West Virginia Pioneers

Willis Shafer

Male 1922 - 1976  (54 years)


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  • Name Willis Shafer 
    Nickname Bill 
    Born 3 Feb 1922  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jun 1976  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 

    • U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Willis Shaffer
      Birth Year: 1922
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      County or City: Kanawha
      Enlistment Date: 6 Sep 1940
      Enlistment State: Ohio
      Enlistment City: Columbus
      Branch: Infantry
      Branch Code: Infantry
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department
      Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: 2 years of high school
      Civil Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 68
      Weight: 152


      U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
      Name: Willis Shaffer
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 3 Feb 1922
      Death Date: 26 Jun 1976
      SSN: 232245221
      Enlistment Date 1: 6 Sep 1940
      Release Date 1: 2 Sep 1944

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Willis Shaffer
      SSN: 232-24-5221
      Last Residence:
      25026 Blue Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
      BORN: 3 Feb 1922
      Died: Jun 1976
      State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)
    Person ID I113744  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. [S897] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

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