Early Memories of Saugatuck, Michigan : 1830-1930
Author: Heath, May Francis
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Grand Rapids, Mich: 1930

ANDREW SCHUMANN

A seven week's ocean voyage brought Andrew Schumann to Saugatuck in 1865 where he has since resided, on his farm in the east village limits.

He was born in Germany in 1841, entered the German Reserves at the age of 18, serving six years. Had two sisters in Allegan county, Mich., who wrote him exciting accounts of this new country, so he decided to try his fortune here.

In 1867 he was married in Allegan to Augusta Eckert, native of Germany, and they came to Newark, as it was then, and Andrew found employment in the many mills. In 1871, in Henry Ebmeyer's shingle mill, Andrew was sawyer and cut 41,750 A. shingles and 4250 cull shingles, which was the greatest number of shingles ever made in one day with one machine.

Most of his life was spent in the mills or farming and he was a man of wonderful strength and health until in 1926 he fell and broke his hip and since that time has been confined to a wheel chair or bed, but he has no pain and enjoys his contact with the outside world through the radio and many callers, and at the age of 89 is cheerful and contented.

Four daughters, Huldah, Olga, Laura and Julia, comfort his declining years, the one son, Albert, dying in young manhood.

Mrs. Schumann passed away in 1920.