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William J. Shafer
Last updated 18 Dec 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 20 May 1842 in Mt. Ephraim, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States
Died: 3 Dec 1931 in Caldwell, Noble County, Ohio, United States
Father: William Shafer (bet 1810/1811 – 1904)
Mother: Isabel Vorhies (bet 1814/1815 – 1883)
book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source includes name (William J. Shafer).
census-us-1860-ps-oh-noble-seneca-184: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Noble County, Seneca Township, page 184 (form) or 492 (alternate, not visible on page); 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Nov 2006) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Noble ⟩ Seneca" image 24; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 805020]
Reference Detail: Line 7, dwelling 1400
Comment Detail: Source includes name (William Shafer).
death-william-shafer-1931: Certificate of death for William J. Shafer (1931); Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Dec 2023), DFN 004000606, MFN 1992480, image 1435; citing “Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (William J. Shafer).
marker-william-jane-shafer-1931-1928: Gravestone of W. J. (1931) and Jane (1928) Shafer; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), memorial IDs 33025096 (W.) and 33024910 (Jane), photograph uploaded 21 Aug 2010 by Pamela to both memorials; citing “Mount Ephraim Cemetery (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (W. J. Shafer).
marriage-shafer-hance-affidavit-1867: Marriage affidavit for William J. Shafer and Jane Hance (1867); Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), “⟩ Noble ⟩ 1851 - 1871”, image 526; citing “Marriage Records; Ohio Marriages; Various Ohio County Courthouses” [According to the affidavit, no marriage record exists for William and Jane in the Probate Court of Noble County, Ohio. The affidavit was sworn to by William on 25 Nov 1921.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (William J. Shafer).
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book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1842) and location (near Mount Ephraim [, Ohio]).
census-us-1860-ps-oh-noble-seneca-184: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Noble County, Seneca Township, page 184 (form) or 492 (alternate, not visible on page); 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Nov 2006) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Noble ⟩ Seneca" image 24; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 805020]
Reference Detail: Line 7, dwelling 1400
Comment Detail: Source includes age (18) and location (Ohio). Using the official census date of 1 June 1860 gives a birth date range from 2 Jun 1841 to 1 Jun 1842.
death-william-shafer-1931: Certificate of death for William J. Shafer (1931); Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Dec 2023), DFN 004000606, MFN 1992480, image 1435; citing “Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (May 20-1842), age (89 years, 6 months, 13 days), and location (Noble County / Ohio). Using his age and the death date of 3 Dec 1931 gives a birth date of 20 May 1842, which is consistent. See research notes for conflict details. Note that Noble County was not formed until 1851, when it was created from parts of Guernsey (including Mt. Ephraim) and other counties.
marker-william-jane-shafer-1931-1928: Gravestone of W. J. (1931) and Jane (1928) Shafer; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), memorial IDs 33025096 (W.) and 33024910 (Jane), photograph uploaded 21 Aug 2010 by Pamela to both memorials; citing “Mount Ephraim Cemetery (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1842).
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marker-william-jane-shafer-1931-1928: Gravestone of W. J. (1931) and Jane (1928) Shafer; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), memorial IDs 33025096 (W.) and 33024910 (Jane), photograph uploaded 21 Aug 2010 by Pamela to both memorials; citing “Mount Ephraim Cemetery (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1931).
death-william-shafer-1931: Certificate of death for William J. Shafer (1931); Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Dec 2023), DFN 004000606, MFN 1992480, image 1435; citing “Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Dec 3, 1931) and location (Caldwell / Noble County [/ Ohio, USA]).
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book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source identifies William J. [Shafer] as a child of William Shafer. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source identifies William J. [Shafer] as a child of Isabel Vorhies. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Jane Hance (1847 – 1928)
Married: 12 Oct 1867 in Mt. Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, United States
book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1867).
marriage-shafer-hance-affidavit-1867: Marriage affidavit for William J. Shafer and Jane Hance (1867); Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), “⟩ Noble ⟩ 1851 - 1871”, image 526; citing “Marriage Records; Ohio Marriages; Various Ohio County Courthouses” [According to the affidavit, no marriage record exists for William and Jane in the Probate Court of Noble County, Ohio. The affidavit was sworn to by William on 25 Nov 1921.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (12th day of October 1867) and location (Mt. Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio).
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: 5 Dec 1931 at Mt. Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, United States
Cemetery: Mount Ephraim Cemetery at Mt. Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, United States
death-william-shafer-1931: Certificate of death for William J. Shafer (1931); Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Dec 2023), DFN 004000606, MFN 1992480, image 1435; citing “Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (12/5 1931) and location (Mt Ephriam [, Noble County, Ohio, USA]).
marker-william-jane-shafer-1931-1928: Gravestone of W. J. (1931) and Jane (1928) Shafer; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), memorial IDs 33025096 (W.) and 33024910 (Jane), photograph uploaded 21 Aug 2010 by Pamela to both memorials; citing “Mount Ephraim Cemetery (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source implicitly includes location (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA).
marker-william-jane-shafer-1931-1928: Gravestone of W. J. (1931) and Jane (1928) Shafer; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Dec 2023), memorial IDs 33025096 (W.) and 33024910 (Jane), photograph uploaded 21 Aug 2010 by Pamela to both memorials; citing “Mount Ephraim Cemetery (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA)”
Comment Detail: Source implicitly includes cemetery name (Mount Ephraim Cemetery) and location (Mount Ephraim, Noble County, Ohio, USA).
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Attributes
Occupation: farmhand
Residence: at Seneca Township, Noble County, Ohio, United States
Occupation: merchant
census-us-1860-ps-oh-noble-seneca-184: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Noble County, Seneca Township, page 184 (form) or 492 (alternate, not visible on page); 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Nov 2006) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Noble ⟩ Seneca" image 24; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 805020]
Reference Detail: Line 7, dwelling 1400
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jun 1860) and occupation (farmhand).
census-us-1860-ps-oh-noble-seneca-184: 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule, Ohio, Noble County, Seneca Township, page 184 (form) or 492 (alternate, not visible on page); 1860 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 3 Nov 2006) ⟩ "Ohio ⟩ Noble ⟩ Seneca" image 24; citing “Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, NARA microfilm publication M653 (1438 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 805020]
Reference Detail: Line 7, dwelling 1400
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 Jun 1860) and location (Seneca Township, Ohio).
death-william-shafer-1931: Certificate of death for William J. Shafer (1931); Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Dec 2023), DFN 004000606, MFN 1992480, image 1435; citing “Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City”
Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (Merchant) and notes he is retired.
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General Notes and Anecdotes
William joined Company H, Sixty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1864, and was wounded in Chatanooga, 24 Nov 1864. He remained on the battlefield four nights, taken prisoner, then recaptured by Federal troops. His injury required amputation of his leg (performed in Nashville, Tennessee) and he was discharged in Jun 1865. Some time later he required a second amputation. [Further up the leg?] The second operation was performed by Dr. Holstein of Zanesville, who afterward became Grant's family physician. [book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887]
He made his living as a merchant. For a short time after his military discharge, he sold books. [book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887]
book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
William and Jane's children were Clarence M., Demetrius, Agnes I., Nellie, and Low. [book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887]
book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887: History of Noble County, Ohio; Chicago: L. H. Watkins & Company, 1887; book image (PDF), Google Play (https://play.google.com: downloaded 20 Apr 2018), held by New York Public Library [The personal histories were collected from the identified individuals and their contemporaries. Other histories were collected from county records and other places, with the help of numerous county officials and others.]
Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)
death-william-shafer-1931: Certificate of death for William J. Shafer (1931); Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, record collection, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 16 Dec 2023), DFN 004000606, MFN 1992480, image 1435; citing “Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City”
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