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Isaac L Shafer 1820–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1820

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 27 Oct 1961

Death Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: David Shafer

Mother: Margaret Shafer

Spouse(s): Nancy Farrell, Elizabeth Eubanks

Children(s): Isaac Shaffer, Dortha Shaffer, Twisha Shaffer, Bertha Shaffer, Verila Shaffer, Bertha Roberts, Orville Shaffer, Verlie Shaffer, Ervin Shaffer, Mary Kidd, Sedena Shaffer, Perry Shaffer, Twisha Hunt, Arvel Shaffer, Simon Rucker, Velma Shaffer, Velma Peters, Bertha Carnes, (Kate) Shaffer, Verlie Shaffer

Isaac L Shafer was born in 1820 in West Virginia, the child of David M Shafer And Margaret E Shafer. In 1900, Isaac L Shafer resided in Union, Jackson, West Virginia, USA. Isaac L Shafer married Elizabeth Catherine Eubanks, Nancy Jane Farrell, and had children including Arvel Shaffer, Bertha N Shaffer, Bertha Naomi Carnes, Bertha Shaffer Roberts, Dortha M Shaffer, Ervin Earl Shaffer, Isaac Sylvester Shaffer, Kate Shaffer, Mary M Kidd, Orville Dallas Shaffer, Perry S Shaffer, Sedena Shaffer, Simon S Rucker, Twisha B Hunt, Twisha Belle Shaffer, Velma May Peters, Velma May Shaffer, Verila Shaffer, Verlie Velma Shaffer. Isaac L Shafer passed away in 1961 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Isaac L Shafer was born in 1820 in West Virginia, the child of David M Shafer And Margaret E Shafer.
  • In 1900, Isaac L Shafer resided in Union, Jackson, West Virginia, USA.
  • Isaac L Shafer married Elizabeth Catherine Eubanks, Nancy Jane Farrell, and had children including Arvel Shaffer, Bertha N Shaffer, Bertha Naomi Carnes, Bertha Shaffer Roberts, Dortha M Shaffer, Ervin Earl Shaffer, Isaac Sylvester Shaffer, Kate Shaffer, Mary M Kidd, Orville Dallas Shaffer, Perry S Shaffer, Sedena Shaffer, Simon S Rucker, Twisha B Hunt, Twisha Belle Shaffer, Velma May Peters, Velma May Shaffer, Verila Shaffer, Verlie Velma Shaffer.
  • Isaac L Shafer passed away in 1961 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Shafer
1848–1905
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
DS
Margaret Shafer
1854–1953
Birth Location: Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Nancy Farrell
1883–1941
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
NF
Elizabeth Eubanks
1885–
Birth Location: Summers County, West Virginia
EE

Children(s)

Isaac Shaffer
1907–1971
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
IS
Dortha Shaffer
1910–1997
Birth Location: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
DS
Twisha Shaffer
1913–1989
Birth Location: Kanawha Co, WV
TS
Bertha Shaffer
1917–
Birth Location: West Virginia
BS
Verila Shaffer
1920–
Birth Location: West Virginia
VS
Bertha Roberts
1916–1999
Birth Location: Frame, Kanawha County, West Virginia
BR
Orville Shaffer
1925–1997
Birth Location: Big Sandy District, Kanawha County, West Virginia
OS
Verlie Shaffer
1919–1988
Birth Location: West Virginia
VS
Ervin Shaffer
1922–2001
Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
ES
Mary Kidd
1904–1997
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
MK
Sedena Shaffer
1906–1999
Birth Location: West Virginia
SS
Perry Shaffer
1908–
Birth Location: –
PS
Twisha Hunt
1913–1989
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
TH
Arvel Shaffer
1925–
Birth Location: West Virginia
AS
Simon Rucker
1905–1999
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
SR
Velma Shaffer
1920–1988
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
VS
Velma Peters
1920–1988
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
VP
Bertha Carnes
1919–1999
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
BC
(Kate) Shaffer
1914–
Birth Location: –
(S
Verlie Shaffer
1896–1988
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
VS

Isaac Shafer's Ancestors

Self
Isaac Shafer
1820–1961
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
David M Shafer
1848–1905
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (E) Shafer
1854–1953
Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
David Shaver
1792–1870
Kentucky, United States
Christianna Goff
1816–
Kentucky, United States
William (F) Smith
1829–1892
Perry, Kentucky, United States
Phoebe (Ann Jane Tawaha Bell) Sirk
1833–1906
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1802–1882
Mary Frances
1804–1832
Isaac Sirk
1795–
Jemima WILSON
1769–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Smith
1756–1801
Frances Childers
1790–1846
Thomas Jr
1774–1855
Jane Hamon
1773–1833
Adam Sirk
1765–1805
Catherine Poe
1765–1808
UNK Wilson
1770–
UNK Blackhawk?
1770–

Isaac Shafer's Descendants

1.
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Isaac (L) Shafer (Sep 1820–27 Oct 1961) m. Nancy (Jane) Farrell (30 January 1883–14 Mar 1941) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Eubanks (About 1885–)
  1. 1. Isaac (Sylvester) Shaffer 1907–1971 m. Phoebie (Elizabeth) Shaffer 1924–2009 m. Carrie (Mash Chapman) Shaffer 1903–1947
    1. 1. Betty (June) Shaffer 1940–2005 m. Frank (D) Christian 1933–2011
    2. 2. Paul Shaffer 1939–1967
    3. 3. RUTH (GARNETT) CHAPMAN 1925–1984
  2. 2. Dortha (M) Shaffer 1910–1997
  3. 3. Twisha (Belle) Shaffer 1913–1989
  4. 4. Bertha (N) Shaffer 1917–
  5. 5. Verila Shaffer 1920–
  6. 6. Bertha (Shaffer) Roberts 1916–1999
  7. 7. Orville (Dallas) Shaffer 1925–1997
  8. 8. Verlie (Velma) Shaffer 1919–1988
  9. 9. Ervin (Earl) Shaffer 1922–2001
  10. 10. Mary (M) Kidd 1904–1997 m. Elias Sampson 1881–1980
    1. 1. Lewis (Alexander) Sampson 1928–2002
    2. 2. Elias ("Sam") Sampson 1926–2012
    3. 3. Ruth Sampson 1923–2008
    4. 4. Mabel (G) Sampson 1922–1991
    5. 5. Lena (May) Sampson 1933–2005
    6. 6. James (Lester) Sampson 1938–2009
    7. 7. Robert (Lee) Sampson 1930–2013
    8. 8. Marvin (R.) Sampson 1914–
    9. 9. V (Naomi) Sampson 1915–
    10. 10. Tressie (E) Sampson 1911–
    11. 11. Ella Sampson 1909–
  11. 11. Sedena Shaffer 1906–1999
  12. 12. Perry (S) Shaffer 1908–
  13. 13. Twisha (B.) Hunt 1913–1989
  14. 14. Arvel Shaffer 1925–
  15. 15. Simon (S) Rucker 1905–1999
  16. 16. Velma (May) Shaffer 1920–1988
  17. 17. Velma (May) Peters 1920–1988
  18. 18. Bertha (Naomi) Carnes 1919–1999
  19. 19. (Kate) Shaffer 1914–
  20. 20. Verlie (Velma) Shaffer 1896–1988

Isaac Shafer's Timeline

11 Records

1820
Sep 1820
Birth of Isaac L Shafer in West Virginia
West Virginia
1881
10 Sep 1881
Age 61
Birth of Isaac L Shafer in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 80
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Union, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Union, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 90
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 97
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Kanawha, West Virginia
Kanawha, West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 100
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 110
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 115
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 120
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 122
Isaac L Shafer resided here in Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1961
27 Oct 1961
Age 141
Death of Isaac L Shafer in Nitro, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Nitro, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for West Virginia, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 563733; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4412; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 20-2A
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1957; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 68
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 2536; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 407.0; FHL microfilm: 2342270
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Kanawha; Roll: 1992561; Draft Board: 2
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241760
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1375698
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1820
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: 1760; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241760

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1375698

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Kanawha; Roll: 1992561; Draft Board: 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1957; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 68

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 2536; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 407.0; FHL microfilm: 2342270

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4412; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 20-2A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4412; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 20-2A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for West Virginia, 04271942 - 04271942; NAI Number: 563733; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Nitro, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Probate Records, 1869-1970; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Preston County); Probate Place: Preston, West Virginia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, Probate Records, 1869-1970; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Preston County); Probate Place: Preston, West Virginia
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