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Harold Mckinley Shaffer 1896–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1896

Birth Location: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 25 Oct 1958

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Lewis Shaffer

Mother: Harriet Scott

Spouse(s): Bertha Sweeten

Children(s): Harold Shaffer, Thomas Shaffer, Betty Shaffer

The story of Harold Mckinley Shaffer began in 1896 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States. Harold Mckinley Shaffer married Bertha Lucille Sweeten, and had children including Betty Shaffer, Harold Eugene Shaffer, Ramona J Shaffer, Thomas Franklin Shaffer. Harold Mckinley Shaffer passed away in 1958 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Harold Mckinley Shaffer began in 1896 in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
  • Harold Mckinley Shaffer married Bertha Lucille Sweeten, and had children including Betty Shaffer, Harold Eugene Shaffer, Ramona J Shaffer, Thomas Franklin Shaffer.
  • Harold Mckinley Shaffer passed away in 1958 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Harold Shaffer's Ancestors

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Harold Shaffer
1896–1958
Birth Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Parents
Lewis Madden Shaffer
1846–1924
Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Harriet ("Hattie" Melissa) Scott
1854–1936
Ohio
Grandparents
Thomas Scott
1836–1910
Jefferson Co., OH
Martha George
1830–1908
Cross Creek, Jefferson, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1787–1868
Lucinda Moore
1797–1856
John George
1780–1863
Rosannah Crouch
1797–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Patterson
1780–1807
James Lanarkshire
1752–
John George
1753–1819
Elizabeth Clark
1761–1815
Nathan Crouch
1768–
Zeporah Christfield
1770–

Harold Shaffer's Descendants

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Harold (Mckinley) Shaffer (30 Jan 1896–25 Oct 1958) m. Bertha (Lucille) Sweeten (4 May 1898–26 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Harold (Eugene) Shaffer 1922–1923
  2. 2. Thomas (Franklin) Shaffer 1934–2012
  3. 3. Betty Shaffer 1924–

Harold Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1896
30 Jan 1896
Birth of Harold Mckinley Shaffer in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
1958
25 Oct 1958
Age 62
Death of Harold Mckinley Shaffer in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2271; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 94-63
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1958
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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