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Grace Mary WOODS 1878–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUN 1878

Birth Location: Rushford, Allegany Co., New York

Death Date: 5 OCT 1956

Death Location: Buffalo, Erie Co., New York

Father: Frank WOODS

Mother: Fanny HARRISON

Spouse(s): Frederick SHAFER, William SHAFER

Children(s): Cathleen SHAFER, Charles SHAFER, Merle SHAFER, Eileen SHAFER, Kenneth SHAFER

In 1878, Grace Mary WOODS entered the world in Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, born to Frank Riley Woods And Fanny Harrison. Grace Mary WOODS married Frederick M Shafer, William R Shafer, and had children including Cathleen H Shafer, Charles William Shafer, Eileen Shafer, Kenneth Shafer, Merle E Robert Shafer. Grace Mary WOODS passed away in 1956 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Grace Mary WOODS entered the world in Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, born to Frank Riley Woods And Fanny Harrison.
  • Grace Mary WOODS married Frederick M Shafer, William R Shafer, and had children including Cathleen H Shafer, Charles William Shafer, Eileen Shafer, Kenneth Shafer, Merle E Robert Shafer.
  • Grace Mary WOODS passed away in 1956 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York.

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Grace WOODS's Ancestors

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Grace WOODS
1878–1956
Birth Place: Rushford, Allegany Co., New York
Parents
Frank Riley WOODS
1855–1927
Rushford, Allegany Co., New York
Fanny HARRISON
1860–1876
Cuba, Allegany Co., New York
Grandparents
Albert WOODS
1825–1876
Rushford, Allegany Co., New York
Polly LAMBERSON
1829–1874
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Grace WOODS's Descendants

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Grace (Mary) WOODS (14 JUN 1878–5 OCT 1956) m. Frederick (M.) SHAFER (ABT 1869–) m. William (R.) SHAFER (2 JUL 1880–9 AUG 1961)
  1. 1. Cathleen (H.) SHAFER 1912–2001 m. Raymond (VORBURGER) I 1909–1966
  2. 2. Charles (William) SHAFER 1897–1965 m. Alice (L.) ____________ 1900–1951
    1. 1. Helen (G.) SHAFER 1919–1999 m. George (H.) FLEISCHER 1918–2003
    2. 2. Charles (E.) SHAFER 1925–2002
  3. 3. Merle (E. ‘Robert’) SHAFER 1905–1991
  4. 4. Eileen SHAFER 1912–2004 m. Norman (J.) SCHMALTZ 1909–1995
  5. 5. Kenneth SHAFER 1916–1987
    1. 1. Christopher (J.) SHAFER 1951–2009

Grace WOODS's Timeline

2 Records

1878
14 JUN 1878
Birth of Grace Mary WOODS in Rushford, Allegany Co., New York
Rushford, Allegany Co., New York
1956
5 OCT 1956
Age 78
Death of Grace Mary WOODS in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1878
    Event Place: Rushford, Allegany Co., New York
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, I have a DNA match with catkollmar on Ancestry. This information is from their tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 OCT 1956
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, I have a DNA match with catkollmar on Ancestry. This information is from their tree

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