Information has been discovered linking Martha Alice Ireland as the daughter of Silas Ireland, once a Michigan state politician. Mr. Ireland was born 10 Nov 1818 in Concord, Ohio. He later married Matilda Michael on 3 Mar 1842 in Berrien County, Michigan. They had quite a large family. From what I can gather, The Ireland [...]
I’ve begun reading the following book. Zephaniah “Charles” Shaffer and Urias Shaffer were a part of the Ninth Pennsylvania Calvary during the Civil War. This book will give great insight on their military service. Once completed, I will post a summary. Title Yankee cavalrymen: through the Civil War with the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry Author John [...]
I’ve been hard at work trying to add to the Conrad Shaffer (b. 26 Jul 1853) family. I’ve begun my research with data my Grandfather had begun. I’ve since linked Adeline Rae or Ray Shaffer (b. 8 Dec 1885) to Roy John Rogan and begun research on his family. However, I am still unable to [...]
The Rogan family has been added to the database as the link has been made from Roy John Rogan, who married Adeline Ray or Rae Shaffer on 31 Jul 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Roy’s parents and brothers and sisters have also been added. You can see their family record here.
Addressed to Charles Lamar Barrus of Sugar City, Idaho, Scanned copy found of his mission call to the Southern States Mission. Elder Lamar was to present himself in Salt Lake City on 9 Jan 1928. His departure date was 20 Jan 1928.
The death certificate of George Coulam was found from the Utah State division of Archives & Records Service. The record shows a death date of 24 November 1905 at the age of 54 years, 5 months, and 28 days, by cause of Cardiac Insufficiency. Born 26 May 1848 to John and Sarah Coulam, both from [...]
Welcome to the website. This website is dedicated to my Grandfather and Grandmother, Milo and Myrna Shaffer. Most of the research published is that of my grandfather’s. In addition, I’ve continued on his research to further identify those individuals and families who have come before and to publish their stories. I hope to not only [...]
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