John H. Boyer
(1847-1900)
Amanda G.
(1846-1930)
Mabel E. Boyer
(1871-1953)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edward Randolph Shafer

Mabel E. Boyer 1 2

  • Born: April 1871, Maryland 1
  • Marriage (1): Edward Randolph Shafer about 1899
  • Died: 15 December 1953, Middletown, MD at age 82 2
  • Buried: After 15 December 1953, Middletown, MD 2
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bullet  Burial Notes:

Find A Grave Memorial# 156945058

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 1874. 2

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 12 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Page 13B, District 10, Dwelling 270, Family 279, Roll 622
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Married 0 years
Mabel G. Shafer..Niece..29..Apr 1871..MD..Housekeeping
(Living with husband and mother-in-law at home of husband's unmarried aunt, Eliza.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Frederick Post on 16 December 1953 in Frederick, MD.

2 Mrs. MABEL E. SHAFER, widow of Eddie R. Shafer, near Middletown, died at her home on Tuesday, aged 79 years old, a daughter of the late John and Amanda Tracey Boyer.

She is survived by four brothers: Edward P. and Emmert J. Boyer, near Middletown; Howard T. Boyer, Feagaville; Hollin M. Boyer, Taft, Ca.

Services were held at the Gladhill Company funeral home; interment in the Reformed church cemetery, Middletown.


(Source: Frederick Post, Frederick, MD, 16 Dec 1953)
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Mabel married Edward Randolph Shafer, son of David Groff and Sarah Catherine Shafer, about 1899. (Edward Randolph Shafer was born on 15 August 1872 in , Frederick County, MD,1 3 4 died on 4 February 1940 in Middletown, MD 4 and was buried after 4 February 1940 in Middletown, MD 4.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 12 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Page 13B, District 10, Dwelling 270, Family 279, Roll 622
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Married 0 years
Edward R. Shafer..Neph..27..Aug 1872..MD..Farm Laborer
Mabel G. Shafer..Niece..29..Apr 1871..MD..Housekeeping
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 13B, dwelling 279, Eliza Eve Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 622.

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jul 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=156945058.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 169A, dwelling 179, family 193, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0509.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Jul 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=156945169.


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