Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller

William Keller
(1818-)

Ann Elizabeth Derr
(1823-)

Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller
(1849-1928)

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Edward Shafer

Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 21 October 1849, Frederick, Maryland, United States ¹ ² ⁴ ⁵
Baptized: 11 February 1850, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Marriage (1): John Edward Shafer on 22 December 1870 in Frederick, Maryland, United States ¹ ²
Died: 4 January 1928, Frederick, Maryland, United States at age 78 ⁵
Buried: 7 January 1928, Middletown Township, Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁵

bullet Baptism Notes:

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

3. 1910 US Census, 26 April 1910, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 54, Family 183, Roll 564
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 West Fourth Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Lauretta F. Shafer..Mother-in-Law..61..MD..Widowed..9/7
(Widowed and living with married daughter, Anna, and her husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 21 Oct 1849, then her age should have been 60 instead of 61.

4. 1920 US Census, 10 January 1920, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 61, Dwelling 82, Family 85, Roll 672
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
221 Dill Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Lauretta F. Shaffer..Mother-in-law..70..MD..Widowed
(Living with married daughter, Anna, and her family.)

5. Obituary: Frederick Post, 5 January 1928, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States. Lauretta F. Shafer died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Homer D. Ridenour, 221 Dill avenue, at 2.10 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon [4 Jan]. Her age was 78 years, 2 months, 13 days. She was born at the Keller homestead at Braddock Heights and was the widow of John Edward Shafer, and with the exception of the last 19 years, lived on the Jonathan Routzahn farm near Middletown.

She is survived by six sons and one daughter. T. C. [Theodore Calvin] Shafer, near Middletown; William R. Shafer, Hallandale, Florida; E. E. [Elmer Edward] Shafer, Middletown; M. [Milton] Stanley, Frederick; S. [Simon] Leslie, Middletown; and Mrs. Homer D. Ridenour [Anna Mary Elizabeth]. Nineteen grandchildren and 21
great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the home of her son S. Leslie Shafer, Middletown. Burial Reformed cemetery, Middletown. M. R. Etchison and Son funeral directors.

(Source: Frederick Post, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland; 5 January 1928)
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6. Cemetery: Christ Reformed Cemetery, 7 January 1928, Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ⁵

Lauretta married John Edward Shafer, son of John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn, on 22 December 1870 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.¹ ² (John Edward Shafer was born on 29 June 1847 in Frederick, Maryland, United States ¹ ² ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹, baptized on 17 September 1847 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States, died on 5 November 1908 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁹ and was buried after 5 November 1908 in Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States ⁹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 9 June 1880, Middletown District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 168D, District 72, Dwelling 173, Family 187, Roll 509
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Jno. E. Shafer..Self..32..MD..Farmer
Lauretta F. Shafer..Wife..30..MD..Keeping House
Theo. C. Shafer..Son..8..MD
Wm. R. Shafer..Son..6..MD
Elmer E. Shafer..Son..4..MD
Milton S. Shafer..Son..2..MD
Simon L. Shafer..Son..9m..MD..Born in Sep

2. 1900 US Census, 12 June 1900, Middletown District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 10, Dwelling 264, Family 273
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 30 years
J. Edward Shafer..Head..Jun 1847..53..MD..Farmer
Lauretta Shafer..Wife..Oct 1849..50..MD..9/7
Elmer E. Shafer..Son..Jul 1875..24..MD..m 1 year..Farm Laborer
M. Stanley Shafer..Son..Aug 1877..22..MD..Farm Laborer
S. Leslie Shafer..Son..Sep 1879..20..MD..Farm Laborer
Anna M. E. Shafer..Daughter..Mar 1883..17..MD..At School
A. Franklin Shafer..Son..Dec 1885..14..MD..At School
Bertha M. Shafer..Daughter-in-law..Aug 1880..19..MD..m 1 year..At School

NOTE - Married son, Theodore, lived next door.

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 168D, dwelling 173, family 187, John Edward Shafer and Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 5 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 509.

2 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 10 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 24 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

4 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; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 28 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

5 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=106138077.

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 321B, dwelling 160, family 166, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 9 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.

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=106138026.

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