Charles SHAFER & Amelia STRAUB

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Charles SHAFER
Amelia STRAUB

Husband: Charles SHAFER / SCHAFER / SHAFFER
Birth: 1839/40, PA
Occupation: carpenter
Sister: Hannah SHAFER, b. 1843/4, PA
Brother: David SHAFER, b. 1848/9, PA
Nephew: Oswill AMEY, b. 1873/4, PA
Father: Mr. SHAFER, b. PA
Mother: Sarah Ann "Sally Ann" __?__, b. 1808/9, PA

Marriage: Dec 1869, Carbon Co., PA

Wife: Amelia/Emelia STRAUB
Birth: 1847, Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: David STRAUB
Mother: Mary OLEWINE

Children:

1. Elmira SHAFER, b. 1870/1
2. Cecilia SHAFER, b. 1871/2
3. Macca SHAFER, b. 1874/5
4. Howert/Howard D. SHAFER, b. 1875/6
5. Edger/Edgar N. SHAFER, b. 1878/9

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #3 of 40): Parryville P.O., Lower Towamensing Twp., Carbon Co., PA, p. 146A, PN 3, enumerated 24 Jul 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14

15 16 Stroub Josiah 28 M W Labourer 1200 300 Penna

______ Mary 22 F W Keeping House "

______ Mary 1 F W "

17 Shafer Charles 30 M W Carpenter Penna Dec

______ Amelia 23 F W Keeping House " Dec

Josiah is Amelia's brother.

3. 1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):

Census Place:Towamensing, Carbon, Pennsylvania

Source:FHL Film 1255108; NARA Film T9-1108; Pg 485A

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo

Charles SHAFER Self M M W 36 PA Farmer PA PA

Emilia SHAFER Wife F M W 31 PA Keeping House PA PA

Elmira SHAFER Dau F S W 9 PA PA PA

Cecilia SHAFER Dau F S W 8 PA PA PA

Macca SHAFER Dau F S W 5 PA PA PA

Howert D. SHAFER Son M S W 4 PA PA PA

Edger N. SHAFER Son M S W 1 PA PA PA

Salyan SHAFER Mother F W W 71 PA PA PA

Hannah SHAFER Sister F S W 36 PA Mantua Maker PA PA

David SHAFER Brother M S W 31 PA Laborer PA PA

Oswill AMEY Nephew M S W 6 PA PA PA

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