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Richard LeRoy Shaffer 1922–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1922

Birth Location: Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1 Feb 1986

Death Location: Pen, Maharashtra, India

Father: Charles Shaffer

Mother: Jennie Dixon

Spouse(s): Janice Benjamin

Children(s):

Richard LeRoy Shaffer was born in 1922 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Charles Jeremiah Shaffer And Jennie B Dixon. Richard LeRoy Shaffer married Janice Portia Benjamin, and had children including Baby Boy Shaffer. Richard LeRoy Shaffer passed away in 1986 in Pen, Maharashtra, India.

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Biography

  • Richard LeRoy Shaffer was born in 1922 in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Charles Jeremiah Shaffer And Jennie B Dixon.
  • Richard LeRoy Shaffer married Janice Portia Benjamin, and had children including Baby Boy Shaffer.
  • Richard LeRoy Shaffer passed away in 1986 in Pen, Maharashtra, India.

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Richard Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shaffer
1922–1986
Birth Place: Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Charles Jeremiah Shaffer
1894–1985
Eaton, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Jennie (B) Dixon
1901–1977
Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1922
26 Dec 1922
Birth of Richard LeRoy Shaffer in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
1986
1 Feb 1986
Age 64
Death of Richard LeRoy Shaffer in Pen, Maharashtra, India
Pen, Maharashtra, India

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1922
    Event Place: Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards
    [2] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [3] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1986
    Event Place: Pen, Maharashtra, India
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

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