hmtl5 John Shumate b. Abt 1802 Kentucky d. 27 Feb 1856 Vermilion County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
John Shumate

John Shumate

Male Abt 1802 - 1856  (54 years)

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  • Name John Shumate 
    Born Abt 1802  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • 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 
    Died 27 Feb 1856  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I3870  Gritton
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2023 

    Father John Shumate,   b. Abt 1759, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1822, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Sarah Preston,   b. Abt 1759 
    Married 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 location,   d. 13 Aug 1857  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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. Katherine Shumate,   b. 11 Jan 1845, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1911  (Age 66 years)
     10. Samuel L. Shumate,   b. Abt 1852, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1802 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 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 MapsDied - 27 Feb 1856 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - 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 
    • Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
      Purchaser Information
      Purchaser: SHUMATE JOHN
      Residence: VERMILION
      Social Status:
      Legal Description
      Aliquot Parts or Lot: E2NW
      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: 09/26/1831
      Volume: 236
      Page: 001
      [5]

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

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S53] Kentucky, County Marriage Records.

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