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Gilbert C Shafer

Male 1914 - 1960  (46 years)


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  • Name Gilbert C Shafer 
    Born 1914  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Sep 1960  Guernsey County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Gilbert C. Shaffer
      Birth: 1914
      Kanawha County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Sep. 24, 1960
      Cambridge
      Guernsey County
      Ohio, USA
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Harrison Blake Shaffer (1890 - 1951)
      Mary E. Drake Shaffer (1892 - 1968)
      Sibling:
      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: Feb 12, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 84891655

      Sunday-Gazette Mail, pg 10, Sept 25,m 1960
      Shaffer, Gilbert, 47, of Quick, died Saturday of a heart attack in Cambridge, Ohio. Surviving are his mother, Mrs Mary Shaffer of Quick, three brothers, Conrad of Quick, Willis of Blue Creek and Blain of Charleston; two sister, Mrs Charles Cummings and Mrs Audrey Copen of Quick. The body will be brought to Hafer Funeral Home in Elkview this morning from Cambridge.
    Person ID I113741  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2017 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Mary Estelle Drake,   b. 1892, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1968, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 May 1910  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    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
    Family ID F28923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

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