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From: Terry banning <>
Subject: Re: [ILBOND] Gum / Davenport / Shields
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:10:24 -0600
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My line is also off of Clarissa & Isaac, from their son James Johnson (my
grgrgrandfather) his son James Edward & Mary Coin were parents of my mothers
father Howard Schubert Gum (him & my grandmother were divorced when my mother
was about 5 yrs old)
In a old scrap book I have there are 2 wedding announcements I noticed, if you
can fit these in to the Davenport line let me know and I'll send you the info.,
the 1st is of a Mr Tip Davenport m. Miss Kate Edwards & the other Mr D. M. (Dan)
Compton marring Miss Frances I. Davenport (daughter of Peter L. Davenport) If
you can place these it would help me also. Since most of my Gum history is from
"Leaves of the Gum Tree" which I have a hard time following, from the way it is
written.
Let me know if you want these articles.
Thanks Terry
Sandy Burton wrote:

> Thanks Terry. William Jefferson Gum is my gg-grandfather. I have the pages
> from the Leaves from the Gum Tree about my Gum line, but now am trying to
> find the Shields and Davenport links. My Dad remembers William Jefferson,
> so have pictures of him and Martha and other information. It's also
> interesting that he wasn't buried at the Old Soldiers Home, but in a little
> cemetery in a small town in Illinois.
>
> According to family information William Jefferson came home from the Civil
> War to find his wife Harriett had died giving birth to twins. He then
> married Margaret Shields and in the late 1800's moved to Grundy County, MO.
> He was called Jeff by the family. Their son Ira Alonzo was my
> g-grandfather. We think Ira (known as Lon to the family) was the one who
> changed our line to Gumm.
>
> William Jefferson's parents were Isaac Gum and Clarissa Davenport. I'm
> looking for her too.
>
> Thanks again --Sandy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry banning" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [ILBOND] Gum / Davenport / Shields
>
> > I don't know if this helps or not but in the book Leaves from the Gum
> Tree, it
> > list:
> > William Jefferson Gum b. Nov. 24, 1863 Bond Co.: d.____ Quincy, Illinois
> bur.
> > Old Soldiers Home Cemetery
> > m. Harriett Elizabeth Hegler (July 24, 1863 Bond Co.) b. Oct. 24, 1843; d.
> > Nov. 15, 1864
> > m. 2nd Margaret Shields (Aug. 24, 1865 Bond Co.)
> > 1870 census, Keyesport, Illinois: William Gum 27, farmer; Margaret 22;
> Frank
> > Shields 6, b. Illinois; John Gum 18, farm laborer; James Gum 16, farm
> > laborer(his younger brothers)
> >
> > Joseph Burton wrote:
> >
> > > On August 24, 1865 in Bond County, IL William Jefferson Gum married
> Martha
> > > Margaret Shields.
> > >
> > > According to an 1850 Bond County, IL Census, I've found listed in the
> same
> > > household:
> > >
> > > Thomas Shields--44 Farmer Born in Georgia
> > > Elizabeth--44--Born in Virginia
> > > Eliza--18--Born in Missouri
> > > Sarah--13--Born in Illinois
> > > Adaline--10--Born in Illinois
> > > Amanda--10--Born in Illinois
> > > Jefferson--9--Born in Illinois
> > > Margaret--2--Born in Illinois
> > > John--40--Born in Georgia
> > >
> > > A Thomas Shields was also listed in the 1840 and 1860 Bond County, IL
> > > Census. Thomas Shields also started buying land in Bond County in
> January
> > > of 1837.
> > >
> > > I believe the Margaret listed in the 1850 census is the one who married
> > > William Jefferson Gum. Does anyone know anything about Thomas Shields?
> > >
> > > Thank you --Sandy
> > >
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