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Eugene C Shireman

Birth: 13 Sep 1875
Death: 1960 (aged 84–85)
Burial: Hilldale Cemetery

Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 39.426449, Longitude: -86.411111
Memorial ID: 101165861 View Source

In the early 1900s Eugene Shireman inherited a farm which was too wet to be of much use as a conventional farm. It was mostly swamp. Having several ponds already on the property, and being one to make opportunity of adversity, he decided to try his hand at raising goldfish. Thus in 1902, starting with two hundred fish he set out to start a goldfish hatchery.

Mr. Shireman was to expand his operation to 1500 acres and 600 ponds, a success which gave Grassyfork Fisheries the reputation of being the largest goldfish hatchery in the world.

In the early 1900s Eugene Shireman inherited a farm which was too wet to be of much use as a conventional farm. It was mostly swamp. Having several ponds already on the property, and being one to make opportunity of adversity, he decided to try his hand at raising goldfish. Thus in 1902, starting with two hundred fish he set out to start a goldfish hatchery.

Mr. Shireman was to expand his operation to 1500 acres and 600 ponds, a success which gave Grassyfork Fisheries the reputation of being the largest goldfish hatchery in the world.

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Mary Louise Harrison Shireman

1875–1948

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Created by: KEW
Added: Nov 23, 2012
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101165861/eugene_c-shireman: accessed ), memorial page for Eugene C Shireman (13 Sep 1875–1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101165861, citing Hilldale Cemetery, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by KEW (contributor 46998261).

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