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Emma Gallagher Walton 1911–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1911

Birth Location: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 Jul 2007

Death Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: George Walton

Mother: Elizabeth Patterson

Spouse(s): Herbert Shaffer, Harry Wade

Children(s): Herbert Shaffer, Emma Wade, Florence Shaffer, Mildred Shaffer

In 1911, Emma Gallagher Walton entered the world in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, born to George Raymond Walton And Elizabeth Morgan Patterson. In 1920, Emma Gallagher Walton resided in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. In 1930, Emma Gallagher Walton resided in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Emma Gallagher Walton married Harry Clifford Wade, Herbert Ellsworth Shaffer, and had children including Beverly Lou Shaffer, Emma Jane Wade, Florence Evelyn Shaffer, Herbert Ellsworth Shaffer, Mildred Gertrude Shaffer, Ruth Eileen Shaffer. Emma Gallagher Walton passed away in 2007 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Emma Gallagher Walton entered the world in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, born to George Raymond Walton And Elizabeth Morgan Patterson.
  • In 1920, Emma Gallagher Walton resided in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1930, Emma Gallagher Walton resided in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • Emma Gallagher Walton married Harry Clifford Wade, Herbert Ellsworth Shaffer, and had children including Beverly Lou Shaffer, Emma Jane Wade, Florence Evelyn Shaffer, Herbert Ellsworth Shaffer, Mildred Gertrude Shaffer, Ruth Eileen Shaffer.
  • Emma Gallagher Walton passed away in 2007 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Walton
1864–1918
Birth Location: Hamsterley, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Patterson
1885–1944
Birth Location: Mansfield, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Herbert Shaffer
1910–1998
Birth Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Harry Wade
1908–1929
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
HW

Children(s)

Herbert Shaffer
1931–2015
Birth Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
HS
Emma Wade
1928–1992
Birth Location: Glendale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Florence Shaffer
1940–2024
Birth Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mildred Shaffer
1932–1933
Birth Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
MS

Emma Walton's Ancestors

Self
Emma Walton
1911–2007
Birth Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Raymond Walton
1864–1918
Hamsterley, Durham, England
Elizabeth (Morgan) Patterson
1885–1944
Mansfield, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Walton
1833–1917
Bowes, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor ("Ellen") Ferguson
1833–1875
Sunderland, Durham, England
James (Graham) Patterson
1846–1907
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Morgan
1857–1940
Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Patterson
1830–1908
Jane Graham
1829–1883
Charles Morgan
1827–1900
Margaret Aiton
1823–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Graham
1800–
Jane “Graham”
1800–
John Morgan
1790–
Janet Carr
1792–1866
John Eaton
1797–1885
Elizabeth Willison
1787–1877

Emma Walton's Descendants

1.
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Emma (Gallagher) Walton (11 Oct 1911–29 Jul 2007) m. Herbert (Ellsworth) Shaffer (3 Aug 1910–21 Apr 1998) m. Harry (Clifford) Wade (1908–21 May 1929)
  1. 1. Herbert (Ellsworth) Shaffer 1931–2015
  2. 2. Emma (Jane) Wade 1928–1992 m. Eugene (George) Ludlam 1926–2018 m. Nelson (Edgar) Love 1926–1996
  3. 3. Florence (Evelyn) Shaffer 1940–2024 m. Louis (Joseph) Hufnagel 1936–2009
  4. 4. Mildred (Gertrude) Shaffer 1932–1933

Emma Walton's Timeline

5 Records

1911
11 Oct 1911
Birth of Emma Gallagher Walton in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Emma Gallagher Walton resided here in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 19
Emma Gallagher Walton resided here in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1950
1950
Age 39
Emma Gallagher Walton resided here in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
2007
29 Jul 2007
Age 96
Death of Emma Gallagher Walton in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 203-22-8192; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1965; Certificate Number Range: 002001-005000
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1510; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 931.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] Pennsylvania, Birth Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1911; Box Number: 428; Certificate Number Range: Allegheny (Ciampoli) - Berks (Ruppert)
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Collier, Allegheny
    [10] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1510; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 931.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Collier, Allegheny

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 2007
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 203-22-8192; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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