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Arthur Shaffer 1901–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1901

Birth Location: Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1991

Death Location: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Jacob Shaffer

Mother: Eglantine Shaffer

Spouse(s): Catherine (Shaffer)

Children(s): Jack Shaffer

The story of Arthur Shaffer began in 1901 in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Arthur Shaffer married Catherine Chadwick Shaffer, and had children including Jack Shaffer. Arthur Shaffer passed away in 1991 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Shaffer began in 1901 in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
  • Arthur Shaffer married Catherine Chadwick Shaffer, and had children including Jack Shaffer.
  • Arthur Shaffer passed away in 1991 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Arthur Shaffer's Ancestors

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Arthur Shaffer
1901–1991
Birth Place: Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Jacob Shaffer
1856–1924
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Eglantine Shaffer
1878–1953
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
William (L.) Shaffer
1835–1896
Lower Mahanoy, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Zerbe
1839–1915
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
William (Henry) Yohe
1848–1911
Gratz, Lykens Twp, Dauphin Co, PA
Isabella ((Bell)) Bechtel
1859–1901
Lykens, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shaffer
1810–1869
Lydia Lahr
1810–1886
David Bitterman
1811–1873
Elizabeth Bitterman
1821–1881
Charles Yoh
1823–1898
Angeline Henninger
1830–1910
*Johann Bechtel
1816–1873
Elizabeth Dietrich
1818–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Witmer
1788–1824
Michael Shaffer
1789–1837
Daniel Lahr
1783–1844
Sophia Brosius
1785–1859
Johannes Bitterman
1787–1853
Johannes Dockey
1787–1858
Anna Dockey
1795–1862
Benjamin Yohe
1788–1828
Sarah Yohe
1808–
Maria Carl
1787–1858
Sebastian Henninger
1790–1880
Anna Albrecht
1797–1855
John Bechtel
1792–1853
Elizabeth Zerbe
1795–1876
Leonard Deiterich
1790–1860

Arthur Shaffer's Descendants

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Arthur Shaffer (1901–1991) m. Catherine (Chadwick) (Shaffer) (1898–1983)
  1. 1. Jack Shaffer 1925–2008

Arthur Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1901
1901
Birth of Arthur Shaffer in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1991
1991
Age 90
Death of Arthur Shaffer in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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