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Mariah Dobson Shaffer 1838–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1838

Birth Location: West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: Aug 1905

Death Location: Camden on Gauley, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: George Dobson

Mother: Catharine Dobson

Spouse(s): John Shoffer

Children(s): Samuel Shaffer, Lydia Shaffer, Dottie Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Ezra Shoffer, Viola Shafer, George Shafer, David Shafer, Mary Paxton, Evy Shaffer, Elizabeth Shaffer, John Shaffer

Mariah Dobson Shaffer was born in 1838 in West Virginia, United States of America, the child of George Wallace Dobson And Catharine Dobson. Mariah Dobson Shaffer married John W Shoffer, and had children including Charles Spurgeon Shaffer, David Shafer, Dottie Shaffer, Elizabeth M Shaffer, Evy Bessie Shaffer, Ezra Shoffer, George B Shafer, John R Shaffer, Lydia C Shaffer, Mary A Paxton, Samuel Shaffer, Viola Shafer. Mariah Dobson Shaffer passed away in 1905 in Camden on Gauley, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mariah Dobson Shaffer was born in 1838 in West Virginia, United States of America, the child of George Wallace Dobson And Catharine Dobson.
  • Mariah Dobson Shaffer married John W Shoffer, and had children including Charles Spurgeon Shaffer, David Shafer, Dottie Shaffer, Elizabeth M Shaffer, Evy Bessie Shaffer, Ezra Shoffer, George B Shafer, John R Shaffer, Lydia C Shaffer, Mary A Paxton, Samuel Shaffer, Viola Shafer.
  • Mariah Dobson Shaffer passed away in 1905 in Camden on Gauley, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mariah Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Mariah Shaffer
1838–1905
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
George Wallace Dobson
1811–1856
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Catharine Dobson
1810–1878
Jesse Run, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Wallace) Dobson
1769–1828
Lewis County, Virginia, USA
John (Peter) Waggoner
1751–1843
Whitemarsh, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Susannah (Runyan) Richards
1782–1840
Hackers Creek, Lewis, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adam Dobson
1730–1802
Wilhelm Waggoner
1706–1763
Paul Richards
1750–1782
Menewaulaakoosee Tecumpease
1758–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mariah Shaffer's Descendants

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Mariah (Dobson) Shaffer (1 April 1838–Aug 1905) m. John (W) Shoffer (17 October 1837–21 January 1916)
  1. 1. Samuel Shaffer 1844–
  2. 2. Lydia (C) Shaffer 1853–
  3. 3. Dottie Shaffer 1870–
  4. 4. Charles (Spurgeon) Shaffer 1879–
  5. 5. Ezra Shoffer 1881–1954 m. Erna Shaffer 1888–1974
    1. 1. Edward Shoffer 1910–1992 m. Daisy Shaffer 1910–1997
      1. 1. Billie (Lee) Shaffer 1937–2017
    2. 2. Earnest Shoffer 1908–1988 m. Nellie Shafer 1909–1972
      1. 1. Doris McClellan 1938–2017 m. Wayne McClellan 1937–2015
    3. 3. Elden (Shafer) Jr 1916–1974 m. Edna (K) Shafer 1919–
      1. 1. David (N) Shaffer 1938–1984
    4. 4. Wanda Shafer 1920–1964 m. Fred Peveley 1908–
      1. 1. Ezra (William) Peveley 1943–1943
    5. 5. Earl Shaffer 1912–1994 m. Etta Shaffer 1908–
    6. 6. Elden (D.) Shaffer 1917–1999
  6. 6. Viola Shafer 1860–
  7. 7. George (B) Shafer 1862–
  8. 8. David Shafer 1864–
  9. 9. Mary (A) Paxton 1875– m. Hannibal Paxton 1869–
    1. 1. Stella Paxton 1898–1978 m. William (H) Thompson 1889–1963
      1. 1. Frank Thompson 1923–1996
      2. 2. Amos (Edward) Thompson 1915–1981
      3. 3. William (Brown) Thompson 1919–1994
      4. 4. John (W) Thompson 1925–
      5. 5. Mary (Martha) Busso 1924–1991 m. Forrest (E.) Fields 1926– m. Fred Price 1934–2010
      6. 6. John (Wesley) Thompson 1925–1950
      7. 7. Betty (A.) Thompson 1932–2010
    2. 2. Daniel (W) Paxton 1898–
    3. 3. Sarah (H) Shafer 1890–
  10. 10. Evy (Bessie) Shaffer 1881–
  11. 11. Elizabeth (M) Shaffer 1883–
  12. 12. John (R) Shaffer 1889–

Mariah Shaffer's Timeline

7 Records

1838
1 Apr 1838
Birth of Mariah Dobson Shaffer in West Virginia, United States of America
West Virginia, United States of America
1838
abt 1838
Birth of Mariah Dobson Shaffer in Virginia
Virginia
1838
1 April 1838
Birth of Mariah Dobson Shaffer in West Virginia, United States of America
West Virginia, United States of America
1859
3 Apr 1859
Age 21
Mariah Dobson Shaffer was married in Wirt, VA
Wirt, VA
1870
1870
Age 32
Mariah Dobson Shaffer resided here in Washington, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Washington, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Mariah Dobson Shaffer resided here in Harper, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Harper, Roane, West Virginia, USA
1905
Aug 1905
Age 67
Death of Mariah Dobson Shaffer in West Virginia, United States of America
West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1838
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1241772
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1689; Page: 409A; Family History Library Film: 553188

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1838
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Wirt, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1929

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1689; Page: 409A; Family History Library Film: 553188

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1241772

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1905
    Event Place: West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Camden on Gauley, Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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