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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)
Charlotte Elizabeth Shafer
(1844-1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John L. Renn

Charlotte Elizabeth Shafer 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 2 September 1844, , Frederick County, MD 1 2 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): John L. Renn about 1870
  • Died: 25 August 1920, , Frederick County, MD at age 75 1
  • Buried: After 25 August 1920, Middletown, MD 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Middletown, MD on 16 July 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 321B, Roll 292, Dwelling 160, Family 166
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Charlotte E. Shaefer..5..MD
(Living with parents and 2 paternal uncles.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Middletown, MD on 20 June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 63, Roll 474, Dwelling 453, Family 483
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Charlotte Shafer..16..MD
(Living with parents, and paternal uncle, Robert.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 2 Sep 1844, then her age should have been 15 instead of 16.
.

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Middletown, MD on 27 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 23, Dwelling 160, Family 169
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Charlotte E. Shafer..25..MD..House Keeper
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 2 May 1910. 5

1910 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 57, Family 272, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Charlotte Renn..Mother-in-Law..65..MD..Widowed
(Widowed and living with married daughter, Ida, and her family.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 10 January 1920. 6

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 66, Dwelling 7, Family 7, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Charlotte E. Renn..Mother-in-Law..75..MD
(Widowed and living at the home of her married daughter, Ida, and her family.)
.

• She was buried after 25 August 1920 in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middletown Township, Frederick County, MD.

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Charlotte married John L. Renn, son of John H. Renn and Sarah Ann House, about 1870. (John L. Renn was born about 1840 and died on 10 August 1901 1.)


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Sources


1 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 9 Sep 2013).

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 321B, dwelling 160, family 166, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 292.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 63, dwelling 453, family 483, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 474.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, p. 23, dwelling 160, family 169, John Randolph Shafer and Mary Catherine Routzahn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 14A, family 272, Amos L. Remsberg and Ida May Renn; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 9A, dwelling 7, family 7, Amos L. Remsbert and Ida May Renn; index and images (accessed 25 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.


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