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Notes for Peter N. Shumway

Moved to Illinois, later bought a farm in Viroqua, Wisconsin, He was in the War of 1861-5 and
in battles near Corinth, Miss.

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SOURCE: Peoria Democratic Press, May 7, 1840 NEWSPAPER

- On the 24th inst. by John F. Wiley, Esq. Mr. Peter N. SHUMWAY to Miss Aanda ADAMS and on
the 30th inst. by S.T. M'Kean, Esq., Mr. David SANBORN to Miss Sophia A. RAMSEY all of
Charleston Precient, Peoria County.

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Peter M Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 40 1819 Pennsylvania Male
Amanda Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 35 1824 Pennsylvania Female
Frances Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 19 1840 Illinois Male
Allice Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 17 1842 Illinois Female
Irena Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 15 1844 Illinois Female
William Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 12 1847 Illinois Male
Eva Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 7 1852 Illinois Female
Mary Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 4 1855 Wisconsin Female
Laurentia Shumway Wheatland, Bad Ax, WI 1 1858 Wisconsin Female

In the 1870 US Census, Peter N Shumway (51) and his wife, Amanda Adams (48) are residing
on a farm in Genoa, Vernon, Wisconsin. Their daughter, Eva D. Shumway (18) resides with them.
The farm is valued at $3,000 and their personal estate at $900. Peter and Amanda were born
in PA and Eva D Shumway in Illinois.

BURIED: Romance, Vernon, Wisconsin, USA
SOURCE: Steve Shumway - shumways@@petershumway.org
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