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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 Shaffer

Mother: Anna Walter

Spouse(s): James Thompson, Thompson None, William Chadwick

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

In 1848, Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer entered the world in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to William B. Shaffer and Anna Margaret "Peggy" Walter. 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 William Bradley Thompson, Leroy Thompson, Joseph Bertram Thompson, Jean Thompson, John Frank Thompson, Leona Leota Thompson, Baby Chadwick, Bruce Henry Chadwick, Edna Elizabeth Chadwick. Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer passed away in 1935 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer entered the world in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to William B. Shaffer and Anna Margaret "Peggy" Walter.
  • 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 William Bradley Thompson, Leroy Thompson, Joseph Bertram Thompson, Jean Thompson, John Frank Thompson, Leona Leota Thompson, Baby Chadwick, Bruce Henry Chadwick, Edna Elizabeth Chadwick.
  • Mary Catharine "Kate" Shaffer passed away in 1935 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
WS
Anna Walter
1809 – 1890
Birth Location: Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
AW

Spouses(s)

James Thompson
1844 – 1878
Birth Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania
JT
Thompson None
Birth Location: –
T
William Chadwick
1840 – 1908
Birth Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States
WC

Children(s)

William Thompson
1868 – 1880
Birth Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
WT
Leroy Thompson
1870 – 1949
Birth Location: Willow, Pennsylvania, United States
LT
Joseph Thompson
1872 – 1936
Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
JT
Jean Thompson
1873 – 1941
Birth Location: Near McEwen, Humphreys, Tennessee
JT
John Thompson
1875 – 1954
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
JT
Leona Thompson
1878 – 1930
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
LT
Baby Chadwick
1886 – 1886
Birth Location: of Norden, Keyapaha, Nebraska
BC
Bruce Chadwick
1887 – 1888
Birth Location: Norden, Keya Paha, Nebraska
BC
Edna Chadwick
1888 – 1969
Birth Location: Norden, Keya Paha, Nebraska, United States
EC

Mary Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shaffer
1848 – 1935
Birth Place: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William B. Shaffer
1809 – 1892
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Margaret "Peggy") Walter
1809 – 1890
Salem Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Philip (Anthony) Walter
1787 – 1849
Salem, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Catherine (Susan) Trout
1785 – 1861
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Johann Walters
1756 – 1807
Maria Spahr
1764 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Walters
1724 – 1788
Anna Volck
1730 – 1830
John Spaar
1742 – 1806
Anna Vanlentine
1738 – 1823

Mary Shaffer's Descendants

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Mary (Catharine "Kate") Shaffer (05 Mar 1848 – 1 Dec 1935) m. James (Mort) Thompson (1 Sep 1844 – 2 Dec 1878) m. Thompson m. William (Henry) Chadwick (15 Apr 1840 – 11 Apr 1908)
  1. 1. William (Bradley) Thompson (12 Sep 1868 – before 1880)
  2. 2. Leroy Thompson (25 Oct 1870 – 15 Apr 1949)
  3. 3. Joseph (Bertram) Thompson (2 Mar 1872 – 16 Nov 1936) m. Laura (Mae) Weimer (4 Jul 1875 – 29 Jan 1959)
    1. 1. Harry (Leroy) Thompson (5 Dec 1899 – 30 Jun 1972)
    2. 2. Luella (Thompson, Bloom,) Hunsaker (5 Mar 1904 – 17 Jul 1957)
    3. 3. Letha (May) Thompson (26 Nov 1908 – 2008)
    4. 4. Herman (Bruce) Thompson (4 Dec 1913 – 10 Sep 1973)
  4. 4. Jean Thompson (10 Dec 1873 – 25 Jun 1941)
  5. 5. John (Frank) Thompson (05 Sep 1875 – 12 Aug 1954)
  6. 6. Leona (Leota) Thompson (25 Jan 1878 – 5 May 1930) m. Max Gardner (20 Oct 1880 – 29 Sep 1953)
    1. 1. Max Gartner (1903 – )
  7. 7. Baby Chadwick (1886 – 1886)
  8. 8. Bruce (Henry) Chadwick (Abt 1887 – Abt 1888)
  9. 9. Edna (Elizabeth) Chadwick (13 Sep 1888 – 28 Jun 1969) m. Daniel (Freeman) Zacharias (8 Dec 1874 – 3 Jun 1955)
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Zacharias (20 Apr 1903 – 16 Feb 1988) m. Chester (Allen Arthur) Daniels (01 Jul 1895 – ) m. James Burgett (abt 1881 – 1954) m. Chester (Allen Arthur) Daniels (1 Jul 1895 – )
      1. 1. Eulalee ("Eula" Leatha) Daniels (2 Nov 1917 – 30 Apr 2006) m. Harry (Nellis) Samuel (16 Sep 1899 – 15 Jun 1994)
        1. 1. Marvin (O.) Samuel (25 Nov 1937 – 25 Mar 1960)
        2. 2. Edward (Harry) Samuel (16 Dec 1946 – 24 Sep 2022) m. Audeana (B.) Ritter (24 Aug 1947 – 18 Apr 2020)
      2. 2. Carrie (Leona) Daniels (30 Dec 1924 – 14 Nov 1984) m. Sylvester (LeRoy) Sams (11 Apr 1892 – 3 Feb 1973)
        1. 1. F (Lorraine) Sams (1943 – ) m. Keith Freels
        2. 2. Sylvester (Lowell) Sams (27 July 1945 – 4 Jun 1958)
        3. 3. Clifford (LeVern) Sams (9 Sep 1946 – 4 Jun 1958)
        4. 4. Floyd (Maurice) Sams (abt 1949 – ) m. Myra (Jane) Moody (17 Aug 1949 – )
        5. 5. Marrietta (L) Sams (3 Mar 1951 – ) m. John Blochlinger
        6. 6. Charles (Arthur) Sams (6 Dec 1957 – 7 Dec 1957)
        7. 7. Kenneth (Larry) Sams m. Patricia (Lee) Mollenhour (11 Jun 1950 – 26 Jul 2021) m. Clarissa (Joanne) Harvel (14 Aug 1947 – ) m. Joyce (Denise) Penry (22 Sep 1962 – ) m. Katina (A) Fuller (14 Jul 1972 – )
        8. 8. Michelle (L) Sams m. Sharp
        9. 9. Denise (Lorraine) Sams ( – 1984)
      3. 3. Mamie (Elizabeth) Daniels (29 Jun 1920 – 18 Apr 1996) m. Willis (Henry) Carder (2 Mar 1917 – 16 Jan 2001)
        1. 1. Shannon (Gail) Carder (25 Dec 1937 – 3 Oct 2023) m. Nancy (Ellen) Darrow (11 Jan 1943 – 13 Jun 2013)
        2. 2. Fayetta (Jean) Carder (27 Jan 1940 – 25 Sep 2023) m. Richard (Clarence) Darrow (26 Mar 1938 – ) m. Charles (Raymond) Lamb (13 Mar 1924 – 27 Apr 2013)
        3. 3. Verna (Lee) Carder (26 Nov 1941 – 10 Nov 2001) m. Garland (Edward) Morris (2 Jun 1937 – 19 Dec 1974) m. Ivan (Ray) Lewis (19 Apr 1940 – 30 Apr 1981)
        4. 4. Lloyd (Russell) Carder (28 Sep 1944 – ) m. Bonnie (Irene) Wiseheart (12 Sep 1946 – 4 Nov 2001)
      4. 4. Grace (Kathleen) Burgett (12 Feb 1923 – 16 Dec 1987) m. Walter (Noble) Bozarth (23 Nov 1914 – 24 Mar 1977)
        1. 1. Bonnie (Jean) Bozarth (abt 1942 – 21 May 1954)
        2. 2. Warren (N) Bozarth (abt 1944 – )
        3. 3. Glenda (K) Bozarth (abt 1947 – )
        4. 4. Charles (Raymon) Bozarth (25 Jul 1954 – ) m. Carole (Ann) Yount
        5. 5. Marlin Bozarth
        6. 6. Berton (James) Bozarth m. Deborah (I) Skillings (29 Apr 1950 – )
      5. 5. Rachel (Della) Daniels (7 Mar 1927 – 11 May 1999) m. Robert (Christ) Mills (19 Nov 1915 – 11 Aug 1992)
        1. 1. Gary (C) Mills m. Louise
      6. 6. Goldie (Belle) Burgett (1930 – 8 Nov 1951)
      7. 7. James (L) Burgett (abt 1930 – 1932)
      8. 8. Emma (Louise) Burgett (20 Nov 1933 – 9 Feb 1934)
      9. 9. Frances Burgett (abt May 1935 – 26 Feb 1936)
      10. 10. Edna (Marie) Burgett (17 Jan 1937 – 7 Mar 2010) m. Charles (Arthur) Blodgett (6 Mar 1924 – 13 Jan 2008)
        1. 1. Teena (Marie) Blodgett (6 Dec 1955 – ) m. Edward (Allen) Reed
        2. 2. Raymon (D) Blodgett (15 Jun 1957 – ) m. Christine (M) Eaves
        3. 3. Pamela (Kay) Blodgett (6 Sep 1958 – ) m. Joseph Andrews
        4. 4. Janiece (Madeline) Blodgett (29 Sep 1959 – ) m. Robert (Lee) Jennings (26 Jan 1955 – )
        5. 5. Steven (J) Blodgett (22 Sep 1960 – ) m. Brenda (I.) Hatfield (30 Dec 1961 – )
    2. 2. Geneva (Bell) Zacharias (8 Oct 1905 – 18 Feb 1988)
    3. 3. Fanny (Leatta) Zacharias (29 Sep 1907 – 29 Sep 1907)
    4. 4. Henry (Freeman) Zacharias (22 May 1909 – 15 Feb 1910)
    5. 5. Franklin (Philip) Zacharias (2 Feb 1912 – 5 Apr 1973)
    6. 6. Goldie (May) Zacharias (17 Mar 1914 – 12 Dec 1986)
    7. 7. George Zacharias (03 Oct 1915 – 11 Oct 1981)
    8. 8. Minnie Zacharias (10 Dec 1918 – 13 Nov 1935)
    9. 9. Alma (Jean) Zacharias (3 Jan 1920 – 24 Jan 1989)
    10. 10. Nettie (Adell) Zacharias (8 Nov 1922 – 18 Feb 1995)
    11. 11. Daniel (Dee) Zacharias (8 Feb 1925 – 6 May 1990)

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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