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Mahala C Harper

Female 1849 - 1929  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mahala C Harper was born on 28 Nov 1849 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 7 Jan 1929 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    Mahala married John Shafer on 20 Aug 1865 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. John (son of Paul Shafer and Mary Runyon) was born on 4 Jul 1847 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 12 Feb 1921 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Catherine Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1866 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 5 Jul 1901.
    2. 3. Ada Emaline Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1867 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Jul 1944 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    3. 4. George Worthy Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1869 in West Virginia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1896.
    4. 5. William H Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1870 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1870 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    5. 6. Martha Jane Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1872 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died in 1959 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
    6. 7. Rachel Ann Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1874 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1964 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    7. 8. Mahala C Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    8. 9. Leverna E Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1876 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Apr 1948.
    9. 10. Andrew 'Andy' Philip Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Nov 1879 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1956.
    10. 11. Arminta Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1881 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 17 Mar 1911.
    11. 12. Flora Bell Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1883 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1903; was buried in Harper-Hunt aka Hunt #2 Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, near Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    12. 13. Jesse Milton Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1886 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 20 May 1935.
    13. 14. Ollie May Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Feb 1888 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Dec 1965.
    14. 15. Romeo Freer "Romie" Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1890 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Jan 1960.
    15. 16. Noah Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1893 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 22 Jan 1893 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Catherine Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 15 Oct 1866 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 5 Jul 1901.

    Mary married Henry Franklin Shafer on 1 Apr 1883 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Henry (son of Henderson Shafer and Alcianna Blackshire) was born in 1861 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died in Oct 1900 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ada Emaline Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 7 Nov 1867 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Jul 1944 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    Ada married Jacob Nida on 30 Dec 1880 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Jacob (son of Henry Nida and Susan Criner) was born on 27 Feb 1855 in Giles County, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jun 1924 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Samuel J Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jun 1884 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    2. 18. Nona P Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1886 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    3. 19. William B Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1888; died on 5 Feb 1888; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    4. 20. Effie May Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1888 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    5. 21. Holly E Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1891 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Sep 1891; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    6. 22. Bettie Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1892 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    7. 23. Elsie Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1894 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    8. 24. Dessie Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1896 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    9. 25. Minnie Myrtle Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1899 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    10. 26. John Henry Nida  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1901 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  3. 4.  George Worthy Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 13 Mar 1869 in West Virginia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1896.

    George married Ruhama H Hunt on 25 Aug 1889 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Ruhama was born about 1874 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Nona Myrtle Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1891; died on 29 Oct 1959; was buried in Droddy Cemetery, Roane Co, WV.
    2. 28. Charles Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1892 in West Virginia, USA; and died.
    3. 29. Verna Shafer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1895 in West Virginia, USA; and died.

  4. 5.  William H Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 19 Apr 1870 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 18 Sep 1870 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

  5. 6.  Martha Jane Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 11 Sep 1872 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died in 1959 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

    Martha married James Alexander Thompson on 1 Jan 1888 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. James (son of John H Thompson and Jane Hackney) was born on 4 Dec 1864 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 5 May 1933 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Clay County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Rachel Ann Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 11 Apr 1874 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 13 Jun 1964 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    Rachel married Elihu White on 29 Mar 1891 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Elihu was born on 16 Jun 1865 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 5 Apr 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Mahala C Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born in 1876 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  8. 9.  Leverna E Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 17 Oct 1876 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Apr 1948.

    Leverna married Asa Floyd Smarr on 10 Sep 1894 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Asa (son of Marshall Smarr and Margaret Harper) was born about 1872 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 10.  Andrew 'Andy' Philip Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 9 Nov 1879 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1956.

    Andrew married Ona Virginia Moore on 15 Mar 1908. Ona was born on 27 Aug 1881; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 11.  Arminta Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 10 Apr 1881 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 17 Mar 1911.

    Arminta married John W Smarr on 24 Oct 1908 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. John (son of Marshall Smarr and Margaret Harper) was born in Mar 1870 in West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Arminta married Matthew Henry Harper on 16 Sep 1900. Matthew (son of James Harvey Harper and Sarah Elizabeth Neeley) was born on 9 May 1880 in Cicerone, Roane Co., WV; died on 14 Jun 1905 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Flora Bell Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 10 May 1883 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1903; was buried in Harper-Hunt aka Hunt #2 Cemetery, Flat Fork Road, near Harmony, Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    Flora married Ezra J Taylor on 26 Aug 1900 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Ezra (son of Anderson Taylor and Margaret J Taylor) was born on 8 Jul 1878 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 7 May 1955; was buried in Mt Moriah aka Hunt & Jarvis Cemetery, Ambler Ridge, Roane Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Ralph Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1901 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died before 12 Jun 2003.

  12. 13.  Jesse Milton Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 15 Aug 1886 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 20 May 1935.

    Family/Spouse: Virginia Belle Combs. Virginia was born on 1 Apr 1884 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 6 Sep 1969. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 14.  Ollie May Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 5 Feb 1888 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Dec 1965.

    Ollie married Ira W Jenkins on 13 Mar 1909 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Ira was born about 1880 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 15.  Romeo Freer "Romie" Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 2 Feb 1890 in Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA; died on 28 Jan 1960.

    Romeo married Cora Lee Coleman on 20 Sep 1911 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Cora was born about 1895 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 16.  Noah Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mahala1) was born on 19 Jan 1893 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 22 Jan 1893 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 17.  Samuel J Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 22 Jun 1884 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  2. 18.  Nona P Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 17 Sep 1886 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  3. 19.  William B Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 3 Feb 1888; died on 5 Feb 1888; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

  4. 20.  Effie May Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 4 Nov 1888 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  5. 21.  Holly E Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 17 Mar 1891 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died on 8 Sep 1891; was buried in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

  6. 22.  Bettie Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 17 Apr 1892 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  7. 23.  Elsie Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 6 Jun 1894 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  8. 24.  Dessie Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 11 Nov 1896 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  9. 25.  Minnie Myrtle Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 20 Sep 1899 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  10. 26.  John Henry Nida Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 19 Dec 1901 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

    John married Iris M Bays on 20 Dec 1919 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Iris was born in 1898 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. John Henry Nida, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Muriel Hope Nida  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Ross Maxwell Nida  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 27.  Nona Myrtle Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (4.George2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 9 Jan 1891; died on 29 Oct 1959; was buried in Droddy Cemetery, Roane Co, WV.

    Nona married Beverly Taylor on 29 Mar 1908 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Beverly (son of James Henry Taylor and Elvira C Casto) was born on 26 Aug 1884 in West Virginia, USA; died on 24 Mar 1956; was buried in Droddy Cemetery, Roane Co, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Gladys Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1909 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.
    2. 35. Edna Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1910 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.
    3. 36. Hoyt Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 37. Ernest Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 28.  Charles Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (4.George2, 1.Mahala1) was born in Dec 1892 in West Virginia, USA; and died.

  13. 29.  Verna Shafer Descendancy chart to this point (4.George2, 1.Mahala1) was born in Jun 1895 in West Virginia, USA; and died.

  14. 30.  Ralph Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (12.Flora2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 8 Aug 1901 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; died before 12 Jun 2003.

    Family/Spouse: Bessie Haynes. Bessie and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 31.  John Henry Nida, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (26.John3, 3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1)

  2. 32.  Muriel Hope Nida Descendancy chart to this point (26.John3, 3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1)

  3. 33.  Ross Maxwell Nida Descendancy chart to this point (26.John3, 3.Ada2, 1.Mahala1)

    Ross married Virginia Jewel Fields [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 34.  Gladys Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (27.Nona3, 4.George2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 31 May 1909 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died.

  5. 35.  Edna Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (27.Nona3, 4.George2, 1.Mahala1) was born on 12 Sep 1910 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA.

    Edna married Russell Marvin Raines on 25 Oct 1930 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA. Russell was born on 15 Jun 1910 in Roane County, West Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Estil Franklin Raines  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 36.  Hoyt Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (27.Nona3, 4.George2, 1.Mahala1)

  7. 37.  Ernest Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (27.Nona3, 4.George2, 1.Mahala1)


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