Lawrence was born to Henry J. and Ellen Schumaker. He was the oldest of 6 children, Gus, Irene, Herbert, Mildred, and Raymond.
Lawrence and his two oldest siblings were born in this one room log cabin located in MO. Later the family moved to a three room house on the same farm. This is where Herbert, Mildren and Raymond were born.
The family later moved to Sedalia, MO in 1917 and in 1923 they moved to New Franklin, MO.
Lawrence grew up in New Franklin probably graduating there. As a young man, he played the clarinet with the KATY Railroad Band. Lawrence met and fell in love with Lena Mae Rhine of New Franklin and were married in April of 1928. They had five children: Herb, Anna May, Larry & Lolly and a child that was lost at birth.
Lawrence and Lena relocated to Dearborn MI around the fall of 1928 in hopes of finding employment during the impending Great Depression. Lawrence was walking down Michigan Ave. one day when a car pulled over and he was asked if he needed a ride. Lawrence accepted the lift from the nice stranger who turned out to be Henry Ford. Mr. Ford inquired about Lawrence who stated that he was looking for a job and at this time Mr. Ford offered Lawrence a postion with the Ford Motor Co.
Lawrence worked at the Henry Ford Gardens and then went to the Henry Ford Trade School and continued to work at the Ford Motor Co. for many years as a tool & die maker.
Lawrence later left Fords and went to work for Detroit Transmission. He worked for several years before health issues forced him to leave. During this time Lawrence and his brother Herb started their own business, a Shell Service Station located in Dearborn.
Around this time, they purchased a house on Hemlock and Ternes, Dearborn where all of the kids went to Maple School.
Herb and Ann graduated from Fordson High School.
This picture of the log cabin was taken around 1932 approx. 20 years after anyone lived in it. After 1912, it was used as a storage barn for corn or hay by boarding up the doors and windows. At one time there was a lean-to kitchen on the back of the cabin.
Lawrence enjoyed square dancing at a park sponsored by Henry Ford. Lawrence loved water, I remember visiting the Percy Priest Dam in TN with him but he would gather all of the kids together and drive up to the St. Claire River and have a picnic and the family would watch the freighters pass. If it was too cool to picnic, many times he would drive towards the thumb area to Lake Huron. He enjoyed these times with his family and the lakes, Cass Lake, Wamplers Lake in Irish Hills. He would also take his family to the Wonder Well on Grosse Ile where he would purchase the sulpher well water.
Lawrence was a real outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting: rabbit, squirrel, pheasant hunting. After retirement and building their home on Old Hickory Lake outside of Lebanon, TN. he and his wife Lena, enjoyed long days of fishing with each other.
He was a member of the Church of Christ of Dearborn, MI and later when they relocated to the Nashville area. Lawrence and Lena celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while living in Lebanon, TN.
Lawrence was an excellent wood craftsman. He made his children and his grandchildren, I think for wedding gifts, a beautiful lamp with a hand-turned wood base. He loved working with his hands so much that he often would assist his son Larry with his passion of restoring a Tenn. Historical home.
Lawrence and his two oldest siblings were born in this one room log cabin located in MO. Later the family moved to a three room house on the same farm. This is where Herbert, Mildren and Raymond were born.
The family later moved to Sedalia, MO in 1917 and in 1923 they moved to New Franklin, MO.
Lawrence grew up in New Franklin probably graduating there. As a young man, he played the clarinet with the KATY Railroad Band. Lawrence met and fell in love with Lena Mae Rhine of New Franklin and were married in April of 1928. They had five children: Herb, Anna May, Larry & Lolly and a child that was lost at birth.
Lawrence and Lena relocated to Dearborn MI around the fall of 1928 in hopes of finding employment during the impending Great Depression. Lawrence was walking down Michigan Ave. one day when a car pulled over and he was asked if he needed a ride. Lawrence accepted the lift from the nice stranger who turned out to be Henry Ford. Mr. Ford inquired about Lawrence who stated that he was looking for a job and at this time Mr. Ford offered Lawrence a postion with the Ford Motor Co.
Lawrence worked at the Henry Ford Gardens and then went to the Henry Ford Trade School and continued to work at the Ford Motor Co. for many years as a tool & die maker.
Lawrence later left Fords and went to work for Detroit Transmission. He worked for several years before health issues forced him to leave. During this time Lawrence and his brother Herb started their own business, a Shell Service Station located in Dearborn.
Around this time, they purchased a house on Hemlock and Ternes, Dearborn where all of the kids went to Maple School.
Herb and Ann graduated from Fordson High School.
This picture of the log cabin was taken around 1932 approx. 20 years after anyone lived in it. After 1912, it was used as a storage barn for corn or hay by boarding up the doors and windows. At one time there was a lean-to kitchen on the back of the cabin.
Lawrence enjoyed square dancing at a park sponsored by Henry Ford. Lawrence loved water, I remember visiting the Percy Priest Dam in TN with him but he would gather all of the kids together and drive up to the St. Claire River and have a picnic and the family would watch the freighters pass. If it was too cool to picnic, many times he would drive towards the thumb area to Lake Huron. He enjoyed these times with his family and the lakes, Cass Lake, Wamplers Lake in Irish Hills. He would also take his family to the Wonder Well on Grosse Ile where he would purchase the sulpher well water.
Lawrence was a real outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting: rabbit, squirrel, pheasant hunting. After retirement and building their home on Old Hickory Lake outside of Lebanon, TN. he and his wife Lena, enjoyed long days of fishing with each other.
He was a member of the Church of Christ of Dearborn, MI and later when they relocated to the Nashville area. Lawrence and Lena celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while living in Lebanon, TN.
Lawrence was an excellent wood craftsman. He made his children and his grandchildren, I think for wedding gifts, a beautiful lamp with a hand-turned wood base. He loved working with his hands so much that he often would assist his son Larry with his passion of restoring a Tenn. Historical home.
Lawrence was born to Henry J. and Ellen Schumaker. He was the oldest of 6 children, Gus, Irene, Herbert, Mildred, and Raymond.
Lawrence and his two oldest siblings were born in this one room log cabin located in MO. Later the family moved to a three room house on the same farm. This is where Herbert, Mildren and Raymond were born.
The family later moved to Sedalia, MO in 1917 and in 1923 they moved to New Franklin, MO.
Lawrence grew up in New Franklin probably graduating there. As a young man, he played the clarinet with the KATY Railroad Band. Lawrence met and fell in love with Lena Mae Rhine of New Franklin and were married in April of 1928. They had five children: Herb, Anna May, Larry & Lolly and a child that was lost at birth.
Lawrence and Lena relocated to Dearborn MI around the fall of 1928 in hopes of finding employment during the impending Great Depression. Lawrence was walking down Michigan Ave. one day when a car pulled over and he was asked if he needed a ride. Lawrence accepted the lift from the nice stranger who turned out to be Henry Ford. Mr. Ford inquired about Lawrence who stated that he was looking for a job and at this time Mr. Ford offered Lawrence a postion with the Ford Motor Co.
Lawrence worked at the Henry Ford Gardens and then went to the Henry Ford Trade School and continued to work at the Ford Motor Co. for many years as a tool & die maker.
Lawrence later left Fords and went to work for Detroit Transmission. He worked for several years before health issues forced him to leave. During this time Lawrence and his brother Herb started their own business, a Shell Service Station located in Dearborn.
Around this time, they purchased a house on Hemlock and Ternes, Dearborn where all of the kids went to Maple School.
Herb and Ann graduated from Fordson High School.
This picture of the log cabin was taken around 1932 approx. 20 years after anyone lived in it. After 1912, it was used as a storage barn for corn or hay by boarding up the doors and windows. At one time there was a lean-to kitchen on the back of the cabin.
Lawrence enjoyed square dancing at a park sponsored by Henry Ford. Lawrence loved water, I remember visiting the Percy Priest Dam in TN with him but he would gather all of the kids together and drive up to the St. Claire River and have a picnic and the family would watch the freighters pass. If it was too cool to picnic, many times he would drive towards the thumb area to Lake Huron. He enjoyed these times with his family and the lakes, Cass Lake, Wamplers Lake in Irish Hills. He would also take his family to the Wonder Well on Grosse Ile where he would purchase the sulpher well water.
Lawrence was a real outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting: rabbit, squirrel, pheasant hunting. After retirement and building their home on Old Hickory Lake outside of Lebanon, TN. he and his wife Lena, enjoyed long days of fishing with each other.
He was a member of the Church of Christ of Dearborn, MI and later when they relocated to the Nashville area. Lawrence and Lena celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while living in Lebanon, TN.
Lawrence was an excellent wood craftsman. He made his children and his grandchildren, I think for wedding gifts, a beautiful lamp with a hand-turned wood base. He loved working with his hands so much that he often would assist his son Larry with his passion of restoring a Tenn. Historical home.
Lawrence and his two oldest siblings were born in this one room log cabin located in MO. Later the family moved to a three room house on the same farm. This is where Herbert, Mildren and Raymond were born.
The family later moved to Sedalia, MO in 1917 and in 1923 they moved to New Franklin, MO.
Lawrence grew up in New Franklin probably graduating there. As a young man, he played the clarinet with the KATY Railroad Band. Lawrence met and fell in love with Lena Mae Rhine of New Franklin and were married in April of 1928. They had five children: Herb, Anna May, Larry & Lolly and a child that was lost at birth.
Lawrence and Lena relocated to Dearborn MI around the fall of 1928 in hopes of finding employment during the impending Great Depression. Lawrence was walking down Michigan Ave. one day when a car pulled over and he was asked if he needed a ride. Lawrence accepted the lift from the nice stranger who turned out to be Henry Ford. Mr. Ford inquired about Lawrence who stated that he was looking for a job and at this time Mr. Ford offered Lawrence a postion with the Ford Motor Co.
Lawrence worked at the Henry Ford Gardens and then went to the Henry Ford Trade School and continued to work at the Ford Motor Co. for many years as a tool & die maker.
Lawrence later left Fords and went to work for Detroit Transmission. He worked for several years before health issues forced him to leave. During this time Lawrence and his brother Herb started their own business, a Shell Service Station located in Dearborn.
Around this time, they purchased a house on Hemlock and Ternes, Dearborn where all of the kids went to Maple School.
Herb and Ann graduated from Fordson High School.
This picture of the log cabin was taken around 1932 approx. 20 years after anyone lived in it. After 1912, it was used as a storage barn for corn or hay by boarding up the doors and windows. At one time there was a lean-to kitchen on the back of the cabin.
Lawrence enjoyed square dancing at a park sponsored by Henry Ford. Lawrence loved water, I remember visiting the Percy Priest Dam in TN with him but he would gather all of the kids together and drive up to the St. Claire River and have a picnic and the family would watch the freighters pass. If it was too cool to picnic, many times he would drive towards the thumb area to Lake Huron. He enjoyed these times with his family and the lakes, Cass Lake, Wamplers Lake in Irish Hills. He would also take his family to the Wonder Well on Grosse Ile where he would purchase the sulpher well water.
Lawrence was a real outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting: rabbit, squirrel, pheasant hunting. After retirement and building their home on Old Hickory Lake outside of Lebanon, TN. he and his wife Lena, enjoyed long days of fishing with each other.
He was a member of the Church of Christ of Dearborn, MI and later when they relocated to the Nashville area. Lawrence and Lena celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary while living in Lebanon, TN.
Lawrence was an excellent wood craftsman. He made his children and his grandchildren, I think for wedding gifts, a beautiful lamp with a hand-turned wood base. He loved working with his hands so much that he often would assist his son Larry with his passion of restoring a Tenn. Historical home.
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