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Ada Mae Shaffer 1885–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1885

Birth Location: Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1933

Death Location: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Catherine (Martin)

Spouse(s): Joseph Foltz

Children(s): Mary Foultz, Franklin Foltz

Ada Mae Shaffer was born in 1885 in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Espy Shaffer And Catherine A Kate Martens Martin. In 1900, Ada Mae Shaffer resided in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Ada Mae Shaffer resided in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Ada Mae Shaffer married Joseph W Foltz, and had children including Franklin Elwood Foltz, Mary Alta Foultz. Ada Mae Shaffer passed away in 1933 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ada Mae Shaffer was born in 1885 in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Espy Shaffer And Catherine A Kate Martens Martin.
  • In 1900, Ada Mae Shaffer resided in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Ada Mae Shaffer resided in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Ada Mae Shaffer married Joseph W Foltz, and had children including Franklin Elwood Foltz, Mary Alta Foultz.
  • Ada Mae Shaffer passed away in 1933 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Catherine (Martin)
1857–1925
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
C(

Spouses(s)

Joseph Foltz
1875–1919
Birth Location: Virginia
JF

Children(s)

Mary Foultz
1903–1979
Birth Location: Listie, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
MF
Franklin Foltz
1906–1964
Birth Location: Listie, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
FF

Ada Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Ada Shaffer
1885–1933
Birth Place: Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Catherine (A "Kate" Martens) (Martin)
1857–1925
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Martens
1830–1924
Hanover, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Mary (Anna) Shoemaker
1826–1897
Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Shoemaker
1794–1874
Mary Stiger
1795–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shoemaker
1773–1834
Margaret Cunards
1779–1837
William (Stiger)
1775–
Mary ?
1775–

Ada Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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Ada (Mae) Shaffer (Mar 1885–1933) m. Joseph (W) Foltz (18 October 1875–7 June 1919)
  1. 1. Mary (Alta) Foultz 1903–1979 m. James (Girard) Humbertson 1899–1967
    1. 1. Betty (J) Humbertson 1925–
  2. 2. Franklin (Elwood) Foltz 1906–1964 m. Susan E 1903–

Ada Shaffer's Timeline

6 Records

1885
Mar 1885
Birth of Ada Mae Shaffer in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Ada Mae Shaffer resided here in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Ada Mae Shaffer resided here in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
Ada Mae Shaffer resided here in Cumberland Ward 5, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland Ward 5, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Ada Mae Shaffer resided here in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
1933
1933
Age 48
Death of Ada Mae Shaffer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1885
    Event Place: Hyndman, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cumberland Ward 5, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T625_652; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 15
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340578
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1241487
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1420; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375433
    [5] Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1910; Box Number: 35; Certificate Number Range: 099751-102750
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Pennsylvania, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 1241487

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1420; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375433

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cumberland Ward 5, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cumberland Ward 5, Allegany, Maryland; Roll: T625_652; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340578

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1933
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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