Person:Jennie Shumway (1)

Studied Music at Shimer College, Lanark, IL. The 1900 U.S., Illinois, Cook Co., Chicago census reports the following: On 62nd Street lived Doolittle, JANE, Head of Household, a white femaleborn in Jan, 1867, aged 33, Wd (widow?), born in Illinois. Her parents are both listed as born in KENTUCKY. Listed with her are: Doolittle, Vade, daughter with proper age, and birthdata for self and parents.

                               Doolittle, Howard, son       "        "     "     "       "        "    "     "  "         "Shumway, Rose, sister     "        "        "    but locationssame as "Janes." Questions:
    1. Why Jane (not Jennie)?
    2. Why Kentucky (not Illinois?)
    3. Why Widow? (not divorced?)

1. ↑ Shumway, Asahel Adams. Genealogy of the Shumway family in the United States of America. (New York: T.A. Wright, 1909)
   p390.

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2. ↑ Doolittle, William F.; Louise Smylie Brown; and Mary Malissa Raison Doolittle. The Doolittle Family in America. (Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland: National Printing (1901), 1901-1967)
   p972.

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3. ↑ Manning, William H. Overflow letters from the genealogical and biographical history of the Manning families of New England: for the use of later compilers. (Unknown: Unknown, 1902, 1924)
   p.495.

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4. ↑ U.S. Census, Illinois, Carroll Co, Lanark, 1870
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5. ↑ U.S. Census, Illinois, Carroll Co, Lanark,1880.
6. ↑ Death Certificate.
7. ↑ Manning, William H. Overflow letters from the genealogical and biographical history of the Manning families of New England: for the use of later compilers. (Unknown: Unknown, 1902, 1924)
   p.495.

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8. ↑ Death Certificate
   File No. 2548, Washington State.
9. ↑ Doolittle, Margaret's Word of Mouth.