Henry Shewey

John Martin Shuey
(1750-1829)

Margaret Elizabeth Conrad
(1761-1838)

Henry Shewey
(1793-After 1870)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Catick

2. Elizabeth Plunk

Henry Shewey ² ³

Born: 3 March 1793, Bethel, PA ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Mary Catick on 3 September 1814 in , Warren County, OH ¹
Marriage (2): Elizabeth Plunk on 16 May 1865 in , Putnam County, IN
Died: After 1 June 1870

bullet Another name for Henry was Henry Shuey.⁵ ⁶

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1791 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 59 on the 1850 US Census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1793 and a birth location of Virginia.

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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Clark Township, Montgomery, IN on 28 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 515A, Dwelling 575, Family 590, Roll 161
Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Henry Shewy..59..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Mar 1793, then his age should have been 57 instead of 59. His birth location is believed to be Pennsylvania instead of Virginia.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Clark Township, Montgomery, IN on 26 July 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 46, Dwelling 352, Family 352
Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Henry Shuey..77..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - His birth location is believed to be Pennsylvania instead of Virginia. Henry also indicated on the 1850 Census that his birth location was Virginia.
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Henry married Mary Catick, daughter of William Andrew Catick and Anna Maria Catherine Dörner, on 3 September 1814 in , Warren County, OH.¹ (Mary Catick was born on 27 August 1786 in Ohio ⁷ and died between 1 June 1850 and 1867 in Ohio ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 3 July 1814. ⁵

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Clark Township, Montgomery, IN on 28 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 515A, Dwelling 575, Family 590, Roll 161
Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana
Henry Shewy..59..VA..Farmer
Mary Shewy...66..PA
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Henry next married Elizabeth Plunk on 16 May 1865 in , Putnam County, IN. (Elizabeth Plunk was born in 1811 in Virginia 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. ³

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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1 Genealogy.com, Selected Counties of Ohio, 1789-1850 Marriage Index (Family Archive #400).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, p. 515A, dwelling 575, family 590, Henry Shewey and Mary Catick; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Oct 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 161.

3 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.

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

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

6 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE" (Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com Database: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

7 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

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