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John Randolph Shafer
(Cal 1814-1892)
Mary Catherine Routzahn
(Cal 1816-1892)
William Keller
(1818-)
Ann Elizabeth Derr
(1823-)
John Edward Shafer
(1847-1908)
Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller
(1849-1928)
Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer
(1883-1985)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Homer Derr Ritenour

Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 15 March 1883, Maryland 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Homer Derr Ritenour in 1903 1 2
  • Died: 23 November 1985, Randallstown, MD at age 102 3
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 12 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 10, Dwelling 264, Family 273
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned with mortgage
Anna M. E. Shafer..Daughter..Mar 1883..17..MD..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Frederick, MD on 26 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 54, Family 183, Roll 564
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 West Fourth Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 7 years
Anna M. E. Redenour..Wife..27..MD..0/0
(Living with husband and widowed mother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Frederick, MD on 10 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 61, Dwelling 82, Family 85, Roll 672
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 Dill Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Anna M. Ritenour..Wife..36..MD
(Living with husband, adopted son, and widowed mother.)
.


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Anna married Homer Derr Ritenour in 1903.1 2 (Homer Derr Ritenour was born on 17 September 1879 in Winchester, MD 1 3 and died after 1 January 1920.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Frederick, MD on 26 April 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 54, Family 183, Roll 564
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 West Fourth Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 7 years
Homer D. Redenour..Head..30..VA..Watchmaker, Jewelry Store
Anna M. E. Redenour..Wife..27..MD..0/0
Lauretta F. Shafer..Mother-in-Law..61..MD..Widowed..9/7
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Frederick, MD on 10 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 61, Dwelling 82, Family 85, Roll 672
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 Dill Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Homer D. Ritenour..Head..39..VA..Jeweler, Retail Store
Anna M. Ritenour..Wife..36..MD
Albert F. Ritenour..Adopted son..20..MD
Lauretta F. Shaffer..Mother-in-law..70..MD..Widowed
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Homer and Anna apparently had no children of their own. At sometime after 1910, they adopted a child they named Albert who was born in 1899 making him at least 11 years old when adopted.
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 54, sheet 8A, family 183, Homer Derr Ritenour and Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 61, sheet 4A, dwelling 82, family 85, Homer Derr Ritenour and Anna Mary Elizabeth Shafer; index and images (accessed 28 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

3 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).

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 13A, dwelling 264, family 273, John Edward Shafer and Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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