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Merrill Clyde Shaffer 1919–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1919

Birth Location: Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA

Death Date: 1 Apr 2012

Death Location: Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Clyde Shaffer

Mother: Esther Wetzler

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In 1919, Merrill Clyde Shaffer entered the world in Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA, born to Clyde Davidson Shaffer And Esther Mary Wetzler. Merrill Clyde Shaffer passed away in 2012 in Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Merrill Clyde Shaffer entered the world in Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA, born to Clyde Davidson Shaffer And Esther Mary Wetzler.
  • Merrill Clyde Shaffer passed away in 2012 in Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Merrill Shaffer's Ancestors

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Merrill Shaffer
1919–2012
Birth Place: Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA
Parents
Clyde Davidson Shaffer
1898–1984
Delaware, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA
Esther (Mary) Wetzler
1896–1947
Walker, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Ulysess (Grant) Wetzler
1867–1908
Walker Twp, Juniata, PA, USA
Laura (Jane) Rapp
1868–1947
Walker Twp, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lewis Rapp
1840–1907
Sarah Wertz
1850–1922
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barnett Rapp
1802–1863
Maria DeHaven
1808–1883

Merrill Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1919
24 Feb 1919
Birth of Merrill Clyde Shaffer in Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA
Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA
2012
1 Apr 2012
Age 93
Death of Merrill Clyde Shaffer in Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 2012
    Event Place: Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

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