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James Albert Shaffer 1882–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 12,1882

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: April 12,1950

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia

Father: Hiram Shafer

Mother: Emma Shafer

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James Albert Shaffer was born in 1882 in West Virginia, the child of Hiram Shafer And Emma E Shafer. James Albert Shaffer passed away in 1950 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • James Albert Shaffer was born in 1882 in West Virginia, the child of Hiram Shafer And Emma E Shafer.
  • James Albert Shaffer passed away in 1950 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia.

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James Shaffer's Ancestors

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James Shaffer
1882–1950
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Hiram Shafer
1863–1929
Roane, West Virginia, United States
Emma (E.) Shafer
1863–1934
West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Shafer
1841–1880
Virginia
Anna Shafer
1850–1900
Virginia
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–

James Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1882
May 12,1882
Birth of James Albert Shaffer in West Virginia
West Virginia
1950
April 12,1950
Age 68
Death of James Albert Shaffer in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 12,1882
    Event Place: West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 12,1950
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia

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