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David C. Shafer 1833–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1833

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 12 July 1908

Death Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Ellendor Upton

Spouse(s): Jane Hayhurst

Children(s): William Shafer, Ellison Shafer, Thornton Shafer, Emry Shafer

David C. Shafer was born in 1833 in Virginia, the child of Abraham Shafer And Ellendor Ann Ellie Upton. In 1880, David C. Shafer resided in Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. David C. Shafer married Jane Hayhurst, and had children including Ellison A Shafer, Emry L Shafer, Thornton L Shafer, William Clark Shafer. David C. Shafer passed away in 1908 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David C. Shafer was born in 1833 in Virginia, the child of Abraham Shafer And Ellendor Ann Ellie Upton.
  • In 1880, David C. Shafer resided in Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • David C. Shafer married Jane Hayhurst, and had children including Ellison A Shafer, Emry L Shafer, Thornton L Shafer, William Clark Shafer.
  • David C. Shafer passed away in 1908 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Shafer's Ancestors

Self
David Shafer
1833–1908
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Ellendor (Ann "Ellie") Upton
1808–1870
Monongalia County, Virginia, now West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Ann) Lanham
1763–1850
Saint Johns Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Sarah ?
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Shafer's Descendants

1.
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David (C.) Shafer (Abt 1833–12 July 1908) m. Jane Hayhurst (Abt 1839–6 December 1916)
  1. 1. William (Clark) Shafer 1856–
  2. 2. Ellison (A.) Shafer 1866–
  3. 3. Thornton (L.) Shafer 1868–
  4. 4. Emry (L.) Shafer 1868–

David Shafer's Timeline

3 Records

1833
Abt 1833
Birth of David C. Shafer in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 47
David C. Shafer resided here in Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1908
12 July 1908
Age 75
Death of David C. Shafer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1833
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6742::9237113
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::8208425

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Union, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,6742::9237113

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1908
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::8208425

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::8208425

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