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John Shumate

John Shumate

Male Abt 1802 - 1856  (54 years)


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  • Name John Shumate 
    Birth Abt 1802  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • In his book History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, author Robert S. Riley estimates John Shumates's birth year as 1793 in Fauquier County, Virginia before his parents, John and Sarah (Preston) Shumate moved to Kentucky. [1]
    • John Shumate's information from census records in Vermilion County, Illinois and his tombstone in the Cline/Milner cemetery give his birth year as 1802 in Kentucky which would match when his parents moved from Virginia to Kentucky.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 27 Feb 1856  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Burial Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I3870  Gritton
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2025 

    Father John Shumate,   b. Abt 1759, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1822, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Sarah Preston,   b. Abt 1759 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1788  Fauquier County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F1633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mariah Keith,   b. Sep 1805, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1857 (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jan 1825  Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Jarret Shumate,   b. Abt 1829, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Shumate,   b. Abt 1830, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George Shumate,   b. Abt 1831, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Spencer S. Shumate,   b. 22 Feb 1834, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1920, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     5. Rebecca Shumate,   b. 25 Oct 1837, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1867 (Age 29 years)
     6. Mary E. Shumate,   b. Abt 1839, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Mariah Josephine Shumate,   b. 25 May 1841, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1916, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     8. Isaac Newton Shumate,   b. Abt 1842, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Catherine Shumate,   b. 11 Jan 1845, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1911 (Age 66 years)
     10. Samuel L. Shumate,   b. Abt 1852, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1896 (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F1635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1802 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jan 1825 - Harrison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Feb 1856 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    John Shumate land record    		John Shumate land record

    Headstones
    Shumate, John    		Shumate, John
    Shumate, John    		Shumate, John

  • Notes 
    • William Shumate purchased 80 acres on 26 September 1841.

      Illinois Public Domain Land Records - Illinois State Archives
      https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/landSalesSearch.do

      Search Criteria: Section No: 25
      Purchaser Information
      Purchaser SHUMATE JOHN
      Residence VERMILION
      Social Status

      Legal Description
      Aliquot Parts or LotE2NW
      Section Number25
      Township20N
      Range12W
      Meridian2
      County of Purchase VERMILION

      Details of Sale
      Acres80.00
      Price per Acre1.25
      Total Price100.00
      Type of Sale FD
      Date of Purchase09/26/1831
      Volume236
      Page001
      [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S85] Robert S. Riley, History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, (Utica, KY, McDowell Publications, 1992), Library of Linda Hedges.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S100] Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Datebase, (Office of the Illinois Secretary of State).


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