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William Elwood Shaffer 1883–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1883

Birth Location: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 30 July 1925

Death Location: Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Thomas Shaeffer

Mother: Mary Shaeffer

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William Elwood Shaffer was born in 1883 in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Shaeffer And Mary J Shaeffer. In 1900, William Elwood Shaffer resided in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA. William Elwood Shaffer passed away in 1925 in Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Elwood Shaffer was born in 1883 in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA, the child of Thomas Shaeffer And Mary J Shaeffer.
  • In 1900, William Elwood Shaffer resided in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA.
  • William Elwood Shaffer passed away in 1925 in Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shaffer's Ancestors

Self
William Shaffer
1883–1925
Birth Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Parents
Thomas Shaeffer
1859–1931
Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland
Mary (J) Shaeffer
1862–1952
Maryland
Grandparents
Adam (S) Shaffer
1823–1902
Maryland
Harriet (Rebecca) Richards
1825–1899
Maryland
Charles Richards
1805–1865
Maryland, United States
Susan Richards
1823–
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
William Shaffer
1789–1869
Mary McKennison
1784–1857
George Sr.
1787–1863
Catharine Richards
1788–1847
Richard II
1758–1834
Anne Richards
1760–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Schäffer\Scheffer
1751–1840
Catherine Troppe
1751–1833
Richard II
1758–1834
Anne Richards
1760–1834
Jacob Gettinger
1760–1843
Elizabeth Gittinger
1769–1855
John Brown
1725–1810

William Shaffer's Timeline

3 Records

1883
2 July 1883
Birth of William Elwood Shaffer in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
1900
1900
Age 17
William Elwood Shaffer resided here in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
1925
30 July 1925
Age 42
Death of William Elwood Shaffer in Deepwater, Salem, New Jersey, USA
Deepwater, Salem, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1883
    Event Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240620
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1240620

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1925
    Event Place: Deepwater, Salem, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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