Robert Shafer ^{1 2 3}

  Birth Notes:

Birth date is calculated from the age at death of 45y, 11m, 24d.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1815 and a birth location of Maryland.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 35 on the 1850 census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1818 and a birth location of Maryland.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 42 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Middletown, MD on 16 July 1850. ¹

1850 US Census
Page 321B, Roll 292, Dwelling 160, Family 166
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Robert Shaefer..35..MD..Farmer
(Living at the home of his married brother, John, and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 May 1817, then his age should have been 33 instead of 35.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Middletown, MD on 20 June 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 63, Roll 474, Dwelling 453, Family 483
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Robert Shafer..42..MD..Farmer
(Living with his married brother, John Randolph, and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 May 1817, then his age should have been 43 instead of 42.
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• He was buried after 17 May 1863 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #106279664
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