hmtl5 Spencer S. Shumate b. 22 Feb 1834 Vermilion County, Illinois d. 29 Jun 1920 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky: Gritton Genealogy
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Spencer S. Shumate

Male 1834 - 1920  (86 years)


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  • Name Spencer S. Shumate 
    Born 22 Feb 1834  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Leesburg, Harrison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation grocer, merchant  [1, 3] 
    Died 29 Jun 1920  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried 2 July 1920  Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I3877  Gritton
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2025 

    Father John Shumate,   b. Abt 1802, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1856, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother 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] 
    Family ID F1635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Malinda Sowders,   b. Abt 1833 
    Married 20 Oct 1853  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • In Marriage License Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874. Page 129. Spencer Shumate's witnesses are John Shumate and Levin T. Palmer. Malinda Sowders' witnesses are William Sowders, father, and James Whitcomb.
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy R. Dotson,   b. 1 Aug 1846, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1923, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 20 Mar 1889  Robertson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Feb 1834 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Oct 1853 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Mar 1889 - Robertson County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Leesburg, Harrison County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jun 1920 - Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 July 1920 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lexington Cemetery
      Spencer Shumate aged eighty six, died at his home in Lexington Tuesday after a long illness due to infirmities of age. he was formerly engaged in merchandise business in Paris and later at Jacksonville this county. During the Civil War he served in the Illinois regiment in the union army.
      He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nancy Dotson Shumate, of Lexington and by M.M. Shumate, of Little Rock Ark., a son by his first wife, who died several years ago.
      The funeral and burial took place in Lexington, Wednesday.
      The Bourbon news. July 09, 1920 Page, 8
      [2, 6]
    • Spencer Shumate's widow, Nancy, applied for Civil War pension. Spencer served in the A. 125 Ill. Infantry.

      Name: Spencer Shumate
      Rank: Sergeant
      Company: A
      Unit: 125th Illinois Infantry
      Hair: LIGHT
      Eyes: GRAY
      Complexion: LIGHT
      Marital status: Married
      Occupation: Farmer
      Birth Date: Abt 1834
      War: Civil War
      War Years: 1861-1865
      Service Entry Age: 28
      Service Entry Date: 25 Jul 1862
      Service Entry Place: Danville, IL
      Joined By Whom: C RALSTON
      Period: 3 YRS
      Muster In Date: 3 Sep 1862
      Muster In Place: Danville, IL
      Remarks: PRIVATE DISCHARGED MAY 6, 1863 AT NASHVILLE TENN FOR DISABILITY
      Residence Place: Danville, Vermilion CO, IL
      Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
      https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=231059

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Death certificate.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S89] census records.

    4. [S104] marriage record.

    5. [S48] Marriage Abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1853-1874, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).

    6. [S17] Obituary.


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