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Homer C. Shaffer 1915–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1915

Birth Location: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1974

Death Location: Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Milton Shaffer

Mother: Stella Shaffer

Spouse(s): Helen Evans, Helen Shaffer

Children(s): Rebecca Shaffer, Danny Shaffer, Janice Shaffer-Boore.

Homer C. Shaffer was born in 1915 in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Milton Wellington Shaffer And Stella P Shaffer. In 1920, Homer C. Shaffer resided in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1921, Homer C. Shaffer resided in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. Homer C. Shaffer married Helen Esther Evans, Helen Shaffer, and had children including Danny Stephen Shaffer, Janice C Shaffer, Janice Claire Shaffer Boore, Rebecca Jo Shaffer. Homer C. Shaffer passed away in 1974 in Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Homer C. Shaffer was born in 1915 in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Milton Wellington Shaffer And Stella P Shaffer.
  • In 1920, Homer C. Shaffer resided in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1921, Homer C. Shaffer resided in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Homer C. Shaffer married Helen Esther Evans, Helen Shaffer, and had children including Danny Stephen Shaffer, Janice C Shaffer, Janice Claire Shaffer Boore, Rebecca Jo Shaffer.
  • Homer C. Shaffer passed away in 1974 in Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Homer Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Homer Shaffer
1915–1974
Birth Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Milton Wellington Shaffer
1877–1949
Hyndman Borough, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Stella (P) Shaffer
1884–1968
Londonderry, Bedford Co , Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Anthony Shaffer
1840–1922
Hyndman Borough, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Anne Dunlap) (Shaffer)
1847–1920
Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Benjamin Bradigan
1853–1917
Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Evans
1852–1917
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Levi Shaffer
1798–1870
Rachael Shaffer
1806–1886
John Dunlap
1815–1887
Sarah Rizer
1830–1915
George Bradigan
1822–
Elizabeth
1825–
Reuben Evans
1828–
Sarah
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shaffer
1774–1819
Sophia (Shaffer)
1775–1848
Richard Baker
1762–1819
Rachel Devore
1770–1829
Charles Dunlap
1766–1834
Christina Byerly
1758–1820
John Tharp
1805–1871
Hannah Bealls
1804–1889

Homer Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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Homer (C.) Shaffer (10 August 1915–14 Apr 1974) m. Helen (Esther) Evans (16 Oct 1918–30 May 1999) m. Helen Shaffer (16 Oct 1918–)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Jo) Shaffer 1949– m. James (Carl) Cutter 1932–2003
  2. 2. Danny (Stephen) Shaffer 1947–2020
  3. 3. Janice (Claire) Shaffer-Boore. 1937–1978

Homer Shaffer's Timeline

13 Records

1915
10 August 1915
Birth of Homer C. Shaffer in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1921
27 Sep 1921
Age 6
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Hyndman, Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyndman, Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1931
1931
Age 16
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
1932
1932
Age 17
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania
Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 25
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1947
1947
Age 32
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Hyndman, PA.,
Hyndman, PA.,
1950
1950
Age 35
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 36
Homer C. Shaffer resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1974
14 Apr 1974
Age 59
Death of Homer C. Shaffer in Hyndman, Pennsylvania
Hyndman, Pennsylvania
1974
14 Apr 1974
Age 59
Death of Homer C. Shaffer in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1915
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Greater Johnstown High School; Year: 1931
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ferndale Area Junior-Senior High School; Year: 1932
    [4] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Greater Johnstown High School; Year: 1931
    [5] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ferndale High School; Year: 1932
    [6] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [7] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [8] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [9] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [10] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII
    [11] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [12] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1533; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 16
    [13] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341732
    [14] Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1915, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth Certificates, 1915; Box Number: 5; Certificate Number Range: 132601-132750
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [16] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1533; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Scranton Republican; Publication Date: 27 Sep 1921; Publication Place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hyndman, Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341732

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Greater Johnstown High School; Year: 1931
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Greater Johnstown High School; Year: 1931

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ferndale Area Junior-Senior High School; Year: 1932
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Ferndale High School; Year: 1932

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Hyndman, PA.,
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, The Cumberland News; Publication Date: 1 Apr 1947; Publication Place: Cumberland, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1974
    Event Place: Hyndman, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1974
    Event Place: Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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