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Boom Shafer

Male Abt 1854 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Boom Shafer 
    Born Abt 1854  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I34622  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Jacob C Shafer,   b. Abt 1825, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hannah Sarah Rucker,   b. Abt 1832, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 19 May 1847  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 5/19/1847
      Place: Jackson
      Jacob C Shaver
      Hannah S Rucker, daughter of Samuel Rucker

      [1850 Kanawha, VA #1410-1439
      Shaver, John 38 shoemaker all born VA
      Sarah 18
      Mary 3/12]

      1870 Kanawha Co WV Elk Dist
      Jacob Shaver 44 VA now WVa
      Hannah 35 VA now WVa
      Samuel 18 VA now WVa
      Boom (m) 16 VA now WVa
      Martha 12 VA now WVa
      Samantha 10 VA now WVa
      James 6 WVa
      David 8 VA now WVa
      Maggie 1 WVa

      1880 Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Jacob SHAVER Self M M W 59 W. V.
      Occ: Pilot On Steam Boat Fa: W. V. Mo: W. V.
      Sarah SHAVER Wife F M W 47 W. V.
      James SHAVER Son M S W 16 W. V.

      One World Tree has her dob as 1832, VA, father Samuel Rucker, has a daughter Martha J, born c 1856, married to Adam Cart - but that Martha's father was Paul Shafer, so that entry is incorrect as so many are.

      Birth Record
      Name: Samantha Louisa Shaver
      Birth Date: 24 Jan 1861
      Birth Place: Aaron's Fork of L Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Sex: Female
      Mother: Catharine Shaver
      Father: Jacob C. Shaver

      Birth Record
      Name: James F. Shaver
      Birth Date: 17 Apr 1865
      Birth Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Hanna Shaver
      Father: Jacob Shaver
    Family ID F10162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.