Josiah Flook
(1833-After 1900)
Elizabeth Catherine McBride
(1845-After 1920)
Daisy Catherine Flook
(1874-1970)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. William Randolph Shafer

Daisy Catherine Flook 1 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: September 1874, Middletown, MD 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): William Randolph Shafer on 18 December 1895 in Middletown, MD 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Died: May 1970, Haines City, FL at age 95 1
  • Buried: May 1970, Middletown, MD 8
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 16 June 1900. 7

1900 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 10, Dwelling 332, Family 341
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Daisy C. Shafer..Daughter..Sep 1874..25.. MD..Married 4 years..1/1
(Living with husband and daughter at the home of her parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 25 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 57, Family 161, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 yrs
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..35..MD..2/1
(Living with husband and infant son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 29 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 66, Dwelling 108, Family 111, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..45..MD
(Living with husband, son, and widowed mother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Springfield, OH on 19 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 23, Dwelling 322, Family 344, Roll 1756
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2530 Tecumseh Avenue; Home owned, $4950
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..55..MD
(Living with husband and son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Springfield, OH on 15 April 1940. 6

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 12-24, Family 67, Roll 3038
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2550 Tecumseh; house owned $3000
Last Place of Residence: Same House
C Daisy Shafer.Wife...65..MD..6th grade
(Living with husband.)
.



• She was buried in May 1970 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #106200213
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Daisy married William Randolph Shafer, son of John Edward Shafer and Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller, on 18 December 1895 in Middletown, MD.1 2 3 4 5 6 (William Randolph Shafer was born on 17 September 1873 in Middletown, MD,1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 died in May 1943 1 and was buried in May 1943 in Middletown, MD 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 16 June 1900. 7

1900 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 10, Dwelling 332, Family 341
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Daisy C. Shafer..Daughter..Sep 1874..25.. MD..Married 4 years..1/1
Mary E. F. Shafer..Granddaughter..Sep 1896..3..MD
William R. Shafer..Son-in-law..Sep 1873..26..MD..Married 4 years..Farm Laborer

(William and Daisy were living with their daughter at the home of Daisy's parents.)
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 25 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 57, Family 161, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 yrs
William Shafer..Head..36..MD..Farmer
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..35..MD..2/1
Infant Shafer..Son..0m..MD
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 29 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 66, Dwelling 108, Family 111, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
William R. Shafer..Head..46..MD..Farmer
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..45..MD
Allen J. Shafer..Son..9..MD
Elizabeth C. Flook..Mother-in-law..74..MD
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Springfield, OH on 19 April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 23, Dwelling 322, Family 344, Roll 1756
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2530 Tecumseh Avenue; Home owned, $4950
William R. Shafer..Head..56..MD..Laborer, Farm
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..55..MD
Alan J. Shafer..Son..20..MD..Clerk, Candy Store
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Springfield, OH on 15 April 1940. 6

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 12-24, Family 67, Roll 3038
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2550 Tecumseh; house owned $3000
Last Place of Residence: Same House
R William Shafer..Head..66..MD..6th grade..Farmer
C Daisy Shafer.Wife...65..MD..6th grade
.


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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 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 16B, dwelling 332, family 341, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 8B, family 161, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 14B, dwelling 108, family 111, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images (accessed 9 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 15A, dwelling 322, family 344, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1756.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 12-24, sheet 4A, household 67, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3038.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 16B, dwelling 332, family 341, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106200213.

9 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 509.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106200292.


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