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Harold Thornton Shaffer 1917–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1917

Birth Location: Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Jun 1972

Death Location: Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland Alleghany Maryland USA

Father: EARL SHAFFER

Mother: Lucretia *

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In 1917, Harold Thornton Shaffer entered the world in Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America, born to Earl Homer Shaffer And Lucretia Reid. Harold Thornton Shaffer passed away in 1972 in Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland Alleghany Maryland USA.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Harold Thornton Shaffer entered the world in Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America, born to Earl Homer Shaffer And Lucretia Reid.
  • Harold Thornton Shaffer passed away in 1972 in Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland Alleghany Maryland USA.

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Harold Shaffer's Ancestors

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Harold Shaffer
1917–1972
Birth Place: Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
EARL HOMER SHAFFER
1895–1940
Mt. Savage, Maryland,
Lucretia (Reid) *
1900–1976
Maryland
Grandparents
Joseph (Pierce) Reid
1863–1942
Virginia, USA
Mary (Ellen Wilt) *
1864–1902
Garrett, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
George *
1826–1908
Elizabeth Wilt
1836–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George *
1799–1845
Sarah *
1800–1834
Theophilus *
1809–1883
Delila Duckworth
1811–1883

Harold Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1917
25 Sep 1917
Birth of Harold Thornton Shaffer in Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America
1972
30 Jun 1972
Age 55
Death of Harold Thornton Shaffer in Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland Alleghany Maryland USA
Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland Alleghany Maryland USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland Alleghany Maryland USA

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