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William James Shaffer 1878–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1878

Birth Location: Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1968

Death Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Asel Shaffer

Mother: Catherine Pitzer

Spouse(s): Cora Gray

Children(s): Rilla Shaffer, Arthur Shaffer, William Shaffer, Ethel Shaffer, Ruth Shaffer, Grant (twin), Mary (twin), Francis Shaffer

In 1878, William James Shaffer entered the world in Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Asel Shaffer And Catherine Pitzer. In 1880, William James Shaffer resided in North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, William James Shaffer resided in Taylor, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA. William James Shaffer married Cora Elmina Gray, and had children including Arthur Howard Shaffer, Ethel Blanche Shaffer, Francis Shaffer, Grant Leroy Bud Shaffer Twin, Mary Grace Shaffer Twin, Rilla Katherine Shaffer, Ruth Eleanor Shaffer, William Clyde Shaffer. William James Shaffer passed away in 1968 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, William James Shaffer entered the world in Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Asel Shaffer And Catherine Pitzer.
  • In 1880, William James Shaffer resided in North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, William James Shaffer resided in Taylor, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William James Shaffer married Cora Elmina Gray, and had children including Arthur Howard Shaffer, Ethel Blanche Shaffer, Francis Shaffer, Grant Leroy Bud Shaffer Twin, Mary Grace Shaffer Twin, Rilla Katherine Shaffer, Ruth Eleanor Shaffer, William Clyde Shaffer.
  • William James Shaffer passed away in 1968 in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Asel Shaffer
1838–1905
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Pitzer
1843–1933
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
CP

Spouses(s)

Cora Gray
1883–1983
Birth Location: Mannington, Grafton, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Rilla Shaffer
1911–2005
Birth Location: Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Arthur Shaffer
1917–2000
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
AS
William Shaffer
1906–2005
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ethel Shaffer
1909–1984
Birth Location: Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
ES
Ruth Shaffer
1915–1986
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Grant (twin)
1924–1994
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary (twin)
1924–1929
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
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Francis Shaffer
1905–1905
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
William Shaffer
1878–1968
Birth Place: Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Asel Shaffer
1838–1905
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Pitzer
1843–1933
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Baker) Pitzer
1814–1896
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ('Peggy') Bender
1806–1889
Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1773–1842
Elzabeth Price
1774–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1746–1780
Elizabeth Kistner
1740–1798

William Shaffer's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Shaffer (18 Dec 1878–3 Jan 1968) m. Cora (Elmina) Gray (23 Aug 1883–22 Jan 1983)
  1. 1. Rilla (Katherine) Shaffer 1911–2005 m. Willard (John) Patton 1908–1972
    1. 1. Richard ("Dick" Edward Patton) Sr 1931–2001 m. Barbara (Anne) Scott 1931–2007
  2. 2. Arthur (Howard) Shaffer 1917–2000 m. Rose (Alice) Gilboy 1918–2015
    1. 1. Martin (Keith) Shaffer 1942–2001
  3. 3. William (Clyde) Shaffer 1906–2005 m. Edith (Jane) Campbell 1911–1993
    1. 1. Raymond (Edward) Shaffer 1941–2010 m. Betty (Mae Kaufman) McCausland 1947–2010
    2. 2. William ("Bill" Campbell) Shaffer 1935–2016
    3. 3. Wilma (Lou) Shaffer 1933–1934
  4. 4. Ethel (Blanche) Shaffer 1909–1984 m. Winfred (Marion) Quigley 1909–1996
    1. 1. Betty (Joanne) Quigley 1930–1994
  5. 5. Ruth (Eleanor) Shaffer 1915–1986 m. Chester (Paul) Norejko 1916–1987
  6. 6. Grant (Leroy "Bud" Shaffer) (twin) 1924–1994 m. Martha (Edyce) Chamberlain 1926–2014
  7. 7. Mary (Grace Shaffer) (twin) 1924–1929
  8. 8. Francis Shaffer 1905–1905

William Shaffer's Timeline

15 Records

1878
18 Dec 1878
Birth of William James Shaffer in Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
William James Shaffer resided here in North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
William James Shaffer resided here in Taylor, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Taylor, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
William James Shaffer resided here in Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
William James Shaffer resided here in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
William James Shaffer resided here in New Castle Ward 3, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle Ward 3, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1929
Abt 1929
Age 51
William James Shaffer resided here in Vine Street
Vine Street
1930
1930
Age 52
William James Shaffer resided here in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
William James Shaffer resided here in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 62
William James Shaffer resided here in , New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
, New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
William James Shaffer resided here in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 73
William James Shaffer resided here in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1956
1956
Age 78
William James Shaffer resided here in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
1965
Abt 1965
Age 87
William James Shaffer resided here in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
1968
3 Jan 1968
Age 90
Death of William James Shaffer in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Taylor, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hickory, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1361; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1375374

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Lawrence

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Castle Ward 3, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1929
    Event Place: Vine Street
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 6 Sep 1929; Publication Place: New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.4568165,0.503722,0.5653639&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341794

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03537; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 37-35

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03537; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 37-35

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New Castle, Lawrence

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1965
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 22 Apr 1965; Publication Place: Glens Falls, New York, USA; ,0.61686337,0.1428132,0.7504809&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William J. Shaffer 1968

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1968
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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