Source Citations for James Nelson Shafer

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Source Citations

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.]

marriage-shafer-schofield-1859: Marriage affidavit and return record for James N. Shafer and Sarah E. Schofield (1959); Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Dec 2023), “⟩ Noble ⟩ 1851 - 1871”, image 143, page 284, entry 4; citing “Marriage Records, Ohio Marriages; Various Ohio County Courthouses” [This is a registry with eight pre-printed forms per page, filled in with the corresponding information.]

obituary-james-shafer-1917: Obituary for James Nelson Shafer (1917); “Useful Life is Ended,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Dec 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Long Beach ⟩ The Long Beach Telegram and the Long Beach Daily News ⟩ 1917 ⟩ March ⟩ Mar 07 1917, Wed ⟩ Page 12”, column 6; citing “The Daily Telegram (Long Beach, California), 7 Mar 1917 (Wednesday), page Twelve, column 6”

obituary-sarah-shafer-1939: Obituary for Sarah Elizabeth Shafer (1939); “Sarah E. Shafer,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Dec 2023), “⟩ United States ⟩ California ⟩ Los Gatos ⟩ Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer ⟩ 1939 ⟩ January ⟩ Jan 27 1939, Fri ⟩ Page 1”, column 3; citing “Los Gatos Times (Los Gatos, California), 27 Jan 1939 (Friday), page One, column 3”

Source Reference Details

Name Details

book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887:

Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (James N. [Shafer]).

marriage-shafer-schofield-1859:

Comment Detail: Source includes name (James N. Shafer). This is on the first two lines of the return portion. The record also includes the alternate spelling, Shaffer.

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes name (James Nelson Shafer).

obituary-sarah-shafer-1939:

Comment Detail: Source includes name (James Nelson Shafer).

Birth Details

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes age (78) and location (Mount Ephraim, O[hio, USA]). Using his age and his death date of 6 Mar 1917 gives a birth date range from 7 Mar 1838 to 6 Mar 1839.

Death Details

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes date ("Tuesday" [obituary published Wednesday, 7 Mar 1917, giving a date of 6 Mar 1917) and location ("at his home" [Long Beach, California, USA]).

obituary-sarah-shafer-1939:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (⟨conflict⟩) and location (Long Beach [, California, USA]). See resource notes for conflict details.

Father Details

book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887:

Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)

Comment Detail: Source identifies James N. [Shafer] as a child of William Shafer. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

Mother Details

book-history-of-noble-county-ohio-1887:

Reference Detail: Page 477 (PDF page 552)

Comment Detail: Source identifies James N. [Shafer] as a child of Isabel Vorhies. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

Marriage Details

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source notes that Sarah E. Shafer was the widow of James Shafer.

obituary-sarah-shafer-1939:

Comment Detail: Source identifies Sara Elizabeth Shafer as the widow of James Nelson Shafer.

marriage-shafer-schofield-1859:

Comment Detail: Source includes date (24 day of June A.D. 1859) and location ("The State of Ohio, Noble County).

Miscellaneous Facts Details “Events”

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source notes he was to be buried in Sunnyside cemetery, which is located in Long Beach, California, USA.

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1862) and destination (Idaho [, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes limit year ("a little later" [after 1862, guessed at two years for 1864) and destination (Walla Walla Valley, Washington [, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1868) and destination (San Jose, Cal. [, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source notes limit year (1881) and destination (Linden [, California, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1881) and destination ("former city" [meaning, in context, San Jose, California, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1895) and destination (Long Beach [, California, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes church name (First Methodist Episcopal Church) and location (Long Beach [, California, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes cemetery name (Sunnyside cemetery), which is located in Long Beach, California, USA.

Miscellaneous Facts Details “Attributes”

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes occupation (building contractor) and location ("He engaged in business here as a..." [Long Beach, California, USA]).

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

Comment Detail: Source includes religious denomination (Methodist) and notes he was a Methodist since boyhood.

General Notes Details

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

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Research Notes Details

obituary-james-shafer-1917:

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obituary-sarah-shafer-1939:

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