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Oliver Shaffer 1855–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1855

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 7 May 1929

Death Location: Forgan, Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Conrad Shaffer

Mother: Sarah Best

Spouse(s): Martha Merrill

Children(s): Myrta Schaffer, Maude Schuhmacher, Oliver Shaffer, Millard Shaffer, Rose Hepburn, James Shaffer, Edna Watt, Lester Shaffer, Ramond Shaffer

Oliver Shaffer was born in 1855 in Indiana, the child of Conrad Shaffer And Sarah Ann Best. In 1900, Oliver Shaffer resided in Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, USA. Oliver Shaffer married Martha E Merrill, and had children including Edna Pearl Watt, James L Shaffer, Lester S Shaffer, Maude May Schuhmacher, Millard W Shaffer, Myrta Ellen Schaffer, Oliver O Shaffer, Ramond B Shaffer, Rose Rasmussen Hepburn. Oliver Shaffer passed away in 1929 in Forgan, Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Oliver Shaffer was born in 1855 in Indiana, the child of Conrad Shaffer And Sarah Ann Best.
  • In 1900, Oliver Shaffer resided in Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, USA.
  • Oliver Shaffer married Martha E Merrill, and had children including Edna Pearl Watt, James L Shaffer, Lester S Shaffer, Maude May Schuhmacher, Millard W Shaffer, Myrta Ellen Schaffer, Oliver O Shaffer, Ramond B Shaffer, Rose Rasmussen Hepburn.
  • Oliver Shaffer passed away in 1929 in Forgan, Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oliver Shaffer's Ancestors

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Oliver Shaffer
1855–1929
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Conrad Shaffer
1829–1857
Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ann) Best
1831–1900
Rose, Carroll, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oliver Shaffer's Descendants

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Oliver Shaffer (15 March 1855–7 May 1929) m. Martha (E.) Merrill (12 December 1864–28 September 1929)
  1. 1. Myrta (Ellen) Schaffer 1890–1919 m. Harvey (Oscar) Weeks 1881–1966
    1. 1. Mildred (Fern) Weeks 1917–1995 m. Walter (Ernest) Fiedler 1898–1973
  2. 2. Maude (May) Schuhmacher 1887–
  3. 3. Oliver (O) Shaffer 1888–
  4. 4. Millard (W) Shaffer 1892–
  5. 5. Rose (Rasmussen) Hepburn 1894–1960 m. Dewitt Rassmussen 1888–
    1. 1. Lee (M) Rassmussen 1915–
    2. 2. Leonard Rassmussen 1918–
    3. 3. Virgil Rassmussen 1920–
  6. 6. James (L) Shaffer 1897–
  7. 7. Edna (Pearl) Watt 1899–1969
  8. 8. Lester (S) Shaffer 1902–
  9. 9. Ramond (B) Shaffer 1905–

Oliver Shaffer's Timeline

6 Records

1855
15 March 1855
Birth of Oliver Shaffer in Indiana
Indiana
1885
1885
Age 30
Oliver Shaffer was married
None
1900
1900
Age 45
Oliver Shaffer resided here in Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, USA
Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Oliver Shaffer resided here in Benton, Butler, Kansas, USA
Benton, Butler, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Oliver Shaffer resided here in Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, USA
Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, USA
1929
7 May 1929
Age 74
Death of Oliver Shaffer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1855
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1885
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Larned, Pawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Benton, Butler, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1929
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Forgan, Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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