Stephen Spencer Shumate
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Name Stephen Spencer Shumate Birth Abt 1794 Kentucky
Gender Male Death Bef 1873 Person ID I4580 Gritton Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father Stephen Spencer Shumate, b. 26 Nov 1753, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
d. 11 Nov 1819, Bourbon County, Kentucky
(Age 65 years) Mother Clara Heathman Marriage Abt 1793 Family ID F1648 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Stephen Spencer Shumate (II). He was born in Kentucky circa 1794 and is believed to have died sometime prior to 1784. On 23 march 1819, he married Sarah (Sally) Keith in Harrison County, Kentucky. His name appears in the personal Property Tax Lists of Harrison County, Kentucky, from 1821 through 1829. Although his name does not appear in the tax lists from the period 1830 through 1850, the 1830 and 1850 Federal Census Indexes list him as being a resident of Harrison County. There is some speculation he may have lived in Fayette County after 1830, but the census and other records do not support this contention. There is no further record of him.
Th write believes the issue (i.e. sixth generation of Stephen Spencer Shumate (II) and his wife Sarah (Keith) was as identified below but has no confirming documentary evidence.
2A1 A1. Stephen Spencer Shumate (III).
History of the Shumate Family. Robert S. Riley. 2nd edition. page 105.
- Stephen Spencer Shumate (II). He was born in Kentucky circa 1794 and is believed to have died sometime prior to 1784. On 23 march 1819, he married Sarah (Sally) Keith in Harrison County, Kentucky. His name appears in the personal Property Tax Lists of Harrison County, Kentucky, from 1821 through 1829. Although his name does not appear in the tax lists from the period 1830 through 1850, the 1830 and 1850 Federal Census Indexes list him as being a resident of Harrison County. There is some speculation he may have lived in Fayette County after 1830, but the census and other records do not support this contention. There is no further record of him.
