Lillie Irene Shumway

December 14, 1853 - March 2, 1898

Lillie Irene Shumway was the first of seven children born to David Gifford and Pauline Vanderhoof Shumway. Lillie was born on December 14, 1853 in New York and died March 2, 1898. In the A.A. Shumway Genealogy of the Shumway Family she is named "Lelia Jane" (#1221). She is buried in the Hilo/New Liberty Cemetery in Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas.

Lillie married Dr. Albert Barton McLeran on October 16, 1870 in New York. Albert was born on January 22, 1842 in New York, and died September 6, 1901 and is buried next to his wife Lillie in Hilo/ New Liberty Cemetery, Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas. There is some confusion as to Albert's national heritage: On Alvord McLeran, Albert's brother, death certificate it says he was born in Scotland but other records suggest England. Albert Barton's father Peter McLeran came to USA before 1842 from either England or Scottland and married before 1843 to Nancy Gillispie.

To this marriage was born four daughters as follows:

(1) Maud McLeran, born October 26, 1871, died March 20, 1872

(2) Mary Bell (May) McLeran born May 24, 1873 in Missouri

(3) Myrtie Irene McLeran born January 26, 1876 in Missouri died November 25, 1951 Monroe, Lousiana buried Hilo/ New Liberty Cemetery, Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas, Fell and broke right hip on November 20, 1951 ahd surgery on November 22, 1951 and had heart attack on November 23, 1951, cause of death heart attack, married on July 2, 1890 Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas to Nicholas Maryweather Lawton born on October 20, 1868 in Union County, Arkansas buried next to his wife Myrtie Irene in the Hilo/New Liberty Cemetery, Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas. To this marriage was born seven children as follows:


* Albert Barton Lawton born April 8, 1893 Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas died
May 14, 1974 Bradley County Hospital, Warren, Arkansas buried Oaklawn
Cemetery, Bradley County, Warren, Arkansas, married on January 20, 1917 in the
Bradley County Court House, Warren, Arkansas to Mariam (Meddie) Barbara
Feldman. They had three children.

* Lillie Irene Lawton born March 20, 1895 Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas buried
Houston, Texas married on April 19, 1913 to Rufus Monroe Garrett. They had two
children.

* Maude Lawton born February 8, 1898, died September 6, 1898 buried Hilo/New
Liberty Cemetery, Bradley Coutny, Hilo, Arkansas.

* Lettie Mae Lawton born February 8, 1900 Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas died
March 29, 1985 King City, California married October 10, 1915 in Calhoun County,
Harrell, Arkansas to James Nick Guice, Sr. They had four children.

* Lucille Anthemy Lawton born July 27, 1904 died July 26, 1989, Union County, El
Dorado, Arkansas married July 8, 1920 to Willie (Bill) Hickman. They had four
children.

* Ray Abner Lawton born December 4, 1907 died July 25, 1975, Bradley County,
Warren, Arkansas married January 5, 1930 Bradley County, Warren, Arkansas to
Dora Catherine Burns. They had one daughter.

* Letha Loretta Lawton born July 5, 1911 Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas married
July 8, 1929 Bradley County, Warren, Arkansas to Curtis Green Stedman. They had
four children, Letha is the only one of the seven children of Nicholas Maryweather
and Myrtie Irene McLeran Lawton still living.

The third and last child of Albert Barton and Lillie Irene Shumway McLeran was

(4) Minnie McLeran born October 4, 1878 in Missouri and died November 8, 1954 at her home in Bradley County, Hermitage, Arkansas and is buried in Hilo/New Liberty Cemetery, Bradley County, Hilo, Arkansas.

Albert and Lillie moved from Michigan to Missouri some time between 1873 and 1876. In 1880 Albert and Lillie were living in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri when the census was taken, and they had property at Haller. This may have been a store, since the transaction lists ten "showcases" as being included in the bill of sale. Albert was registered to practice medicine in River Township, Gravelridge, Arkansas on June 26, 1886, and a land transaction on June 25, 1887 lists their residence as Bradley County, Arkansas. Although it is not known precisely when they had come to Arkansas, they were to live out their lives there.

Lillie's brothers William and Arthur joined them in Warren County during the 1890's, but by 1900 William had returned to Michigan. No death certificate is known to exist for either Albert or Lillie and their cause of death is not known.

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