John Shafer

1847 - 1921  (73 years)

• Name	John Shafer
  Born	4 Jul 1847	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Feb 1921	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Civil War - Co. K 13th VA Inf.
  Person ID	I34131	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2006

  
  

  Father	Paul Shafer,   b. Abt 1815, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Runyon,   b. Abt 1825, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 6/18/1846 Place: Kanawha Paul Shaver Mary Roy ??? mistake on her name or wrong people ?? Who gave me her last name as being Runyon?? Martha's death record shows her mother as Mary Osborne. 1850 Kanawha Co, VA Dist 29 Paul Shaver 35 Mary 25 Delilah A 5 Catherine 4 John 2 Mary M 11/12 or 4/12 1870 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV all born WV England, Granville 30 Mary 40 Martha 11 or 17?? one # written over the other Mary 8 [Nancy?] 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 78-86 Goff, G W 21 VA June Catherine 24 WV Oct John D 4 WV Sept Margaret A 1 WV Feby Shaver M J 13 f WV May -87 Hackney, Albert 23 VA Sept Sarah C 27 VA Dec 1880 Harper, Roane, WV # 96-97 Goff, Catharene 30 Wd WV VA VA John D 12 son WVWVVA Margaret A 10 da Nancy ? A 8 da William H 5 son Shafer, Nancy 18 sis All the following are on the same page of the 1870 census: 1870 Poca, Kanawha Co WV l/w Lewis 29 & Julia 25 Jones Henry Shaver, 18 1870 Poca, Kanawha Co., WV Shaver, John 23 Mahala 20 Mary C. 3 Emaline 2 George W. 1 1870 Poca, Kanawha Co., WV Shaver, William P. 22 Rachel A. 25 Virginia C. 2 Mary J. 3/12 1870 Poca, Kanawha, WV all Va now WV #198 pg 28 (of 40) Haynes, Andrew 52 Susanna 52 Kountz, Abraham 15 Shaver, Nancy J 9 1870 Poca, Kanawha Co., WV Shaver, Henderson 37 Elissa A. 30 Mary E. 10 Henry F. 8 Julian 7 (fem) Albert 4 James E. 1
  Family ID	F11108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mahala C Harper,   b. 28 Nov 1849, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1929, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1865	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1870 Kanawha Co WV Poca Dist # 181-181 Shaver, John 23 Mahala 20 Mary C 3 Emaline 2 George W 1 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Shafer, John 32 WV Mahala Wife 27 WV Mary C. Dau 14 WV Emeline Dau 13 WV George W. Son 11 WV Martha J. Dau 9 WV Rachel A. Dau 7 WV Leverna E. Dau 3 WV Andrew P. Son 9M WV 1900 Roane Co WV Harper Dist John Shafer 7/1847 m34y Mahala C 10/1849 14-11 children Andrew P 11/1878 Arminta 4/1880 Flora B 10/1884 Jesse M sn 7/1886 Ollie M da 2/1888 Roma sn 2/1891 Betty A gd 4/1885 George W Gs 2/1887 Elihu gs unk/1893
  Children	1. Mary Catherine Shafer,   b. 15 Oct 1866, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 1901  (Age 34 years)   2. Ada Emaline Shafer,   b. 7 Nov 1867, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1944, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 76 years)   3. George Worthy Shafer,   b. 13 Mar 1869, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 1896  (Age 27 years)   4. William H Shafer,   b. 19 Apr 1870, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1870, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. Martha Jane Shafer,   b. 11 Sep 1872, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1959, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA  (Age 86 years)   6. Rachel Ann Shafer,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Jun 1964, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 90 years)   7. Mahala C Shafer,   b. 1876, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Leverna E Shafer,   b. 17 Oct 1876, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Apr 1948  (Age 71 years)   9. Andrew 'Andy' Philip Shafer,   b. 9 Nov 1879, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Apr 1956  (Age 76 years)   10. Arminta Shafer,   b. 10 Apr 1881, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1911  (Age 29 years)   11. Flora Bell Shafer,   b. 10 May 1883, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1903  (Age 20 years)   12. Jesse Milton Shafer,   b. 15 Aug 1886, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 May 1935  (Age 48 years)   13. Ollie May Shafer,   b. 5 Feb 1888, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 1965  (Age 77 years)   14. Romeo Freer "Romie" Shafer,   b. 2 Feb 1890, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 1960  (Age 69 years)   15. Noah Shafer,   b. 19 Jan 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Jan 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F10051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S339] Flora Janet Taylor Lockhart of New Smyrna FL (LemL. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.