Friend William Shafer ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

  Death Notes:

Name: Friend W Shafer
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Mar 1939
Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Cedar Rapids
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Father's Name: Russell M Shafer
Mother's Name: Margaret K Hynds
Spouse's Name: Alice Belle Shafer
Certificate Number: 5739166

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-VRJM : 18 March 2018), Alice Belle Shafer in entry for Friend W Shafer, 04 Mar 1939, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5739166, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101821078.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1895. ²

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 211, Line 12, Family 273
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Friend W. Shafer..34..NY

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 93, Family 327
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Home rented
Married 14 years
Friend Shafer..Head..Jul 1860..39..NY

(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 107, Family 183
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Friend W. Shafer..Head..47..NY

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1860, then his age should have been 49 instead of 47.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on 10 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, Districct 118, Family 212, Roll 500
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
1233 Second Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
F. W. Shafer..Head..58..New York..Janitor, School House

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 24 Jul 1860, then his age should have been 59 instead of 58.
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• Death Image: 4 March 1939, in Cedar Rapids, IA. ⁶

• He was buried after 4 March 1939 in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Find a Grave Memorial 188411403
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Friend married Alice Belle Wiley, daughter of John J. Wiley and Tamar Ruth Darner, on 12 September 1885 in Cedar Rapids, IA.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Alice Belle Wiley was born on 11 June 1867 in Indiana,^{1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11} died on 17 May 1938 in Iowa City, IA ¹¹ and was buried on 19 May 1938 in Cedar Rapids, IA ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 12 September 1885, in Cedar Rapids, IA. ¹

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on January 1895. ²

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 211, Line 12, Family 273
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Friend W. Shafer..34..NY
Bell Shafer..27..IN..Keeping House
Margaret Shafer..7..Linn County, IA
Nellie Shafer..3..Linn County, IA
Russell Shafer..0..Linn County, IA
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 93, Household 327
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Home rented
Married 14 years
Friend Shafer..Head..Jul 1860..39..NY
Alice D. Shafer..Wife..Jun 1867..32..IN..4/4
Margaret R. Shafer..Daughter..Aug 1887..12..IA..At School
Nellie M. Shafer..Daughter..May 1891..9..IA..At School
Russell Shafer..Son..Aug 1894..5..IA..At School
Clarance W. Shafer..Son..Jul 1899..10m..IA
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on April 1910. ⁴

Sheet 7B, District 107, Household 183
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Head..Friend W. Shafer..47..NY
Wife..Bella Shafer..42..IA
Daughter..Margurette Shafer..22..IA
Daughter..Nellie M. Shafer..18..IA
Son..Russell F. Shafer..16..IA
Son..Clarence W. Shafer..10..IA
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cedar Rapids, IA on 10 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, Districct 118, Family 212, Roll 500
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
1233 Second Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
F. W. Shafer..Head..58..New York..Janitor, School House
A. B. Shafer..Wife..52..Indiana
Margaret Shafer..Daughter..30..Iowa..Stenographer, Office
Nellie Shafer..Daughter..26..Iowa..Clerk, ??? Office
Clarence Shafer..Son..20..Iowa..Laborer, Packing House
A. J. Wilmott..Lodger..35..United States
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Friend W. Shafer
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Sep 1885
Event Place: Linn, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Father's Name: Russell M. Shafer
Mother's Name: Margt. C. Hynds
Spouse's Name: Alice Belle Wiley
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Spouse's Father's Name: James Wiley
Spouse's Mother's Name: Tamer R. Dainer

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ4C-73P : 10 February 2018), Tamer R. Dainer in entry for Friend W. Shafer and Alice Belle Wiley, 12 Sep 1885, Linn, Iowa, United States; citing reference Item 1, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,710,980.
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