George Blunk: Indiana to Illinois
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Re: George Blunk: Indiana to Illinois
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Posted: 26 May 2009 2:24PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: BLUNK, DAVIS, SHUMAKER, ELMORE
Wesley Blunk is the son of Jeremiah Blunk and Mary Ann Kirkham. They are buried in the Crown Center/Mt. Tabor cemetery. Wesley's wife, Irene Twomey was the connection to the Shumakers. However, Gemima Blunk Shumaker was Thomas Shumaker's wife. Jesse Shumaker may have been buried in Hendricks Co. He lived with Betsy and Zachariah Elmore in the 1850 census in the part of Morgan Co. that switched over to Hendricks Co. in the 1860's. Betsy was probably his and Frances' daughter, Elizabeth, as she was an Elizabeth Blunk. He also lived with another probable daughter and husband in the area that became Hendricks Coo. It is also possible that he is buried in Shumaker Cemetery with no stone. Frances and Rebecca (Becky) Davis were daughters of George Davis. Becky married Aaron Blunk in Kentucky and was the mother of Gemima Blunk Shumaker. I have corresponded with someone who said that he died while napping proped up against a tree with his trusty rifle by him. But she did not know where he was buried. She had the story of his death from a relative and thought the death occurred in Hendricks Co. Jo Blunk