West Virginia Pioneers

Mary Estelle Drake

Female 1892 - 1968  (76 years)


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  • Name Mary Estelle Drake 
    Born 1892  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Oct 1968  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mary E. Drake Shaffer
      Birth: 1892
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Oct. 18, 1968
      Quick
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Harrison Blake Shaffer (1890 - 1951)
      Children:
      Gilbert C. Shaffer (1914 - 1960)*
      Harrison Blake Shaffer (1915 - 1945)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Quick Community Cemetery
      Quick
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: Michael Shaffer
      Record added: Dec 07, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 23278806

      Mrs Mary Shaffer
      The funeral for Mrs Mary E Shaffer, 77, of Quick, will be held Sunday at 2 pm in Quick Methodist Church with the Rev Carl Garrett officiating. Burial will follow in Quick Cemetey.
      Mrs Shaffer died Friday at her home after a long illness.
      Surviving: daughters, Mrs Charles Cummings and Mrs Glen Copen of Quick, sons, Conard D and Willis of Elkview; and Blain of Charleston; sister, Mrs Lyda Adkins of Gauley Bridge; brother, TV Drake of Clendenin.
      The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home in Elkview.
      The Charleston Gazette, page 19, October 19, 1968
    Person ID I113739  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2017 

    Family Harrison Blake Shaffer, Sr,   b. 29 Mar 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1951, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 22 May 1910  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 22 May 1910
      Place: Kanawha Co, WV
      E H Shaffer, 20, Roane Co, Kanawha Co
      Mary E Drake, 19, WV; Kanawha Co

      1920 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV
      Shaffer, Harrison B 29 WV WV WV
      Mary E wife 28 WV WV WV
      Lolie M da 9 WV WV WV
      William G son 7 WV WV WV
      Gilbert C son 2 10/12 WV WV WV
      Harrison B son 2/12 WV WV WV

      1930 Elk, Kanawha, WV
      Shafer, Harrison 40 md age 20 WV WV WV coal miner
      Mary wife 38 md age 18 WV WV WV
      Gilbert son 16 WV WV WV
      Conrad son 13 WV WV WV
      Blake son 10 WV WV WV
      Willis son 8 WV WV WV
      Blaine sno 5 WV WV WV
      Irene da 1 WV WV WV

      1940 Elk, Kanawha, WV #97
      Shaffer, Harrison 50 WV 1935: lived same house coal miner
      Mary wife 48 WV 1935: lived same house
      Gilbert son 26 WV 1935: lived same house
      Blake son 20 WV 1935: lived same house
      Willis son 18 WV 1935: lived same house
      Blane son 15 WV 1935: lived same house
      Mary I da 11 WV 1935: lived same house
      Dollie da 9 WV 1935: lived same house
      Audrey da 7 WV 1935: lived same house
      [Conard/Conrad, age 23 is next]

      1940 Elk, Kanawha, WV #98
      Shaffer, Conard 23 WV 1935: lived same place
      Evelyn wife 21 WV 1935: lived same place
      Harrison D son 7/12 WV 1935: lived same place
    Children 
     1. Lola M Shafer,   b. 1911, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1945  (Age < 33 years)
     2. Gilbert C Shafer,   b. 1914, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1960, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     3. Conard Delbert Shafer,   b. 4 Feb 1916, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 2002, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Harrison Blake Shafer, Jr,   b. 15 Nov 1919, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1945, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     5. Willis Shafer,   b. 3 Feb 1922, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1976, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     6. Delmar Blaine Shafer,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1974, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     7. Mary Irene Shafer
     8. Dollie Shafer,   b. CA 1930, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1945  (Age ~ 14 years)
     9. Audrey Lee Shafer
    Family ID F28923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.