Compiled by James J. Williams, ""Genealogy of the Reuben B. Shumway Family"," 1994, 35. Adds place and cause of death.
Compiled by James J. Williams, ""Genealogy of the Reuben B. Shumway Family"," 1994, 35. Adds place and cause of death.From "Genealogy of the Reuben B. Shumway Family", compiled by James J. Williams, "
"Genealogy of the Reuben B. Shumway Family"," 1994, page 35:
"Henry Louis and Della lived on a farm near Lyons, KS which was located in the same section
as the historical Buffalo Bill water well. Henry and Della had five children born to this marriage.
Henry, Della and the unnamed daughter are buried in the Shumway family cemetery located NW of Lyons."
Shumway Henry Louis 14 Nov 1869 23 Aug 1902 b. Scioto Co Ohio drowned west of Lyons KS
SOURCES: Rice Co Cemetery Database - Glenn McAnarney glennmc@@peoplepc.com
http://www.rootsweb.com/~kscemete/rice/cem-shumway.html
Oran A Pursley and Henry Louis Shumway drowned in a flash flood west of Lyons, Rice, Kansas. George M Pursley, brother of Oran,
then married Emma (Caldwell) Shumway, widow of Henry Louis Shumway, sometime after 1904 in Rice Co, KS. Emma
d. 18 Oct 1911 Lyons, KS and is buried in the Shumway Cemetery where Henry Louis Shumway and Oran A Pursley are also buried.
Who is this family member?