Clarence J. Neuman

1917 - 1965  (48 years)

• Name	Clarence J. Neuman
  Born	8 May 1917	Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 1965	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Buried	Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern County, California, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I460150	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Neumann Neuman,   b. 27 Mar 1893, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 23 Oct 1960, Bakersfield, Kern County, California, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Rueb,   b. 29 Dec 1896, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1984, Shafter, Kern County, California, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F129142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Clarence J Neuman Birth: 8 May 1917 Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada Death: 16 Aug 1965 (aged 48) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial: Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern County, California, USA Memorial #: 42111527 Bio: Clarence J NEUMAN born 8 May 1917 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada was the son of Robert NEUMAN and Magdalena "Maggie" RUB.Clarence married Violet Edna SMITH (1919-2005) on the 10th of July 1937 probably in Shafter, Kern County, California. The couple was blessed with 2 children.Bio by DG BenderArticle courtesy of Robert L NEUMAN:NEUMAN History from page 32: "Shafter's GOLDEN MEMORIES, 50 Years of Progress" - 1963NEUMANs Arrive in Shafter:One of the outstanding success stories of early Shafter began when Robert Neuman arrived in 1922 with $236.00 in cash and new ideas about potato farming. By 1926 he was one of the largest growers in the area with 120 acres. The Herbert Hoover Farms north of the new U.S. Experimental Station harvested 310 acres that year. The year 1924 was an outstanding potato year, price-wise. Shafter shipped 431 cars. This spurred interest in spuds and in 1925 Shafter shipped 466 cars. The following year 600 cars went out. By this time potatoes were dug by horse-drawn mechanical diggers but were graded and sacked in the fields in wheat bags. Potato washers came out in 1932. The price boomed to over $6.00. Consequently, plantings were heavy in 1937. There were 7,755 cars and trucks that rolled out of Shafter during that season. Shafter had more potato packing sheds than any other city in the nation and had earned title of "Potato Capital of the World."Clarence Neuman said his dad paid off most of his debts in 1936 but times were really tough through the twenties and early thirties. The lived on beans and homemade bread, worked hard but also had a lot of fun. He said much trading was done on a barter basis without cash. He remembers his dad trading potatoes for machinery as well as other goods and services. The four Neuman boys ... Clarence, Marvin, Herbert and Harvey were built-in assets to their father. They operated the business of Robert Neuman and Sons as a partnership since 1938.Mr. Robert Neuman indulged in his boyhood love of horses by starting the "Neuman Stables" in 1947. He passed away October 23, 1960.============================= Family Members Parents Robert Neuman 1893-1960 Magdalena Rub Neuman 1896-1984 Siblings Marvin Neuman 1920-1980 Harvey B Neuman 1926-2016 Maintained by: DG Bender (47380620) Originally Created by: Lisa (46623471) Added: 18 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42111527/clarence-j-neuman Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 June 2020), memorial page for Clarence J Neuman (8 May 1917?16 Aug 1965), Find a Grave Memorial no. 42111527, citing Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, Kern County, California, USA ; Maintained by DG Bender (contributor 47380620) .