed work at his trade, and he
  has since put up many substantial buildings in and around Carlisle, and in
  other places in this section. He erected buildings at the Carlisle barracks,
  the Gardner Manufacturing Company's shops, many of the Indian School
  buildings, and the Good-Will Engine House. He rebuilt the old M. E. church at
  the corner of Pitt and High streets, erected the Catholic church, and assisted
  on the new Lutheran church and a church in Mechanicsburg. He also put up a
  school building in Hagerstown. Mr. Schuchman has done business on his own
  account since 1865, and has built up a fine patronage by honest and thorough
  work, his reputation in his line being second to none in Cumberland county.
  As a business man and a citizen he bears the highest character, his work
  standing for itself and the strictest integrity marking all his transactions.
  In private life he has many friends, his useful and upright life commanding
  their respect, and his kind disposition winning their lasting friendship. He
  has taken the interest which every intelligent citizen should take in the
  welfare of his home city, and has served as chief of police and borough
  auditor. His political support is given to the Democratic party, and he was
  reared in the faith of the Lutheran Church.
    
    Mr. Schuchman was married in Carlisle in 1867, to Miss Mary Elizabeth
  Pilkey, a native of that place, and daughter of John R. and Rachel (Morrett)
  Pilkey, both of whom died in Carlisle. Mr. Pilkey was a cabinet-maker by
  trade. To Mr. and Mrs. Schuchman have been born four children Grace, now the
  wife of Harry J. Neil, of Lakewood, N. J.; Mary, who died when three years
  old; Estella, who died young; and Bessie, at home.