Edgar Solomon Shumway, M. A. Ph D, son of Solomon and Susan A. (Perry) Shumway, was born
in Belchertown, June 6, 1856; fitted for college at Williston Seminary . Easthampton, Tea.,
Cheltenham Mil. Acad. 80 - 82; Potsdam, NY, 82 - 83; Adj. Prof. and Prof. Lat. and Prof. Lat. Lang.
and Lit., Rutgers Coll. New Brunwick, NJ, 83 - 1900; Prof. of Roman Law, Univ. of Pa., Phjildelpha, Pa.
1900 ---. Studied in Bapt. Union T. S., six months and was licensed to preach at Postdam, NY 1883.
Studied in Berlin and Marburg, Germany , 86 - 87. Author of " A Handbook of Latin Synonynes";
"A day in Ancient Rome", "Syllabus of Classical Archaeology" , "Justinian's Redactions",
Amer. Law Register, April 1901. M.A. Amherst, 1882. Ph D., Rutgers, 1893. Married June 18, 1890,
Florence, dau. of the late Windsor Newton Snow of Worcester. Five children.
SOURCE: Biographical Record of Amherst College Grads and Non-Grads 1871 - 1896
1900 United States Federal Census
about Edgar Shumway
Name: Edgar Shumway
Home in 1900: New Brunswick Ward 4, Middlesex, New Jersey
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Florence
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Edgar Shumway 43
Florence Shumway 40
Waldo Shumway 9
Lowell Shumway 6
Conrad Shumway 5
Eric Shumway 3
Rosa Molner 16 - A servant girl born in Hungary
BURIED: Mount Hope Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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