Sarah Elizabeth Schofield
Last updated 27 Dec 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Bet 16 Jan 1843 and 23 Jan 1843 in , Noble County, Ohio, United States
Died: Bef 23 Jan 1939 in Willow Glen, Santa Clara County, California, United States
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.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Sarah E. Schofield). This is on the first two lines of the return portion. The record also includes the alternate spelling, Scofield.
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Sarah E. Shafer).
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes [married] name (Sarah Elizabeth Shafer) and implied family surname (Schofield)
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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”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (96) and location (Noble county, Ohio [, USA]). Using her age and her death date of (before) 23 Jan 1939, and an estimate that it was within a week of the funeral, gives a birth date range from 16 Jan 1843 to 23 Jan 1843.
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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”
Comment Detail: Source includes funeral date ("Monday" [obituary published Friday, 27 Jan 1939, giving a death date before 23 Jan 1939]) and location ("home of friends in Willow Glen" [given that the obituary was published in Los Gatos, this is probably the Willow Glen in Santa Clara County, California, USA]).
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Family
Spouse/Partner: James Nelson Shafer (bet 1838/1839 – 1917)
Married: 24 Jun 1859 in , Noble County, Ohio, United States
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.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (24 day of June A.D. 1859) and location ("The State of Ohio, Noble County).
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”
Comment Detail: Source notes that Sarah E. Shafer was the widow of James Shafer.
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”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Sara Elizabeth Shafer as the widow of James Nelson Shafer.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: 24 Jan 1939 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States
Moved To Residence: 1866 at San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
Moved To Residence: 1868 at San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States
Church: Methodist Episcopal Church at Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California, United States
Cemetery: Signal Hill Cemetery at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1866) and destination (San Francisco [, California, USA]).
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes year ("two years later" [after 1866]) and destination (San Jose [, California, USA]).
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes church name (Methodist Episcopal church) and location ("here" [Los Gatos, California, USA]).
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes cemetery name (Signal Hill cemetery) and location (Long Beach [, California, USA]).
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes date ("Tuesday" [obituary published on Friday 27 Jan 1939, giving a date of 24 Jan 1939]) and location (Long Beach [California, USA]).
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Attributes
Residence: at Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States
Residence: at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes year ([after 1868]) and destination (Stockton [San Joaquin County, California, USA]). The county is not specified, but in context it is assumed to be the one in Stockton County, not San Diego County.
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”
Comment Detail: Source includes year ([after 1868 + 10 years]) and destination (Stockton [San Joaquin County, California, USA]). The county is not specified, but in context it is assumed to be the one in Stockton County, not San Diego County.
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Sarah's father is Rev. Robert Schofield, an early day mining camp Methodist minister. [obituary-sarah-shafer-1939]
Sarah is survived by two children. daughters Mrs. W. C. (Margaret M.) Anderson (Los Gatos, California) and Mrs. Thomas J. Keeney (Los Angeles, California). Her son Robert Shafer died before her. [obituary-sarah-shafer-1939]
Son-in-law W.C. Anderson was a trustee of the college of the Pacific. He was also the retired owner of the Anderson-Borngrover unit of the Food Machinery Corporation in San Jose, California. Anderson's daughter, Margaret, was an ordained Methodist minister. [obituary-sarah-shafer-1939]
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”
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