Elizabeth Plunk
(1811-After 1870)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Henry Shewey

Elizabeth Plunk 1

  • Born: 1811, Virginia
  • Marriage (1): Henry Shewey on 16 May 1865 in , Putnam County, IN
  • Died: After 1 June 1870
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1818 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 52 on the 1870 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Clark Township, Montgomery, IN on 26 July 1870. 1

1870 US Census
Page 46, Dwelling 352, Family 352
Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Elizabeth Shuey..52..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1811, then her age should have been 58 or 59 instead of 52.
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Elizabeth married Henry Shewey, son of John Martin Shuey and Margaret Elizabeth Conrad, on 16 May 1865 in , Putnam County, IN. (Henry Shewey was born on 3 March 1793 in Bethel, PA 2 3 and died after 1 June 1870.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Clark Township, Montgomery, IN on 26 July 1870. 1

1870 US Census
Page 46, Dwelling 352, Family 352
Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Henry Shuey..77..VA..Farmer
Elizabeth Shuey..52..VA..Keeping House
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920, Book 3, Original page 550: Marriage date was 16 May 1865, Putnam, Indiana.
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Sources


1 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, p. 46, dwelling 352, family 352; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

2 Sue Kendrick, World Family Tree Vol. 002, Ed. 1, Tree #0083 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).

3 Judith M. Watson, World Family Tree Vol. 016, Ed. 1, Tree #2074 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: December 15, 1997).


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