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Helen E. Shaffer 1895–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1895

Birth Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Dec 1958

Death Location: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Mathias Weiland

Mother: Margaret Reinberg

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Helen E. Shaffer was born in 1895 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Mathias Martin Weiland And Margaret Reinberg. In 1900, Helen E. Shaffer resided in Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA. Helen E. Shaffer passed away in 1958 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Helen E. Shaffer was born in 1895 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of Mathias Martin Weiland And Margaret Reinberg.
  • In 1900, Helen E. Shaffer resided in Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Helen E. Shaffer passed away in 1958 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Helen Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Helen Shaffer
1895–1958
Birth Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
Parents
Mathias Martin Weiland
1839–1926
Schrondweiler, Mersch, Luxembourg
Margaret Reinberg
1850–1925
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Weiland
1804–1858
Koerich, Capellen, Luxembourg
Catherine Mersch
1808–1905
Schrondweiler, Mersch, Luxembourg
Henry (H) Reinberg
1821–1880
Pratz, Canton de Redange, Diekirch, Luxembourg, Germany
Katherine Beck
1823–1894
Grosbous, Redange, Diekirch, Luxembourg
Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Weiland
1764–1835
Susanna Nickels
1766–1806
Nicholas Mersch
1760–
Mathias Reinberg
–1879
Catherine Hevard
1796–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pierre Mersch
1708–1790
Anne Promme
1730–1790
Elizabeth Reimberg
1765–
Michael Heuard
1757–1798
Eve Feypel
1759–1808

Helen Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1895
Dec 1895
Birth of Helen E. Shaffer in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Helen E. Shaffer resided here in Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA
Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA
1958
Dec 1958
Age 63
Death of Helen E. Shaffer in Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1895
    Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 1161; FHL microfilm: 1240293
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 1161; FHL microfilm: 1240293

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 1161; FHL microfilm: 1240293

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Evanston Ward 6, Cook, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 1161; FHL microfilm: 1240293

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1958
    Event Place: Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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