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John Shafer
(1784-1835)
Elizabeth Linebaugh
(1796-1876)
John Jacob Darner
(1789-1864)
Elizabeth Routzahn
(1798-1890)
George Shafer
(1828-1884)
Mary Magdalena Darner
(1826-1892)
Ada Esther Shafer
(1865-1945)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George M. Swank

Ada Esther Shafer 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 18 August 1865, Maryland 1 4
  • Marriage (1): George M. Swank on an unknown date
  • Died: 20 December 1945, , Frederick County, MD at age 80 1 4
  • Buried: After 20 December 1945, Middletown, MD 1 4
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in District 12, Frederick County, MD on 21 June 1870. 2

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 114, Family 119
District 12, Frederick County, Maryland
Ida E. Shafer..5..MD..At Home
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Aug 1865, then her age should have been 4 instead of 5.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Petersville, MD on 5 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 382D, Roll 0510, District 84, Dwelling 42, Family 45
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
Ada Shafer..Dau..15..MD..At Home
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Aug 1865, then her age should have been 14 instead of 15.
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• She was buried after 20 December 1945 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #106199040
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Ada married George M. Swank on an unknown date. (George M. Swank was born on 26 September 1857,1 5 died on 12 October 1910 in Frederick, MD 1 5 and was buried after 12 October 1910 in Middletown, MD 1 5.)


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Sources


1 Dorothy P. Danner, World Family Tree Vol. 001, Ed. 1, Tree #1276 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, District 12, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 20, dwelling 114, family 119, George Shafer and Mary Magdalena Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 84, p. 382D, dwelling 42, family 45, George Shafer and Mary Magdalena Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 7 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106199040.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 7 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106198990.


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