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Solomon Lightfoot
(1783-After 1850)
Susanna Vink
(1792-After 1850)
Thomas D. Shaffer
(1832-1876)
Louisa P. Lightfoot
(1837-1911)
Bessie E. Shaffer
(1875-After 1910)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William F. Ashenbaugh

Bessie E. Shaffer 1 2 3

  • Born: October 1875, Pennsylvania 1 3
  • Marriage (1): William F. Ashenbaugh on 31 August 1903 in Beaver County, PA 1
  • Died: After 15 April 1910
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fallston, PA on 8 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 366D, District 201, Dwelling 64, Family 67, Roll 1097
Fallston, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Bessie E. Shafer..Daughter..5..PA
(Living with widowed mother.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Oct 1875, then her age should have been 4 instead of 5.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in New Brighton, PA on 11 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 38, Dwelling 205, Family 216
New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
626 Seventh Avenue; Home rented
Bessie E. Shaffer..Daughter..Oct 1875..24..PA..Nail Finisher
(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rochester, PA on 22 July 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 52, Dwelling 257, Family 263, Roll 1311
Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
546 Pennsylvania Avenue
Bessie E. Ashenbaugh..Wife..34..PA
(Living with husband and widowed mother.)
.


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Bessie married William F. Ashenbaugh, son of John Ashenbaugh and Mary, on 31 August 1903 in Beaver County, PA.1 (William F. Ashenbaugh was born in 1873 in Pennsylvania 1 and died after 15 April 1910.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rochester, PA on 22 July 1910. 1

1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 52, Dwelling 257, Family 263, Roll 1311
Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
546 Pennsylvania Avenue
William F. Ashenbaugh..Head..37..PA
Bessie E. Ashenbaugh..Wife..34..PA
Louisa Lindsay..Mother-in-law..72..PA..Widowed..9/3
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: William F. Ashenbaugh
Spouse's Name: Bessie E. Shafer
Event Date: 31 Aug 1903
Event Place: Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas

Citing this Record
"Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D1-79C : 11 February 2018), William F. Ashenbaugh and Bessie E. Shafer, 31 Aug 1903; citing Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 1,289,904.
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Sources


1 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 12B, dwelling 257, family 263, William F. Ashenbaugh and Bessie E. Shaffer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1311.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fallston, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 201, p. 366D, dwelling 64, family 67, Louisa P. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1097.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, New Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 10A, dwelling 205, family 216, Louisa P. Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Feb 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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