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Wesley Perry Shaffer 1874 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1874

Birth Location: Arcadia, Indiana

Death Date: 18 Dec 1955

Death Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA

Father: George Shaffer

Mother: Amanda Bowman

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Wesley Perry Shaffer was born in 1874 in Arcadia, Indiana, the child of George Washington Shaffer and Amanda Bowman. Wesley Perry Shaffer passed away in 1955 in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Wesley Perry Shaffer was born in 1874 in Arcadia, Indiana, the child of George Washington Shaffer and Amanda Bowman.
  • Wesley Perry Shaffer passed away in 1955 in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA.

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Wesley Shaffer's Ancestors

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Wesley Shaffer
1874 – 1955
Birth Place: Arcadia, Indiana
Parents
George Washington Shaffer
1852 – 1939
Indiana
Amanda Bowman
1849 – 1935
Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthias Bowman
1818 – 1889
Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Nancy Kipps
1822 – 1901
Rockingham Co, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Bowman
1780 – 1850
Margaret Miller
1783 – 1824
George Kipps
1787 – 1879
Eva Tussing
1786 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowman
1750 – 1816
Mary SURFACE
1755 – 1835
Matthias Miller
1743 – 1805
Mary Schaffer
1750 – 1789
Jacob Kipps
1760 – 1849
Elizabeth Zirkle
1766 – 1857
John Tussing
1737 – 1822
Elizabeth Biller
1757 –

Wesley Shaffer's Timeline

2 Records

1874
12 Jul 1874
Birth of Wesley Perry Shaffer in Arcadia, Indiana
Arcadia, Indiana
1955
18 Dec 1955
Age 81
Death of Wesley Perry Shaffer in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1874
    Event Place: Arcadia, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1955
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA

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