Laura S. Shafer

John Edward Shafer
(1847-1908)

Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller
(1849-1928)

Young
(Abt 1855-)

Alice
(1860-)

Elmer Edward Shafer
(1875-1958)

Bertha May Young
(1880-1960)

Laura S. Shafer
(1909-1985)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Francis Staley

Laura S. Shafer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 29 August 1909, , Frederick County, MD ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Francis Staley before 1940 ¹
Died: 10 October 1985, , Frederick County, MD at age 76 ²

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown, MD on 2 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 57, Family 258, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm rented
Laura Shafer..Daughter..8m..MD
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 14 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 66, Dwelling 50, Family 51, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Jefferson Road; Farm rented
Laura E. Shafer..Daughter..10..MD
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Middletown, MD on 10 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 16, Dwelling 158, Family 185, Roll 874
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
South Prospect Street; home owned $7000
Laura E. Shafer..Daughter..20..MD..Bookkeeper, Fishery
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Burkittsville, MD on 12 April 1940. ¹

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 11-55, Family 71, Roll 1549
Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland
Laura S. Staley..Daughter..30..MD..12th grade
(Living with husband at the home of her parents.)
.

Laura married Francis Staley, son of Milton E. Staley and Virginia Summers, before 1940.¹ (Francis Staley was born on 30 March 1908 in , Frederick County, MD ² and died on 19 March 1993 in , Frederick County, MD ².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Burkittsville, MD on 12 April 1940. ¹

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 11-55, Family 71, Roll 1549
Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland
home owned, $2000
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Frederick, Maryland
Elmer E. Shafer..Head..64..MD..7th grade..Farmer, own farm
Bertha M. Shafer..Wife..59..MD..7th grade
Franklin Staley..Son-in-law..31..MD..7th grade..Laborer, private farm
Laura S. Staley..Daughter..30..MD..12th grade
George C. Shafer..Son..29..MD..12th grade..Printer, newspaper
Sara B. Shafer..Dau-in-law..25..MD..12th grade
.

1 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 11-55, sheet 4A, household 71, Elmer Edward Shafer and Bertha May Young; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1549.

2 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 9 Sep 2013).

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 13B, family 258, Elmer Edward Shafer and Bertha May Young; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 11A, dwelling 50, family 51, Elmer Edward Shafer and Bertha May Young; index and images (accessed 25 Jul 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 6B, dwelling 158, family 185, Elmer Edward Shafer and Bertha May Young; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Jul 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 874.

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