Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Martha Ellen Shafer

John Shafer
(1784-1835)

Eva Biser
(1792-1823)

Daniel Routzahn
(1783-)

Catherine Charlotte Eickhoff
(1783-1822)

John Randolph Shafer
(Cal 1814-1892)

Mary Catherine Routzahn
(Cal 1816-1892)

Martha Ellen Shafer
(1853-1936)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert Emory Shafer

Martha Ellen Shafer ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 31 August 1853, Frederick, Maryland, United States ² ⁶ ⁸ ⁹
Baptized: 14 December 1854, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Marriage (1): Robert Emory Shafer on 5 September 1877 in Frederick, Maryland, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 25 December 1936 at age 83 ⁹
Buried: After 25 December 1936, Christ Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁹

bullet Baptism Notes:

Pastoral Records of Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, Middletown, Frederick, Md. 1830-1996 By Patricia A. Fogle.
Baptisms recorded by Rev. Dr. Charles F. McCauley
Nov. 1845 - Dec 1855. Pg 22.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, September 1856, Maryland, United States. ³ This birth date was given on her 1900 US Census.

2. 1860 US Census, 20 June 1860, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ⁷ 1860 US Census
Page 63, Roll 474, Dwelling 453, Family 483
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Martha Shafer..7..MD
(Living with parents, and paternal uncle, Robert.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 31 Aug 1853, then her age should have been 6 instead of 7.

3. 1870 US Census, 27 July 1870, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ⁸ 1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 160, Family 169
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Martha E. Shafer..16..MD..House Keeper
(Living with parents.)

4. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Middletown District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 169A, District 72, Dwelling 178, Family 192, Roll 0509
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Martha E. Shafer..Wife..26..MD..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 children.)

5. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, District 1, Washington, Maryland, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 67, Dwelling 143, Family 149
District 1, Washington County, Maryland
Farm rented
Married 23 years
Martha Schafer..Wife..Sep 1856..44..MD..9/8
(Living with husband and 8 children.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be 31 Aug 1853 instead of in Sep 1856. Therefore her age should have been 46 instead of 44.

6. 1910 US Census, 5 May 1910, Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 142, Family 179, Roll 569
Downsville, Washington County, Maryland
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Martha E. Shaffer..Wife..57..MD..9/8
(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 31 Aug 1853, then her age should have been 56 instead of 57.

7. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 191, Dwelling 18, Family 18, Roll 676
Downsville, Washington County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Martha E. Shafer..Wife..67..MD
(Living with husband, divorced daughter, Lola, and 2 grandchildren.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 31 Aug 1853, then her age should have been 66 instead of 67.

8. 1930 US Census, 4 April 1930, Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States. ⁶ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 51, Dwelling 12, Family 12, Roll 881
Downsville, Washington County, Maryland
Martha L. Shaffer..Wife..76..MD
(Living with husband, divorced daughter, Lola, and 1 granddaughter.)

9. Cemetery: Christ Reformed Cemetery, After 25 December 1936, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ⁹ Find A Grave Memorial #30446504

Martha married Robert Emory Shafer, son of John Hanson Shafer and Margaret Welker, on 5 September 1877 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Robert Emory Shafer was born on 16 November 1856 in Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States,⁵ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² died on 15 March 1936 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States ¹² and was buried on 18 March 1936 in Mountain View Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States ¹².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Middletown District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1880 US Census
Page 169A, District 72, Dwelling 178, Family 192, Roll 0509
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Robert E. Shafer..Self..22..MD..Laborer
Martha E. Shafer..Wife..26..MD..Keeping House
Roy Hanson Shafer..Son..2..MD
Mary A. Shafer..Daughter..7m..MD..Oct

2. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, District 1, Washington, Maryland, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 67, Dwelling 143, Family 149
District 1, Washington County, Maryland
Farm rented
Married 23 years
Robert C. Schafer..Head..Nov 1857..43..MD..Farmer
Martha Schafer..Wife..Sep 1856..44..MD..9/8
Roy H. Schafer..Son..Dec 1878..21..MD..Farm Laborer
Mollie A. Schafer..Daughter..Oct 1879..20..MD
Ira R. Schafer..Son..Jan 1881..19..MD..Farm Laborer
Harvey C. Schafer..Son..Jan 1881..19..MD..Farm Laborer
Lola C. Schafer..Daughter..Apr 1883..17..MD
Robert C. Schafer..Son..Jan 1886..14..MD..Farm Laborer
Lottie A. Schafer..Daughter..Aug 1888..11..MD..At School
Charles E. Schafer..Son..Mar 1889..11..MD..At School

3. 1910 US Census, 5 May 1910, Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 142, Family 179, Roll 569
Downsville, Washington County, Maryland
Farm rented
Married 33 years
Robert E. Shaffer..Head..54..MD..Farmer
Martha E. Shaffer..Wife..57..MD..9/8
Robert E. Shaffer Jr..Son..24..MD..Farm Laborer
Charles E. Shaffer..Son..21..MD..Farm Laborer

4. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 191, Dwelling 18, Family 18, Roll 676
Downsville, Washington County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Robert E. Shafer..Head..63..MD..Laborer, Farm
Martha E. Shafer..Wife..67..MD
Lola E. Snyder..Daughter..36..MD..Divorced
Charlotte E. Snyder..Granddaughter..11..MD
Russell Shafer..Grandson..5..MD

5. 1930 US Census, 4 April 1930, Downsville, Washington, Maryland, United States. ⁶ 1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 51, Dwelling 12, Family 12, Roll 881
Downsville, Washington County, Maryland
Robert E. Shaffer..Head..74..MD..Laborer, General Farm
Martha L. Shaffer..Wife..76..MD
Lola Shaffer..Daughter..46..MD
Elizabeth Shaffer..Daughter..21..MD

NOTE - Although listed as a daughter, it is believed that Elizabeth was a daughter of Lola Shafer and should have been listed as a granddaughter.

bullet Marriage Notes:

Robert and Martha were 2nd cousins.
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Name: Robert E. Shafer
Spouse's Name: Martha E. Shafer
Event Date: 05 Sep 1877
Event Place: Evangelical Lutheran Or Lutheran Congregation Of Middletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland

Citing this Record
"Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VM-F8Z : 11 February 2018), Robert E. Shafer and Martha E. Shafer, 05 Sep 1877; citing Evangelical Lutheran Or Lutheran Congregation Of Middletown, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,934.
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There currently exists (12/2019) an indexed record on FamilySearch of a marriage between Robert E. Shafer and Martha E. Shafer based on a computer printout of marriages at the Middletown Evangelical Church in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland.

Unfortunately, FamilySearch has put this reference into a Record Collection entitled "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954" showing the event location as Middletown, Saratoga, New York instead of Middletown, Frederick, Maryland. The Shafers were never in New York and the marriage did in fact take place in Maryland.

Furthermore, there is no such location as Middletown in Saratoga County, New York. Some records before and after this particular document even incorrectly reference Rhode Island.

FamilySearch has been notified of this error and they are working to correct the indexing and Record Collection errors.

(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG5V-TJ7M)

Brian L. Lightfoot
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1 "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675199), Robert E. Shafer and Martha E. Shafer, 05 Sep 1877; citing Evangelical Lutheran Or Lutheran Congregation Of Zmiddletown,Middletown,Frederick,Maryland, reference; FHL microfilm 13,934.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 169A, dwelling 178, family 192, Robert Emory Shafer and Martha Ellen Shafer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 14 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0509.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, District 1, Washington County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 9A, dwelling 143, family 149, Robert Emory Shafer and Martha Ellen Shafer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 15 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 142, sheet 10A, family 179, Robert Emory Shafer and Martha Ellen Shafer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 11 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 569.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 191, sheet 1B, dwelling 18, family 18, Robert Emory Shafer and Martha Ellen Shafer; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 27 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 676.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 1B, dwelling 12, family 12, Robert Emory Shafer and Martha Ellen Shafer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 11 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 881.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 63, dwelling 453, family 483, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 29 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 474.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 23, dwelling 160, family 169, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 9 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30446504.

10 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 70, dwelling 501, family 533, John Hanson Shafer and Margaret Welker; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 12 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 474.

11 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 51, dwelling 336, family 346, Margaret Welker; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 23 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 14 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99288334.

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