Arthur Shafer
Last updated 31 Dec 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Bet 2 Jan 1883 and 1 Jan 1884 in , Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
Father: Aaron V. Shafer (1836 – 1907)
Mother: Samantha Susan Longshore (1840 – ?)
census-us-ia-1885-s1-guthrie-seely-page-43: 1885 Iowa State Census, Guthrie County, Seely, page 43; Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836–1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 30 Dec 2023), “〉 1885 〉 Guthrie 〉 Seely”, image 43; citing “Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest”
Reference Detail: Lines 1-10, dwelling 48
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Shafer, Arthur).
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census-us-ia-1885-s1-guthrie-seely-page-43: 1885 Iowa State Census, Guthrie County, Seely, page 43; Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836–1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 30 Dec 2023), “〉 1885 〉 Guthrie 〉 Seely”, image 43; citing “Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest”
Reference Detail: Lines 1-10, dwelling 48
Comment Detail: Source includes age (1) and location (Guthrie [County, Iowa, USA]). Using his age and the official census date of 1 Jan 1885 gives a birth date range from 2 Jan 1883 to 1 Jan 1884.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Attributes
Residence: at Seely Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States
census-us-ia-1885-s1-guthrie-seely-page-43: 1885 Iowa State Census, Guthrie County, Seely, page 43; Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836–1925, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 30 Dec 2023), “〉 1885 〉 Guthrie 〉 Seely”, image 43; citing “Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest”
Reference Detail: Lines 1-10, dwelling 48
Comment Detail: Source implicitly includes the official census date (1 Jan 1885) and residence location (Seeley Township, Guthrie County, Iowa, USA).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
FOLLOWUP
Arthur certainly moved with his parents to Louisiana in 1888, but that isn't explict in the source used for their move. A supporting hint can be found in the Daily Times-Record, Jennings, Louisiana, 8 Apr 1925, p.1, c.5, in a local news blurb. The piece notes that "Arthur Shafer of Beaumont [Louisiana] visited with his sister Mrs. Spear [Mary R. Shafer, wife of David H. Spear] ..."
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