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Margaret Marie Schafer 1898–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1898

Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 21 Dec 1945

Death Location: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Henry Schafer

Mother: Margaret Cook

Spouse(s): James Sr.

Children(s): Catherine Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, James Nelson, Henry Nelson, Frederick Nelson, Charles Nelson, Edward Nelson, Walter Nelson, (Stillborn) Nelson

In 1898, Margaret Marie Schafer entered the world in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Henry Schafer And Margaret Catherine Kate Cook. In 1900, Margaret Marie Schafer resided in Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1935, Margaret Marie Schafer resided in Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania. Margaret Marie Schafer married James Henry Nelson Sr, and had children including Catherine Jane Nelson, Charles William Nelson, Dorothy Margaret Nelson, Edward Nelson, Frederick F Nelson, Henry Schafer Nelson, James Alfred Nelson, Stillborn Nelson, Walter H Nelson. Margaret Marie Schafer passed away in 1945 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Margaret Marie Schafer entered the world in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Henry Schafer And Margaret Catherine Kate Cook.
  • In 1900, Margaret Marie Schafer resided in Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1935, Margaret Marie Schafer resided in Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  • Margaret Marie Schafer married James Henry Nelson Sr, and had children including Catherine Jane Nelson, Charles William Nelson, Dorothy Margaret Nelson, Edward Nelson, Frederick F Nelson, Henry Schafer Nelson, James Alfred Nelson, Stillborn Nelson, Walter H Nelson.
  • Margaret Marie Schafer passed away in 1945 in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Margaret Schafer's Ancestors

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Margaret Schafer
1898–1945
Birth Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Henry Schafer
1865–1940
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Margaret (Catherine (Kate)) Cook
1869–1940
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Henry Schafer
1827–1887
Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Frederica Melie
1836–1913
Wurttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Henrich Schäfer
1798–
Barbara Cherdron
1802–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Karl Schäfer
1776–1837
Maria Metz
1778–1842

Margaret Schafer's Descendants

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Margaret (Marie) Schafer (3 Apr 1898–21 Dec 1945) m. James (Henry Nelson) Sr. (20 May 1895–15 Mar 1966)
  1. 1. Catherine (Jane) Nelson 1922–1977
  2. 2. Dorothy (Margaret) Nelson 1924–2005
  3. 3. James (Alfred) Nelson 1917–1970 m. Adelaide ("Ada" P. Marie) Hepline 1919–1970
  4. 4. Henry (Schafer) Nelson 1928–2006
  5. 5. Frederick (F) Nelson 1930–1952
  6. 6. Charles (William) Nelson 1936–1993
  7. 7. Edward Nelson 1926–2014
  8. 8. Walter (H) Nelson 1919–1977
  9. 9. (Stillborn) Nelson 1936–1936

Margaret Schafer's Timeline

5 Records

1898
3 Apr 1898
Birth of Margaret Marie Schafer in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
Margaret Marie Schafer resided here in Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
Margaret Marie Schafer resided here in Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania
Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 42
Margaret Marie Schafer resided here in Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1945
21 Dec 1945
Age 47
Death of Margaret Marie Schafer in Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1898
    Event Place: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03416; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-480
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 100051-102900
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0482; FHL microfilm: 1241370

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0482; FHL microfilm: 1241370

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Woodrow, Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03416; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-480

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Scott, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03416; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 2-480

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1945
    Event Place: Carnegie, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 100051-102900

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