Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

David Shriver Jr. (1769-1852)
MSA SC 3520-14400
House of Delegates, Frederick County, 1807

Biography:

Born:  April 14, 1769, at Little Pipe Creek, Frederick County, Maryland (now Carroll County)
Father: David Shriver
Mother: Rebecca Ferree, daughter of Abraham Ferree of Pequea, Pennsylvania
Marriage:  February 28, 1803, to Eve Sherman (died August 21, 1854), daughter of Jacob Sherman of Westminster, MD, in Frederick, Maryland
Children:  Jacob Sherman (March 9, 1805-September 12, 1876), Elizabeth (November 19, 1806 - ), William Wagoner (October 23, 1808-February 26, 1880), George (March 28, 1815-July 15, 1818)
Religious Affiliation:
Occupations: Civil engineer;
     Superintendent of Construction of Turnpike between Westminster and Hagerstown, 1809
     Superintendent of Construction of the National Road, c.1816-1820
     Commissioner, roads west of the Ohio River, 1820
     Commissioner of Public Works
     President, Cumberland Bank, Cumberland, MD
     Innkeeper/hotel owner, Cumberland, MD
Offices held:  House of Delegates from Frederick County, 1807
Died:  April 28, 1852, in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland

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