Husband: James A. Garfield Shafer 1
Also known as: Garfield Shafer 2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Born: Dec-20-1880 9 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-13-1951 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9
Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 9
Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 9
Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Occupation: guard at Universal Glass 9
Occupation: 1940 farmer manager 8
Father: Joseph Robert Shaffer (1839 - 1922)
Mother: Louisa (Eliza) Grogg (1850 - 1898)
Wife: Alva Dovie Nicholson 10,5,11 Census name: Alva B. Nicholson 3 Married: Jul-16-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Sep-29-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,2 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Richard C. Nicholson (1838 - ) Mother: Lydia A. Kinney (1844 - 1920) Notes
M Child 1: Willard Blair "Bill" Shafer 11 Born: Jan-27-1909 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 (see note 2) Died: May-31-1996 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 16,17 Resided: in Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: automobile mechanic 16 Wife: Mamie Virginia Knight b. Apr- 7-1916 d. Mar-17-1986 Married: May-10-1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20
M Child 2: James Willis Shafer Also known as: Willis Shafer 2,6,8 Born: Oct-12-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,2 Died: Nov- -1975 14 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1937 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Edna Katherine Perine b. Jun- 5-1915 Also known as: Edna Kathryn Perine 1 Married: Mar-13-1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 3: Franklin Ellis Shafer Also known as: Frank Ellis Shafer 20 Born: Jan-19-1912 21 Died: Dec-19-1967 in Wood Co, WV 22,20,21 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Opal Mae Nicholson b. Jul- 3-1922 d. Jun-18-2011
F Child 4: Daisy P. Shafer Also known as: Daisy Shaeffer 23 Born: Aug-10-1914 14 Died: Dec- -1995 14 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Avery Joseph McKinney b. Feb-19-1904 d. Feb- -1981 Married: Aug-23-1936 in Doddridge Co, WV 24 Husband: ___ Dearth
F Child 5: Nellie Flo Shafer Born: Mar-11-1919 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,18 Died: Jul- 8-2011 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 26 Buried: in Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co, OH 18 Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 18,27 Resided: 1943 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Dale Corbitt Scott b. May-14-1909 d. Dec- -1987 Also known as: Dale Corbet Scott 28 Married: Nov-27-1943 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25
M Child 6: Charles Bernard Shafer Also known as: Bernard Shafer 27,8 Born: Nov-22-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,14 Died: Apr- 2-1991 21 Resided: 1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Betty Virginia Nicholson b. Jul-21-1925 Married: Oct-31-1946 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 29
M Child 7: Roy Glen Shafer 14 Also known as: Glenn Shaffer 7,8 Born: Sep-12-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,25 Died: Mar-31-2002 14 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 14,27,25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Waneda Ilean Perine b. Sep-18-1929 Married: Aug- 2-1947 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 30
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (4) Marriage record of daughter. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (7) Death record of father. (8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Birth record of son. (11) Obituary of daughter. (12) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 372. (13) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original entry had his name as William Shafer and did not give mother's maiden name. Corrections were made on Sep 8 1964 based on affidavit by a cousin, not named. BR Bk 4, p. 156. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 2, p. 552. (16) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 2, p. 552. (17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (18) Obituary. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 283. (20) Obituary of wife. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Avery McKinney, 32, of Doddridge Co; and Daisy Shaeffer, 22, of Doddridge Co. Married Aug 23 1936. (25) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (26) Obituary - Nursing home. (27) Obituary of brother. (28) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (29) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as Charles Bernard Shafer, b. Nov 22 1924 in Doddridge Co, res. Parkersburg, son of Garfield & Alva Shafer; and Betty Virginia Nicholson, b. Jul 21 1925 in Doddridge Co, res. Parkersburg, dau of Amos & Dulcia Nicholson. Married Oct 31 1947 at Smithburg, WV. (Note: Although the ceremony was held in Doddridge County, the marriage is recorded in Wood County, residence of the bride.), MR p. 197. (30) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Lewis County, but death record states Doddridge County. Note (2) Birth record gives birthplace as New Milton, while obituary states "Avon community, near New Milton." The community of Market has also been cited, and death record states Avon, both also in Doddridge Co. Last name spelled "Shafer" for all family members throughout wife's obituary, but spelled "Shaffer" in Social Security Death Index entries for both Willard and wife Mamie. The "Shafer" spelling is found in his birth record, marriage record, and the birth record of his daughter, as well as in his obituary, but his death record has it "Shaffer." Person identified as providing information for the death record was Patricia Ann Britton, his daughter.