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Isaac Sylvester Shaffer 1907–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 April 1907

Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1971

Death Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Isaac Shafer

Mother: Nancy Farrell

Spouse(s): Phoebie Shaffer, Carrie Shaffer

Children(s): Betty Shaffer, Paul Shaffer, RUTH CHAPMAN

Isaac Sylvester Shaffer was born in 1907 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Isaac L Shafer And Nancy Jane Farrell. In 1910, Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided in Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA. Isaac Sylvester Shaffer married Carrie Mash Chapman Shaffer, Dorothy Marie Seabolt, Phoebie Elizabeth Shaffer, and had children including Betty June Shaffer, Marry Jane Shaffer, Paul Shaffer, Ruth Garnett Chapman, Wm Earl Shaffer. Isaac Sylvester Shaffer passed away in 1971 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Isaac Sylvester Shaffer was born in 1907 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Isaac L Shafer And Nancy Jane Farrell.
  • In 1910, Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided in Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
  • Isaac Sylvester Shaffer married Carrie Mash Chapman Shaffer, Dorothy Marie Seabolt, Phoebie Elizabeth Shaffer, and had children including Betty June Shaffer, Marry Jane Shaffer, Paul Shaffer, Ruth Garnett Chapman, Wm Earl Shaffer.
  • Isaac Sylvester Shaffer passed away in 1971 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Isaac Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Isaac Shaffer
1907–1971
Birth Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Isaac L Shafer
1820–1961
West Virginia
Nancy (Jane) Farrell
1883–1941
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (M) Shafer
1848–1905
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Margaret (E) Shafer
1854–1953
Cicerone, Roane, West Virginia, United States
William (H.) Ferrell
1861–
Mary (Jane) Newhouse
1854–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Shaver
1792–1870
Christianna Goff
1816–
William Smith
1829–1892
Phoebe Sirk
1833–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1802–1882
Mary Frances
1804–1832
Isaac Sirk
1795–
Jemima WILSON
1769–

Isaac Shaffer's Descendants

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Isaac (Sylvester) Shaffer (24 April 1907–16 May 1971) m. Phoebie (Elizabeth) Shaffer (2 May 1924–16 April 2009) m. Carrie (Mash Chapman) Shaffer (2 Mar 1903–8 Jul 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

Isaac Shaffer's Timeline

6 Records

1907
24 April 1907
Birth of Isaac Sylvester Shaffer in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided here in Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 23
Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
1950
1950
Age 43
Isaac Sylvester Shaffer resided here
None
1971
16 May 1971
Age 64
Death of Isaac Sylvester Shaffer in Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia
Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 April 1907
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
    [2] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-14-1230; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1957; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 68
    [5] 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
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1685; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1375698
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    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 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1971
    Event Place: Elkview, Kanawha County, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 233-14-1230; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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