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Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer 1856–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 Mar 1931

Death Location: Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jacob Shaffer

Mother: Barbara Shelley

Spouse(s): Mary Taylor, Mary Norman

Children(s): Inez Porter, Garnet Shaffer, Tobitha Shaffer, John Shaffer, Zerma Shaffer, Dora Shaffer, George Shaffer, Lula Shaffer, Ulis Shaffer, Idabelle Shaffer, Robert Schaffer, Beatrice Shaffer, Bertha Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, David Shaffer

In 1856, Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer entered the world in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA, born to Jacob Miller Shaffer And Barbara Elizabeth Shelley. In 1900, Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer resided in Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee, USA. Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer married Mary Ann Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Norman, and had children including Beatrice L Shaffer, Bertha Shaffer, Charles O Shaffer, David M G Shaffer, Dora Alice Shaffer, Garnet Lee Shaffer, George C Shaffer, Idabelle Shaffer, Inez Matilda Porter, John A Shaffer, Lula E Shaffer, Robert Calvin Schaffer, Tobitha V Shaffer, Ulis Ira Shaffer, Zerma Idabelle Shaffer. Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer passed away in 1931 in Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer entered the world in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA, born to Jacob Miller Shaffer And Barbara Elizabeth Shelley.
  • In 1900, Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer resided in Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee, USA.
  • Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer married Mary Ann Taylor, Mary Elizabeth Norman, and had children including Beatrice L Shaffer, Bertha Shaffer, Charles O Shaffer, David M G Shaffer, Dora Alice Shaffer, Garnet Lee Shaffer, George C Shaffer, Idabelle Shaffer, Inez Matilda Porter, John A Shaffer, Lula E Shaffer, Robert Calvin Schaffer, Tobitha V Shaffer, Ulis Ira Shaffer, Zerma Idabelle Shaffer.
  • Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer passed away in 1931 in Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Shaffer
1815–1885
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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Barbara Shelley
1816–1879
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
BS

Spouses(s)

Mary Taylor
1866–1887
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
MT
Mary Norman
1866–1949
Birth Location: Dunklin County, Missouri, United States of America
MN

Children(s)

Inez Porter
1883–1969
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
IP
Garnet Shaffer
1886–1946
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
GS
Tobitha Shaffer
1895–1941
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
TS
John Shaffer
1890–1883
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
JS
Zerma Shaffer
1898–1968
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
ZS
Dora Shaffer
1888–1977
Birth Location: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
DS
George Shaffer
1884–1883
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
GS
Lula Shaffer
1893–1967
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
LS
Ulis Shaffer
1901–1923
Birth Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America
US
Idabelle Shaffer
1898–1968
Birth Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
IS
Robert Schaffer
1912–1984
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
RS
Beatrice Shaffer
1905–1949
Birth Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America
BS
Bertha Shaffer
1877–1882
Birth Location: –
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Charles Shaffer
1910–1972
Birth Location: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
CS
David Shaffer
1901–
Birth Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, USA
DS

Adam Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Adam Shaffer
1856–1931
Birth Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jacob Miller Shaffer
1815–1885
Washington, Virginia, USA
Barbara (Elizabeth) Shelley
1816–1879
Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM Shaffer
1793–1864
Wytheville, Wythe Co., VA, USA
Margaret (Dorothy "Dolly") Hickman
1797–1865
Pennsylvania, USA
ADAM (Shelley\Schillig) 1788
1788–1860
Guilford Co., NC, USA
ELIZABETH (Rebecca) Lindamood
1789–1829
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Shaffer's Descendants

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Adam (Oliver "A.O") Shaffer (15 Mar 1856–2 Mar 1931) m. Mary (Ann) Taylor (1866–10 Mar 1887) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Norman (20 March 1866–24 May 1949)
  1. 1. Inez (Matilda) Porter 1883–1969 m. Robert (Greer) Porter 1880–1950
    1. 1. Ella (Mae) Porter 1913–1982 m. Frank (Oliver) Abercrombie 1907–1985
      1. 1. Eula (Belle) Abercrombie 1946–2006 m. Glen (Ferrell Fraley) Jr 1942–1988 m. Richard (W) Dow 1939–2021
      2. 2. Clarice (Vasta) Abercrombie 1948–2010 m. Joey (Patrick) Parks 1950–2002 m. Anthony (L.) Empel 1948–1974
      3. 3. Ernest (Frank Abercrombie) Sr 1949–2016
      4. 4. Raymond (Ephriam) Abercrombie 1938–1992 m. Juette Tittle 1943–1990
      5. 5. Betty (Jane) Abercrombie 1932–1993 m. Donald (John) Otter 1927–1977
      6. 6. Slyvia Abercrombie 1943–2015
      7. 7. Delores (Fay) Abercrombie 1941–2018
      8. 8. Ronald (Dwight) Abercrombie 1930–1984
      9. 9. Mary (Leona) Abercrombie 1935–2003 m. Melvin (Lorenzo Duewson) Reverend 1941–1996 m. Frank (William Sheer) Jr 1928–2021
    2. 2. Etta (M) Porter 1908–1981
    3. 3. Edith (D) Porter 1916–2001
    4. 4. Oliver (J) Porter 1906–1953
    5. 5. Ruth Porter 1919–1919
    6. 6. Robert Porter 1921–1990 m. Olive (Jane) Hickey 1922–2006
      1. 1. Kelly (Milton) Porter 1950–1969
    7. 7. Junia (Paralee) Porter 1926–2004
    8. 8. Nola (Dora) Porter 1902–1903
    9. 9. Verlin (Calfax) Porter 1911–1913
    10. 10. Lula (Pearl) Porter 1903–2004 m. Anderson (Christoper "AC") Gray 1903–1966
      1. 1. Gray 1928–1928
      2. 2. Fred Gray 1933–1933
      3. 3. Amnalee Gray –1930
      4. 4. Inez (Adlaide) Queen 1925– m. Eugene (Garnett) Queen 1923–1996
        1. 1. Bobby (Franklin) Queen 1950–1950
        2. 2. Nancy (Marie) Queen 1951–1951
      5. 5. Infant (son) Gray
      6. 6. Lora (Mae) Gray
      7. 7. Infant (son) Gray
      8. 8. Infant (son) Gray
      9. 9. Gray 1833–1833
  2. 2. Garnet (Lee) Shaffer 1886–1946 m. Altie Shaffer 1890–1973
    1. 1. Mildred (Louise) Shaffer 1932–1996
    2. 2. Ivan Shaffer 1922–1989
    3. 3. Wilson Shaffer 1924–2007
    4. 4. Vernal Shaffer 1926–2010
    5. 5. Dora (Mae) Shaffer 1928–2001
    6. 6. John Shaffer 1930–1996
    7. 7. Allen (Lee) Sheffer 1915–1950
    8. 8. Loyd Shaffer 1918–1918
    9. 9. Garnett (Ray) Shaffer 1928–1928
    10. 10. Mary (Inez) Shaffer 1919–1924
  3. 3. Tobitha (V) Shaffer 1895–1941
  4. 4. John (A) Shaffer 1890–1883
  5. 5. Zerma (Idabelle) Shaffer 1898–1968
  6. 6. Dora (Alice) Shaffer 1888–1977
  7. 7. George (C) Shaffer 1884–1883 m. Etta (E) GROVES 1889–
  8. 8. Lula (E) Shaffer 1893–1967 m. Leonard Fagg 1892–1915
    1. 1. Hazel (Lena) Fagg 1910–1978 m. Dores (Ed) Anderson 1901–1951
    2. 2. Lawrence (Reed) Fagg 1912–1990
    3. 3. Cecil (Wesley) Fagg 1915–1950
    4. 4. Leonard (Cleveland) Fagg 1910–2003
  9. 9. Ulis (Ira) Shaffer 1901–1923
  10. 10. Idabelle Shaffer 1898–1968
  11. 11. Robert (Calvin) Schaffer 1912–1984
  12. 12. Beatrice (L) Shaffer 1905–1949
  13. 13. Bertha Shaffer 1877–1882
  14. 14. Charles (O) Shaffer 1910–1972 m. Eva Ramsey 1904–1996
    1. 1. Ralph (Winston) Schaffer 1932–1935
    2. 2. Rose (Mary) Wright 1935–2007
  15. 15. David (M. G.) Shaffer 1901–

Adam Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1856
15 Mar 1856
Birth of Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer resided here in Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
1931
2 Mar 1931
Age 75
Death of Adam Oliver "A.O" Shaffer in Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: 1585; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0099
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Loudon, Tennessee; Roll: 1585; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0099

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1931
    Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeside, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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