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Catherine Marie Shafer 1933–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 9, 1933

Birth Location: Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas

Death Date: April 26, 2001

Death Location: St. Francis County, Arkansas

Father: Arthur Shafer

Mother: Katie Shields

Spouse(s): Elmer Smith

Children(s):

The story of Catherine Marie Shafer began in 1933 in Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas. Catherine Marie Shafer married Elmer Dean Smith. Catherine Marie Shafer passed away in 2001 in St. Francis County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Marie Shafer began in 1933 in Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas.
  • Catherine Marie Shafer married Elmer Dean Smith.
  • Catherine Marie Shafer passed away in 2001 in St. Francis County, Arkansas.

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Children(s)

Catherine Shafer's Ancestors

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Catherine Shafer
1933–2001
Birth Place: Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas
Parents
Arthur "Art" Lex Shafer
1895–1981
Katie ("Kate" C.) Shields
1905–1957
Lee County, Arkansas
Grandparents
J. (S.) Shields
1880–1910
Cora (Lee) Billingsley
1881–1942
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Billingsley
1849–1914
Frances Lowry
1855–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cyrus Billingsley
1812–1894
Amanda Hale
1825–1915
David Lowry
1820–
Elizabeth Diffee
1837–1880

Catherine Shafer's Timeline

2 Records

1933
August 9, 1933
Birth of Catherine Marie Shafer in Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas
Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas
2001
April 26, 2001
Age 68
Death of Catherine Marie Shafer in St. Francis County, Arkansas
St. Francis County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 9, 1933
    Event Place: Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 26, 2001
    Event Place: St. Francis County, Arkansas

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