Mary M. Shafer ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Mary was Marion Minerva Shafer.⁴

  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1910 US Census, 27 April 1910, Petersville District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ³ 1910 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 69, Dwelling 118, Family 135, Roll 564
Petersville District, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, no mortgage
Mary Shaffer..Daughter..6..MD
(Living with parents.)

2. 1920 US Census, 19 January 1920, Petersville District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ⁴ 1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 79, Dwelling 214, Family 217, Roll 673
Petersville District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned
Marion M. Shafer..Son..15..MD
(Living with parents.)

3. 1930 US Census, 19 April 1930, Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ¹ 1930 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 33, Dwelling 259, Family 262, Roll 874
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, $2000
Mary M. Smith..Daughter..26..MD
(Living with husband at the home of her parents.)

4. 1940 US Census, 13 April 1940, Petersville District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1940 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 11-40, Family 204, Roll 1549
Petersville District, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, $2200
Mary M. Smith..Daughter..36..MD..12th grade
(Living with husband and daughter at the home of her widowed mother.)

Mary married Mark E. Smith about 1931.^{1 2} (Mark E. Smith was born in 1896 in Maryland, United States ^{1 2} and died after 1 April 1940.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1930 US Census, 19 April 1930, Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ¹ 1930 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 33, Dwelling 259, Family 262, Roll 874
Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, $2000
William G. Shafer..Head..69..MD
Mary E. Shafer..Wife..62..MD
William L. Shafer..Son..20..MD
Mary M. Smith..Daughter..26..MD
Maurice E. Smith..Son-in-law..34..MD..Laborer, Farm
Milliard L. Shafer..Brother..73..MD

2. 1940 US Census, 13 April 1940, Petersville District, Frederick, Maryland, United States. ² 1940 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 11-40, Family 204, Roll 1549
Petersville District, Frederick County, Maryland
Home owned, $2200
Mary L. Shafer..Head..72..MD..Widowed..6th grade
William F. Shafer..Son..30..MD..12th grade....Carpenter..earned $440 in 1939
Mary M. Smith..Daughter..36..MD..12th grade
Mark E. Smith..Son-in-law..44..MD..7th grade..Laborer, Farm..earned $583 in 1939
Patricia A. Smith..Granddaughter..8..MD..2nd grade

(Mary was living with her son and her married daughter with her family.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in May 1866, then her age should have been 73 instead of 72.