Fred Shafer

1877 -

• Name	Fred Shafer
  Birth	6 Jul 1877	, Oceana, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I110363	Whipple Descendants
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	William P. Shafer,   b. 2 Jan 1841, Fairmount, Luzerne, Pennsylvania d. 11 Mar 1910, Benona Twp, Oceana, Michigan (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Esther C. Whipple,   b. 6 Jan 1849, , Saratoga, New York d. 27 Apr 1926, , Oceana, Michigan (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1871	Benona, Oceana, Michigan
  Family ID	F6176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jul 1877 - , Oceana, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  !SOURCE: 8 Jun 1880 Census of District 209, Benona, Oceana, Michigan, p. 13: Schaffer, Wm. P., 39, farmer, b. PA, parents b. PA Schaffer, Ester C., 31, wife, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. not known Schaffer, Frank, 5, son, b. MI, father b. PA, mother b. NY Schaffer, Fred, 2, son, b. MI Schaffer, Nellie, 10/12, dau, b. MI !SOURCE: 21 Jun 1900 Census of District 101, Benona Twp, Oceana, Michigan, p. 11: Shafer, William, head, b. Jan 1841, age 58, mar. 29 yrs., b. PA, parents b. PA, farmer Shafer, Esther, wife, b. Jan 1849, age 51, mar. 29 yrs., b. NY, parents b. NY Shafer, Fred, son, b. Jul 1877, age 23, b. MI, father b. PA, mother b. NY, farm laborer Shafer, Lewis, son, b. Jul 1882, age 17, b. MI Shafer, Kate, dau, b. May 1884, age 16, b. MI Shafer, Willie, son, b. Jun 1886, age 13, b. MI Shafer, Calvin, son, b. Dec 1890, age 9, b. MI !SOURCE: Mail from Ellen Vander Yacht to Weldon Whipple, 3 Aug 2007. Includes pension voucher for Esther C. Shafer, which adds day (in Jul 1877) of Fred's birth. Family group sheet adds county of birth.