Eliza Shumate

June 1836–31 December 1929 (Age 93)
Illinois, United States

The Life of Eliza

When Eliza Shumate was born in June 1836, in Illinois, United States, her father, John B Shumate, was 43 and her mother, Mary Shumate, was 30. She married William Riley Hoskins on 12 November 1854, in Vermilion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Minnesota, United States in 1870 and Eden Lake Township, Stearns, Minnesota, United States for about 35 years. She died on 31 December 1929, in Stearns, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Eden Lake Cemetery, Eden Lake Township, Stearns, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Riley Hoskins
1831–1917
Eliza Shumate
1836–1929
Marriage: 12 November 1854
Mary Elizabeth Hoskins
1856–
Francis Marion Hoskins
1857–1939
Sarah Jane Hoskins
1858–1936
George Washington Hoskins
1860–1943
William Riley Hoskins
1861–1948
Elza Dean Hoskins
1863–1888
Eva Josephine Hoskins
1867–1947
Emma Adeline Hoskins
1867–
Thomas Henry Hoskins
1868–1943

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
12 November 1854
Vermilion, Illinois, United States
children

(9)

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Parents and Siblings

    John B Shumate

    Male1793–Male

    Mary Shumate

    Female1806–Female

siblings

(8)

    Michael Shumate

    Male1829–Male

    Hugh Francis Shomate

    Male1833–Male

    Eliza Shumate

    Female1836–1929Female

    Mary Shumate

    Female1839–Female

    William Shumate

    Male1842–Male

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World Events (8)

1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place

Age 3

By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
1846

Age 10

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Age 25

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of southern French De la Chaumette, a topographic name for someone who lived on a chaumette, a high, arid plateau with very little vegetation, derived from a diminutive of chaume ‘bare land’ (a specialized sense of Latin calmus ‘calm’, ‘unruffled’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Sarah E Shoemate in household of John B Shoemate, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Eliza Haskins in household of William R Haskins, "Minnesota State Census, 1875"
  • Eliza Hoskins, "Minnesota State Census, 1905"

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