William P. Shafer

• BIRTH: 2 Jan 1841, Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
• DEATH: 11 Mar 1910, Benona Twp, Oceana, Michigan
• BURIAL: Benona Twp Cemetery, Benona Twp, Oceana, Michigan
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• MARRIAGE: 13 Apr 1871, Benona, Oceana, Michigan

1.  John L. Shafer (8 Feb 1869 - 29 Jan 1871)
2.  Pertina Shafer (1870 - 1871)
3.  Frank W. Shafer (12 Jan 1875 - 31 May 1954)
4.  Fred Shafer (6 Jul 1877 - ____)
5.  Nellie S. Shafer (4 Aug 1879 - ____)
6.  Lewis H. Shafer (28 Jul 1882 - ABT 1960)
7.  Kate Shafer (21 May 1884 - ____)
8.  William Shafer (23 Jun 1886 - ____)
9.  Calvin W. Shafer (Dec 1890 - ____)

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Notes

!SOURCE: 8 Jun 1880 Census of District 209, Benona, Oceana, Michigan, p. 13:

• Schaffer, Wm. P., 39, farmer, b. PA, parents b. PA
• Schaffer, Ester C., 31, wife, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. not known
• Schaffer, Frank, 5, son, b. MI, father b. PA, mother b. NY
• Schaffer, Fred, 2, son, b. MI
• Schaffer, Nellie, 10/12, dau, b. MI

!SOURCE: 21 Jun 1900 Census of District 101, Benona Twp, Oceana, Michigan, p. 11:

• Shafer, William, head, b. Jan 1841, age 58, mar. 29 yrs., b. PA, parents b. PA, farmer
• Shafer, Esther, wife, b. Jan 1849, age 51, mar. 29 yrs., b. NY, parents b. NY
• Shafer, Fred, son, b. Jul 1877, age 23, b. MI, father b. PA, mother b. NY, farm laborer
• Shafer, Lewis, son, b. Jul 1882, age 17, b. MI
• Shafer, Kate, dau, b. May 1884, age 16, b. MI
• Shafer, Willie, son, b. Jun 1886, age 13, b. MI
• Shafer, Calvin, son, b. Dec 1890, age 9, b. MI

!SOURCE: Mail from Ellen Vander Yacht to Weldon Whipple, 3 Aug 2007. Includes pension voucher for Esther C. Shafer, which adds marriage place (Benona, Oceana, Michigan). Family group sheet gives day (in Jan 1841) of birth, complete birth place, death place and parents' names.

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