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Ruth Elvira Shaffer 1906–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUN 1906

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 13 January 1986

Death Location: Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Charles Shaffer

Mother: Effie Green

Spouse(s): Enoch Shelpman

Children(s): James Shelpman, Mickey Shelpman, Earl Shelpman, Russell Shelpman, Anna Shelpman, Wilma Shelpman, Mary Rutan, Dorothy Shelpman, Helen Shelpman

The story of Ruth Elvira Shaffer began in 1906 in Kentucky. In 1930, Ruth Elvira Shaffer resided in Goshen, Goshen, Champaign, Ohio, USA. Ruth Elvira Shaffer married Enoch Douglas Mickey Shelpman, and had children including Anna M Shelpman, Dorothy R Shelpman, Earl E Shelpman, Helen E Shelpman, James Harold Shelpman, Mary Kathryn Shelpman Rutan, Mickey Pauline Shelpman, Russell E Shelpman, Wilma M Shelpman. Ruth Elvira Shaffer passed away in 1986 in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Elvira Shaffer began in 1906 in Kentucky.
  • In 1930, Ruth Elvira Shaffer resided in Goshen, Goshen, Champaign, Ohio, USA.
  • Ruth Elvira Shaffer married Enoch Douglas Mickey Shelpman, and had children including Anna M Shelpman, Dorothy R Shelpman, Earl E Shelpman, Helen E Shelpman, James Harold Shelpman, Mary Kathryn Shelpman Rutan, Mickey Pauline Shelpman, Russell E Shelpman, Wilma M Shelpman.
  • Ruth Elvira Shaffer passed away in 1986 in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Shaffer's Ancestors

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Ruth Shaffer
1906–1986
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Charles Everett Shaffer
1867–1941
Pond Run, Scioto County, Ohio
Effie (Loutisha) Green
1867–1923
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Shaffer
1845–1880
Letart, Meigs, Pennsylvania, United States
Frances (Ellen Loveland) Shafer
1847–1894
Miami Township, Clermont, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
James Loveland
1812–1894
Isabella Loveland
1822–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gad Loveland
1777–1851
Lucy Catlin
1784–1854

Ruth Shaffer's Descendants

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Ruth (Elvira) Shaffer (15 JUN 1906–13 January 1986) m. Enoch (Douglas "Mickey") Shelpman (13 March 1884–11 August 1939)
  1. 1. James (Harold) Shelpman 1926–1988
  2. 2. Mickey (Pauline) Shelpman 1939–1957
  3. 3. Earl (E) Shelpman 1909–
  4. 4. Russell (E) Shelpman 1911–
  5. 5. Anna (M) Shelpman 1913–
  6. 6. Wilma (M) Shelpman 1917–
  7. 7. Mary (Kathryn Shelpman) Rutan 1920–2003
  8. 8. Dorothy (R) Shelpman 1923–
  9. 9. Helen (E) Shelpman 1925–1926

Ruth Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1906
15 JUN 1906
Birth of Ruth Elvira Shaffer in Kentucky
Kentucky
1930
1930
Age 24
Ruth Elvira Shaffer resided here in Goshen, Goshen, Champaign, Ohio, USA
Goshen, Goshen, Champaign, Ohio, USA
1986
13 January 1986
Age 80
Death of Ruth Elvira Shaffer in Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America
Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1906
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Goshen, Goshen, Champaign, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Goshen, Champaign, Ohio; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341489

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1986
    Event Place: Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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