She died in Ringgold Twp., Jefferson Co., PA.
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Biography, J.H. Beers & Co., 1898, "Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Vol. II", (Chicago), pp: 1815-1816
Excerpt from "JOHN A. SHIRY..."
"... a daughter of Abraham and Catherine (Hamm) Shaffer, who were born, reared and married in Clarion county, Penn., and on coming to Jefferson county located on the present farm of our subject, it being at that time entirely unimproved. The father died in August, 1893, at the age of eighty-two, the mother in November, 1894, at the age of seventy-seven years and nine months, and the remains of both were interred in St. John's Cemetery in Jefferson county. Their children were as follows: Martin V., who died in Brookville, filled the offices of treasurer and commissoner of Jefferson county, and served his country in the Civil war, during which he was wounded; Ann married H. Hinderliter, but both are now deceased; Christina died in childhood; Mary, twin sister of Christina, is the wife of Daniel Snyder, a farmer of Jefferson county; Elizabeth, who died in childhood; Christian [sic: Christopher] is deceased; Susannah is the wife of Reuben Himes, a farmer of Clarion county; Catherine is deceased; Lavina is the wife of our subject; and Uriah and John P. have also passed away. ..."
She died in Ringgold Twp., Jefferson Co., PA.
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Biography, J.H. Beers & Co., 1898, "Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Vol. II", (Chicago), pp: 1815-1816
Excerpt from "JOHN A. SHIRY..."
"... a daughter of Abraham and Catherine (Hamm) Shaffer, who were born, reared and married in Clarion county, Penn., and on coming to Jefferson county located on the present farm of our subject, it being at that time entirely unimproved. The father died in August, 1893, at the age of eighty-two, the mother in November, 1894, at the age of seventy-seven years and nine months, and the remains of both were interred in St. John's Cemetery in Jefferson county. Their children were as follows: Martin V., who died in Brookville, filled the offices of treasurer and commissoner of Jefferson county, and served his country in the Civil war, during which he was wounded; Ann married H. Hinderliter, but both are now deceased; Christina died in childhood; Mary, twin sister of Christina, is the wife of Daniel Snyder, a farmer of Jefferson county; Elizabeth, who died in childhood; Christian [sic: Christopher] is deceased; Susannah is the wife of Reuben Himes, a farmer of Clarion county; Catherine is deceased; Lavina is the wife of our subject; and Uriah and John P. have also passed away. ..."
Family Members
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Martin V Shaffer
1839–1883
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Margaret Anna Shaffer Hinderliter
1840–1884
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Christena Shaffer
1841–1842
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Mary "Polly" Shaffer Snyder
1841–1905
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Christopher Shaffer
1843–1874
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Susannah Shaffer Hime
1847–1930
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Elizabeth Shaffer
1849–1852
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Catharine Shaffer
1849–1873
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Lavina Shaffer Shirey
1851–1934
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Ann Maria Shaffer
1856–1857
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John Philip Shaffer
1857–1858
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