William Randolph Shafer

John Randolph Shafer
(Cal 1814-1892)

Mary Catherine Routzahn
(Cal 1816-1892)

William Keller
(1818-)

Ann Elizabeth Derr
(1823-)

John Edward Shafer
(1847-1908)

Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller
(1849-1928)

William Randolph Shafer
(1873-1943)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Daisy Catherine Flook

William Randolph Shafer ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 17 September 1873, Middletown, MD ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹
Marriage (1): Daisy Catherine Flook on 18 December 1895 in Middletown, MD ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: May 1943 at age 69 ¹
Buried: May 1943, Middletown, MD ⁹

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 9 June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 168D, District 72, Dwelling 173, Family 187, Roll 509
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Wm. R. Shafer..Son..6..MD
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 16 June 1900. ⁸

1900 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 10, Dwelling 332, Family 341
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
William R. Shafer..Son-in-law..Sep 1873..26..MD..Married 4 years..Farm Laborer
(Living with wife and daughter at the home of wife's parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 25 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 57, Family 161, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 yrs
William Shafer..Head..36..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and infant son.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 29 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 66, Dwelling 108, Family 111, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
William R. Shafer..Head..46..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife, son, and widowed mother-in-law.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Springfield, OH on 19 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 23, Dwelling 322, Family 344, Roll 1756
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2530 Tecumseh Avenue; Home owned, $4950
William R. Shafer..Head..56..MD..Laborer, Farm
(Living with wife and son.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Springfield, OH on 15 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 12-24, Family 67, Roll 3038
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2550 Tecumseh; house owned $3000
Last Place of Residence: Same House
R William Shafer..Head..66..MD..6th grade..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
.

• He was buried in May 1943 in the Christ Reformed Cemetery in Middletown, MD.

Find A Grave Memorial #106200292
. ⁹

William married Daisy Catherine Flook, daughter of Josiah Flook and Elizabeth Catherine McBride, on 18 December 1895 in Middletown, MD.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Daisy Catherine Flook was born in September 1874 in Middletown, MD,¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁸ ¹⁰ died in May 1970 in Haines City, FL ¹ and was buried in May 1970 in Middletown, MD ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 16 June 1900. ⁸

1900 US Census
Sheet 16B, District 10, Dwelling 332, Family 341
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Daisy C. Shafer..Daughter..Sep 1874..25.. MD..Married 4 years..1/1
Mary E. F. Shafer..Granddaughter..Sep 1896..3..MD
William R. Shafer..Son-in-law..Sep 1873..26..MD..Married 4 years..Farm Laborer

(William and Daisy were living with their daughter at the home of Daisy's parents.)
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 25 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 57, Family 161, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 yrs
William Shafer..Head..36..MD..Farmer
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..35..MD..2/1
Infant Shafer..Son..0m..MD
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Middletown, MD on 29 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 66, Dwelling 108, Family 111, Roll 672
Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
William R. Shafer..Head..46..MD..Farmer
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..45..MD
Allen J. Shafer..Son..9..MD
Elizabeth C. Flook..Mother-in-law..74..MD
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Springfield, OH on 19 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 23, Dwelling 322, Family 344, Roll 1756
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2530 Tecumseh Avenue; Home owned, $4950
William R. Shafer..Head..56..MD..Laborer, Farm
Daisy C. Shafer..Wife..55..MD
Alan J. Shafer..Son..20..MD..Clerk, Candy Store
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Springfield, OH on 15 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 12-24, Family 67, Roll 3038
Springfield, Clark County, Ohio
2550 Tecumseh; house owned $3000
Last Place of Residence: Same House
R William Shafer..Head..66..MD..6th grade..Farmer
C Daisy Shafer.Wife...65..MD..6th grade
.

1 Dianne Shafer, "John Michael Shafer Family Tree," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2868409 : accessed 9 Sep 2013).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 16B, dwelling 332, family 341, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 8B, family 161, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 66, sheet 14B, dwelling 108, family 111, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images (accessed 9 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 672.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 15A, dwelling 322, family 344, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1756.

6 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 12-24, sheet 4A, household 67, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3038.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 168D, dwelling 173, family 187, John Edward Shafer and Lauretta Virginia Frances Keller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 509.

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 16B, dwelling 332, family 341, William Randolph Shafer and Daisy Catherine Flook; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Sep 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106200292.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Sep 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106200213.

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