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John SHUMACK (1847 - 1896)
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Marion SHUMACK (1891 - 1924)
 John SHUMACK (1847 - 1896)

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Mary Maria READ (1863 - 1891)
 Richard SHUMACK (1816 - 1887) Peter SHOEMAKER (1781 - )



Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER)



Anne SHOEMAKER (1821 - 1873) George SHOEMAKER



Catherine (SHOEMAKER)



John SHUMACK
John SHUMACK
John SHUMACK John SHUMACK
b. abt 1847 at Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland
m. 15 Mar 1882 Mary Maria READ (1863 - 1891) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
d. 25 May 1896 at Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia aged 49
Cause of Death:
Pneumonia
Near Relatives of John SHUMACK (1847 - 1896)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Peter SHOEMAKER abt 1781
Grandmother Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER)
Grandfather George SHOEMAKER
Grandmother Catherine (SHOEMAKER)

Father in Law Hugh READ 1838 Tintinhull, Somerset, England 02 Sep 1894 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 56
Mother in Law Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK 05 Jan 1840 Castletown, Co Cork, Ireland 21 Oct 1907 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 67

Father Richard SHUMACK abt 1816 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 09 Oct 1887 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 71
Mother Anne SHOEMAKER abt 1821 Ireland 30 May 1873 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 52

Self John SHUMACK abt 1847 Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 25 May 1896 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 49

Wife Mary Maria READ 1863 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 28

Daughter Marion SHUMACK Feb 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 28 Sep 1924 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 33

Sister Elizabeth SHUMACK 1842 Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 20 Dec 1876 New South Wales, Australia 34
Sister Margaret SHUMACK 09 May 1844 Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 19 Jul 1938 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 94
Brother Samuel SHUMACK 18 Jul 1850 Mallow, Co Cork, Ireland 05 Apr 1940 Peakhurst, New South Wales, Australia 89
Sister Phoebe Anna Laura SHUMACK 04 Dec 1857 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 01 Apr 1943 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister Emily SHUMACK 11 Jun 1860 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 25 Mar 1927 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Brother George Edward SHUMACK 23 Apr 1863 Canberra, ACT, Australia 03 Feb 1937 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 73
Half Sister Mary Armstrong SHUMACK 1882 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Ida SHUMACK 1883 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Susannah SHUMACK 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Brother Richard SHUMACK 1886 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Alice SHUMACK 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0

Son in Law Albert FLINT 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1941 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 53

Uncle William SHUMACK abt 1804 Co Cork, Ireland 1877 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Eliza DOHERTY Ireland
Uncle Peter SHUMACK abt 1806 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 29 Sep 1883 Canberra, ACT, Australia 77
Aunt Mary MATHIESON abt 1833 Aberdeenshire, Scotland 13 Oct 1915 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Uncle George SHUMACK abt 1810 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 1857 Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia 47
Aunt Lucy BONNETON
Uncle John SHUMACK abt 1811 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 04 Mar 1849 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 38
Aunt Margaret O'TOOLE abt 1809 Co Cork, Ireland 12 May 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 70
Uncle Joseph SHUMACK abt 1813 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 1880 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia 67
Aunt Margaret SHEEDY
Uncle Samuel SHUMACK abt 1819 Co Limerick, Ireland 1884 Sunny Corner, New South Wales, Australia 65
Aunt Ellen CONNORS 1844
Aunt Sarah BROWN

Cousin Richard SHUMACK abt 1837 Ireland
Cousin Margaret SHUMACK abt 1839 Ireland
Cousin John SHUMACK 1843 Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elizabeth SHUMACK 1845 Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mary A SHUMACK 1847 Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William SHUMACK 1849 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samuel SHUMACK 1851 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Ann Jane SHUMACK 1853 Abercrombie, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George SHUMACK 1855 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Isabella E SHUMACK 1858 New South Wales, Australia abt 1858 0
Cousin Ellen M SHUMACK abt 1860 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Sarah PEARCE 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Annie Maria PEARCE abt 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George POTTER BATE 27 Dec 1891 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 01 Sep 1918 Peronne, France 26
Cousin William J SHUMACK 1853 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia 1860 7
Cousin Ellen Lucy SHUMACK 1856 Bowenfels, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Joseph Ayra SHUMACK abt 1836 Ireland 23 Dec 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 65
Cousin Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK 05 Jan 1840 Castletown, Co Cork, Ireland 21 Oct 1907 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 67
Cousin Richard SHUMACK 19 Jan 1842 Canberra, ACT, Australia 29 Aug 1931 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 89
Cousin Peter (Big Pete) SHUMACK 16 May 1844 Canberra, ACT, Australia 14 Feb 1912 Canberra, ACT, Australia 67
Cousin Elizabeth SHUMACK 1849 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mary A SHUMACK 1851 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John SHUMACK 1853 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Rachel SHUMACK 1857 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samuel G SHUMACK 1859 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Frances G SHUMACK 1861 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Joseph SHUMACK 1863 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George SHUMACK 1865 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Peter William SHUMACK 1867 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Margaret Jane SHUMACK 1869 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Thomas SHUMACK 1871 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Richard SHUMACK 1873 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Lydia Catherine SHUMACK 1878 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia 1878 Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin George SHUMACK 1846 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin William SHUMACK 1848 Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John SHUMACK 1850 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Mary Jane SHUMACK 1852 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Elizabeth SHUMACK 1854 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Sarah SHUMACK 1856 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Samuel SHUMACK 1858 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1860 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 2

Niece Jemima Ann SHUMACK 1894 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew John Everest SHUMACK 1896 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Elmira Ruth SHUMACK 1899 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew David Henry Bright SHUMACK 1901 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Sarah Clementina Selina Adeline SHUMACK 1904 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Samuel Heber SHUMACK 1907 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Stephen Rupert Wilberforce SHUMACK 1910 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Ethel Margaret Catherine Eileen SHUMACK 1912 New South Wales, Australia
Niece Clara Malvina Ann BLUNDELL 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Niece Dora Emily BLUNDELL 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1941 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 61
Niece Daisy Irene BLUNDELL 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Niece Lilian Jessie Stella BLUNDELL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17 Sep 1965 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Nephew Howard Norman SCHUMACK BLUNDELL 1886 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1920 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 34
Niece Muriel Pearl BLUNDELL 1888 New South Wales, Australia 1963 Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia 75
Niece Naomi Edith Sylvia BLUNDELL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1990 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 99
Nephew Everard Vivian Abraham BLUNDELL 1895 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Niece Bernice Sophia Hyacinth BLUNDELL 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 17
Niece Audrey Esmerelda Phoebe Merle BLUNDELL 1902 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1996 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 94
Nephew Charles Henry BLUNDELL 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 19
Nephew Edward BLUNDELL 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William BLUNDELL 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 24 Apr 1960 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Susan Mary BLUNDELL 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Beatrice Ann BLUNDELL 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Sarah Rosaline BLUNDELL 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Irene Emily BLUNDELL 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Adrian Isaac BLUNDELL 1905 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1977 New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Elizabeth Ethel SHUMACK 1890 Canberra, ACT, Australia 23 Aug 1967 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Jean Jemima SHUMACK 12 Feb 1894 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24 Sep 1973 79
Nephew Francis Everard MALONEY 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 76
Nephew Robert John MALONEY 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1905 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11
Nephew William MALONEY 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1978 81
Niece Maria May MALONEY 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1972 72
Niece Mary Ann 'Polly' MALONEY 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1972 72
Nephew Valentine Thomas MALONEY 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1994 92
Nephew Edward MALONEY 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1979 75
Nephew Lisle Lyle Read MALONEY 1908 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1969 61
Nephew Harold (Henry) MALONEY 1910 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1979 69
Nephew John H GREGORY 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eliza M GREGORY 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 12
Niece Sarah E GREGORY 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Hugh GREGORY 1892 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 61
Nephew Joseph R GREGORY 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary M GREGORY 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edward George GREGORY 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 02 May 1963 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 64
Nephew Roy GREGORY 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Leslie V GREGORY 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ethel A GREGORY 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Thomas Cecil READ 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1973 77
Nephew Robert READ 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1966 68
Nephew John 'Jack' READ 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1976 76
Niece Mary Monica READ 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eileen Ellen Clara READ 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Harry Canberra READ 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Huston READ 1899 Naas, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jun 1968 Canberra, ACT, Australia 69
Nephew Edward READ 1900 Naas, New South Wales, Australia 1900 Naas, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Ethel READ 1901 Naas, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Naas, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Florence Vivian READ 1903 Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ethel Edna READ 1905 Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Hugh READ 1907 Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Herbert READ 1910 Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elsie Sarah (Ettie) READ 1913 Naas, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Eric READ

Sister in Law Margaret 'Maggie' READ 30 Dec 1864 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jul 1949 Canberra, ACT, Australia 84
Sister in Law Rebecca READ abt 1867 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 08 Oct 1947 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Brother in Law John (Jack) READ 1868 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 18 Dec 1917 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 49
Sister in Law Sarah Jane Anne? READ 1870 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1929 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 59
Brother in Law George READ 1872 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 14 Sep 1947 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Brother in Law Hugh READ 1874 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia Jan 1930 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 56
Brother in Law Joseph READ 1877 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 14 Sep 1941 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 64
Sister in Law Emily Eliza READ 14 Sep 1879 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 19 Aug 1941 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 61
Sister in Law Ethel READ 1885 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1965 80
Sister in Law Sarah WINTER 1871 Canberra, ACT, Australia abt 1954 83
Brother in Law Abraham BLUNDELL 1847 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jun 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 37
Brother in Law John BLUNDELL 1843 Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1927 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Brother in Law Isaac BLUNDELL 1851 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 May 1910 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 59
Sister in Law Isabella WINTER 1869 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Events in John SHUMACK (1847 - 1896)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1847 John SHUMACK was born Buttevant, Co Cork, Ireland 6
21 Aug 1856 9 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Bermondsey' 6
30 May 1873 26 Death of mother Anne SHOEMAKER (aged 52) Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 6
15 Mar 1882 35 Married Mary Maria READ (aged 19) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
09 Oct 1887 40 Death of father Richard SHUMACK (aged 71) Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 6
Feb 1891 44 Birth of daughter Marion SHUMACK Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
26 Nov 1891 44 Death of wife Mary Maria READ (aged 28) Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 80
25 May 1896 49 John SHUMACK died Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
Notes on John Shumack
John Shumack was the son of Richard Shumack and Ann (nee Shoemaker). He was born in Ireland in 1847. Aged nine, he migrated with his parents as bounty migrants on the Bermondsey in August 1856. The Shumacks eventually worked at Palmerville estate and resided at Emu Bank, before settling on their own selection at ‘Springvale’ in Weetangerra. John’s brother was the early historian of the region, Samuel Shumack, whose recollections preserve a number of stories in which John appears with his brother. In his youth he worked as a shearer throughout NSW. In 1882 John married Mary Maria Read, the daughter of Hugh Read and Eliza (nee Shumack) of Tallagandra. She appears to have been his first cousin, once removed, as Mary was the granddaughter of his uncle John Shumack and Margaret (nee O’Toole), who had settled on land near St Johns, Reid. John and Mary had six children together. At first, they boarded with John’s brother, Samuel, but eventually contracted a builder named Parker to construct their own timber house at Weetangerra. He was an innovative farmer. In 1891 he sowed a patch of Farrer’s new wheat and helped Farrer prove that his strain was rust-free. Tragedy soon struck the young family of Shumacks. His brother recalled: Their daughter Sophia, who was three years of age, fell into a tub of boiling water and died within a few hours. In February 1891 twins were born - Marian and Henry. Henry died on 20 November 1891, and the mother six days later. Thus in three months three members of the family passed away. Mary had died aged only 28 years. John’s death was also premature. He died in 1896 at the age of 49 from pneumonia contracted, it is said, after getting wet when ploughing.
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 291 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 291 (Birth)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2200/john-shumack.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: John Shumack

Born: 1847; Died: 1896; Married: Mary Maria Read

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John Shumack was the son of Richard Shumack and Ann (nee Shoemaker). He was born in Ireland in 1847.

Aged nine, he migrated with his parents as bounty migrants on the Bermondsey in August 1856. The Shumacks eventually worked at Palmerville estate and resided at Emu Bank, before settling on their own selection at 'Springvale' in Weetangerra.

John's brother Samuel Shumack was the early historian of the region, whose recollections preserve a number of stories in which John appears with his brother. Both John and Samuel accumulated land surrounding the initial Springvale block and spent their lives farming. During his youth he worked as a shearer throughout NSW.

In 1882 John married Mary Maria Read, the daughter of Hugh Read and Eliza (nee Shumack) of Tallagandra. She appears to have been his first cousin, once removed, as Mary was the granddaughter of his uncle John Shumack and Margaret (nee O'Toole), who had settled on land near St Johns, Reid.

John and Mary had six children together. At first, they boarded with John's brother, Samuel, but eventually contracted a builder named Parker to construct their own timber house at Weetangerra. He was an innovative farmer. In 1891 he sowed a patch of Farrer's new wheat and helped Farrer prove that his strain was rust-free.

Tragedy soon struck the young family of Shumacks. His brother recalled:

Their daughter Sophia, who was three years of age, fell into a tub of boiling water and died within a few hours. In February 1891 twins were born - Marian and Henry. Henry died on 20 November 1891, and the mother six days later. Thus in three months three members of the family passed away.

Mary had died aged only 28 years. John's death was also premature. He died in 1896 at the age of 49 from pneumonia contracted, it is said, after getting wet when ploughing.

References
Gillespie, L. L., 1979A Pictorial History of the Read/Reid Family in Australia, 1849-1979, Canberra
Gillespie, L. L., 1992Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, Canberra
Lea-Scarlett, E., 1968Queanbeyan: District and People, Queanbeyan
Shumack, S. 1967An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack), Canberra
White, E. 1993. A Shumack Family. c.1668-1992 & connected families. Eastwood, NSW.
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