Henry was born in Montgomery County, Ohio on November 9, 1812. He was the son of General Martin Shuey and Margaret Shuperd Shuey. His father was made a general after serving with distinction in the War of 1812.
At some point, Henry moved to Illinois. He married Sarah Stowe (or Stow) on August 31st, 1834 in Adams County, Illinois.
In April of 1860, Henry and his family left Quincy, Illinois or Bloomfield, Illinois (accounts vary) and headed west. He had been captain of the home guards in Bloomfield. And he was elected captain of the wagon train. The wagon train arrived 6 months later in Fruitvale (Oakland), California.
Henry and his family stayed with his father, General Martin Shuey, who had arrived in California the previous year. In the late 1860s, Henry purchased 130 acres located about a mile south of Walnut Creek. He was still in the area when he died in 1884.
For an expanded biography, refer to the booklet written by Henry's granddaughter "A Tribute to a Pioneer Lady" by O. Mae Huston Willet Trager.
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At some point, Henry moved to Illinois. He married Sarah Stowe (or Stow) on August 31st, 1834 in Adams County, Illinois.
In April of 1860, Henry and his family left Quincy, Illinois or Bloomfield, Illinois (accounts vary) and headed west. He had been captain of the home guards in Bloomfield. And he was elected captain of the wagon train. The wagon train arrived 6 months later in Fruitvale (Oakland), California.
Henry and his family stayed with his father, General Martin Shuey, who had arrived in California the previous year. In the late 1860s, Henry purchased 130 acres located about a mile south of Walnut Creek. He was still in the area when he died in 1884.
For an expanded biography, refer to the booklet written by Henry's granddaughter "A Tribute to a Pioneer Lady" by O. Mae Huston Willet Trager.
∼Reinterred here
Henry was born in Montgomery County, Ohio on November 9, 1812. He was the son of General Martin Shuey and Margaret Shuperd Shuey. His father was made a general after serving with distinction in the War of 1812.
At some point, Henry moved to Illinois. He married Sarah Stowe (or Stow) on August 31st, 1834 in Adams County, Illinois.
In April of 1860, Henry and his family left Quincy, Illinois or Bloomfield, Illinois (accounts vary) and headed west. He had been captain of the home guards in Bloomfield. And he was elected captain of the wagon train. The wagon train arrived 6 months later in Fruitvale (Oakland), California.
Henry and his family stayed with his father, General Martin Shuey, who had arrived in California the previous year. In the late 1860s, Henry purchased 130 acres located about a mile south of Walnut Creek. He was still in the area when he died in 1884.
For an expanded biography, refer to the booklet written by Henry's granddaughter "A Tribute to a Pioneer Lady" by O. Mae Huston Willet Trager.
∼Reinterred here
At some point, Henry moved to Illinois. He married Sarah Stowe (or Stow) on August 31st, 1834 in Adams County, Illinois.
In April of 1860, Henry and his family left Quincy, Illinois or Bloomfield, Illinois (accounts vary) and headed west. He had been captain of the home guards in Bloomfield. And he was elected captain of the wagon train. The wagon train arrived 6 months later in Fruitvale (Oakland), California.
Henry and his family stayed with his father, General Martin Shuey, who had arrived in California the previous year. In the late 1860s, Henry purchased 130 acres located about a mile south of Walnut Creek. He was still in the area when he died in 1884.
For an expanded biography, refer to the booklet written by Henry's granddaughter "A Tribute to a Pioneer Lady" by O. Mae Huston Willet Trager.
∼Reinterred here
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