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Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer 1848–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Mar 1848

Birth Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 1935

Death Location: Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA

Father: William Scheffar

Mother: Anna Walter

Spouse(s): William Chadwick, James Thompson

Children(s): Edna Chadwick, Bruce Chadwick, Baby Chadwick, John Thompson, Joseph Thompson, Jean Thompson, Leroy Thompson, Leona Thompson, William Thompson

The story of Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer began in 1848 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer resided in Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer married James Mort Thompson, Thompson, William Henry Chadwick, and had children including Baby Chadwick, Bruce Henry Chadwick, Edna Elizabeth Chadwick, Jean Thompson, John Frank Thompson, Joseph Bertram Thompson, Leona Leota Thompson, Leroy Thompson, William Bradley Thompson. Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer passed away in 1935 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer began in 1848 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer resided in Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer married James Mort Thompson, Thompson, William Henry Chadwick, and had children including Baby Chadwick, Bruce Henry Chadwick, Edna Elizabeth Chadwick, Jean Thompson, John Frank Thompson, Joseph Bertram Thompson, Leona Leota Thompson, Leroy Thompson, William Bradley Thompson.
  • Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer passed away in 1935 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shaffer
1848–1935
Birth Place: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Scheffar
1809–1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret) Walter
1809–1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John (Phillip) Walters
1787–1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catharine (Susan) Trout
1785–1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Walter
1756–1807
Maria Sphar
1764–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andony Walter
1724–1788
Elizabeth Walter
1730–1830
Johann Spahr
1742–1806
Anna Valentine
1738–1823

Mary Shaffer's Descendants

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Mary (Catharine "Kate") Shaffer (05 Mar 1848–1 Dec 1935) m. William (Henry) Chadwick (15 Apr 1840–11 Apr 1908) m. James (Mort) Thompson (1 Sep 1844–2 Dec 1878)
  1. 1. Edna (Elizabeth) Chadwick 1888–1969 m. Daniel (Freeman) Zacharias 1874–1955
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Zacharias 1903–1988 m. Chester (Allen Arthur) Daniels 1895– m. James Burgett 1881–1954 m. Chester (Allen Arthur) Daniels 1895–
      1. 1. Rachel (Della) Daniels 1927–1999 m. Robert (Christ) Mills 1915–1992
      2. 2. Edna (Marie) Burgett 1937–2010 m. Charles (Arthur) Blodgett 1924–2008
      3. 3. Eulalee ("Eula" Leatha) Daniels 1917–2006 m. Harry (Nellis) Samuel 1899–1994
        1. 1. Marvin (O.) Samuel 1937–1960
        2. 2. Edward (Harry) Samuel 1946–2022 m. Audeana (B.) Ritter 1947–2020
      4. 4. Emma (Louise) Burgett 1933–1934
      5. 5. Grace (Kathleen) Burgett 1923–1987 m. Walter (Noble) Bozarth 1914–1977
        1. 1. Bonnie (Jean) Bozarth 1942–1954
      6. 6. Carrie (Leona) Daniels 1924–1984 m. Sylvester (LeRoy) Sams 1892–1973
        1. 1. Clifford (LeVern) Sams 1946–1958
        2. 2. Sylvester (Lowell) Sams 1945–1958
        3. 3. Denise (Lorraine) Sams –1984
      7. 7. Mamie (Elizabeth) Daniels 1920–1996 m. Willis (Henry Carder) Jr 1917–2001
        1. 1. Shannon (Gail) Carder 1937–2023 m. Nancy (Ellen) Darrow 1943–2013
        2. 2. Fayetta (Jean) Carder 1940–2023 m. Charles (Raymond) Lamb 1924–2013
        3. 3. Verna (Lee) Carder 1941–2001 m. Ivan (Ray) Lewis 1940–1981 m. Garland (Edward) Morris 1937–1974
      8. 8. Frances Burgett 1935–1936
      9. 9. Goldie (Belle) Burgett 1930–1951
      10. 10. James (L) Burgett 1930–1932
    2. 2. Geneva (Bell) Zacharias 1905–1988
    3. 3. Goldie (May) Zacharias 1914–1986
    4. 4. Alma (Jean) Zacharias 1920–1989
    5. 5. Nettie (Adell) Zacharias 1922–1995
    6. 6. Franklin (Philip) Zacharias 1912–1973
    7. 7. George Zacharias 1915–1981
    8. 8. Daniel (Dee) Zacharias 1925–1990
    9. 9. Fanny (Leatta) Zacharias 1907–1907
    10. 10. Minnie Zacharias 1918–1935
    11. 11. Henry (Freeman) Zacharias 1909–1910
  2. 2. Bruce (Henry) Chadwick 1887–1888
  3. 3. Baby Chadwick 1886–1886
  4. 4. John (Frank) Thompson 1875–1954
  5. 5. Joseph (Bertram) Thompson 1872–1936 m. Laura (Mae) Weimer 1875–1959
    1. 1. Harry (Leroy) Thompson 1899–1972
    2. 2. Luella (Thompson, Bloom,) Hunsaker 1904–1957
    3. 3. Letha (May) Thompson 1908–2008
    4. 4. Herman (Bruce) Thompson 1913–1973
  6. 6. Jean Thompson 1873–1941
  7. 7. Leroy Thompson 1870–1949
  8. 8. Leona (Leota) Thompson 1878–1930 m. Max Gardner 1880–1953
    1. 1. Max (Gartner) Jr. 1903–
  9. 9. William (Bradley) Thompson 1868–1880

Mary Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1848
05 Mar 1848
Birth of Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer resided here in Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1 Dec 1935
Age 87
Death of Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA
Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1848
    Event Place: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 785; Page: 215a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Washington, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 785; Page: 215a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA

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