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Mary Dorsey Shafer 1926 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1926

Birth Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1978

Death Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA

Father: Thomas Shafer

Mother: Elizabeth Alworth

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In 1926, Mary Dorsey Shafer entered the world in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, born to Thomas Henry Shafer and Elizabeth Alworth. Mary Dorsey Shafer passed away in 1978 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Mary Dorsey Shafer entered the world in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, born to Thomas Henry Shafer and Elizabeth Alworth.
  • Mary Dorsey Shafer passed away in 1978 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

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Mary Shafer's Ancestors

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Mary Shafer
1926 – 1978
Birth Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents
Thomas Henry Shafer
1895 – 1961
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Elizabeth Alworth
1900 – 1959
Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
Martin (William) Alworth
1856 – 1919
La Crescent, Houston, Minnesota, USA
Matura (Emory) Haight
1862 – 1918
Sparta, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Haight
1826 – 1905
Elizabeth Minor
1831 – 1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Haight
1795 – 1848
Maturah Hubbs
1803 – 1876

Mary Shafer's Timeline

2 Records

1926
1 Aug 1926
Birth of Mary Dorsey Shafer in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1978
26 Jan 1978
Age 52
Death of Mary Dorsey Shafer in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Santa Barbara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1978
    Event Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA

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