Harrison Blake Shaffer, Sr

1890 - 1951  (61 years)

• Name	Harrison Blake Shaffer
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	29 Mar 1890	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Sep 1951	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: Harrison/Shaffer Sex: Male Death Date: 13 Sep 1951 Death Place: Quick, rural Elk District, Kanawha, West Virginia (resident for 30 years Age at Death: 61y 5m 14d Burial Place: Quick, West Virginia Burial Date: 15 Sep 1951 Cemetery: Quick Birth Date: 29 Mar 1890 Birth Place: West Virginia Marital Status: M Occupation: Coal miner Mother: Rachel/Harper Father: Henry/Shaffer Informant: Mary Shaffer Cause: Carcinoma of stomach U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Harrison Shaffer Race: Caucasian (White) Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 29 Mar 1890 Birth Place: West Virginia, USA Street address: Middlefork Residence Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Tall Hair Description: Not Bald Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Gray U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Harrison Shaffer SSN: 232160536 Birth Date: 29 Mar 1890 Birth Place: Roane CO, West Virginia Death Date: 13 Sep 1951 Claim Date: 18 Dec 1951 Type of Claim: Death Claim Notes: 27 Nov 1951: Name listed as HARRISON SHAFFER Harrison Blake Shaffer, Sr Birth: Mar. 29, 1890 Kanawha County West Virginia, USA Death: Sep. 13, 1951 Quick Kanawha County West Virginia, USA Husband of Mary E. Unknown. Son of William Henry Shaffer & Rachel Anice Harper. Family links: Spouse: Mary E. Drake Shaffer (1892 - 1968)* 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 03, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 23233677 Harrison Shaffer, 61, Retired Miner, Dies Harrison Shaffer, 61, a retired coal miner and life-long resident of Kanawha County, died yesterday morning at his home at Quick after a long illness. Service will be held at 2 pm tomorrow in Quick Methodist Church. Burial will be in Quick Cemetery. The body is at Hafer Mortuary in Elkview and will be taken to the residence at 6 pm today. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Mary Shaffer; two daughters, Mrs Charles Cummings of Quick and Audrey Lee, at home; four son, Gilbert, at home, Willis and Conard, both of Quick, and Blain of RFD 6, Charleston; five sisters, Mrs Lorena Deel of Sybial, Mrs Leslie Carpenter of RFD 6, Charleston, Mrs Cynthia Ellison of Hartland, Mrs Lillie Drake of Fairmont and Mrs Gracie Shamblin of Sissonville, two brothers, Cane Shaffer of Porter and Willie Shaffer, and nine grandchildren.
  Person ID	I42920	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	William Henry Shaffer,   b. May 1855, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1903  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Rachel Anice Harper,   b. Abt 20 Oct 1860, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 May 1937, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1877	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia William H. SHAFER Self M M W 25 VA Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA Rachel A. SHAFER Wife F M W 19 WV Occ: Keeps House Fa: VA Mo: VA Walter F. SHAFER Son M S W 1 WV Fa: WV Mo: VA 1900 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 154-154 Shafer, William H 5/1855, m 22y WVWVWV Rachel A 10/1860 m 22y 10-10 children unknown Walter F 9/1878 Pleasant E 11/1880 Losanah/Luvanah 8/1884 Wilbert S 8/1886 Mary E 10/1888 Harrison B 3/1891 Lessie M 4/1893 Syntha J 1/1896 Lillie B 9/1900 William J 9/1900 Sarah C sil 11/1856 wd 0-0 child 1910 Barren Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia #365-373 Shaffer, Rachel 50 wid 9-9 children WV WV WV Harrison son 20 Cinthy dau 14 Willie son 9 Lillie dau 9 Gracie dau 7
  Family ID	F10058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Estelle Drake,   b. 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1968, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	22 May 1910	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [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
  Children	1. Lola M Shafer,   b. 1911, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1945  (Age < 33 years)   2. Gilbert C Shafer,   b. 1914, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1960, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA  (Age 46 years)   3. Conard Delbert Shafer,   b. 4 Feb 1916, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 2002, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 86 years)   4. Harrison Blake Shafer, Jr,   b. 15 Nov 1919, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 1945, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 25 years)   5. Willis Shafer,   b. 3 Feb 1922, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1976, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 54 years)   6. Delmar Blaine Shafer,   b. 12 Feb 1925, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 1974, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 49 years)   7. Mary Irene Shafer   8. Dollie Shafer,   b. CA 1930, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1945  (Age ~ 14 years)   9. Audrey Lee Shafer
  Family ID	F28923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.