William Shumate
Abt 1800 - -
Name William Shumate Birth Abt 1800 Kentucky 
[1, 3] - In History of the Shumate family, Kentucky pioneers, author Robert S. Riley estimates William Shumate's birth as about 1793 and the place as Fauquier County, Virginia since he believed William was probably born before his parents, John and Sarah (Preston) Shumate moved to Kentucky. However, I believe that his birth date is closer to the 1800 date given in the census records which also enters his place of birth as Kentucky. I base this on the fact that he bought land close to John B. and Catherine (Shumate) Cline in Vermilion County, Illinois and moved there from Kentucky around the same time that they did. [1, 2]
Gender Male Census 1850 Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1860 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1870 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Occupation farmer [3] Person ID I3871 Gritton Last Modified 5 Feb 2025
Father John Shumate, b. Abt 1759, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia d. 1822, Harrison County, Kentucky (Age 63 years) Mother Sarah Preston, b. Abt 1759 Marriage 28 Jan 1788 Fauquier County, Virginia [1] Family ID F1633 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Fugate, b. Abt 1815, Kentucky Marriage 22 Jan 1830 Pendleton County, Kentucky Children 1. Mariah Shumate, b. Abt 1833, Illinois 2. Eliza Shumate, b. Abt 1836, Illinois 3. William Shumate, b. Abt 1837, Illinois 4. Daniel Shumate, b. 16 Aug 1846, Illinois d. 30 Jul 1868 (Age 21 years)5. Hannah Jane Shumate, b. 4 Jun 1845, Illinois d. 25 Aug 1924 (Age 79 years)6. Orpha Catherine Shumate, b. 1849, Illinois d. 1882 (Age 33 years)7. Mary Shumate, b. 15 Dec 1842, Illinois d. 9 Sep 1886 (Age 43 years)Family ID F1634 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jul 2019
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1800 - Kentucky 
Marriage - 22 Jan 1830 - Pendleton County, Kentucky 
Census - 1850 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1860 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1870 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Shumate, William and Polly Shumate, William
Documents 
Wm Shumate land record
Illinois Public Doman Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois State Archives
https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/pubdomsrch.jsp
Search Criteria: Section No: 25
Purchaser Information
Purchaser: SHUMATE WILLIAM
Residence: VERMILION
Social Status: -
Legal Description
Aliquot Parts or Lot: W2NE
Section Number: 25
Township: 20N
Range: 12W
Meridian: 2
County of Purchase: VERMILION
Details of Sale
Acres: 80.00
Price per Acre: 1.25
Total Price: 100.00
Type of Sale: FD
Date of Purchase: 10/17/1831
Volume: 236
Page: 002
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Notes - William Shumate purchased 80 acres on 17 October 1831.
Illinois Public Domain Land Records - Illinois State Archives
https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/landSalesSearch.do
Search Criteria: Section No: 25
Purchaser Information
Purchaser SHUMATE WILLIAM
Residence VERMILION
Social Status
Legal Description
Aliquot Parts or LotW2NE
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 Purchase 10/17/1831
Volume236
Page002
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- William Shumate purchased 80 acres on 17 October 1831.
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