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Julia A. Shaffer 1843–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1843

Birth Location: Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1919

Death Location: Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA

Father: Jonathan Shaffer

Mother: Mary ???

Spouse(s): James Kortz

Children(s): Charles Kortz, Margaret Kortz, Ortho Kortz

Julia A. Shaffer was born in 1843 in Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jonathan Shaffer And Mary. Julia A. Shaffer married James M Kortz, and had children including Charles Boyd Kortz, Margaret D Kortz, Ortho D Kortz. Julia A. Shaffer passed away in 1919 in Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Julia A. Shaffer was born in 1843 in Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jonathan Shaffer And Mary.
  • Julia A. Shaffer married James M Kortz, and had children including Charles Boyd Kortz, Margaret D Kortz, Ortho D Kortz.
  • Julia A. Shaffer passed away in 1919 in Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Shaffer
1792–1846
Birth Location: –
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Mary ???
1801–1846
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

James Kortz
1831–1902
Birth Location: Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Kortz
1866–1929
Birth Location: Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, USA
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Margaret Kortz
1874–1875
Birth Location: Maringo, Iowa, USA
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Ortho Kortz
1870–1871
Birth Location: Maringo, Iowa, USA
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Julia Shaffer's Ancestors

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Julia Shaffer
1843–1919
Birth Place: Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jonathan Shaffer
1792–1846
Mary ???
1801–1846
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Julia Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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Julia (A.) Shaffer (31 Jan 1843–16 Aug 1919) m. James (M.) Kortz (26 Jul 1831–08 Dec 1902)
  1. 1. Charles (Boyd) Kortz 1866–1929 m. Nancy (Carrah) Roller 1876–1938
    1. 1. Alma (Madge) Kortz 1901–1989 m. Raymond (Martin) Sawyer 1897–1974
      1. 1. Ivan (Wayne) Sawyer 1921–1984
    2. 2. Finney (Charles) Kortz 1899–1900
    3. 3. Gladys (Whynne) Kortz 1904–1986 m. William (Clark) Holt 1879–1932
  2. 2. Margaret (D.) Kortz 1874–1875
  3. 3. Ortho (D.) Kortz 1870–1871

Julia Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1843
31 Jan 1843
Birth of Julia A. Shaffer in Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
1919
16 Aug 1919
Age 76
Death of Julia A. Shaffer in Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Boalsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Sawyer.FTW
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