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Bessie Kathleen Shaffer 1914–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1914

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 07 Aug 1966

Death Location: Washington, Virginia, USA

Father: Geo. Shaffer

Mother: Margarett Shaffer

Spouse(s): Henry Strouth

Children(s): Edwin Strouth, Donald Strouth

The story of Bessie Kathleen Shaffer began in 1914 in Virginia. In 1920, Bessie Kathleen Shaffer resided in Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA. Bessie Kathleen Shaffer married Henry Edwin Strouth, and had children including Charlotte Ann Strouth, Donald Lee Strouth, Edwin Dennis Strouth, Judy Madeline Strouth, Nancy Sherry Strouth, Robert Harrison Strouth. Bessie Kathleen Shaffer passed away in 1966 in Washington, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Kathleen Shaffer began in 1914 in Virginia.
  • In 1920, Bessie Kathleen Shaffer resided in Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie Kathleen Shaffer married Henry Edwin Strouth, and had children including Charlotte Ann Strouth, Donald Lee Strouth, Edwin Dennis Strouth, Judy Madeline Strouth, Nancy Sherry Strouth, Robert Harrison Strouth.
  • Bessie Kathleen Shaffer passed away in 1966 in Washington, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Geo. Shaffer
1879–1944
Birth Location: Washington Co., Va.
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Margarett Shaffer
1882–1974
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Henry Strouth
1916–1984
Birth Location: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Edwin Strouth
1940–2018
Birth Location: –
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Donald Strouth
1950–2018
Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
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Bessie Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Shaffer
1914–1966
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Geo. H. Shaffer
1879–1944
Washington Co., Va.
Margarett Shaffer
1882–1974
Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
W (J G M) Shaffer
1840–1921
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Sarah Harr
1846–1915
Rich Valley, Washington, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr.
1803–1860
Sarah Moree
1807–1885
John Harr
1811–1879
Elizabeth Harr
1808–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1755–1847
Eva Kelchner
1761–1830
John Moree
1765–1820
Elizabeth Sturdivant
1781–1853
John Harr
1789–1822
Rebecca Beard
1783–1849
Mickel Deck
1774–1857
Mary Houser
1784–1879

Bessie Shaffer's Descendants

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Bessie (Kathleen) Shaffer (29 Oct 1914–07 Aug 1966) m. Henry (Edwin) Strouth (abt 1916–Apr 1984)
  1. 1. Edwin (Dennis) Strouth 1940–2018
  2. 2. Donald (Lee) Strouth 1950–2018

Bessie Shaffer's Timeline

7 Records

1914
29 Oct 1914
Birth of Bessie Kathleen Shaffer in Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1914
29 Oct 1914
Birth of Bessie Kathleen Shaffer in Virginia
Virginia
1920
1920
Age 6
Bessie Kathleen Shaffer resided here in Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA
Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Bessie Kathleen Shaffer resided here in Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA
Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Bessie Kathleen Shaffer resided here in Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1956
1956
Age 42
Bessie Kathleen Shaffer resided here in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
1966
07 Aug 1966
Age 52
Death of Bessie Kathleen Shaffer in Washington, Virginia, USA
Washington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goodson, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 150
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Goodson, Washington, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342197
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101169513
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: 886; Page: 6 A; Enumeration District: 41-22
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Goodson, Washington, Virginia; Roll: T625_1917; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 150

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Goodson, Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Goodson, Washington, Virginia; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342197

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gilmer, Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: 886; Page: 6 A; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1966
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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