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Harold John Shaffer 1903–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1903

Birth Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1959

Death Location: San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA

Father: Henry Shaffer

Mother: Ellen Wolstoncroft

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lynch

Children(s): Raymond Shaffer, Ellen Shaffer

Harold John Shaffer was born in 1903 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Henry E Shaffer And Ellen Emma Wolstoncroft. In 1910, Harold John Shaffer resided in Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. In 1920, Harold John Shaffer resided in Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Harold John Shaffer married Elizabeth Lynch, and had children including Ellen Shaffer, Raymond Shaffer. Harold John Shaffer passed away in 1959 in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Harold John Shaffer was born in 1903 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Henry E Shaffer And Ellen Emma Wolstoncroft.
  • In 1910, Harold John Shaffer resided in Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1920, Harold John Shaffer resided in Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
  • Harold John Shaffer married Elizabeth Lynch, and had children including Ellen Shaffer, Raymond Shaffer.
  • Harold John Shaffer passed away in 1959 in San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Shaffer
1864–1930
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, USA
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Ellen Wolstoncroft
1873–1914
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lynch
1910–1989
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Raymond Shaffer
1934–1935
Birth Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ellen Shaffer
1931–2022
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Harold Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Harold Shaffer
1903–1959
Birth Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Henry E Shaffer
1864–1930
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA, USA
Ellen (Emma) Wolstoncroft
1873–1914
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Schaffer
1835–1912
Sembach, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany
Salome Förger
1833–1904
Germany
Joseph Wolstoncroft
1845–1905
Pennsylvania
Mary Dunton
1847–1897
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schaefer
1800–1870
Barbara Simgen
1807–
Jacob Sr
1798–
Marguerithe Wickersheimer
1807–1905
George Sr
1820–1890
Rebecca Hamilton
1821–1883
Richard Dunton
1814–1916
Tamar Brant
1827–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Karl Schäfer
1776–1837
Maria Metz
1778–1842
Johann Simgen
1761–1826
Anna Ritzmann
1781–1814
Laurent Wickersheimer
1782–1824
Sara Schneider
1779–1856
James Wolstencroft
1776–1843
Alice Collier
1777–1841
Edward Dunton
1797–1872
Mary Shinton
1798–1871
James Brant
1780–1841
Mary Boden
1784–1835

Harold Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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Harold (John) Shaffer (10 Nov 1903–26 Aug 1959) m. Elizabeth Lynch (29 Dec 1910–29 Apr 1989)
  1. 1. Raymond Shaffer 1934–1935
  2. 2. Ellen Shaffer 1931–2022

Harold Shaffer's Timeline

5 Records

1903
10 Nov 1903
Birth of Harold John Shaffer in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Harold John Shaffer resided here in Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 17
Harold John Shaffer resided here in Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 27
Harold John Shaffer resided here in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1959
26 Aug 1959
Age 56
Death of Harold John Shaffer in San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California Death Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1510; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1292; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 1496.
    [5] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [6] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1292; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 1496.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1510; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1959
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms
    [2] California Death Index
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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