Harry Verndale SHAFER

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10 May 1874 , Prairie, Du Sac, Wisconsin, USA

Died

2 June 1913 , International Falls, Minnesota, USA

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Born: 10 May 1874 in Prairie, Du Sac, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

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Harry Verndale married Mary Ellen DAVIS 16 October 1894 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary Ellen DAVIS was born 1 November 1872 in Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA. Mary Ellen died 4 July 1953 in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA.

Harry Verndale SHAFER died 2 June 1913 in International Falls, Minnesota, USA.

son of Horace Shafer and Amelia L Bush

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Harry Verndale SHAFER married

Mary Ellen DAVIS
Marriage date: 16 October 1894
Marriage place: Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Children of Harry Verndale SHAFER and Mary Ellen DAVIS

Verndale Asbury SHAFER

Born: 29 June 1895, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 8 April 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Dwight Young SHAFER

Born: 16 February 1897, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 17 July 1912, , United States

Gail Hamilton SHAFER

Born: 4 June 1898, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 23 June 1899, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Lela Fern SHAFER

Born: 4 December 1900, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: ,

Patricia Hope SHAFER

Born: 9 January 1903, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 22 December 1963, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Cecil Harry SHAFER

Born: 16 April 1904, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: April 1969, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Ford Page SHAFER

Born: 7 December 1906, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 26 March 1956, , Michigan, USA

Married: Mary Nelida TREMBLAY 25 July 1929 Place: Flint, Michigan, USA

Elizabeth Effie SHAFER

Born: abt. 1910, , Wisconsin, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1874
10 May 1874
Prairie, Du Sac, Wisconsin, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Menomonie, Wisconsin
Name: Harry Shafer
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, United States
District: ED 148
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: At School
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 235
Sheet Number and Letter: 235D
Household ID: 6513431
Person Number: 3
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1424
GS Film Number: 1255424
Digital Folder Number: 005162834
Image Number: 00476

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Horace Shafer Self M 38 Wisconsin, United States
Emilie Shafer Wife F 28 Wisconsin, United States
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1894 Marriage / Partner
Harry Verndale SHAFER and Mary Ellen DAVIS 16 October 1894, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

He was 20 years old.

1895 Birth of Child
Verndale Asbury SHAFER was born 29 June 1895, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 21 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Dwight Young SHAFER was born 16 February 1897, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 22 years old.

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Birth of Child
Gail Hamilton SHAFER was born 4 June 1898, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 24 years old.

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1899 Death of Child
Gail Hamilton SHAFER died 23 June 1899, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 25 years old.

1900 Birth of Child
Lela Fern SHAFER was born 4 December 1900, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 26 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
Patricia Hope SHAFER was born 9 January 1903, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 28 years old.

1904 Birth of Child
Cecil Harry SHAFER was born 16 April 1904, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 29 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

1906 Birth of Child
Ford Page SHAFER was born 7 December 1906, Superior, Wisconsin, USA

Harry Verndale was 32 years old.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - International Falls, Minnesota
Name: Harry Schaffer
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: International Falls, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States
District: ED 92
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 10
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Household ID: 221
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 707
GS Film Number: 1374720
Digital Folder Number: 004972541
Image Number: 00627

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Schaffer Head M 36 Wisconsin
Mary Schaffer Wife F 34 Wisconsin
Verndale Schaffer Son M 15 Wisconsin
Weight Schaffer Son M 13 Wisconsin
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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 - Solon Springs, Wisconsin
Name: Harry Shafer
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Solon Springs, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
District: ED 87
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 98
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 1707
GS Film Number: 1375720
Digital Folder Number: 005157703
Image Number: 00314

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Harry Shafer Head M 36 Wisconsin
Mary Shafer Wife F 36 Wisconsin
Verndal A Shafer Daughter F 14 Wisconsin
Dwight Y Shafer Son M 13 Wisconsin
Lula F...Read full story

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Death of Child
Dwight Young SHAFER died 17 July 1912, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

Harry Verndale was 38 years old.

Death
Typed or Handwritten: T
Name: Harry V. Shafer
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Jun 1913
Event Place: Koochiching, Minnesota
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name:
Born in Minnesota:
Record Number: 122357
Certificate Number: 006069
Certificate Year: 1913
File Name: 006069
Affiliate Batch Identifier: NF061DO

'Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:V446-BMV : 4 December 2014), Harry V. Shafer, 02 Jun 1913; from 'Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002,' database, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Koochiching, Minnesota, record 122357, certificate number 006069, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
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