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- "The birth of William Shuman.
My father Ronald Stuart Sapp always listed the birth date of William Shuman as 1805. Most family trees I see online also list his birth as 1805.
I decided to try and calculate a more precise birth date for William based on census records and his tombstone.
The results were very interesting. Using all possible information William could have been born as early as September 6th, 1803 and as late as August 4th, 1808.
If you look only at the 1860 and 1870 Census records he would have been born between August 4th, 1807 and July 24th, 1808.
By combining information from Willliam's Census of 1850 and his tombstone his possible birth date range is June 28th, 1804 and September 6th, 1804.
If you look only at the information on his tombstone he would have been born between June 28th, 1804 and June 28th, 1805. Adding the baseline only of 1805 this would take us to his birth occurring between January 1st, 1805 and June 28th, 1805.
I went into this in hopes of at least narrowing down his birth to a six to nine-month period. I am leaving this with more questions than I began with.
For now, I will be leaving his birth year as 1805 but I felt it was very important to document my findings in hopes that it will help me or another Shuman researcher."
Kellie Sue Sapp King
- "Sarah and William had only two children. This is noted as it is historically a low number for that time period and for this family. They also took in John T. Debolt and raised him as their own."
Kellie Sue Sapp King
- "The 1870 Census also lists:
John Shuman Sex M Age 14 Birthplace Virginia
Nancy Moore Sex F Age 35 Birthplace Virginia - Domestic Servant
and
William Tebolt Sex M Age 22 Birthplace Virginia - (Mull Right?)"
Kellie Sue Sapp King
- Sources:
Book: Hardesty's History of Wetzel County, West Virginia. Extract on Levi Shuman. Published about 1883.
Census: 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: District 64, Wetzel, Virginia; Roll: M432_981; Page: 23A; Image: 51.
Census: 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Wetzel, Virginia; Roll: M653_1384; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 805384
Census: 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Wetzel, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1701; Page: 141A; Image: 287; Family History Library Film: 553200.
Census: 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Wetzel, West Virginia; Roll: 1415; Family History Film: 1255415; Page: 41D; Enumeration District: 103
Gedcom: Benjiman Furbee Descendants.FTW, James and Melanie Turner, Date of Import: November 13th, 2001.
Gedcom: King.Ged, Date of Import: Dec 13th, 2001.
Gedcom: William Shuman Descendants.GED, James and Melanie Turner, Date of Import: November 13th, 2001.
Pedigree Charts: Sapp and King Family History, Ronald Stuart Sapp and Kellie Sue Sapp King, August 28th 1988.
Record: Grantee Index to Deeds - Wetzel Co., WV Pg. 7, New Martinsville, WV Courthouse. John Debolt. Grantors Wm. & Sarah Shuman. Deed Vol. 20 May 18, 1886, pg. 459, Little Fishing Creek 43A and Vol. 12, May 11, 1878, pg. 483, 80 1/4 A Little Fishing Creek.
Record: "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," William Shuman, 28 Jun 1889; citing Wetzel County, West Virginia, County Records, v S-Z p 53, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 839,975.
Record: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973. William Shuman - 1889. FHL Film Number 839975.
Record: Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850. William Shooman. Sarah Furbee.
Record: "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," William Shooman and Sarah Furber, 1829; citing Tyler, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 850,574.
Record:"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, William Shooman and Sarah Furbee, 1830; citing Tyler, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,862,796.
Record: "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, William Shooman and Sarah Furbee, 08 Apr 1830; citing Tyler, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 464,990.
Web: Ancestry Family Trees.
Web: Find a Grave.
Web: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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1805 - 1889 (84 years)
1780 - 1850 (70 years)
