Some Interesting Facts

Alvaro SHUMWAY was born on 11 APR 1838 in Kishwaukee, Winnebago Co., IL. He died on 15 NOV 1892 in Tacoma, WA.

Alvaro Shumway first walked into Lanark, Illinois on October 9th, 1861, the day after the town had "officially" been founded. This was, you'll remember, the first year of the "great unpleasantness" . . . . War Between the States. The "town" consisted of one shanty boarding house built by the railroad company to house its employees and a few of their favored visitors.

Mucking though a yet unharvested wheat field, Alvaro staked out what was to become his wooden building on the corner of Broad and Locust. He was married to Emily Adelia MANNING on 6 NOV 1861 in Mt. Carroll, IL.

SOURCE: Dave Bardue - dsbardue@@camano.net

In the 1870 US Census, Alvaro Shumway (32) and his wife, Emily Manning (28) are living in Lanark, Carroll, Illinois. They have a daughter, Jennie M. Shumway (3), residing with her parents.

Florence Steveus (23), a school teacher, Rachel Brand (17), a dom. servant, and Marshall Moffitt (21), an apothecary clerk complete the Shumway household. Alvaro is a druggist by profession.

His home and personal estate are valued $7,000 each. He was born in Illinois and Emily in Ohio. Like her father, Jennie was born in Illinois

Note: 1870 - Romanzo Greeley Shumway, (38) older brother of Alvaro Shumway, is also a druggist and resides about 12 miles southeast of Lanark, in Carroll County in the village of Milledgeville, IL. He is married to Eugenia M. Palmer (30) and they have two daughters, Anna Shumway (6) and Clara Shumway (13). Also living with the Shumways is George Langhton (21), a druggist, and Phylis Smith (19) a domestic servant.

SOURCE: Steve Shumway - shumways@@petershumway.org