Abraham Elieser Adolph (Schönberg) Shean (1868 - 1949)

Born 12 May 1868 in Dornum, Aurich, Königreich Hannover

Husband of Johanna (Davidson) Shean — married 15 Feb 1891 in Manhattan, New York, United States

Died 12 Aug 1949 at age 81 in New York City, New York, U.S.

Biography

Al (Schönberg) Shean is Notable.

Born Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg (frequently Anglicised to Schoenberg, and even Schonberg), on the 12th May 1868, in Dornum, Aurich, in the Kingdom of Hanover (before there was a "Germany"), the son of Levy Schönberg and his wife Sophie Fanny (also Fanny Sophie) Salomon, Adolph changed his name first to "Albert Shean", then to "Al Shean", presumably to better market himself as a stage actor.

Al (Schönberg) Shean migrated from Bremen, Germany to New York, United States.

His one older sister, Pauline, having emigrated a decade or so earlier, firstly going to England (where she married), then on to America in 1872, and his father and another older sister, Hänne, having emigrated together in 1877, papa Levy returned to collect more of the family for emigration in 1879. So it was that Adolph, along with his parents and his sister Miene aka Minna, and his younger brother Heinemann aka Heine (later Harry) boarded the Rhein in Bremen and set sail for the new world, arriving in New York on August 9 that year.^[1]

Adolph, as he still was, and Johanna Davidson were married on the 15th February 1891, in Manhattan, New York.^[2] They were to have three known children, a son: Lawrence Albert (later known as "Larry"), born May 28, 1897; and twin daughters born on July 28, 1900: Marie Julia, buried three days later on the 31st; and Selina Ruby, died August 22, 1901.

Al was an Actor of stage and screen.

After making a name for himself in vaudeville, Shean teamed up with Edward Gallagher in August 1910, to create the act Gallagher and Shean. While the act was successful, the men apparently did not like each other much. Al was not the first Shean to work with Gallagher, as his sister Hänne's son, Louis Lawrence Lefevre - name changed to "Lou Shean" - had been a member of Ed Gallagher’s touring company earlier in 1910 (in the northern hemisphere spring).

Al Shean né Abraham Elieser Adolph Schönberg, also Schoenberg, passed away on August 12, 1949, aged 81 years, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York.^[3]

Legacy: Al's grandson: Alan David Shean (1930-2002) — also known as "Al Shean", and "Alan Shean" — is known for having worked on "The Bullwinkle Show", "A Boy Named Charlie Brown", "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show", G.I. Joe (TV Series), as well as many more.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Immigration — Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. Year: 1879; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Line: 39; List Number: 880. Name: Adolph Schonberg; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: German; Age: 9; Birth Date: abt 1870; Place of Origin: Germany; Departure Port: Bremen, Germany; Destination: USA; Arrival Date: 9 Aug 1879; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Rhein; Name Lewi Schonberg; Gender Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality German; Age 57; Birth Date 1822; Name Sophie Schonberg; Gender Female; Ethnicity/ Nationality German; Age 50; Birth Date 1829; Name Minna Schonberg; Gender Female; Ethnicity/ Nationality German; Age 14; Birth Date 1865; Name Heinemann Schonberg; Gender Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality German; Age 6; Birth Date 1873
2. ↑ Marriage — "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HF-GNC : 10 February 2018), Adolph Schoenberg and Johanna Davidson, 15 Feb 1891; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,452,073.
3. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6588948/al-shean : accessed 12 June 2021), memorial page for Al Shean (12 May 1868–12 Aug 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #6588948, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA ; Originally Created by: Peterborough K (contributor 46537737) ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
4. ↑ IMDB: Alan Shean

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ66-R75 : 19 February 2021), Adolf Schoemberg in household of Louis Schoemberg, New York, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 324, sheet 316B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,882.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSKC-G8V : accessed 12 June 2021), Albert Shean in household of Isodore Davidson, Borough of Manhattan, Election District 8 New York City Ward 24, New York County, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 653, sheet 4A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,110.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5WN-FYX : accessed 12 June 2021), Albert Shean, Bronx Assembly District 33, New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1718, sheet 7A, family 142, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1000; FHL microfilm 1,375,013.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV3Y-LGJ : 2 February 2021), Albert Shean, 1920.

See also :

• Wikipedia : Al Shean
• Wikidata: Item Q77570, en:Wikipedia