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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