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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)
George E. Shafer
(1910-1990)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah B. Beeler

George E. Shafer 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 23 August 1910, Maryland 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Sarah B. Beeler before 1940 1
  • Died: 26 July 1990, Hagerstown, MD at age 79
  • Buried: After 26 July 1990, Boonsboro, MD
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 14 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 66, Dwelling 50, Family 51, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Jefferson Road; Farm rented
George E. Shafer..Son..9..MD
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Middletown, MD on 10 April 1930. 4

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 16, Dwelling 158, Family 185, Roll 874
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
South Prospect Street; home owned $7000
George E. Shafer..Son..19..MD..Laborer, Printing
(Living with parents and maternal grandmother.)
.

• He 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
George C. Shafer..Son..29..MD..12th grade..Printer, newspaper
(Living with wife at the home of his parents.)
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George married Sarah B. Beeler, daughter of Joseph Ellsworth Beeler and Nina Marie Bender, before 1940.1 (Sarah B. Beeler was born on 2 April 1915 in Maryland,1 died on 4 June 1999 and was buried after 4 June 1999 in Boonsboro, MD.)

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
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Sources


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 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.

4 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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